New G2 Killer(not really)

Unfed · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject:

hey T7 - have you heard about the new Virus Ti oscillators? might want to hold off on that Waldorf...

emo? tortured artist? wtf? Smile

T7 · Joined: Jun 19, 2006 Posts: 105 Location: Cali

Kassen · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject:

I don't want to talk about "killers" or whatever but have a look at this;

http://www.arturia.com/evolution/en/products/origin/intro.html

That looks quite close to how I would've liked a G2 desktop to look. It has a sequencer onboard and it has a joystick. Sadly it only has USB instead of ethernet for easy OSC and Arturia's interfaces suffer from "primadona photo model syndrome" (nice to look at for a minute but don't try to deal with it). Also has SPDIF out so there is no need to be stuck with third-grade DAC choices. VST or AU intergration (but no LADSPA) and ten outputs.

It could be quite good. I fear it's going to suck though; making your own patches is at item point 6 which is after 2 items that refer to loading presets and Aurturia is about as good at creating interfaces as a focil of a stillborn aquatic turtle stuck in a tar-pit.

astroid power-up! · Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 334 G2 patch files: 15

plus, the rumored price for the new arturia is supposed to be $2500.

you could get a nice doepfer basic system for that.

or a synth.com starter, and have enough left over for rent.

Kassen · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:54 pm Post subject:

astroid power-up! · Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 334 G2 patch files: 15

good point

plastocid · Joined: Jul 15, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Sweden

I hope it sucks so I don't have to drool over it and forget my poor G2.

cappy2112 · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:37 pm Post subject:

Kassen · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject:

Kassen · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject:

Kassen · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:31 pm Post subject:

dasz · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject:

thanks for the Arturia link, Kassen. I wonder what kind of low level modules they will provide (besides LFO's etc)? I recon the high level ones are modules from their existing product. How will they patch all of them together into one synth???

All info to come in March I suppose.
/Dasz

cappy2112 · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject:

monobass · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:10 am Post subject:

Damn, the Arturia site is down for me Smile

Ah.. info here although no editor screenshot..

http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2007/01/arturia-origin-synthesizer.html

monobass · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:00 am Post subject:

Hmm. I think this will be a lot more appealing to the *potential* virtual modular market, that Clavia obviously believe is there but have never managed to capture.

Sure we all like the utilitarian side of things, but lets face it, a lot of people like the pointless graphics.

Hopefully it'll make Clavia sit up and take notice. Competition is good.. let's just hope Clavia don't remain stubborn.

Afro88 · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject:

That does look exceptionally cool. But I've heard bad things about Arturia releasing unfinished products and failing to fix bugs. There's a post around here of hundreds of little bugs in the Modular soft synth that were never addressed. But the thing does sound very nice.

cappy2112 · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject:

renegadebliss · Joined: Sep 08, 2005 Posts: 13 Location: Portland, OR

renegadebliss · Joined: Sep 08, 2005 Posts: 13 Location: Portland, OR

Here's some close up pictures:
http://www.fdiskc.com/syn/namm/2007

astroid power-up! · Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 334 G2 patch files: 15

ugh those hard labelled env/filter sections. looks not great.

Kassen · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject:

Afro88 · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject:

Kassen · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:02 am Post subject:

Yeah, that's true.

The more I think about it the more I'm inclined to look at this as a higher-end groovebox. If you look at it that way it's quite apealing if expensive.

As a "G2 killer" it falls a bit short.

dorremifasol · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:15 am Post subject:

From my point of view, the G2 killer will be the G2 itself. If Clavia does not do something to make the G2 interesting again it will be lost.

Is not that there will be a better machine, is that the G2 will not be noticed anymore.