Comments on: SynthEdit 1.0: Modular DIY Synth Software (Win) http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/06/23/synthedit-10-modular-diy-synth-software-win/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:22:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: admin http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/06/23/synthedit-10-modular-diy-synth-software-win/#comment-1166 admin Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:01:26 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/06/23/synthedit-10-modular-diy-synth-software-win/#comment-1166 Eric, you're exactly right -- it's all about level. But I would add, the other question is whether additional control really gives you more power, or just lets you reinvent the wheel. For instance, I'm not convinced you can do things with Csound that you can't with Reaktor -- and I am convinced you can do things with Reaktor that you can't with Csound, and do things more quickly with Reaktor than you can with Csound. That's important. There's multiple issues here: the issue of interface (Csound the text-driven system, Reaktor the GUI), and then underlying capabilities of the synthesis engine (here, I think Reaktor's got Csound soundly beat). Long story short: more "advanced" isn't necessarily more advanced. So, in other words, stick with Reaktor. ;-) (or many other good options) Or, really, stick with whatever interface and underlying capabilities make you happy. That's why choice is good. Wasn't that a fast-food slogan? Oh, boy . . . maybe it's lunchtime . . . Peter ps -- call me when you're building controllers from scratch . . . if I didn't take so many lunch breaks, maybe I would be, too! Eric, you’re exactly right — it’s all about level. But I would add, the other question is whether additional control really gives you more power, or just lets you reinvent the wheel. For instance, I’m not convinced you can do things with Csound that you can’t with Reaktor — and I am convinced you can do things with Reaktor that you can’t with Csound, and do things more quickly with Reaktor than you can with Csound. That’s important. There’s multiple issues here: the issue of interface (Csound the text-driven system, Reaktor the GUI), and then underlying capabilities of the synthesis engine (here, I think Reaktor’s got Csound soundly beat).

Long story short: more “advanced” isn’t necessarily more advanced. So, in other words, stick with Reaktor. ;-) (or many other good options) Or, really, stick with whatever interface and underlying capabilities make you happy. That’s why choice is good.

Wasn’t that a fast-food slogan? Oh, boy . . . maybe it’s lunchtime . . .

Peter
ps — call me when you’re building controllers from scratch . . . if I didn’t take so many lunch breaks, maybe I would be, too!

]]> By: erichmond http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/06/23/synthedit-10-modular-diy-synth-software-win/#comment-1165 erichmond Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:22:49 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/06/23/synthedit-10-modular-diy-synth-software-win/#comment-1165 Whats pretty nice is that we have enough modular options now that we can pick and choose to what level we wanna take it. Personally I like Reaktor (5 is truly amazing) because there are so many amazing instruments to start with. Maybe one day I'll be that guy building midi controllers from scratch to interface CSound. Whats pretty nice is that we have enough modular options now that we can pick and choose to what level we wanna take it.

Personally I like Reaktor (5 is truly amazing) because there are so many amazing instruments to start with.

Maybe one day I’ll be that guy building midi controllers from scratch to interface CSound.

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