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Originally Posted by Synth80s When you look at the more innovative synths of the last 20 years, most have not sold well. The Kawai K5000 comes to mind as does the Yamaha FS1R. I bought one of each when they were being blown out at crazy prices, used them for a while and sold them years later for the same price. They were both very capable, but they were also extremely complicated to program and had poor UIs. Maybe today, with the advent of a good computer-based software editor and a USB port they might have succeeded.
The big manufacturers are building what the masses are looking for: do everything workstations, virtual analog and "yo, you can make a phat beat with this" desktop boxes. So many people idolize analog synth legends that it's like the quest for the holy grail to emulate, emulate, emulate. It's like asking why Fender doesn't ditch the strat and move on. As long as retro music is big in pop (Killers, Bravery, Bloc Party, etc.), virtual analog won't be going anywhere and as long as hip hop is mainstream (which it has been for 10 years), you can expect lots of "me too" products for that set.
I don't see anything other than subtractive synthesis (even if emulated) and sample/wavetable playback becoming mainstream any time soon. If you really want something interesting, use a Kyma!
What alternate form of synthesis do you think or do you wish would succeed in a mainstream product?
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"The big manufacturers are building what the masses are looking for..."
Umm, sorry, but I've worked for some of the "big companies" and you'd be suprised why things REALLY get made and if you really think everything is done just because it's what the masses want then turn on the radio and tell me THAT is really what the masses want.
You're wrong. Sorry. Just wrong. You're more then welcome to subscribe to whatever theory you like, but acting like sheep and saying, "well, if that's what the masses want then gee, great, I'll accept it and not speak up!"
And if you think the success or failure of a company is only based on the product, again, go back to business school. There's more to business than that, much more. Kyma and the Capabyra, yes VERY innovative. Huge? Nope... Poly-Evolver, great synth! Huge? Nope.
I guess we should just accept your idea and whatever the BIG copanies put out is what the masses really want...I'll go order my $8,000+ Triton/Kyma PC now.
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