Thu Nov 01, 2018 1:52 pm
I had a quick listen with Hauptwerk running Goerlitz with a 64/64 direct to diffuse mix compared to just a single instance of Illusion with the diverse outputs off -- normally I would try running three instances, one for each of my main front channels. Also tried Illusion with some vocals.
In fairness I only had enough of a listen to say that Illusion sounded at least as good as its predecessor, Seventh Heaven which is saying a lot of course. More to follow when I find the time. There's no doubt in my mind that these are phenomenal audio tools.
I do love having the flexibility of putting an organ in an acoustic environment of my own choosing with a natural amount of reverb. It's my opinion that a single choice of reverb characteristics as we get with traditional wet sample sets is not right for every listening room or every user's purposes or tastes. The newer 6-channel sets with direct, diffuse, and surround channels solve that problem though memory requirements can get out of hand. I've set up Seventh Heaven as a dead ringer for the Goerlitz surround sound that I doubt anyone could differentiate from the 6-channel version, but that's my opinion only.
And of course some wouldn't want another dongle in the form of an iLok device that needs to be purchased separately.
Tweedle Dee, stop by and have a listen the next time you are in Vancouver. Still no console but we can play back MIDI HW recordings.