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miqer · 21st April 2008

The difference between the arturia analog synths (arp, moog) and the real once is that the real once have more:

- more harmonic distortion here and there

- more noise, hiss.

I recorded the noise (the hiss) from my Roland jx8p (when the chorus is turned on), and blended that with a vst synth, compressed the 2 sounds together, and the softsynth started to sound way way better.

Then, if you amp it, through a 60ies tube amp, and re record it.... depending on the amp, the vst thing can start to sound really good.

And with good I mean oldskool (brian eno, boards of canada)...

M.

21st April 2008	#11
miqer Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Amsterdam Holland Posts: 684	The difference between the arturia analog synths (arp, moog) and the real once is that the real once have more: - more harmonic distortion here and there - more noise, hiss. I recorded the noise (the hiss) from my Roland jx8p (when the chorus is turned on), and blended that with a vst synth, compressed the 2 sounds together, and the softsynth started to sound way way better. Then, if you amp it, through a 60ies tube amp, and re record it.... depending on the amp, the vst thing can start to sound really good. And with good I mean oldskool (brian eno, boards of canada)... M.