We gotta talk about that "Deluge Sound"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ม.ค. 2024
- If there's one criticism I hear about the Deluge often, it's that it has that "Deluge Sound." Let's talk about what that is... and why I think it's bullshit!
the sounds I was using as a demo in this video became this song (if you wanna hear how much the deluge can be anything!)
• Neolithica (Synthstrom...
#synthstromdeluge #ambientsounds #chillmusic #synth #jamuary #letstalkfacts
Synthstrom should consider acquiring a batch of Boards of Deluge presets from Krzysztof, some from Rephazer and incorporate them into the default lineup instead of the current ones, which are perceived as subpar. There's literally hundreds of excellent ones. Or even contract them to make new original ones. I believe that many people form their opinion of a synthesizer based on its stock presets, and this is the issue at hand. On the other hand I love how lowkey the Deluge is, like a rare gem.
Deluge sounds too much like early FL cheese. Some people love it, some people hate it. But one can't deny that this sound is always gonna be popular just like your typical Yamaha wedding sound. I mean, Deluge have it's own personality for sure. Cheese never stopped Yamaha from selling millions and millions of units. Deluge will always be popular no matter what people think.
I giive a Thumbs up . . .but I disagree. Having purchased, most of the boards of deluge and scrolled thru them all up and down....this sounds similar to my ears. For a wildly different sound, we'd need different filters. I LOVE My Deluge, but not its own synth sounds. If it's fed samples, awesome, as a brain to my other synths and modular gear- outstanding. But by itself...meh
People (like myself who owned a deluge for around a year) complain about the sound of the device not about its synths. It’s headroom is way too small, it sound muddy and cuts crispy highs, and it’s nearly impossible to get a clean, balanced mix in it. And to be honest: your example presents that very well!
My criticism about the sound isnt about the the synthesis but the overall output. Idk what the quality of the output is I just wish it was better. Its not enough for me to think about selling it though.
Complete BS most haven't learned the machine well enough to understand why that's not true. Most underrated synth-sampler-drum machine out.❤
Apologies for the bumpy camera😢. I threw this together in the middle of a session and apparently my new desk accentuates EVERY SINGLE BUTTON PUSH when using a table mounted camera arm… I promise I’ll do better next time! 😂
This is why I sold my OP-Z to get a Deluge, and am now reluctantly looking at passing the Deluge along. The music made on them sounds distinctly like the sound pallet of the device. Your song is a great jam but it still sounds like a Deluge jam to me. Nothing wrong with that, I'm just looking for more sound variety at this point.
Bloops and bleeps.
I see your point, but all gear does have a sound to it, even samplers. Even with Roland, the ZenCore stuff doesn't sound good to me, but the ACB stuff does. The Deluge just doesn't hit my ear right, even though I like the workflow.
It sounds freaking amazing I have waiting for a synth that could sound like this since 97. The Boards of Deluge sound packs are easily worth every penny.
Bass Amount 30-35, Treble Amount 30-35, Bass EQ Cutoff 30-35, Treble EQ Cutoff 10-20
It's extremely simple: it's all about time. The time you spend with the instrument. I have created several soundbanks for various synthesizers (including Deluge) and it always turned out that they can do much more than I expected. Always :) In the case of Deluge, we have just received one of the most unique features in recent years when it comes to all available grooveboxes: Automation view. Outstanding idea and development. I still can't imagine how many new sounds I can do now.
Great content and demonstration. Love this
Great vid I've been considering getting on of these and the sounds you made are lovely.
That is a FABULOUS track you're working on there!
Agree everything i hear this all the time that its metallic i think they can use the LP cutoff lol
I have to admit that if I don’t take time to create my own sounds that I have felt the sound pallet feels limited on the Deluge. Thanks for making this. I’m going to dig in deeper and try some new things in my Deluge. Right after I upgrade to the community firmware. It looks really nice.
I think that this is much wider problem across the industry. Very few great instruments come with really good factory patches. This might be arbitrary, and I will not call out specific manufacturers, it is more of a general case. Then, you have people who don't want to explore instruments and go straight to presets only. You are correct, there is no "Deluge sound", just like Octatrack is not "dark" (there is a different reason for this misconception tho). I have synths from the eighties, and when you play DX7 cartridges, you can feel the full power of that synth. Jupiter 6 too, I quite often use some of the presets made 40 years ago lol. Even og Prophet presets are super usable. Some companies do a really good job and hire great designers to work with the internal team on the factory content. Take something like REV2 - matrix, tons of modulation, you really can showcase full power of the synth.
great little vid here!! your points are all well made & well received. & I'm really digging the music you're conjuring up here. bravo!!