Best Sounding Synth Module for under $1500

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2002 4:56 pm

Yes, if you want anything close to realistic orchestral sounds, Gigastudio is the way to go. But let's also be realistic about price. You'll want a PC to run it, if not dedicated solely to GS, then dedicated solely to GS when you are using it. So maybe at least $800 for that(probably more), plus the cost of GS.

Then of course you want a sound card that will work with GS without any problems. If you have a digital mixer, then the cheapest giga-compatible RME with 8-channel adat output would be good. If you don't have a digital mixer, then you might also be looking at some solution with external converters, which will cost you a lot more. So with the sound card we're probably well over the $1500 already.

Oh, yes, then we need to buy the samples. Oops, sorry, over budget!

Oh, yes, if you want the whole orchestra going at once, you might also be looking at multiple PC's with multiple installations of GS.

Not knocking GS at all, but just saying that it is not a several hundred dollar solution, but more likely a several thousand dollar solution. But you get what you pay for, and it's a better solution than spending thousands of dollars on several hardware samplers.

cheers

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2002 5:30 pm

Yeah

Totally agreed with Patrick. This is not a sub-$1k proposition. However, $5k will get you a nice custom PC and a couple shithot libraries.

Its not as sexy as fondling the knobs of a Moog but a useful tool nonetheless.

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