Markrs
Complete Beginner
I agree that they sound very good. I wonder what the CPU usage is? Maybe I should be grateful I don’t have Phase Plant or I would have been tempted by these presets as well.
Phaseplant!!!!!!
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doctoremmet
Senior Member
I may find out in a couple of weeks when I’m ready for this
Kuusniemi
Senior Member
Yes! Another Phase Plant convert! :D
PP is a hell of synth. I've noticed that my usage of other synths has dropped very drastically since doing things in PP takes me less time than using other synths...
tabulius
Active Member
Markrs
Complete Beginner
Namatikapi
Member
Hello, I just received a e-mail from Expresssive E : they have a Phase Plant bundle with their MPE expressive suite for 99 euros (until April 15th). Seems quite interesting when you have a MPE controller. I'm tempted.
www.expressivee.com
phase plant expressive suite
www.expressivee.com
AnhrithmonGelasma
Senior Member
Oh, you mean the 99 euros includes Phase Plant as well as their MPE expressive suite. Hmm. I'm seeing it for $99 USD (accessing the site from the US). Looks like it ends April 15th.Hello, I just received a e-mail from Expresssive E : they have a Phase Plant bundle with their MPE expressive suite for 99 euros (until April 15th). Seems quite interesting when you have a MPE controller. I'm tempted.
phase plant expressive suite
Wonder how many of the expressive suite presets use effects other than the free ones... so that if we want to edit those effects in the presets we'll have to pay extra for each effect. In the preset playthrough I can't really tell, though I definitely see multiple simultaneous instances of Convolver in the walkthrough video. I'd assume that there's no way to demo the expressive suite before buying. Bit odd that they came out with this offer so soon after Arturia did something similar for Pigments (which did get me to buy Pigments...).
Namatikapi
Member
Oh ! Sorry if I wrongly choosed my words I'm not a native english speaker. Yes, it's Phase Plants + Expressive E's MPE suite, until april 15th. I never bought any big synth like this, it seems quite scarry in fact, but I don't have much MPE intruments to feed my little Roli, and I find MPE very fun to play... But maybe is it an overkill for my usage (or maybe I'll love it and become a "synth addict", but for now I'm more into real intruments)
AnhrithmonGelasma
Senior Member
This example from their Expressive Suite just uses the free Phase Plant effects, but the sound quality seems a little lacking in terms of saturation/distortion and sense of depth:
Other than that it seems like a nicely designed complex patch though, and I could improve it with some external effects (Acustica etc.).
The preset in their Sax MPE preset video uses Convolver and Faturator, which cost extra (if you want to edit the settings).
Other than that it seems like a nicely designed complex patch though, and I could improve it with some external effects (Acustica etc.).
The preset in their Sax MPE preset video uses Convolver and Faturator, which cost extra (if you want to edit the settings).
doctoremmet
Senior Member
Oh my God !
His first attempt was already impressive in itself, but now it's genius!
Its modeling is refined and becomes more and more realistic.
This is not the case for all his instruments, but his baritone saxophone... WOW!
This proves that there is no need to sample 10 hours of an instrument and fill an entire hard drive to have something proban.
A small wavetable containing just the tones of the instrument, all passing through various filters, and that's it.
Of course everything is not that simple and I would love to know the recipe.
One day I will look into this type of modeling on MSoundFactory.
All Joel Blanco Berg instruments are available here:
Too bad that not all wavetable synths manage the evolution of the sound on the X and Y axes like Tomofon does.
It could have helped with more realism by having a wavetable per note, Y for dynamics and tones and X for pitch (legato and co).
This is not the case for all his instruments, but his baritone saxophone... WOW!
This proves that there is no need to sample 10 hours of an instrument and fill an entire hard drive to have something proban.
A small wavetable containing just the tones of the instrument, all passing through various filters, and that's it.
Of course everything is not that simple and I would love to know the recipe.
One day I will look into this type of modeling on MSoundFactory.
All Joel Blanco Berg instruments are available here:
Too bad that not all wavetable synths manage the evolution of the sound on the X and Y axes like Tomofon does.
It could have helped with more realism by having a wavetable per note, Y for dynamics and tones and X for pitch (legato and co).
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KEM
The TENET Guy
doctoremmet
Senior Member
KEM
The TENET Guy
I own Phaseplant but have never actually used it, this is changing my mind
doctoremmet
Senior Member
I was seriously considering ditching the entire synth, because I always gravitate towards Halion, MSF and Falcon. The Expressive E presets (last week) and especially these ones have entirely pulled me back in. I am somehow even more impressed by these sounds than by the recent VWinds, just because of how they’re made.
Namatikapi
Member
For a synth noob, who mostly seeks for MPE content (presets in particular), which one is the best choice between the Phase Plant Bundle (99 Euros) and the Equator 2 (116 euros with the 15% + the promo as a roli owner) ? I like very much the sounds of Equator 2 and I have the feeling that Phase Plant is a little more complicated for beginners (but maybe more powerfull for experimented users) and that there are less MPE presets. Am I right ?
AnhrithmonGelasma
Senior Member
Equator2. Especially if you have a Seaboard.
doctoremmet
Senior Member
I second this. Equator 2 is a fantastic synth and comes with the best MPE content on the market. It is also a good sounding synth with a semi-modular setup that comes with a decent workflow. So if eventually you want to go deeper and program your own sounds, it is still a very deep platform.
