Probably the best attitude anybody can have in this "business."Apostate wrote:You put that perfectly. I still haven't gotten a firm handle on XILS 4, but that's one of the most fun parts for me.wagtunes wrote:XILS is another one. In fact, I don't know if I'd have been able to even get into that synth without listening to what it could do because trying to program that thing at the start was a bitch. It had a very different architecture than I'm used to with modulars and it took me a while to get the hang of it. The presets helped me reverse engineer some stuff in order to finally break through and come up with my own creations.Apostate wrote:Completely agree on both Bazille and Blue II, there are great and inspiring presets there imo.wagtunes wrote: Truth is, there are very few synths whose presets really make me want to use them. Blue II is one. I think many of those presets are amazing. And while I still create my own, I definitely get inspired by them.
Another synth whose presets I like are Bazille. They really show off how quirky that synth can be. I got lots of inspiration from Bazille's presets. Same with Omnisphere. But then again it's hard to make that synth sound bad with those samples.
One person's great preset is another person's "what were they thinking." I just could have expressed myself better.
I put out an album with my favorite singer ever, and it was an album modelled after my favorite albums. It did well for what it was, but of course I never made even half the money back I put into it. It's all for the love of creation for me, and that's probably all it ever will be. I ain't hurtin' anybody and don't intend to. I gave up the idea of financial profit, because I want to keep making the music I love. I don't complain, I don't point fingers (not that anyone here does). I just do my thing, it makes me happy. That's it.
One I try to live by though there are days it's hard when the bills come due.