[LAU] ZynAddSubFX Usability Survey

Len Ovens len at ovenwerks.net
Sun May 1 13:32:13 UTC 2016


On Sun, 1 May 2016, Ben Bell wrote:

> I think this is a fair point about a lot of Open Source tools. For all the
> claims that you hear "real musicians don't use presets, they make their
> own patches" I think the truth is that if you can't reach for a tool and
> immediately get something good and inspiring from it you're unlikely to
> persist with it long.
>
> A well organised, wide range of musically useable presets transforms a synth,
> or effect's appeal. Without that it's a matter of faith that the synth will
> actually repay your time investment in it.

I agree, The popularity of the DX7 was based almost wholely on presets. 
Those who still use them have gone farther and found more.

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Len Ovens
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