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Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:34 pm
by Comfi
Alistairr wrote:hmmm interesting thread.

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Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:11 pm
by symmetricalsounds
FM8 sounds great but a fucking nightmare to program, absolutely detest the interface so meh to FM8 and operator still wins.

the above is correct though, if you know synthesis then you can take whatever simple synth and get good sounds out of it.

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:36 pm
by darpy parp
Eat Bass wrote:don't buy massive. buy zebra 2
I second this.

Try Zebralette if you want to know how zebra 2 feels.

also, yes FM8 is capable of so much only to be crippled by the retarded interface :(
I usually just find a preset that's close to what I'm after and then tweak it until it's right. I find it impossible to get what I want when I start from scratch on FM8.

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:49 pm
by symmetricalsounds
all my synth work starts from scratch unless its a patch i've already made in another project so fuck dealing with a synth that i hate programming. if i can't get the sound of operator chucking a couple or more in an instrument rack usually gets the job done. there are some sounds like detuned saw based sounds where i go for dune cos it's very quick to program those types of sound in there.

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:13 pm
by joshisrad
Sounds like a bunch of people who don't know how to use FM8 ITT

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:27 pm
by Anne Droid
joshisrad wrote:Sounds like a bunch of people who don't know how to use FM8 ITT

dont have FM8... havent used it rly so I cant say.

But it seems like a lot of the monster bass sounds esp bro stuff is coming out of FM8, it looks awesome.

prob too advanced for me to take advantage of tho

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:48 pm
by RandoRando
Fm8 interface is easier than folding a peice of paper . And it's a alien bro monstergrowl machine. It also makes lovely pads.

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:06 am
by joshisrad
It also makes lovely leads. It also makes lovely drums. It also makes lovely sweeps. It also makes lovely risers.

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:36 am
by jrisreal
It also makes lovely competition to Sytrus...which also makes all the aforementioned lovely things.

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:39 am
by joshisrad
Just like most synths do!

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:08 am
by highgain
test recordings wrote:Think of the lone (narcissistic) 'singer/songwriter' with no-one to play with, all they'd need to do is fuck about a bit and they've got a band that doesn't argue with them and does exactly what it's told!
You just described prince

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:58 pm
by Grumblex
operator is my fav synth right now been making everything in it except drums of course :)

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:05 pm
by RandoRando
Grumblex wrote:operator is my fav synth right now been making everything in it except drums of course :)
i thought you were in cubase bro

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:17 pm
by Grumblex
RandoRando wrote:
Grumblex wrote:operator is my fav synth right now been making everything in it except drums of course :)
i thought you were in cubase bro
na ableton 8 for about a year lol

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:21 pm
by jrisreal
I haven't really used either, but I'd be more open to operator than massive

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:54 pm
by RandoRando
Grumblex wrote:
RandoRando wrote:
Grumblex wrote:operator is my fav synth right now been making everything in it except drums of course :)
i thought you were in cubase bro
na ableton 8 for about a year lol
Nice would love to collab w u bro. I rinse the shit out of raw eggs all the time lol. Your banana bomber right?

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:51 am
by hifi
lol ^

@op, do not be mislead with massive, it's great but far overused. everyone and their mums have massive, you should get some synth like alchemy, albino, z3ta (if you are on pc), or absynth. maaaany other great synths out there but if you want massive go ahead and get it.

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:55 am
by joshisrad
Everyone and their mums has those synths too. Maybe you should try Electrax, that doesn't seem to be as rinsed. But in the end, it's not the synth, but how you use it.

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:39 am
by Ldizzy
fm8 is the only synth id keep if i had to keep one

and no its not complicated.

Re: Ableton Operator vs Massive

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:02 pm
by RandoRando
Ldizzy wrote:fm8 is the only synth id keep if i had to keep one

and no its not complicated.