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by durpleDrank 667 days ago
Man ... remember when Rebirth came out? lol that was fun

Having owned/used/borrowed ALL the greats and weird ones (Moogs, Junos, EMS, etc) I can safely say that "close enough" is good enough. I prefer not using a computer for music making these days because I already crunch 8 hour days debugging load balancer configurations ... I just can't give another 8 to the PC at the end of the day. It's so relaxing having a dedicated machine that is stand alone to tinker around with after dinner.

Let's face it, our dreams of becoming the next Trent Reznor isn't happening. If you're new, yeah use a PC and some Free VSTs. If you got the cash, sure go buy something. What's important is how YOU feel about it. I understand it can be fun comparing SERUM patches to a real ARP 2600 but in the end ... it pretty much does not matter and as long as something as 2 or 3 OSCILLATORS you can figure it out.

Does anyone really need anything more than Synth 1? https://www.kvraudio.com/product/synth1-by-daichi-laboratory...

If you read this far I'd highly recommend looking at these phone apps if you are new to music making.

KORG GADGET (surprisingly good) KOALA SAMPLER (incredible mpc style sampler)

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Vince Clarke is using sw plugins nowadays. If it's good enough for Vince, it's good enough for me (says the man who plays with his Behringer 2600).
Any recommendations for recent tracks by Vince? I adore the Erasure album Chorus for the gorgeous sound Vince Clarke composed.
There is a recent album "Songs of Silence" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QEHcrb9bMM&list=PLvsYXqtYjM... but I think it's rather different from old funny tunes. Erasure are still active and releasing material.

I love classic DM / Yazoo / Erasure, and if I have to choose just one it is "Take a Chance on Me" on ABBA-esque.

>synth1

Don't forget the synth1 librarian (sorry, no link)! I managed to get three synth1's in my daw (plus the librarian). Thank you Mr Daichi.

> Does anyone really need anything more than Synth 1? https://www.kvraudio.com/product/synth1-by-daichi-laboratory...

Any recommendation for Linux?

For all platforms, I recommend Vital (https://vital.audio/)
Exactly! Go for plugins UNLESS you’re chasing a particular sound and don’t want samples.

I’ve tried every 303 clone, and other bass synths, and until I got a RE-303, I was never truely happy. This thing IS what I was chasing all along and at half the price!

Everything else? Meh. A bass is a bass, a lead is a lead… but NOTHING can squelch like a real 303 if that’s what you’re gunning for!

303 was THE sound of acid..
Still is :)
Yes, nice to have standalone things. And anyway music does not care if we are snobs or not, is always benevolent