KORG's entries on the ipad are considerably more 'casual' than ds-10, let alone dsn-12, which pretty much sets the new bar for portable KORG software.
My impressions are from the iMS-20 mainly (also from the earlier electribe entry, but that's on the sideline, and rather outdated). iMS-20 seems like a complete/truthful emu (from what little I've seen of the original iMS-20), but as such it's limited to 1x dual-VCO and 6x drum channels, the FX settings are numerous but are global ('master fx' is toggled per channel, but settings are still global). But those things are not what makes it more casual. It's the capacitive touch screen - due to the less deterministic response of touch screen, you can easily miss a beat when using any of the controls. So that limits what one can and cannot use during live performances (slow-tempo pattern changing is fine, apparently). On the plus side the dual kaoss pads are great.
It does. Though you can create sounds 'from scratch', most of the time, particularly when getting familiar with the system, you'll tweak and tune those presets into your own sounds. Where this approach loses to a bank synth, though, is when you want to get some particular 'real-life instrument' sound - you'd have to be extra good with the analogue synth to get what a bank synth gives you 'out of the box'. Actually, that's why bank synths were invented ; )
Those somehow stayed below my radar. Thanks for the heads-up!
You mean the older DS release (the original ds-10 is DS software). Well, the older version does give you diagrams of what inputs get connected to what outputs, and as such allows you to get a better picture of how the entire pipeline works. The new one throws out all the diagrams and as such assumes you already have an idea how it all works. Does it make it harder for a beginner? It really depends what a beginner would find hard in an analogue synth, per se. Whatever it is, there are tons of tutorial videos for the ds-10 on youtube, and those are all valid for the dsn-10 as well. DSN-12 does have a nice electronic manual at a keystroke, though.
Ah, the M01D. It's a wavebank synth, so it uses preset waveform samples, and presets alone. You can create decently-sounding tracks with it easier than with an analogue synth, but waveform synthesis is beyond M01's capabilities, so the two things pose more of an apples-and-oranges comparison.
Sure, once you've recorded the two sources, there are all kinds of mixing solutions, both software and hardware.
Sound genesis is definitely the biggest draw in this sort of software for me as well. The fact that you create your waveforms. Sometimes you come up with some waveforms and those guide you in the creation of the tune, sometimes you come up with a tune and then seek the waveforms for it.
It's available in Colorado. Is it not available in Georgia? 8D
Lol, I guess this is what happens when I forget to check the downloads thread. Too much stuff already!
A really organic sounding track - I like it.
I have a stupid question, what sort of stylus is that performer using? It almost looks like an oscilloscope probe, but I would think that would scratch the screen like crazy. Why would someone want a metal probe?
Mastering an analogue synth (not that I have, but I've at least spent some time tinkering with it) is a continuous process. You can get your first tune up in no time. It will be technically nowhere near your one-month-mark tune, which in its turn will be technically inferior to your half-year-mark tune. But if you have the slightest of musical creativity, you'll be enjoying yourself immensely along the entire way.