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Re: Kurzweil V.A.S.T. but unloved

If you have any links to particularly fantastic VAST sounds that can prove me wrong, please do share. What's 'modern synthesis' to you? You can build all forms of synthesis in V.A.S.T., so the only issue is if you don't know how to do it in V.A.S.T., then start blaming it on V.A.S.T.. What is it ...
by johnny hSat Jul 12, 2025 11:21 am
Forum: Keyboards + Synthesizers Topic: Kurzweil V.A.S.T. but unloved Replies: 15 Views: 1256

Re: Kurzweil V.A.S.T. but unloved

It is the most powerful synthesizer platform, so if you're not happy with the factory sounds, well, you can program your own. If you haven't been able to program your own analogue-sounding patches, it is no fault of the Workstation as it is entirely capable of that, especially an older K2000. I ...
by johnny hWed Jul 09, 2025 5:21 pm
Forum: Keyboards + Synthesizers Topic: Kurzweil V.A.S.T. but unloved Replies: 15 Views: 1256

Re: DaVinchi Resolve v others

Davinci doesn't have a H in it.

It's a great piece of software but bear in mind bog standard PCs might not have the GPU grunt to run it. All Apple silicon Macs, right from the cheapest, will work perfectly with it.
by johnny hWed May 14, 2025 4:45 pm
Forum: Windows Music Topic: DaVinchi Resolve v others Replies: 14 Views: 582

Re: Advice please - new MacBook pro, M4 or M4pro chip

I was all set to purchase a new MacBook pro to replace my ailing 14 year old workhorse MacBook pro and then doubt took hold. I was happy to go for the 14" base model M4 with Ram increased to 24gig. With Logic pre-installed this came in at about £2k. Then I see the M4pro model, which comes with ...
by johnny hMon Mar 17, 2025 4:05 pm
Forum: Mac Music Topic: Advice please - new MacBook pro, M4 or M4pro chip Replies: 15 Views: 2439

Re: AKG Perception - U87 Mod

Pretty interesting read! Anyone around here try this one or have any thoughts about it? From the article: "I would be proud to give to any vocalist. Is it a Neumann? I don’t think so, and also I don’t have one for testing because I don’t have $3,595" Translation: "I have no idea what I'm talking abo ...
by johnny hSun Dec 08, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: AKG Perception - U87 Mod Replies: 17 Views: 796

Re: M4 Mac mini...what to buy?!

mountain lion wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 6:16 pm Surely the base m4 processor must be a lot better than my quadcore 2015.

Yes, it'll absolutely demolish it. Unless you're doing extreme sample rates or absolutely gigantic sounds banks it will be plenty fast enough.
by johnny hWed Nov 06, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Mac Music Topic: M4 Mac mini...what to buy?! Replies: 12 Views: 1360

Re: M4 Mac Mini

Some impressive specs, and yes, the base model prices are surprisingly un-Apple-like. Agreed Luke - very attractive. Anyone know if the internal power supply is an auto-switching one so it can be used in different countries? Almost all power supplies have been dual switching for decades. The Mac ...
by johnny hWed Oct 30, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: Mac Music Topic: M4 Mac Mini Replies: 42 Views: 3295

Re: Is AI going to be great or terrible?

There is already a lot of terrible sync music out there. AI can quite easily replace this soulless crap.
by johnny hWed Sep 11, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: Music Business Topic: Is AI going to be great or terrible? Replies: 14 Views: 739

Re: Oldest Known Human Voice Recording

Sounds terrible!
by johnny hWed Jul 10, 2024 12:10 am
Forum: Recording: Gear + Techniques Topic: Oldest Known Human Voice Recording Replies: 18 Views: 1063

Re: PCI cards

Surely thunderbolt / usb-c to multiple usb-a hub makes more sense. Loads of them available. Audio interfaces tend not to like hubs. Depends on the hub. If you have a thunderbolt sound card you need a thunderbolt hub. I have one from OWC and it works perfectly with the sound card, SSD and further ...
by johnny hFri May 31, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Mac Music Topic: PCI cards Replies: 19 Views: 797

Re: The Behringer Keyboards 'n' Stuff Thread #3

Still utterly depressing that Behringer devotes so many resources into old designs. Nostalgia is an awful thing.
by johnny hFri May 31, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: Keyboards + Synthesizers Topic: The Behringer Keyboards 'n' Stuff Thread #3 Replies: 837 Views: 36K

