D16 Group plug-ins vs. hardware. Phoscyon Nepheton Drumazon

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D16 Group plug-ins (Phoscyon, Nepheton, Drumazon) vs. hardware (TB303, TR808, TR909) in live action.

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Music

Tags:

• roland
• phoscyon
• nepheton
• drumazon
• tr909
• tr-909
• tb303
• tb-303
• tr808
• tr-808
• 909
• 808
• 303
• acid
• techno
• vst
• vsti
• plugin
• plug-in

[thedarkspirit]

This old Roland x0x-Stuff still not dead, huh?

[d16group]

They are in quite good shape :) but 303 needs a new "tune" potentiometer.

[thet180]

when you said you added effectsm was that devaster or some sort of distortion?

[d16group]

Yes - it was Devastor :)

[piracetam]

nonsense...this plugin sounds very, very accurate.

i've actually owned a tb-303 before.. the only thing this plugin lacks is the analog line noise and scratchy pots.

[BillyBatsonMarvel]

The software versions sound dead on for the most part. The hardware versions has a little more presence and crispness. Hard to tell with the drum boxes though, couldn't differentiate between the muted and unmuted one during the comparison.

[M3sslah]

Like most software they sound weak and muffled in comparison to the punchy crispy hardware, and I also enjoy the signalpath it has which also add to the character. VSTi's are clean, so clean I feel kinda bored listening to most of todays music. I for instance can hear pretty well when software is used, there is usually not that nice presence in the mix, something bigger punchier open sounds with life. And I am not talking about unison 20 and 128 polyphony. Not a bad plug though, nice work.

[module8]

Yeah its probably my POS dell laptop. Time to upgrade :)

[amrahc3232]

@module8 I'm using Nepheton in FL, and I haven't encountered any CPU issues.

[module8]

I'm going to be honest. I freakin love this plugin... it sounds almost identical to the 909 plus so many more great features (love the shuffle).

However, it is almost so CPU intensive that it will be difficult to even use. In a brand new Ableton project i loaded only this plugin and programmed a simple beat, looped this and hit play and it takes ~35-40% CPU by itself. When I disable the plug 3%. I've got dual-core 2.9 ghz processor with multicore support enabled and am using motu traveler.

[m0de]

look at how much more fun the hardware units are. it's obvious that that's the most important part about music. experiencing creation on the fly with dedicated instruments (at least to me) is the best way to go.

the sounds are better on the hardware across the board.

[ElasticMinds]

as a die hard hardware user, I must say D16 are doing something very right with their software recreations, esp the 808 clone nepheton. Sounds almost just like my actual 808.

[Dazzystutorials]

Phosycon is in mho the best sounding 303 clone out there, great value for money, I use it all the time.

[aikighost]

The hardware 303 is a pain in the arse to program give me the plugin any day of the week.

[theyearoftheshnitzel]

hehehe i wonder how many times folks have stormed off the dancefloor because they realised it was...............A PLUGIN!!!! Felt the same way about santa when i worked that one out. Hasn't stopped me from enjoying christmas.

[orientalflux]

for market... nothing's different.. even I still like to have one of 303