Posted by: Bachus
Software VST sounds are so much better... - 10/01/14 03:35 AM
And while they are often better in soundquallity, are they so much better then arranger sounds...
Well, sounds that require a lot of memmory to get the dynamics right, like grand pianos, drums, percussion, E-pianos and the like sound better and are even better playable on VSTs...
Synthesizer sounds, are in the next heaven compared with what current hardware synths produce, just get yourself some multi synthesis VSTs like Alchemy or Omnisphere and play with them
But, when playing acoustic instruments like saxes, strings and brass on VST,s you quickly realise that they require like 14 switches to use in real time to have that really great sound, which works perfect for non realtime creating tracks...
But hey, i am an arranger player, and while playing me arranger i am continously using two hands to controll my right and left, or my piano parts... While selecting variations and fills and switching instruments... Sure i can use two footswitches and sometimes even my wheels to controll my right hand performance and select articulations.... But in the end the end there is only so much one can do.
And thats where SA2 voices and super naturall acoustic sounds set appart and even the T5 ensemble voices add a lot of dynamics not found in VSTs.. There is not much automation. The way for exampl T5 SA2 guitars handle strumming and other noises and pickings is just perfect, its a combination of articulations and build in intelligence that allow for super naturall sounds (same goes for Roland) with a single hand, while using the 2nd hand mostly for all things arranger related..
And this is the reason why todays better Yamaha arrangers currently outshine VSTs for live playing.. The sound is very close to the VSTs and more then convincing enough, while they are very playable..
And when you look at the Kronos and the topline roland instruments (super natural synthsounds) that show that you can have convincing analogue synth emulations with more then enough realtime controll to stay on par with a lot of the software...
If they finally start making arranger workstations with current day hardware loads of cheep memmory, huge SSD drives, then they will outshine the software in almost any form... Combine T5 with the way you could add different synth engines to OASYS, and you have the future...
PC software is for studio jobs, and situational deejaying( synth and drum sounds) and the standard keyboard instrument stuff (piano, organ) but as soon as you want real time playable acoustic instrument emulations, you have two choices Yamaha SA2 and Roland super natural acoustic sounds...
This is also where Korg is missing out, their acoustic instruments emulations.. DNC is comparable to SA1 voices and the acoustic instruments we mostly see in VSTs they need to much input..... SA2 and Roland Super Naturall Acoustic sounds are on a different level as they are a combination of sampling and the VL technollogy.... Korg does not have this yet... Not even in the Kronos, which makes me wondering how Korg is going to solve this in the Pa4x thats comming up next year....
I personally love the automasation in both my T5 as in the Roland instruments...
Well, sounds that require a lot of memmory to get the dynamics right, like grand pianos, drums, percussion, E-pianos and the like sound better and are even better playable on VSTs...
Synthesizer sounds, are in the next heaven compared with what current hardware synths produce, just get yourself some multi synthesis VSTs like Alchemy or Omnisphere and play with them
But, when playing acoustic instruments like saxes, strings and brass on VST,s you quickly realise that they require like 14 switches to use in real time to have that really great sound, which works perfect for non realtime creating tracks...
But hey, i am an arranger player, and while playing me arranger i am continously using two hands to controll my right and left, or my piano parts... While selecting variations and fills and switching instruments... Sure i can use two footswitches and sometimes even my wheels to controll my right hand performance and select articulations.... But in the end the end there is only so much one can do.
And thats where SA2 voices and super naturall acoustic sounds set appart and even the T5 ensemble voices add a lot of dynamics not found in VSTs.. There is not much automation. The way for exampl T5 SA2 guitars handle strumming and other noises and pickings is just perfect, its a combination of articulations and build in intelligence that allow for super naturall sounds (same goes for Roland) with a single hand, while using the 2nd hand mostly for all things arranger related..
And this is the reason why todays better Yamaha arrangers currently outshine VSTs for live playing.. The sound is very close to the VSTs and more then convincing enough, while they are very playable..
And when you look at the Kronos and the topline roland instruments (super natural synthsounds) that show that you can have convincing analogue synth emulations with more then enough realtime controll to stay on par with a lot of the software...
If they finally start making arranger workstations with current day hardware loads of cheep memmory, huge SSD drives, then they will outshine the software in almost any form... Combine T5 with the way you could add different synth engines to OASYS, and you have the future...
PC software is for studio jobs, and situational deejaying( synth and drum sounds) and the standard keyboard instrument stuff (piano, organ) but as soon as you want real time playable acoustic instrument emulations, you have two choices Yamaha SA2 and Roland super natural acoustic sounds...
This is also where Korg is missing out, their acoustic instruments emulations.. DNC is comparable to SA1 voices and the acoustic instruments we mostly see in VSTs they need to much input..... SA2 and Roland Super Naturall Acoustic sounds are on a different level as they are a combination of sampling and the VL technollogy.... Korg does not have this yet... Not even in the Kronos, which makes me wondering how Korg is going to solve this in the Pa4x thats comming up next year....
I personally love the automasation in both my T5 as in the Roland instruments...