@William said:
There is also maybe the most basic recording engineer's philosophy that is egregiously violated by synful - not to tamper with the basic waveforms of the original recording. To present them in the most pure fashion possible is the goal, which is what VSL has done, but synful literally rips them to pieces then "reassembles" them.
I don't care what happens to the samples as long as it sounds good.
DG
I have to agree with DG here, William. Your point is completely valid regarding the sustain portions, but I am referring to the critical 0.3 - 1 sec attack/note transitions, and the myriad variations that this demands. I don't think this is best addressed with sampling technology. Surely it would mean even bigger libraries? And the bottom line is that, even in it's infancy, Synful is doing a better job of interpreting and creating legato and portamento articulations than anything else I've heard so far, on a time-to-results ratio.
Am I ready to buy Synful? No
Am I excited at what this technology may lead to? Oh YES. [:D]
Mike.