![]() Take a AsRock H370 micro atx, 1TB Ultra M.2 x4 for samples and another x2 or SATA based SSD for OS. When running SCOPE standalone, maybe together w/ just only NI-Kontakt or similar, you´d get it w/ a Intel Pentium Gold G5400 dual core 3.7Ghz, 4MB L2 and 4MB 元 cache and IGPU w/ Intel UHD 630 (4K !) 54W TDP for about 60 bucks. well,- I think the bx-digital Oberhausen is somewhat better already.īut don´t own the original hardware to compare. I set "better" in brackets because it´s subjective always.Īnd now think about a Matrix-12 or Xpander never were the fattest sounding Oberheims even they were the modulation kings of the preoduct line. I appreciate there´s identical architecture and functionality available, even multi-patch structure like in hardware,- but the real Xpander connected to a quality analog mixer sounds way different (and better). So I did w/ Arturia M12 because it comes w/ a number of re-programmed identical factory single-patches. I´m always intersted in comparing Oberheim clones vs my Xpander. I say even I love the hardware,- and if I were younger and in better condition, I´d possibly think different. I still hope for SCOPE 7.1 coming soon and keep things smaller instead collecting latest hardware-clone-synths (again). I´ll have to stay work there and possibly never gig/tour national/international again,- maybe local on occasion but I´m also not sure if I really want then. Then an old duo core or quad would be plenty.Īctually, I try to get the balance between idealism and sanity,- especially because of my age and confirmed chronic issues I´ll never get rid off ´til I die. ![]() It would be sweet to eliminate soft synths and just use Scope and Samples. It´s the sound they expect today and when I load in Logic and listen to on studio´s nearfields, it still sounds good enough !" ![]() "I can,- because they only hear it that way ! but you cannot mix it on the phone" (because of sound quality) he said: I was shocked since I don´t even use a smartphone. He pulled out his phone loaded an app, downloaded some loops and put something together within minutes. It´s kind of backgound music for joggers, gym etc.,- mainly based on beats and sequences. Great life and sound is accepted by the masses, even they mix w/ these tools and earbuds.Īfter x-mas, old buddy, age of 71, keyboardist, arranger, composer and record company/publishing owner, came by ´cause we occasionally work together on a project running since years. Today, they "produce" EDM s#t on smartphones while sippin´ drinks on the beach w/ the beauties. The better SCOPE synths sound beefier than VST too.īut, for doing something "in the box" only, the VST stuff is good enough. I just never liked the sound of VSTi synths or samples unless they’re layered for a fuller sound.Īll my hardware synths sound beefier than VST,- even the patches I made for Kurzweil PC3 using 3DSP block wide anti alias OSCs for Saw, Sine & Square together w/ the MOOG filter emu and even ENVs and LFOs are lame. ![]() I also use it more as a result, tending to only wander to other machines when in search of something more novel than what I already have on hand. Personally I use Kontakt6 on a newer machine, where I also use MassiveX and Blocks (and VCV), and keep 5.8 on my aging dual xeon Mac Pro + Logic Pro X machine as it's more suited to that hardware. I buy a fair amount of content still (typically on sale) and I haven't YET seen anything that didn't support 5.8, but that day may come. ![]() Atmosphere hasn't been used in ages, but at the time it always sat in the back of the mix.Īaaaand, to bring this back on topic, since many people use Kontakt for 3rd party libraries, I should also add this as a concern. While I realize the sound quality and sampleset of Omnisphere has always been superb, my JD800, FS1R and a few other bits in here all go beyond 2 oscs/pcm's and this makes it seem much likelier this can finally replace them in the mix. Thanks for the heads up on 4 Oscs now btw Jimmy, as someone who used to love Spectrasonics sample discs in the hardware era, and who owns Atmosphere, 4 Oscs was the upgrade from Atmosphere I cared about most at the time they launched the product. It shouldn't, dawman divested himself of his iLok a long time ago by gifting me a copy of Softube Acoustic Feedback+WhiteAmp. ![]()
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