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Synths: How Geeky Are You?

Discussion in 'Media Production' started by solar bud, Sep 26, 2009.

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Synths: How Geeky Are You?

I use mainly presets on soft synths 2 vote(s) 2.7%
I use mainly soft synths but program my own sounds 35 vote(s) 47.9%
I use mainly presents on hardware synths 0 vote(s) 0.0%
I use mainly hardware synths but program my own sounds 8 vote(s) 11.0%
I have no preference for hardware/software and use a mixture of the two, programming my own sounds 21 vote(s) 28.8%
I build my hardware/soft synths myself and program my own sounds 7 vote(s) 9.6%
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  1. psyfi Pie Fly

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    Surely we are meant to have sport analogies?
    psyfi, Sep 28, 2009
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  2. NabLa Spaniard DeLuxe

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    Works for me, but beats me how to do this in football fields.
    NabLa, Sep 28, 2009
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  3. OhNoes! PsyMusic Radio

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    that'd require one of us to know about sports
    OhNoes!, Sep 28, 2009
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  4. softroom Glazed, Shiny Member

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    Does winking count? Tiddly, that is.
    softroom, Sep 28, 2009
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  5. solar bud alternative NRG

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    Does Galaxian count?
    solar bud, Sep 28, 2009
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  6. Faction Proto-col

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    pew pew!
    Faction, Sep 28, 2009
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  7. solar bud alternative NRG

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    Defender was the best . . . especially for sound effects!!

    [IMG]

    Wonder what kind of sound chip they used to use in those things . . .
    solar bud, Sep 28, 2009
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    come now.....defender was 4 sissies....

    this is still the $hit

    [IMG]
    sweetbuss, Sep 29, 2009
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  9. solar bud alternative NRG

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    Galaga was ace!! :iyes:

    Especially when you got to dock the ship with a new one, and had extra firepower . . . :ibiggrin:
    solar bud, Sep 29, 2009
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  10. psyfi Pie Fly

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    Oh dear oh my
    psyfi, Sep 29, 2009
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  11. kayelem Tuesday

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    How geeky?

    Erm...

    Two of my synths were acquired dead (but I fixed and calibrated them.) I'm building a MIDI-controlled 303 clone kit, but with a few modifications. I'm designing an analogue percussion synth. A valve analogue percussion synth.

    And I'm building a guitar. With unique pickups on it that I'm in the process of inventing.

    One day I might stop messing around with all this stuff and make some music... :irolleyes

    Geek, then?
    kayelem, Sep 30, 2009
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  12. Gibbonflux Boom Boom Bash

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    It depends on the kind of sound I want, but if it's something standard I nearly always prefer to start from an initialised patch and build up from there for the simple reason that most softsynth presets are just too complex.

    Native Instruments are particularly bad for this, as most of the presets seem to have been designed to show off what the synth can do with every one awash with FX and complicated modulation, and there's a real lack of simple, upfront, usable tones which fit in the mix.
    Gibbonflux, Sep 30, 2009
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  13. j00p Guest

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    Word.

    Unpicking somebody else's programming is about as dull as it gets. Like scraping your arse on a brick.
    j00p, Sep 30, 2009
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  14. Speakafreaka Champagne Rouletter

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    This morning I made drag and drop a la Massive work in SM.

    Which was quite geeky.
    Speakafreaka, Sep 30, 2009
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  15. psyfi Pie Fly

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    Last night I trimmed and cleand my monopoly. Geeky
    psyfi, Sep 30, 2009
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    This morning I carved a likeness of Klaus Schulze into my helmet with a paperclip.

    Geeky and indescribably painful.
    j00p, Sep 30, 2009
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  17. psyfi Pie Fly

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    I am very geeky for knowing tangerine dream wrote the theme to street hawk Le parc.

    But then again kids shows is how I was introduced to most things of s synthesizer nature

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSIhONF5pik
    psyfi, Oct 1, 2009
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  18. ChrisCabbage a.k.a. Purusha

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    Right... If we're having a "TD TV soundtrack" geek willy-waving contest.

    :ibiggrin:

    Chris Franke did the soundtrack (titles and incidental music) to Babylon 5.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02bueOnZtNo

    BTW - did you know that they were first choice for the Bladerunner soundtrack gig before it went Vangelis' way? Scott is/was a fan.
    ChrisCabbage, Oct 1, 2009
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  19. softroom Glazed, Shiny Member

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    I think the true TD geek is the one who has The Keep soundtrack on vinyl... :)
    softroom, Oct 1, 2009
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  20. ChrisCabbage a.k.a. Purusha

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    I did have, but I sold it when the CD appeared.

    :)
    ChrisCabbage, Oct 1, 2009
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