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Yoonchi wrote:

>Can you, or anyone else who can, explain to me what that 'analogue' sound is?
Not really, no. (A) You either hear it or you don't. (B) If you do hear it, 
it either matters to you or it doesn't. B in fact often reduces to A.

>I don't seem to understand it, :-).
(A) I think you do understand it, actually. (B) Understanding is not really 
what it's about anyway. 'Underhearing' is. (I mean that every which way).

>I've listened to a Roland Juno 60, a Roland Jx8-p, a Roland Jupiter 8 and 
>a Korg Poly Six. These are synths of the early 80's. I also know the sound 
>of that Matrix 1000. The only thing I can say of the sound of these synths 
>is: they have a certain 'oohmp'.
Then ... you understand exactly. Only question remaining is how important 
it is to you.

>Agreed, you can also get that 'warm' sound on these synths,
>but you can also get this sound on digital synths, to my knowledge.
Some would rabidly disagree with you. Lots of them on Analogue Heaven. Put 
on your best armour-plating, go there, post the above remark, and see what 
happens to you!!!

>The thing that bugs me is that people who complain about digital synths 
>are just people who only play presets on synths and don't know their synths.
Now THERE (IMO) you have a very valid point. Not all. But a goodly number. 
However, there's still a fair few people who do really know their synths 
who still insist that analogue synths have that extra something.

>Btw, from the analogue synths mentioned above I only like ...
Like's about the basis of this, actually.

>What's so special otherwise about these analogue beasts?
The people who like them. The people who think the sound they make is 
important.

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