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Total Posts: 60
Joined 12-08-2006 status: Experienced |
I have a feeling this has been asked before but, Are the sounds from these PLG’s any better than what is already in the ES. ES stands for Extended Sound doesn’t it? The technology in the PLG is a few years old already. Are some of the current stock sounds in an ES taken from the PLG boards. I own the VL and LOVE it. But the Piano, FM, Analog, Drums… ????
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sciuriware
Total Posts: 9999
Joined 08-18-2003 status: Guru |
ES = Expanded System (@Bert). I got the AN and DX. Some of their voices are completely different from the ES and some are just better. Old? I wish I had an original MOOG from 1968 ................... ;JOOP! |
meatballfulton
Total Posts: 3022
Joined 01-25-2005 status: Guru |
I think you’ll find the ES AWM2 voices equal or superior to those on the PF, DR and PC cards. The main reason to use them is you need the extra polyphony they add (32 voices each). The AN, DX and VL cards all use different types of synthesis engines than the ES so they can make sounds that are completely different although you may not find those sounds interesting or useful. Have you listened to the demos at the Motifator store? The AN board is useful if you need lots of vintage analog sounds, the DX if you need DX7 sounds. The PLG150AP piano is worth having if you’re a pianist and can use the extra polyphony (64 voices) it gives you. Opinions on whether it sounds better than the ES factory pianos are mixed, it depends on your taste in pianos. Again, check out the demos. |
TonyPhillips
Total Posts: 844
Joined 09-16-2005 status: Guru |
It really depends on WHICH PLG you’re talking about. There’s no way to compare the ES stock sounds with those attainable from the PLG150-VL. They’re entirely different beasts. Just remember, a PLG is NOT a library of “sounds.” It’s an entirely different synth, with its own effects, its own memory, etc. etc. It’s like you’re bolting an entirely different tone generator into a Mother Ship, and just using the Mother Ship to control it. |
nbadesign
Total Posts: 994
Joined 08-20-2007 status: Guru |
I’ve filled all slots my ES (VL, AN and DX). Yes, you could find some nice DX pianos on ES, but DX is completely different synth technology (FM versus AMW2 sampling). On AN you could also find some analog sounds that are amazing. And what about VL with BC3? I don’t know how some playing effect of sax with VL+BC3 could be produced on sample based synthesis, even expanded articulation?
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