Re: Apple Silicon Performance Cores vs Efficiency Cores

It looks like they've slightly hobbled the CPU performance in the Pro versions of the M2/3 chips compared to the M1Pro.
by johnny hFri May 31, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Mac Music Topic: Apple Silicon Performance Cores vs Efficiency Cores Replies: 21 Views: 5155

Re: PCI cards

Surely thunderbolt / usb-c to multiple usb-a hub makes more sense. Loads of them available.
by johnny hFri May 31, 2024 3:18 pm
Forum: Mac Music Topic: PCI cards Replies: 19 Views: 797

Re: AI generated album art

Please don’t do it. AI art is an already cringeworthy fad and looks terrible. The same people pushing this were pushing monkey NFTs a couple of years ago. Look up how that turned out. I think you may need to take another look. Tools like Photoshop generative fill can look totally convincing with a l ...
by johnny hWed May 08, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: Music Business Topic: AI generated album art Replies: 75 Views: 3908

Re: AI generated album art

Please don’t do it. AI art is an already cringeworthy fad and looks terrible. The same people pushing this were pushing monkey NFTs a couple of years ago. Look up how that turned out.
by johnny hSun Apr 28, 2024 9:19 pm
Forum: Music Business Topic: AI generated album art Replies: 75 Views: 3908

Re: Should My Next Machine be a Mac?

I can honestly say that dealing with stuttering, performance issues and freezing tracks takes up about 50% of my production time. You certainly need a Mac. Specifically an Apple Silicon Mac. Minimum spec: MacBook Air M1 (never consider an Intel chip). Go for 16GB or more if you can. M1 Pro will be ...
by johnny hSun Mar 17, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: Mac Music Topic: Should My Next Machine be a Mac? Replies: 29 Views: 972

Re: What are you using your Atari for?

Is anyone still using an Atari for making music on a regular basis?
by johnny hWed Dec 06, 2023 9:50 am
Forum: Apps | Other Computers/OS Topic: What are you using your Atari for? Replies: 91 Views: 166K

Re: Going all analog synths suggestions

I can confirm .. the Hydrasynth is one of the greatest synths around (at any price).
by johnny hWed Nov 22, 2023 11:36 pm
Forum: Keyboards + Synthesizers Topic: Going all analog synths suggestions Replies: 56 Views: 2752

Re: To upgrade or not?

At some point you'll want to upgrade to Apple Silicon, it runs beautifully. I don't personally like Logic but some people love it, try a demo if you can. Garage band is a cut down version so that would get you used to the workflow. If you don't have the budget for a new setup and you're doing fine ...
by johnny hWed Nov 01, 2023 10:12 am
Forum: Mac Music Topic: To upgrade or not? Replies: 15 Views: 706

Re: When not to oversample?

Some plugins (and metering) do the up-down sampling automatically, but many don't. This is what I find to be the difficult part. Some plugins don't, some do (and may mention it somewhere), others hide it in a settings menu and some display it proudly on the main GUI! Generally oversampling adds ...
by johnny hFri Oct 27, 2023 11:08 pm
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: When not to oversample? Replies: 19 Views: 843

Re: Epic sells Bandcamp to Songtradr, layoffs ensue

Huge blow for the independent music scene. It feels like every time a good platform for music establishes itself venture capitalists move in and gut it.
by johnny hTue Oct 17, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: Music Business Topic: Epic sells Bandcamp to Songtradr, layoffs ensue Replies: 6 Views: 683

Re: All Moog

I found my Voyager a funny instrument, it sort of sounded fine, but there was something I couldn’t put my finger on, plus the knobs didn’t memorise their position, analogue style, I thought that would be fine, but it’s what made me sell it in the end, the sound wasn’t enough to make me keep it. It s ...
by johnny hThu Sep 28, 2023 3:44 pm
Forum: Keyboards + Synthesizers Topic: All Moog Replies: 10 Views: 624

Re: Mac Pro Cheesegrater - Recommend?

Is there any reason to stick to Intel? Apple Silicon will run rings around archaic Intel setups no matter how much you upgrade it.
by johnny hSun Sep 24, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: Mac Music Topic: Mac Pro Cheesegrater - Recommend? Replies: 10 Views: 976

Re: Your Recommended FireWire Adaptor Cards

Firewire has not been supported since Windows 10 came out in 2015 and the last post here was 2 years ago. Time to let this topic sink into the abyss?
by johnny hSun Sep 24, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: Windows Music Topic: Your Recommended FireWire Adaptor Cards Replies: 77 Views: 162K