Soundforce SFC-60 - Does it make sense to buy a MIDI controller dedicated to a plugin synth?
Added 2021-01-03 11:46:54 +0000 UTCHi!
There are a few reasons to get a hardware synth: sound, hands-on control, getting away from a computer, avoiding CPU limitations.
Computer issues aside, from a sound perspective, software plug-ins are getting anywhere from pretty darn good to indistinguishable from their hardware counterparts, whether digital or analog.
SoundForce is a small company from the Netherlands that's attempting to give you all the comfort of hardware controls and all the benefits of software plugins.
But does it make sense to get a controller that's dedicated to a software plugin? That's the topic I explore in this video, including a few interesting alternatives in the form of inexpensive synths that can send MIDI CC commands.
Attached to this video is a download of the intro/outro jam, which I guess can now officially be called the "Loopop theme"...
All my best,
Ziv (lusting slightly less for a Juno 60 on youtube as "Loopop"...)
Comments
Hey Jason, I'm not familiar with it at all.. this just sends CCs on a single channel, so if the FB-01 accepts them, it should be fine (note - no MIDI out, only USB)
2021-01-03 21:36:18 +0000 UTCSo theoretically I could use this for say, my ancient FB-01?
Jason Hoffman
2021-01-03 21:20:31 +0000 UTCMy pleasure :) Thanks for the reply, I didn't expect that vendors would be going to the length of rewriting the firmware of an existing product to implement a new protocol - that is fantastic news! Looking forward to seeing all the developments this is going to enable in the upcoming months.
Andi Scharfstein
2021-01-03 13:05:37 +0000 UTC
