Virtual Instruments
Dream sounds from virtual instruments is a dream come true...
Finding a good condition Eminent 310 as used by Jean Michel Jarre for his seminal album ‘Oxygene’ and then enough space to house it is not always a practical consideration is you’re hankering after re-creating those large lush phased sounds. Firstly, you need to find one...and ‘cos it’s so big it will have to stay at home...
Hence, enter the age of the virtual instrument allowing anyone to access the sounds and capabilities of such vintage synthesizers and keyboards plus in many case truly useful and welcome enhancements to those instruments.
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
And...just imagine...virtual instruments in his hands...
To re-create the sound of the Eminent 310 then look no further than the superb Virtual String Machine (VSM) from GForce plus all the other sounds from Freeman String Symphonizer, ARP Omni II, ARP Quartet, Crumar Multiman, Polymoog, Elka Rhapsody, Korg PE2000, Logan String Melody, Eminent Solina, Roland RS202, Yamaha SS30 and more...
Need a Mellotron with memories of The Beatles ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ or the Moody Blues ‘Nights In White satin’ going around your head? GForce can help again with the excellent M-Tron Pro.
Think of the soundtracks to ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Chariots of Fire’, ‘1492: Conquest of paradise’ and your hearing Vangelis playing the legendary Yamaha CS-80 which many considered by many in the late 70’s as the ultimate polyphonic synthesizer. The Yamaha CS80 has been reproduced in all its glory by those clever people at Arturia as the CS-80V. It’s one of our most favourite virtual vintage synhthesizers.
Vangelis at his Yamaha CS-80
Arturia’s CS-80V
Taking this incredible technology further has enabled companies such as Spectrasonics to create and take virtual syntheszisers to another level of ability and sophistication providing musicians with tools where only their imagination is the limiting factor. The new and exciting Omnisphere from Spectrasonics is one such product.
Many musicians are moving to a complete library of virtual instruments on the laptop which together with a quality MIDI keyboard controller gives incredible flexibility and practicality whether live or in the studio,wherever you and your laptop go.
