Bharathidasan, Thanks for the informative mail. A couple of questions for you - how do you find the mega voices on Motif in comparison to the progs on TS? I've heard that the guitar strumming is pretty realistic. I don't find this in the TS. Also, how do you measure latency so precisely? I could be in dinosaur age here!!
>>It is excellent when hobby and work intersect. My dream is your reality!! Regards, Sunil >From: Bharathidasan Venkatesan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [arr] Jagdeep - Thanks and more Questions >Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 13:25:22 -0700 > >Hi Prasad, > >This is my first post here. I do some synth programming. I own bunch >of software synths and MIDI sequencers.I use Cubase SX 3.0 and play >around with ProTools as well. > >On the hardware side, I own Yamaha MOTIF ES 6, and Korg Triton Studio. >Well, you might very well ask, what do I do with all these gadgets. >Nothing, other than driving my neighbors crazy :) One of them is >member of this ever growing group and I can't wait to see how he >reacts. > >Here is my personal opinion. > >1) Software Synths or Samplers. Generally my order of preference has >always been VST, Rewire, DXI and MAS, AU comes last. HALION takes the >first place. It has excellent sample library. You can buy lot of >samples from various companies or else you can even make your own. >Basic setup would cost you 300-400 USD. You can update your sample >library based on your requirements. But the drawback is that it comes >only as VST plugin. > >When it comes to Indian music, I haven't seen anything better than >SwarPlug. It also comes with basic sequencing facilities. > >The next favorite one would be Reaktor, especially if you are into >Techno kind of stuff. But it is a CPU killer. You need a nice machine >to run multiple tracks in realtime and slightly pricier than Halion. > >I don't own GigaStudio, but few of my coworkers do. If you have a >mediocre PC and all you need is nice dance loops and excellent groove, >GS is for you. Their orchestra samples are also good. > >The cheapest beast of all is FruityLoops. But I never had chance to >try even the demo version. > >I stayed away from Reason and Ableton as they don't have VST interface >and support Rewire only which kind of limits the number of hosts that >can use it. > >But remember even 3.6 GHz machines chokes if I have 16 software synth >tracks. So it is highly risky to use in live perfomance. The minimal >latency I have measured so far on my machine is around 10 micro >seconds. > >The other determining factor is the platform of your choice and of >course your plugin format choice. If you choose MAC, you can count the >options available in one hand. > >2) Hardware Synths. Both the workstations I own are excellent when it >comes to samples. Roland 5050 was discontinued long back. If you are >looking at cheaper versions, Kurzweil's micro ensemble beats >everybody with hands down.But user interface sucks. I used to have >Motif ES rack at my workplace, but the time it takes to load new >samples is way too high. So my choice in this category is Roland >Fantom XR. That is a fine piece of equipment. Only thing it is >missing, IMHO, is an internal sequencer. > > >If this discussion is too technical for this group, we can take it >offline. BTW if you think I am a pro musician, I am not :). It is >excellent when hobby and work intersect. > >Have fun >:: Bharathidasan > > ************************************* Sunil Nair ISTD (Solutions), ADCO P.O. Box 270, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Mobile: (+97150) 7802783 Website: http://www.sunilnair.com _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rKxVKC/SOnJAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
