| Many music producers these days are switching from | | | | 05R/W. Many vendors do similar things, but if your |
| hardware to software, and for good reason. Software | | | | hardware is not supported yet then you may need to |
| is much more flexible than most hardware, and with | | | | follow the time-consuming sample export process |
| the right tools you can replicate many of hardware's | | | | outlined above. |
| best features, such as the warmth (to some extent) | | | | When it comes to emulating the workstations of old, |
| and filters. But what about the sounds? How do you | | | | there are legal issues as well. You are not supposed |
| get the source sounds in your software to sound like | | | | to distribute the sounds in their source form, and |
| they came out of your Yamaha Motif or MU10? | | | | digitising them allows some scrupulous characters to |
| There are several methods to playing the same | | | | do bad by the companies. |
| sounds. Firstly, we'll discuss the hardest way to do this | | | | For the actual synth modules, such as the Virus range, |
| so we can move onto the more practical methods. | | | | certain software emulations exist, but you need |
| The most difficult and time consuming way to | | | | additional hardware to use as processors. Hopefully |
| transport your sounds, then, is to export them (record | | | | the Access company will allow proper software |
| them) via the hardware and then import them into the | | | | emulations to be produced without the need of these |
| applicable software program. | | | | hardware-assisted processes. |
| There are several programs that can help you to do | | | | Computers have gotten fairly fast anyway, with |
| this, such as Sample Robot, which can be obtained via | | | | quad-core processors now the standard, and huge |
| For 1000 or more patches, you may want to set aside | | | | amounts of memory cheap and easy to install. If you |
| a few weeks to get all the sounds across. If you want | | | | are actually exporting synth sounds (many do this for |
| to multi-sample each note, which can add realism, it | | | | their old Moogs), try to get filter plug-ins that emulate |
| may take even longer! | | | | the old machines', or you may be left with static and |
| The easiest way to move over to the digital world is | | | | uninspiring results. The most important thing to |
| to look for software equivalent designed by the original | | | | remember is this: as long as the software remains |
| manufacturer. For instance, Korg has released its | | | | faithful to the original, there is no harm in using it in place |
| Legacy Digital Edition software to allow people a | | | | of the hardware. |
| smooth transition from their original devices like the | | | | |