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Time to jump on the Melda express?

applegrovebard said:
MSoundfactory now 60% off at Plugin Boutique- probably as low as it will go? Are MSoundfactory owners learning to love this monster?
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Yes! I bought at a paltry 50% off very recently. I haven't worked with it much yet, but I find it quite easy and intuitive to do simple things. That is, simple things involving lots of oscillator types and effects. I've mostly been working with samples and effects, and it is very easy to use.

The downside is maybe more clicking and pop-up windows than you might want. But, whilst I don't like that in and of itself, it does make for some simple and direct input pages for specific operations.

It sounds very good, too, which is something I find I can rely on Melda for.

There are a lot of very powerful, or just very nice, synths out there. This is probably one of the top three combining multi-sampling and synthesis. Plus, there is the promise of continuing updates. So, it has granular effects right now, but it should be getting a granular oscillator in time. It's nice to know - in as much as one can - that it is active development.
 
I don't have any of his instruments, but the effect plugins I have are VERY good, evidently a talented and very well-organized programmer.

I'm personally eyeing MDrummer, would love to hear first-hand experiences of that one
 
tomosane said:
I don't have any of his instruments, but the effect plugins I have are VERY good, evidently a talented and very well-organized programmer.

I'm personally eyeing MDrummer, would love to hear first-hand experiences of that one
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It's included in MSoundFactory but I'm afraid I haven't explored it. I guess I really should!
 
Bee_Abney said:
It's included in MSoundFactory but I'm afraid I haven't explored it. I guess I really should!
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Is it really? I wasn't aware of this, and I've found a fairly recent thread that at least on its face seems to imply that the entirety of MDrummer isn't included in MSF(?)

www.kvraudio.com

KVR Forum: MSoundFactory : How do I load presets of MDrummer FREE packs ? - MeldaProduction Forum

KVR Audio Forum - MSoundFactory : How do I load presets of MDrummer FREE packs ? - MeldaProduction Forum
www.kvraudio.com www.kvraudio.com
 
tomosane said:
Is it really? I wasn't aware of this, and I've found a fairly recent thread that at least on its face seems to imply that the entirety of MDrummer isn't included in MSF(?)

www.kvraudio.com

KVR Forum: MSoundFactory : How do I load presets of MDrummer FREE packs ? - MeldaProduction Forum

KVR Audio Forum - MSoundFactory : How do I load presets of MDrummer FREE packs ? - MeldaProduction Forum
www.kvraudio.com www.kvraudio.com
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Not in MSoundFactoryPlayer, but it is in MSoundFactory. It has to be used inside that instrument and can't be accessed separately.

Actually, I believe there is a pledge that all new instruments will be part of MSoundFactory at no extra cost.
 
Bee_Abney said:
Yes! I bought at a paltry 50% off very recently. I haven't worked with it much yet, but I find it quite easy and intuitive to do simple things. That is, simple things involving lots of oscillator types and effects. I've mostly been working with samples and effects, and it is very easy to use.

The downside is maybe more clicking and pop-up windows than you might want. But, whilst I don't like that in and of itself, it does make for some simple and direct input pages for specific operations.

It sounds very good, too, which is something I find I can rely on Melda for.

There are a lot of very powerful, or just very nice, synths out there. This is probably one of the top three combining multi-sampling and synthesis. Plus, there is the promise of continuing updates. So, it has granular effects right now, but it should be getting a granular oscillator in time. It's nice to know - in as much as one can - that it is active development.
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Thanks for your summary. I tried the MSoundfactory demo a year or so ago and was aware (perhaps more than any other synth I had toyed with) that I was only scratching the surface. But it did have an impressive detailed full-bodied sound. Having all the Melda fx included puts it way beyond most other synths in that regard. It does seem to be one of the current super- or master-synths and maybe only Pigments (as a synth that does several forms of synthesis) is cheaper. It seems to have some physical modelling capability (as Chandler's YT videos demonstrate) which is a capability I'd like to see true supersynths go further with.
 
applegrovebard said:
Thanks for your summary. I tried the MSoundfactory demo a year or so ago and was aware (perhaps more than any other synth I had toyed with) that I was only scratching the surface. But it did have an impressive detailed full-bodied sound. Having all the Melda fx included puts it way beyond most other synths in that regard. It does seem to be one of the current super- or master-synths and maybe only Pigments (as a synth that does several forms of synthesis) is cheaper. It seems to have some physical modelling capability (as Chandler's YT videos demonstrate) which is a capability I'd like to see true supersynths go further with.
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Yes, the physical modelling is something I want to experiment with. I'm mainly into sample manipulation, so the amazing effects rack is hugely useful. However, since it can be hard to get samples without rights limitations (for sharing patches) I'd really like to learn to do some physical modelling to replace some samples.
 
