iPad Moog

[Marc Nostromo [M-.-n]]

Often I wonder if part of the analog charm doesn't simply come from the fact
that those keyboards have a lot more dynamic than their digital counterpart,
forcing the user to blast the volume and get a big oommpf in the face when
the filter kicks in.

2011/9/16 Michael Zacherl. <mubar04 at blauwurf.at>

>
> On 16.9.2011, at 11:08 , Tony Hardie-Bick wrote:
>
> > Is there some theoretical reason why a digital synth cannot sound
> analogue? I can listen to analogue synths on digital media, and they sound
> the same.
>
>
> it's probably the same reason as with the CGI creation of an animated human
> face.
> They got very good over the decades and the results can be really
> astounding.
> But looking at them  in many cases will reveal that "something is wrong".
>
> Then again - although I dare to say I'm experienced with analogue stuff -
> I'm sure you could spoof me by playing some fake Moog to me.
> I just thought of a gutted original Minimoog stuffed with a computer and
> I/O connected to the original knobs etc - would one notice?
> (sorry for that - it's just hypothetical)
>
> On the bottom line I never joined that war (I did join discusssions though!
>  ;-)  about analogue vs. digital but I can't cope with fiddly computer
> screen interfaces trying to pretend "I'm an analogue synth with ...ty
> knobs"!
>
> ;-)  m.
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