All about the Roland Jupiter-series

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon O'Donnell [mailto:gods.own.prototype@...]
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 10:12 AM
To: Kelly
Cc: analogue@...
Subject: Re: [AH] WAS: [AH] JP-8 and more NOW: OPINION


I have to agree kelly even though analog is da shiznit. I still like 
VA and D*g*t*l. But I except them on there own basis. I would never buy
a insturment to mimick something else EG another synthesis format or a
guitar if you want a guitar sounds then buy a guitar if you want analog
synth sounds then buy them not VA. 
	
I my get my ass verbally kicked for this but some of the d*g*t*l and 
VA stuff sounds good. Take the waldorf microwave, the roland D-50,yamaha
DX-7,access virus. All have there strong points in music 
composition. But I will never ever buy something that says groove on the
case or is the name sake of past synths.

"F**K D*G*t*l the world belongs to the analog loyalist"<--- (saw it on a 
T-Shirt Cool eh)

Kelly wrote:
> 
> > > Bring your JP-8 to a friend with i.ex the Virus TDM plug-in and play
> them
> > > side by side... I think you´re about to experience a minor shock!.
> >
> > yeah cut back the layers of fx and you will be in even more of a shock!
> 
> ***CAUTION, WARNING, the following contains unadulterated OPINION***
> 
>   heh heh heh.. so true.  The mask of effects sure can hide the truth of
VA,
> thats why most have it built in.  I was playing an MS-2000 at the music
> store recently and, although I was only on it for about 15 minutes, I
could
> not even see how it was possible to turn the effects off.  It certainly
> wasn't right up front.  I've had a few pints this eve, so I'll go ahead
and
> say what I really mean:  I started buying analog because it was easy to
use
> and I loved the sound, its unique.  Its SO good in fact, thats why virtual
> analogs even exist, if you love your _ _ _ _ (<---insert VA here) you
gotta
> thank Bob.  Analog is my favorite sound (if you haven't guessed).  Digital
> does not cut it, not even close.  I found the MS-2000 "interesting, looks
> good, blah blah" </niceties> lame.  I am biased though, I appreciate the
> vibrant, rich, full, lively, animated, colourful tones that only analog
can
> provide...  my mind is open but there is nothing out there to match it.  I
> think picking on "virtual analog" is fair game.  Nobody analog made a
> virtual digital.  (pre-emptive strike:  hybrid never tried to imitate the
> sound of digital, just the ease of use/stability).  The beauty of the
whole
> "some day they will get digital to be as good" argument is that 'someday'
it
> might be 'as good', but as an imitation, it can never exceed the original,
> the standard by which it measures itself.  If it ever got so good that
> nobody even wanted an analog synth, then they would have to call it....
> WHAT WOULD THEY CALL IT???  (hey, if theres something better than anlog,
I'm
> alllll ears, the same ears that tell me the opinion your reading now by
the
> way :-) In the mean time, I'll just hang on to my appreciating, and
> appreciated analog boards, the great inspiration of my creativity.  And my
> DX-7, what the heck.  For all of you who thought a 2600 was too expensive
at
> $1400US  4 years ago, you should have caved in then.  Hey, now that
they're
> 2400+ you still might be getting a bargain by 2005 standards.  Better hop
> on-board now! I'll bet the Nord 5 still won't match its sonics.  hee hee
> hee...
> 
>   Thanks.  This may not have been the most diplomatic announcement, but I
> just felt like singing the praises at this very moment, and you people
were
> the ones to whom it may concern, THANKS!!!  W00T!
> 
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