10 years back
In 2009, we identified the one synth to rule them all… or at least tried
Even in 2009, the market was flooded with soft synths, so in cm136 we helped you to keep you head above sonic water and choose “the right synth for the job”. Of course, many of us remain convinced that patch-building nirvana awaits if we buy ‘just one more plugin’, but finding the appropriate tools and mastering them remains as good advice as ever.
Elsewhere, we ignored the naysayers and showed you how to create a “proquality” mix in Apple’s limited-but-lovely
“Finding the right tools and mastering them is as good advice as ever”
GarageBand DAW. We also chatted to Vince Clarke, who told us that he’d like to see Roland make a software version of its System 100m synth. That still hasn’t happened, though we wonder if Vince has snapped up the System 500 Series Eurorack modules?
Finally, we printed a letter from a man who was suffering from a severe case of “Post-Authorisation Depression”, having spent two weeks trying to reinstall his music software on a new PC. We heard that he just about got it finished before deciding that it was time to upgrade again…