VST random preset generator

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IT does not get anymore lazy then that.
What 's next a generator to even do the beat for you.
 
It's not about being lazy. It's about coming up with something you never would have come up with yourself. If you come across some randomness that has potential, more than likely you're still gonna have to tweak it to fit your style.
 
I'm all about creating different stuff, like the implementation of wierd midi controllers and such, but this is just to dumb in my opinion...
If you don't know what a square wave is, does or whatever, or that 4th powerknob as you said does, then figure it out. You will figure it out if you just sat down a moment and tweaked **** around. Learn the basis of synthesis on the net or something, and then tweak till you go green.

No offense intended.
To many people are living in a preset world, and now they actually have a pre set program to make presets for them? It's like wishing for a "NI One hit button" controller...why would you want that? You would just blend in with all the other ones that got the "One hit button" controller...and judging from some of the people here there would be too many of those. Just start with a sine, work with it, slap on filters and whatnot, go to the square, work it, play with it...hey...combine the two of them in some substractive synthesis see what that does to the sound...Just play, that's all I'm saying
 
Nito_Prod said:
Just start with a sine, work with it, slap on filters and whatnot, go to the square, work it, play with it...hey...combine the two of them in some substractive synthesis see what that does to the sound...Just play, that's all I'm saying
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Just playing with the knobs sounds a little random to me. . . .

J/K, but really, sometimes if i'm really bored and am just looking to do something new, i don't see how generating random sounds and then tweaking them to get them to sound how you want will hurt. This is far from having a generator make a beat for you, as you still have to perform the new instrument.
 
Manual randomness is good for you when you don't a sine from a cv signal... :p

I partly agree with you here. The problem the way I see it is that when you have access to something like this it's easier for the rookies to turn to that instead of just learning the synth or whatever. I'd rather know what makes my sounds sound the way they do instead of pressing a button an end up with a patch that I have no clue what is really going on in the waveforms.

If you're bored and want something new try Absynth. Sample some sounds of yourself and put it in there. It's a beast and it will transform your sound into something unique.
 
Yeah, I use presets, I randomize presets and I make my own presets from scratch, leave no stone unturned - style. In a perfect world, people would want to know as much about their equipment as possible, but that's an alternate universe we don't happen to live in. This is not meant to be a replacement for abstract thought or experimentation. It's just another tool. Some people will use it and some won't. Either way it's no big deal.
 
alternate univers we don't happen to live in?

The majority of actual musicians out there are fully capable of handling their equipment, and quite alot of them program their own sounds. The majority mind you, not all of them...as one can hear in todays music. I'm just trying to spike a will to learn here. Not in here to spike a fury in regards to simpletons in the musicworld.

To put it this way, You're not really ready to walk before you have atleast learned the prinsipal of crawling. I admit, there's people out there walking around without having done the crawling bit...but sooner or later someone's gonna kick that walking aparatus hey have gotten so used to out of their reach...and bam! That's all.
Sometimes the hard way of doing things is actually the easy way.
 
FL has that built in. it can be a great way of getting some new sounds IF (and this is a big IF) the plug-in does not have a lot of controls. Otherwise you get trash 99% of the time.
 
Wow, great link, thanks! Random generators are always a great way to get new sounds.
 
its not necessarily lazyness using randomizers.. and it doesnt necessarily make you less of a "pro" using it either.. anyone can get stuck in a rut or trapped thinking inside the box.. these days there is too many options and tools for everyone to fully grasp every single detail IMO.. so using tools that randomize something can help you get out that box..

but yeah, you probably shouldnt do it if you're complete newbie, unless you actually do it to learn.. and randomizer tools also can be very good for that..
 
NFX said:
FL has that built in. it can be a great way of getting some new sounds IF (and this is a big IF) the plug-in does not have a lot of controls. Otherwise you get trash 99% of the time.
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really??? didn't know that. people ***** about this but it looks like a thing that can be fun to play with. i've never learned synth programming and i just play with the knobs until i get something that sounds good but i haven't really gotten good at it and most of what i do sucks.
 
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