blog post: Virtual Instruments & Software Synths: accurate & awful names

Random thought of the day: what’s up with what the world has ended up calling those wonderful electronic instruments that originate from a program in a computer? Yes, we all know them as software synths or virtual instruments (a.k.a. VIs if your character count is limited or you’re just that cool), but these names, however accurate, are pretty awful. read more

1 year ago
  1. musicalsomethings reblogged this from synthfiend and added:
    This is definitely worth a read! Nice to hear a good rant about the synth engines used today that are computer based. I...
  2. lowbroweye said: Careful, lest you get me started ranting on the ridiculous adjective escalation of music technology marketing nonsense.
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