I am dealing with subtractive synthesis since 2013 and considering that, wavetable direction is most likely to be developed further ,i wonder about future of virtual analog synths,which seems get to the point,where things will go amazing or ugly in near future...i mean developers will start to make more powerful and useful tools or will stop making it at all,considering entire world economy failure.
I would like to offer few ideas and will be glad to hear some of yours, if have such for a futuristic VA synth,what options you need or think are not developed the way you like them to be.
What would you like to have in next generation VA synths as feature,options,modulations,so on?
Here are some of mine:
1.Minimum 4 osc,which allow wavetable and waveform combination.Why?
As designer i like to combine typical old school waveform methods like phase manipulation with more modern wavetable modulations for evolving sound,so,for the job i need at least two waveforms and two wavetables loaded and combined.
Simple and effective,unfortunately have only one (popular)synth capable of that,which not gonna advertise and have to go modular,but hate cables,so stick with popular one.
It's rediculous,but there is just few popular synth with 4 or more osc,i mean this should be standard.
2.Filter section with minimum 3 or4 filters.Why?
Filtartion is essential for any subtractive synth.The better filters,the better sound,the more filtration option,the more diverse sound.
More filters means more color,more dynamic and more harmonics.
Again 3-4 filters should be new standard,two is kind of limitation.
3.Analog in digital environment at all to me means,analog-ish behaviour.
But could developerd extend that behavior far beyond (enemy lines,joking:):):) what was considered and developed as analog till now and to offer more flexabilities and customization - osc drift,fine detuning,phase modulations was analogizers till now,but what new can be done in that direction,not just to achieve more analogish sound,but something more futuristic ,beautiful and useful like different de tuning modes or internal layers or i don't know...my imagination is limited by what i know and use now,just last 200 years every next generation do all ''impossible things' for old ones and think that,just some random guy could give most brilliant idea for next 40 years.
So what you think is the future of VA synths and which stuff you think should be improved?
I would like to offer few ideas and will be glad to hear some of yours, if have such for a futuristic VA synth,what options you need or think are not developed the way you like them to be.
What would you like to have in next generation VA synths as feature,options,modulations,so on?
Here are some of mine:
1.Minimum 4 osc,which allow wavetable and waveform combination.Why?
As designer i like to combine typical old school waveform methods like phase manipulation with more modern wavetable modulations for evolving sound,so,for the job i need at least two waveforms and two wavetables loaded and combined.
Simple and effective,unfortunately have only one (popular)synth capable of that,which not gonna advertise and have to go modular,but hate cables,so stick with popular one.
It's rediculous,but there is just few popular synth with 4 or more osc,i mean this should be standard.
2.Filter section with minimum 3 or4 filters.Why?
Filtartion is essential for any subtractive synth.The better filters,the better sound,the more filtration option,the more diverse sound.
More filters means more color,more dynamic and more harmonics.
Again 3-4 filters should be new standard,two is kind of limitation.
3.Analog in digital environment at all to me means,analog-ish behaviour.
But could developerd extend that behavior far beyond (enemy lines,joking:):):) what was considered and developed as analog till now and to offer more flexabilities and customization - osc drift,fine detuning,phase modulations was analogizers till now,but what new can be done in that direction,not just to achieve more analogish sound,but something more futuristic ,beautiful and useful like different de tuning modes or internal layers or i don't know...my imagination is limited by what i know and use now,just last 200 years every next generation do all ''impossible things' for old ones and think that,just some random guy could give most brilliant idea for next 40 years.
So what you think is the future of VA synths and which stuff you think should be improved?
Statistics: Posted by VELLTONE MUSIC — Fri May 17, 2024 9:37 am — Replies 10 — Views 382