What's wrong with MX4?

[dix]

Wow. This forum is ON FIRE! .....35 posts total since it began. What's up? Does this VI just suck. What accounts for MX4's massive unpopularity?

[Nama]

Hi!

Sorry I can't say anything about the audio ins of the MX4 because I haven't used them, yet. I'm only interested in acoustic instruments and synthesizers
not effects for now.

I really love the MX4. No matter how I program, the sound it makes has depth. It is a synthesizer that can make music by just itself without any effects or any other instrument. I really love it, and can't wait for the version 2.

[thracks]

........ what he said.

I'll give the audio inputs a try today if I get time (just got Reason 3.0 so I'm exploring a bit).

I really wish MOTU could find a way to make a demo available. I bought it sight unseen (or heard), but that's not for everyone.

[dix]

Well I'm reserving judgment, but so far (one day) I've yet to make anything that sounds good come out of MX4. Complex, weird, unique, just nothing I like. ...not an uncommon reaction from reading other posts. Hopefully, as others have, I'll warm up to *it* (because nothing "warm" is ever going to come out of MX4 I don't think).

[bsantoro]

Hello,

The same thing happened to me the first few days. I started reading the manual to get used to how it functions. The thing that got me some new sounds was to pick a preset; then randomize it (hold the ctrl key down anywhere on its surface and pick one of the randomize options). If it ends up being a dud, I just pick another preset and start randomizing again.

I still have to learn how to save my own presets. I think it might be too easy to overwrite the presets if you are not careful.

To get new sounds, I try changing the waveforms on the occilators and playing with the filter controls. There is a lot to learn.

Could we use this forum to share approaches as to how to generate new sounds easily? What is the easiest way to manipulate sounds with just a few steps? Is there a way to attach some of our mp3 or AAC samples to this forum?

I am hoping that MOTU will add some good presets to the version 2 upgrade? Any word about it shipping?

bsantoro

[dix]

Thanks for the tips. I'll stay at it. MX4 2 should stir the pot a bit too. "Hundreds of new presets" are on the way.

[Tonio]

I've been looking at soft synths /samplers. The only thing that makes me not want to purchase MX or Mach 5, is the lack of requirements, preset instruments.
I may be a newb at the whole soft synth/sampler stuff, but IMo MOTU needs to open the door a little if they want to be in the market I mean its hard enought to try and figure out what its capable of.

I could'nt even find any system requirements for MX4 at all!!

[chrispick]

They ought to offer downloadable demos of these apps. Don't know about everyone else, but I'm becoming more and more hesitant to buy without test driving.

<small>[ April 02, 2005, 11:59 PM: Message edited by: chrispick ]</small>

[dix]

Originally posted by chrispick:
They ought to offer downloadable demos of these apps. Don't know about everyone else, but I'm becoming more and more hestitant to buy without test driving.

Me too!

I doubt MOTU did it on purpose, but in my case a demo would have *prevented* me from buying MX4. As stated above my first impression is not so good. ...Mach5 however, I can wholeheartedly recommend. Especially if you use DP.

[billf]

Originally posted by Tonio:
I've been looking at soft synths /samplers. The only thing that makes me not want to purchase MX or Mach 5, is the lack of requirements, preset instruments.
I may be a newb at the whole soft synth/sampler stuff, but IMo MOTU needs to open the door a little if they want to be in the market I mean its hard enought to try and figure out what its capable of.

I could'nt even find any system requirements for MX4 at all!!

I don't know about MX4 because I haven't yet decided to buy it, but MachFive does come with a bunch of samples (it is BTW, a true software sampler) and can import just about any sample format out there.

[MrVideo]

Can you tell me if MX4 needs an iLok dongle as does Mach5 or just a serial number to work?

(I hate dongles - my message is to say)

[dix]

iLok.