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Now here's the deal.
I can get a Creamware Pulsar II for about 1.800 US$ and I can get a Creamware Pulsar II Plus for 2.000 US$.

The difference should be something called:
AES/EBU
and also balanced I/O.
HELP!?

Also:
I can get a Novation Supernova for 1.000 US$, that's kinda cheap isn't it? What should I do?

For info:
I can make a paydown over 12 months without interessts.
This makes almost any choice afordable, but with the Pulsar II cards I'd have to get an Intell PIII processor and some more RAM.

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It is rare that you need the Pulsar II plus really... so go with the normal one IF you choose the Pulsar II way... I warn you: Pulsar II is not a bad card, but it is a "way of life" kind of, becuase of the way it works. It is an environment.

Also, I know you are a trance guy right? The SUPERNOVA is killer to compose trance. Go listen to some tracks by Guardians of the Earth, by my friend Pokey, he is kicking butts with a Novation Supernova I. I think you'll need to use some TR909 kits on Gigasampler or your soundcard for the drums because the unit is not great for this (but it is not meant to do this anyway).

1000 USD is very good... I have the feeling you should go with the Supernova for some reason... It is VERY stable and would be great as a first synth. It has a lot of knobs to play with

Also, you might wanna check what's new on the Supernova II versus the Supernova I. I know the II can be upgraded with an ADAT output, which makes possible the 100% digital connection with a future Pulsar or other ADAT card you'd get. ADAT is the only thing thath's missing on my beloved Access Virus B.

URL of guardians to listen to the Supernova I in real world: http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/85/g...the_earth.html



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How about recording on the supernova. How does can I do that?
Does it have digital output?

The great thing about the Pulsar II is that it is an environment, but I just don't believe the sound could be just as rich. ?

- I know very well of Guardians. I've downloaded all their music. The sound is very "German" with a little belgium/french twist.

[Edited by Dj Chriss on 11-19-2000 at 02:56 PM]

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Hey now I have another option:
An Access Virus Rack for 1.400 US$.
The other was:
Novation Supernova 20 Rack for 1.000 US$

Which one would be the best for heavy and uplifting trancelines and pads?

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11-20-2000
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Allrigth! I have decided.
I have totally fallen in love with the SUPERNOVA.
I'm gonna buy one now! My christmas present from me to me!
Thank you mano and all you other guys, you have been very helpfull all this time.

"I'm off to buy a sy-ynth the wonderful sy-ynth of OZ!"

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Guardians is a friend of mine in LA actually, heh but yeah I see what you mean.. great sound yes.

The Supernova can't "record". It doesn't have a zillion gadgets really, it is a straight synthesizer. You should use Gigastudio as your studio sampler in your setup.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND you to get the version II, with the 1.5 OS (operating system). If you don't have a master keyboard yet, get the keyboard version. If you already have a MIDI controller, get the Rack version.

But II definitly. and if it doesn't have 1.5 installed on it, you can download it fromt he site and send it to the machine from cubase (i think the OS comes in a MIDI file sending sysex to the machine)

Have fun man, the ARPEGIATOR system is KILLER, way better than the arp. of the virus I admit. Fully programmable with hundreds of patterns already.

Also... i know you are a buzz fanatic, but since all this work with MIDI (Gigastudio for the samples, Supernova for the synthesis...) you should hop on Cubase VST32 5 because it is worth it. You will control all of this with MIDI, and no need of any other software synth than Gigastudio.

Again, have fun. you'll have THE sound.
Take care man, post as soon as you have it.

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I already have a cool sequencer with neat ways of using the MIDI CC's.

- The II costs 1.800 US$ MORE (ARRRRGHHH) than the Supernova I in my country. That's a little out of my league.

You say gigasampler is good for audio recording?
Couldn't I just use Cooledit 2000 with studio plugin or a minidisk-recorder?
I know that Supernova is a straigth synth, but an optical out would have been so cool.

Can you get a converter or something? Audio->digital?

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nono... Gigasampler is not good for "audio recording"
I meant that it would eb your sampler in your setup

The Supernova II Rack maybe a bit cheaper than what you are describing, and for sure it is worth it.

As for recording, I always think the best is to get a DAT recorder, if you don't need to get each little track separated.

If so, you need something like PRO TOOLS, if you work a lot with Audio..

but seriously.. you don't need to record your stuff like in a studio, in general you use MIDI a lot, and record everything in the DAT for yourself (to convert in MP3 later, make CDs for yourself etc..)

The high end multitrack ASIO recording stuff may come in later, or never, since if you are signed with a label you can record all this in their studio in general.

Anyway..

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Thanks alot.

I'll have to wait on the samplers and just use reality for that kind of thing until I get enough money.

But the DAT idea is not bad. It is just as good quality as MD, rigth?

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The quality is much better than a MD, no compression and it can record at 44Khz or 48. If your PC got a digital in/out, mano is right, it can be a good solution.

I've a DAT since many years, used it a lot to record my stuff from the mixer directly to the DAT. I still have it because I got a lot of tracks on DAT tapes. But if you got a good audio card, go for cubase or another, record your audio in it, add midi tracks, control your midi softs and hards with it, add FX to your tracks, make a good master and then burn your tracks on CD.

My 2 cents.

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