[sdiy] composing with c++

[Paul Maddox]

Richard,

> Seriously, it's worth remembering that analogue synths were originally
sold
> to a lot of people on the quality of their imitative abilities. I know it
> sounds laughable today, but a lot of advertising materials said things
like
> 'Able to realistically imitate any sound'. The idea that you could use a
> synth for synth-type noises was just a bit downmarket for a lot of people.

I agree, but to say it was rubbish because it couldn't do a sax was silly.
given the P5 was the first Polysynth I think its quite an acheivement.

> Of course, some magazines (like Sound on Sound) still haven't understood
> that trying to get a modular to sound like a piano or an acoustic guitar
is
> a waste of page space. ;-)

<no comment>

My PPG has a 'realistic' sax, and a ''piano' its one of the wavetables..
sounds very Fairlight series I at the bottom end.
But its not why I use my PPG, its a gimick that people asked for...

If you want a sax sound, hire a sax player, if you want a piano, buy a
piano..

Paul