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Post by BumpInThaNight on Feb 17, 2006 15:18:17 GMT -5
So I was listening to some of my buddies beats he made on his Korg Triton, and I was thinking about how tinny and thin the sounds are, synthesized or sampled. It made me realize how completely organic and full the sound is from the Ensoniq line of samplers/synthesizers is. I know every machine has it's own sound (software is a little more blurry in this aspect)... like the MPC- very precise yet groovy, not quite as full sounding as others, but not the thinest. The Trition- very thin (IMHO but that could have just been the '98 model I heard and the stock instruments used) decent groove, a bit more for pop sounding songs (ie you could do a whole 98 degrees album with the stock sounds). I havent heard a Yamaha Motif- but if it's anything like other Yamaha products it's gotta sound good. Plus, David Banner uses one regularly on his albums, and he has a pretty good warm sound. I just think there's not much that compares to the Ensoniq line of samplers. Does anyone know if their is a comparable EMU unit? A bit of trivia: Most of the early-mid Michael Jackson albums were made solely with the ASR-10!
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Post by chris on Jun 11, 2006 16:47:35 GMT -5
agreed. i think ensoniq 's products have the richest sound of any sound device out there. i love my asr-10 to death, thats my bich right there interesting to hear about Jacko lmao thats dope! edit: wow, 2 posts in 18 months.... haha i gotta step my game up!
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Post by DJPOLARIS on Sept 3, 2006 9:59:21 GMT -5
YEAH.......I EVEN BROUGHT 2-3 OTHER BOARDS TO TRY TO STEP UP MY SOUND BUT IT WAS TO NO AVAIL.....THE ASR-10 IS THE BEST THUS FAR!
I TRIED THE MOTIF AND IT WAS SO THIN AND PUSHY!
I TRIED THE FANTOM AND IT WAS OKAY BUT THE SEQUENCER WAS WACK!
I TRIED THE GENERAL MUSIC BOARD.....THAT WAS THE CLOSET......DONT SLEEP!
THE ONLY THING WRONG WITH IT WAS IT DID NOT COME WITH SAMPLING SO.....THERE IT IS!
DJP
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Post by showpony4 on Sept 5, 2006 19:37:52 GMT -5
If you are using the ASR with protools you might like this technique to warm up the sound even more.
I use the midi functions of protools to create and edit my track using the ASR as the source. When I'm ready for a final mix I run the ASR outputs (track by track) through a preamp and compressor and create audio tracks of the results on protools.
The sound is so hot! I thought you couldn't really improve on the ASR for warmth and presence but WOW! It also means you can assign a different ASR effect to each patch.
...and I only have a cheap berhinger unit - if you can get your hands on a really nice preamp/compressor it would be even better.
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Post by BumpInThaNight on Sept 14, 2006 13:43:50 GMT -5
Yea, I'm just now getting the ASR and Pro Tools midi'ed up togeather. I can tell i'ma love it. Before, i was making audio loops in PT and sequencing w/ loops, which worked well enough, but I wanted more flexability. MIDI and PT is the way to go. I'd have each patch on it's own track and compress, EQ, and effect each track, and then put a tape saturation mastering plugin (PSP Vinyl)... and ohhhh man. It doesnt get any better. So rich and warm its rediculous. Perfect levels, hot output on final mix, beautiful. I highly suggest the PSP plugin, you could get it cracked, or just buy it, i dont think its expensive.
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