Soft To Hard?
Blog post time! This one talks a bit about working with hardware to write your music, as opposed to strictly a software workflow.
http://tarekith.com/soft-to-hard/
Nice one mate. Been debating this for a minute as I have access to a lot of hardware at cost, still not sure if it’s for me though.
I personally don’t own any hardware but I’d like to upgrade in due time here.
Something about turning a knob and getting your automation that way just seems way way waywaywayywayawy better.
It is way way better IMO, none of this mapping busines, you turn a knob and it does what the label says 
Im pumped, Im looking at an mk mini for my first controller.. Do you have any other suggestions or whatnot.
An MK mini is a controller, and thus you need to map things still. The whole point of dedicated hardware is that it’s NOT a controller.
thank you.
Man, I want some real synths.
Speaking of hardware- this is getting serious- I’ve joined muff wiggler
god help me.
Heh…If I got into modular with anything resembling a budget, I’d never have a girlfriend again.
Not worth it.
And yet, I still say modular is what you would be truly happy with in the long run based on what you’ve posted on here.
I already made up my mind about it years ago when I was first getting into electronic music and saw someone using a big A-100 system live on stage and I knew I wanted one before I would have had a clue what to do with it. Knowing me if it isn’t modular it will be some other gear so I might as well dive in. Apparently modulars modulate everything in your life including your bank account, happiness, and relationships. Could be fun.
Should make that into a t-shirt of some sort!
You learn something new everyday. Makes sense tho.
Hardware is just like a vst in a controller…?
Looking at this thread title tho, I almost thought this was a viagra ad or something
[quote=“AllDay, post:13, topic:42547, username:AllDay”]
Hardware is just like a vst in a controller…?
[/quote]Kind of, but no……
Did you read the article? You should. T’s a decent writer with more experience than most.
I’m still not 100% sure where that comes from, but you might be on to something. At this point, any hardware would be a plus.
[quote=“AllDay, post:13, topic:42547, username:AllDay”]
Hardware is just like a vst in a controller…?
[/quote]Kind of, but no……
Did you read the article? You should. T’s a decent writer with more experience than most.
I’m still not 100% sure where that comes from, but you might be on to something. At this point, any hardware would be a plus. I just need to be able to drop the money without feeling guilty about it.
I think I’m going to build some of the modules from kits too. Something about soldering the circuits and physically building the modules your sounds are running through seems really cool and it will save some money.
Hardware is great and the virus ti was one of the best purchases I’ve made in the past year or so, way more important and useful than the DB4 (and I love the DB4). Just keep in mind the menu diving thing- even on Ti’s higher resolution LCD screen I’m glad I have the Ti Control VST since it makes a lot of functions much easier since it is such a deep synth. If I was on a Virus C with the lower resolution screen and and no Ti Control I would probably get annoyed with programming it exclusively from hardware and wouldn’t get as deep- all the important stuff is easily accessible but it’s really nice to see what you’re doing in the VST even just to check and access some functions quicker and you end up using them at the same time.
For synths I either would want something totally hands on and easy to program and if it has some menu diving I would want a good editor for it too but it should still be simple enough to use standalone.
Thanks for another great article T!
Cheers guys, glad you liked it.
Ironically, it was the Virus TI’s reliance on the software angle for many things (arp editing, etc) that made me dislike it. I like the C and earlier versions more since everything could be done from the front panel.
Starting to think I’m just weird like that though
[quote=“Tarekith, post:18, topic:42547, username:Tarekith”]
Cheers guys, glad you liked it.
Ironically, it was the Virus TI’s reliance on the software angle for many things (arp editing, etc) that made me dislike it. I like the C and earlier versions more since everything could be done from the front panel.
Starting to think I’m just weird like that though
[/quote]Can’t it be edited all from hardware the same? I was under the impression the controls were mostly the same between versions on the hardware.
edit: nevermind see what you mean
Unfortunately, there are some aspects of the TI range you can only access from the plug in.