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Soul Kontakt
Soul Kontakt
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Posted : Mar 9, 2009 03:41
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Yeah pretty much true i also found my own thread in 2004 i was still gangjagil! lololol let's give it an update for Soul Kontakt now...
Our base Studio is:-
Macbook Pro 2.4 4 GB Ram
MOTU 828MK2
MOTU Ultralite MK3
Synths:-
Nord Lead Cavia 2X
Novation Supernova 2
Roland Juno-G
Novation Xstation 25
Outboard MFX:-
Lexicon MPX1
TC Electronic Fireworkx
Monitors
Genelec 1029A
Genelec 7050B Subwoofer
Sequencer & Software:-
Logic 8 Studio
Spectrasonics Omnisphere
That's pretty much it...
Bom
Gilbert/Colin
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-aeon-
Aeon
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Posted : Mar 9, 2009 16:31
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i've just bought a Yamaha TX81Z (little rack-mounted 4-operator FM synth)  can't wait to get into chunky bass sounds and weird atmospheric wibbles!
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On 2009-03-09 03:41, Soul Kontakt wrote:
Lexicon MPX1
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lovely, isn't it? i've only just hooked mine up and it's absolute bliss...
i'm sure you've got one already, but there are a couple of really useful freeware editors out there (i'm on PC, but i'm sure i've seen a Mac one too!).
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Nectarios
Martian Arts
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Soul Kontakt
Soul Kontakt
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Posted : Mar 10, 2009 12:27
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On 2009-03-09 16:31, -aeon- wrote:
i've just bought a Yamaha TX81Z (little rack-mounted 4-operator FM synth) can't wait to get into chunky bass sounds and weird atmospheric wibbles!
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On 2009-03-09 03:41, Soul Kontakt wrote:
Lexicon MPX1
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lovely, isn't it? i've only just hooked mine up and it's absolute bliss...
i'm sure you've got one already, but there are a couple of really useful freeware editors out there (i'm on PC, but i'm sure i've seen a Mac one too!).
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Hi there man, what do you mean by freeware editors? Is it something for the Lexicon or?
The lexicon is a very good fx box and very worth it for it's price now  It has a much better sound than any vst plugins reverb available for sure...
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x-rayz
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Posted : Mar 10, 2009 13:52
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Soul Kontakt
Soul Kontakt
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Posted : Mar 10, 2009 19:38
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On 2009-03-10 12:27, Soul Kontakt wrote:
The lexicon is a very good fx box and very worth it for it's price now It has a much better sound than any vst plugins reverb available for sure...
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Unless u have IRs of Lexicon so u can use them in Altiverb
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Now way you can't compare the Altiverb to an MPX1 it's completely different sound...If you want to say that you feel that software is as good as hardware it's your opinion but for me there is nothing that sounds better and fatter than outboards...They are the best sound you can get and that's why they cost a lot of money
Boom :)
SOUL KONTAKT - 12th Planet new track on www.myspace.com/soulkontakt
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~d2~
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Posted : Mar 10, 2009 19:51
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On 2009-03-10 12:27, Soul Kontakt wrote:
The lexicon is a very good fx box and very worth it for it's price now It has a much better sound than any vst plugins reverb available for sure...
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Unless u have IRs of Lexicon so u can use them in Altiverb
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Now way you can't compare the Altiverb to an MPX1 it's completely different sound...If you want to say that you feel that software is as good as hardware it's your opinion but for me there is nothing that sounds better and fatter than outboards...They are the best sound you can get and that's why they cost a lot of money
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Is it really that black and white?
The Lexicon unit is digital. I have one. It can be replicated in Logic's Space designer. In fact it has presets from Lexicon already. They sound the same.
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x-rayz
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Posted : Mar 11, 2009 16:08
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Software doesn't quite sound like analogue gear but digital is digital.
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I would dare to refine this statement and say that software on pc cant sound as good as analogue but if u have enough dsp power it can sound the same and even better..
If Wendy Carlos, one of first who used Minimoog and first to bring synthesizer to public could say something similar than I who dont know nothing can afford to say that too..
Virtual synthesis, physical modeling thats the future..
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Fragletrollet
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yggster
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Posted : Mar 12, 2009 18:30
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I sincerly hope that will not be the case. But since money talk and plastic and dsp-engines are shithot and cheap you're prolly right :S |
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Soul Kontakt
Soul Kontakt
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Posted : Mar 13, 2009 00:16
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I know that hardware is better i have tried everything from all modern softwares to many modern hardware too and yes you do get good sound from the software example Omnisphere is amazing sound but then compare it to a Prophet 5 passing through a Lexicon reverb for example and you will feel the difference i am talking about...If you say that logic space designer makes the sound of a lexicon i disagree i have both of these reverbs both are good in there own ways but i tend to use much more the hardware because of it's nice fat sound
Hope this helps ...
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~d2~
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Posted : Mar 13, 2009 00:49
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Placebo effect mate. I too have a Lexicon unit. I also use a 480L 
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Nectarios
Martian Arts
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Posted : Mar 13, 2009 03:18
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i have both of these reverbs
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Me too. And not only is the quality of the reverbs on space designer just as good, space designer is far more flexible and you can have many instances of space designer in an arrangement.
If you wanna talk about hardware reverbs that are yet to be matched from software ones, then talk about the bottom silver unit on the picture of one of my racks, the Eventide Eclipse.
But nothing that can't be achieved with IR software reverbs that have "sampled" the algorithm.
I used to swear by my Lexicon MPX-1 back in 2003. But software reverbs have come a long way since then.
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mquirk1
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Posted : Mar 13, 2009 06:29
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Can't remember what type of computer but it's pretty fast..
Interface
- Steinberg MR816x
Monitors
- Event Opals
Synths:
- Poly evolver
- X-station
- Micrkorg
- Korg R3
Mic:
Rode K2
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-aeon-
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Posted : Mar 13, 2009 17:27
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for me, the Lexicon is way ahead of any software i have used. having used it for a month now, it wipes the floor with the Sony Oxford reverb, particularly on long tailed reverbs and short ambiences. but there are a few things to consider:
firstly, yeah, placebo is important. i paid good money for a nice shiny outboard reverb. of course i subconsciously expect it to sound much better!
secondly, i am convinced that a lot of the positive qualities attributed to hardware come from an extra analogue gain stage. i think this often affect people's feeling about sound.
finally, you have to remember that this is a dedicated reverb DSP box programmed by the people who invented digital reverb. of course it's going to sound fucking good!
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yes, it is free editor software for the MPX-1... you just connect midi in + midi out, set your Lexicon to receive midi, then it communicates with your computer via SysEx.
this means you can use mouse & computer to program the Lexicon rather than going through those menus i find it much easier! check it out:
http://home.comcast.net/~wazware/products/MIDI.htm
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