Linnstrument-friendly patches for Vital
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 21 posts since 24 May, 2023
I'm really grateful for the wealth of linnstrument-friendly patches in Surge XT. I'm wondering if there are community resources for similar mpe-friendly patches for Vital? I love both synths, but the built in patches for Vital tend to be more brash and obnoxious; I'd love to find some voices tuned for subtle expressive playing.
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- KVRAF
- 2508 posts since 8 Jun, 2010
- Roger Linn Design
I don't know Vital and I'm not aware of any LinnStrument-optimized sounds for it, but perhaps it has MPE-optimized sounds?
Regarding brash, distorted and dissonant sounds, Surge certainly is capable of this. In the included "LinnStrument MPE" library, I focused these sounds more on consonant sounds because LinnStrument players generally like playing chords and solo lines and not so much sound effects. But Surge has a large library of other sounds that all become MPE sounds if the MPE button is turned.
Unlike Vital, the full version of Surge XT is free.
Regarding brash, distorted and dissonant sounds, Surge certainly is capable of this. In the included "LinnStrument MPE" library, I focused these sounds more on consonant sounds because LinnStrument players generally like playing chords and solo lines and not so much sound effects. But Surge has a large library of other sounds that all become MPE sounds if the MPE button is turned.
Unlike Vital, the full version of Surge XT is free.
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FranklyFlawless FranklyFlawless https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=586325 - KVRian
- 812 posts since 24 Oct, 2022 from Abbotsford, British Columbia
No, not as far as I know. When Roger declared Surge XT the official LinnStrument softsynth, and stickied the Request for LinnStrument-optimized sounds for Surge XT thread, that centralized preset/patch development for LinnStrumentalists. Surge XT is cross-platform, so it is more accessible, and uses the GPLv3, so it makes sense to use it instead of proprietary softsynths as a long-term foundation.HarryLeBlanc wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:21 pm I'm really grateful for the wealth of linnstrument-friendly patches in Surge XT. I'm wondering if there are community resources for similar mpe-friendly patches for Vital? I love both synths, but the built in patches for Vital tend to be more brash and obnoxious; I'd love to find some voices tuned for subtle expressive playing.
There are still Surge XT community patches that are not in the 1.2.3 stable release, like Miles' November 2022 patches. I suggest using those if you want subtle expressive performances.
