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g.dps « Very, very good »
Published on 08/31/14 at 00:54Well, as much bothered by that, to avoid redundancy, I invite you to refer to both the test Synthwalker for technical details and reviews petitsynthé.
I just would add that, more accustomed to the "junk" I was surprised at the quality a little fake plastic used for the bottom of the box. But it's still anecdotal.
On the facade quality is very honest: good screen printing on a matte black paint that should not attract too much dust, the color we like it or not, each his own. Me I do not care as long as it makes music, my wife love it! (Bona fide)
The knobs are slightly rickety but provide reasonable resistance to rotation, the switches are nice to handle.
UTILIZATION
One of the strengths of the machine: ultra simple installation, you plug, play, and especially the game fun is now! The handling is very intuitive, it invites exploration and experimentation.
The three effects (animate, phaser and reverb) are easily accessible. For now I am using some of the animate, but the reverb is very good, never obtrusive, and phaser settings wisely factory preset. However, as petitsynthé, I would have appreciated (even via a key combination), to act on the scanning speed of the phaser.
The Streichfett comes with a quickstart guide in German and English, which clearly explains all the controls and action. It is complemented by a downloadable manual on the site of Waldorf.
The 12 presets enough for me, some will see perhaps a limitation ...
There is no software publisher to my knowledge. If such a project is being planned, it could be useful in providing access to additional features as mentioned a few lines above, as well as for viewing on the screen settings to a preset. Indeed the values of the knobs are not recalled by physically display, so you have to find them "in the dark" when you want to change a setting.
SOUNDS
An avid groundwater well planing, sounds agree ... what I was looking for! The sound quality itself is excellent. My ISP allows me to accurately assess this criterion, I can say: no audible breath, waves remarkably clean cut with a scalpel!
Selection by morphing the "strings" is a very good idea, immediately directing style while offering subtle nuances enough to quickly find "the" sound. Mixing with the "solo" beautifully complements the strings.
It is true that there is some aggression in the treble, but firstly I am OS 1.07 and 1.08 should come correct this, and secondly there is no reason to pass through a low pass filter out there and / or equalize in post-prod. Nevertheless aggressive does not mean screaming and it's not to me a fatal flaw.
Realistically I do not know. We are dealing with an emulation assumed a melting pot of string machines I do not have, for modeling. Provided my first tests allowed me to move relatively easily and accurately tablecloths and sometimes leads Oxygen and Equinox for example ... So it seems promising and, as far as I can tell, yes, realistic.
OVERALL OPINION
I received the Streichfett there is less than a week. I had to explore from 15 to 20% of its ability not to mention his connection still possible with external effects (pedals, filters, ...) that I think could generate excellent surprises.
I've never had a string of machinery in his hands, just VST so no, no pre-testing ...
At the end, if the qualities that I found on the Streichfett its price is reported, I love everything! The few regrets expressed in the chapter use are details of ergonomics that do not interfere with the game fun and expressiveness of the machine. With a little luck and ingenuity they can even probably be improved by updating OS.
Oh yes, I would do this choice without hesitation!
I just would add that, more accustomed to the "junk" I was surprised at the quality a little fake plastic used for the bottom of the box. But it's still anecdotal.
On the facade quality is very honest: good screen printing on a matte black paint that should not attract too much dust, the color we like it or not, each his own. Me I do not care as long as it makes music, my wife love it! (Bona fide)
The knobs are slightly rickety but provide reasonable resistance to rotation, the switches are nice to handle.
UTILIZATION
One of the strengths of the machine: ultra simple installation, you plug, play, and especially the game fun is now! The handling is very intuitive, it invites exploration and experimentation.
The three effects (animate, phaser and reverb) are easily accessible. For now I am using some of the animate, but the reverb is very good, never obtrusive, and phaser settings wisely factory preset. However, as petitsynthé, I would have appreciated (even via a key combination), to act on the scanning speed of the phaser.
The Streichfett comes with a quickstart guide in German and English, which clearly explains all the controls and action. It is complemented by a downloadable manual on the site of Waldorf.
The 12 presets enough for me, some will see perhaps a limitation ...
There is no software publisher to my knowledge. If such a project is being planned, it could be useful in providing access to additional features as mentioned a few lines above, as well as for viewing on the screen settings to a preset. Indeed the values of the knobs are not recalled by physically display, so you have to find them "in the dark" when you want to change a setting.
SOUNDS
An avid groundwater well planing, sounds agree ... what I was looking for! The sound quality itself is excellent. My ISP allows me to accurately assess this criterion, I can say: no audible breath, waves remarkably clean cut with a scalpel!
Selection by morphing the "strings" is a very good idea, immediately directing style while offering subtle nuances enough to quickly find "the" sound. Mixing with the "solo" beautifully complements the strings.
It is true that there is some aggression in the treble, but firstly I am OS 1.07 and 1.08 should come correct this, and secondly there is no reason to pass through a low pass filter out there and / or equalize in post-prod. Nevertheless aggressive does not mean screaming and it's not to me a fatal flaw.
Realistically I do not know. We are dealing with an emulation assumed a melting pot of string machines I do not have, for modeling. Provided my first tests allowed me to move relatively easily and accurately tablecloths and sometimes leads Oxygen and Equinox for example ... So it seems promising and, as far as I can tell, yes, realistic.
OVERALL OPINION
I received the Streichfett there is less than a week. I had to explore from 15 to 20% of its ability not to mention his connection still possible with external effects (pedals, filters, ...) that I think could generate excellent surprises.
I've never had a string of machinery in his hands, just VST so no, no pre-testing ...
At the end, if the qualities that I found on the Streichfett its price is reported, I love everything! The few regrets expressed in the chapter use are details of ergonomics that do not interfere with the game fun and expressiveness of the machine. With a little luck and ingenuity they can even probably be improved by updating OS.
Oh yes, I would do this choice without hesitation!