Modular synthesis explained?

[Blank]

No i bought the G2, theres more i can do with it....

peace
Blank

[Hollowcell]

I'll say!

I read up on the G2 in more detail recently and there is some really cool stuff it can do for sure.

[tranzash]

Originally Posted by jasedee

Hi,

maybe just the basic difference between say, the Virus C and the G2.
Jase

If anyone owns one of these. I am looking at buying a Nord Lead 2 or 3, and thought I should consider the G2 aswel.

hey jase i have a g2, since i only have experience with vir c and moss board, i apply substractive technique to get some good sounds.
G2 offers substractive synthesis, additive synthesis, FM, AM, ring modulation, DX router, flipflop module, CLKDIVmodule, 8counter, bincounter, ADCONV, DACONV, step sequencers, compressors, dual saw waveform(not on the virc), whole bunch of filters(filt nord kiks ass), flt voice (designed to simulate vocal tract), comb flt, physical modelling(string osc), osc perc, drumsynth, metalic osc, noise osc, vocoder(16band) and so much modulation and more stuff. Editing software is nice, you could assign all parameters to the knobs and tweek with out the editor. A single sound can have 8 different variations too. 4 part multi. G2 internal memory is divided into 32 banks with 128 memory locations each(manual says). In the future they could easily come with grains and much more.
Go with g2 instead of nl2 or nl3 because g2 emulates both of them and many more.
I'm still learning a lot of stuff on my G2, in the future for a doepfer or moog
hey blank and juho, how you guys doing with your modulars?

[jasedee]

Tranzash......

Thanks for the detailed description of the capabilities of the G2! They certainly sound like an awesome machine. I guess in the end it will come down to cost, and availability as I will probably be picking up a Nord on my travels to Hong Kong (where they are MEGA CHEAP!!!)

Cheers for all the info guys!

Jase

[Hollowcell]

Pick me up a G2 while you are there too Jase (if you have time of course). Then stop over in Japan (with my new G2 of course) and I'll give you a place to stay. Heheh

[jasedee]

No worries.....I will buy you the G2, as long as you buy me a MOOG! Or Alesis Andromeda, Im not fussy, and we will swap when I get to Japan.

See ya there! hehehe.....

[Hollowcell]

Sure! I'll grab you a nice Moog......








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[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Originally Posted by jasedee

Yes, but will the average punter, high as a kite on ecstacy and other amphetamines, really give a shit??? It all sounds the same when you are f*cked up.......and the aim is just to dance, to anything really, as long as it has a beat.

Yes the punters do realise the difference in an indirect/subconscious way. These crack heads enjoy thumping basses and searing leads......and it just so happens that if its done on analog gear, it sounds better......then its perceived to be a 'better' tune.

Im a little old skool u see. I listen to alot of late 80's and early 90's house and rave music. Not so much because I like the music but im more interested in the extreme sounds they were using back then. Its of no suprise to me that the vast majority of artists back then were using analog synths: Roland Jupiters, TB303's, Prophet 5, Pro-One, Korg Mono-Polys (synced leads!!!!), Roland Alpha Juno's and Juno 60's. There were of course many others that were used....but perhaps less well documented. Its important to bear in mind that by the late 80's and particularly early 90's analog synth were selling for peanuts. Ive heard stories of Jupiter 8's go for $350 for instance. The digital revolution really hit analog synth re-sale value.....so alot of these poor, creative bedroom crackheads made banging tunes with cheap analog synths. To my ears.....they did a really good job. Put it this way....I'd love to hear some of those tunes done on just a VA...... It just wouldnt be the same would it?

DS

[jasedee]

You are of course, correct when you say that a tune done on a VA will not sound as good if it were done on an analogue beast......there is no denying that, but Im not so sure the average punter, who has no particular interest in synthesis or music production, and wants to go for a dance, would be able to tell???

Or maybe I am not giving people enough credit....We are eternally evolving and becoming more intelligent (well, most of us)

[Tomer=Trance]

btw Ds,waldorf are back on track
some of their imployess are starting a new company which will repair waldorf synths and develop new ones under a new name.