MSoundFactory is an extremely versatile synth that has a steep learning curve in terms of getting to grips with the MANY UI options. Using the many many synthesis options though is a privilige and I like the workflow better than let’s say Falcon’s. And then there’s the excellent effects in there which in terms of sheer completeness and tweakability are unparalleled really. One could even use MSF inside MSF. It truly should be called MSoundInception. And it sounds gorgeous.

MDrummer is the most comprehensive drum package I am aware of (note: I do not have any experience with other contenders suchs as SD3 and Addictive Drums, with the exception of MODO Drum). If you want to really dive deep and program entire songs, breaks, middle eights, accents etc., and get to the most nitty gritty details: MDrummer has you covered. And yes, you can use all the MDrummer samples (60+ Gb) for free (in MSF), but I have to admit I have never seen (nor looked for) the option to actually have access to the MDrummer interface from within MSF? Of course one can use all the drum samples in MSF, but is the actual UI available inside the synth?! Really?

Meldaproduction have a really high standard when it comes to things like oversampling, anti-aliasing and sound quality in general. In fact once I started to dig in, I did not wait long to acquire MCompleteBundle (of course on a 60% off sale they did last year). Other highlights in the catalogue include MTurboReverb, MMorph and just for fun: MSuperLooper. I cannot recommend their stuff highly enough and for those unfamiliar with the developer, definitely get the free bundle that includes MCharmVerb, MConvolutionEZ and a bunch of very handy tools.
 
doctoremmet said:
MSoundFactory is an extremely versatile synth that has a steep learning curve in terms of getting to grips with the MANY UI options. Using the many many synthesis options though is a privilige and I like the workflow better than let’s say Falcon’s. And then there’s the excellent effects in there which in terms of sheer completeness and tweakability are unparalleled really. One could even use MSF inside MSF. It truly should be called MSoundInception. And it sounds gorgeous.

MDrummer is the most comprehensive drum package I am aware of (note: I do not have any experience with other contenders suchs as SD3 and Addictive Drums, with the exception of MODO Drum). If you want to really dive deep and program entire songs, breaks, middle eights, accents etc., and get to the most nitty gritty details: MDrummer has you covered. And yes, you can use all the MDrummer samples (60+ Gb) for free (in MSF), but I have to admit I have never seen (nor looked for) the option to actually have access to the MDrummer interface from within MSF? Of course one can use all the drum samples in MSF, but is the actual UI available inside the synth?! Really?

Meldaproduction have a really high standard when it comes to things like oversampling, anti-aliasing and sound quality in general. In fact once I started to dig in, I did not wait long to acquire MCompleteBundle (of course on a 60% off sale they did last year). Other highlights in the catalogue include MTurboReverb, MMorph and just for fun: MSuperLooper. I cannot recommend their stuff highly enough and for those unfamiliar with the developer, definitely get the free bundle that includes MCharmVerb, MConvolutionEZ and a bunch of very handy tools.
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Perhaps I have misinterpreted when I've read that MDrummer is included in MSoundFactory. It might have been shorthand for the samples, but I don't think so. I'll have to take a look.
 
doctoremmet said:
I am trying to parse this haha… maybe @Chandler can help us out…

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My reading:
MSoundFactoryPlayer has the programming of MDrummer but no user access. So instruments with UIs could provide that access. There aren't any that do so yet, except MDrummer itself.

MSoundFactory contains the MDrummer programming and grants user access to it. How, where, etc. is not specified.

Basically, if you are making an MSoundFactory instrument, the Player is not enough. And you could make an instrument incorporating MDrummer functions from within MSoundFactory.

But how?!

If you haven't found it, I doubt I'll be able to!
 
Doctoremmet wrote 'One could even use MSF inside MSF. It truly should be called MSoundInception.'

I'm just looking into Plugin Unify which is a vst working inside a host but is also a vst host itself- and can also host itself... Music software is sure getting meta these days.
 
applegrovebard said:
Doctoremmet wrote 'One could even use MSF inside MSF. It truly should be called MSoundInception.'

I'm just looking into Plugin Unify which is a vst working inside a host but is also a vst host itself- and can also host itself... Music software is sure getting meta these days.
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Unify is THIS close of becoming selfaware and merging itself with Skynet. Kidding aside, Unify is an awesome tool. @Simeon and @Reid Rosefelt are planning some kind of “ask us anything” tutorial video so that will be interesting. I think I currently use 1% of Unify and you don’t want to irritate an AI seconds before it turns against mankind, so I better step up my game.
 
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