Opiniones Applied Acoustics Systems Lounge Lizard EP-3
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03/05/12
- Puesta en Marcha
- Applied Acoustics System's take on an electric piano synthesizer plugin is unlike the rest. It is not based on samples from the real Rhodes or Wurlitzer pianos, yet it sounds surprisingly real, and it infinitely more flexible. Immediately, you'll see controls that are beyond the standard soft synth parameters: Stiffness, Tine, Geometry, Damper, etc. This is a smart soft synth that gives you deep control over the electric sound, with incredible sounding results. If you want a synth that sounds exactly like a Rhodes or Wurlitzer, this may not be the best tool. But if you like electric pianos, but would love to change tonal details, and adjust every little parameter to your liking, then this is the soft synth for you.
Compatible with Mac and Windows systems, it also includes a tremolo, EQ, and multi effects section in addition to the basic electric piano controls. You can easily save and organize your presets within the plugin as well. - Adecuación/Rendimiento
- I've personally never used an authentic Rhodes or Wurlitzer piano, but I use them a lot in my music and are familiar with how they sound in most modern recordings. Alongside my Native Instruments version of the Rhodes, the Lounge Lizard does seem slightly more digital and synth-y, but the Native Instruments uses hundreds of megabytes of samples, and it is extremely inflexible: one sound is pretty much all you get. Lounge Lizard is much more lightweight, and cpu processing has not been an issue: I've used it live at low latencies with no problems.
- Opinión Global
- Overall, this is a unique synth and a unique take on electric pianos, and for fans of synthy pianos and realistic pianos alike, this is a product worth checking out. The official price for this plugin may seem a bit steep, given that it's installation is just a few megabytes, but it is certainly unlike any other, and it is capable of producing some amazing electric piano sounds, with little hassle and little tweaking necessary.
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11/11/09
- Puesta en Marcha
- So far, no compatibility issues. I run a Macbook with Logic 9 and Ableton 7.
The manual is clear and sufficient enough. I haven't really needed it to much for my purposes. I run it mainly in Logic, so midi mapping is easy. I don't use it as a standalone, but if I did, the manual explains very well how to midi map directly to the program.
The setup/configuration is very simple. All the main parameters are right in front of you, including a drop down menu featuring all the effects offered.
Yes, all the typical functions are accessible. They are all right in the main window. - Adecuación/Rendimiento
- Yes, the plugin works great in both Logic and Ableton as well as standalone.
So far it has never crashed on me, or lost any preset/saved data.
As for performance, no latency (at least none that I can hear) and all midi mapped features work great. I am pleased with the technical side of things.
I have been using this plugin for about 5 months. - Opinión Global
- What I like most about this unit is the Wurlitzer patches. The Lounge Lizard is my go to plugin for the Whurly. It is very warm and realistic enough for a plugin (totally kicks the but of both Logic and Ableton's built in Whurly sounds). I also enjoy the "Classic Tracks" presets. I am a fan of Jamiroquai and it was cool (and audibly pleasing) to see/hear the Distorted Whurly sound from the song "Black Capricorn day." Very very close representation.
What I don't like about this plugin is most of the Rhodes Patches. Most sound pretty weak and when you really mash down on a key, you can really hear the "digital" side of things. In all fairness, I do own a Real Mark 1 Rhodes, so I may be biased. For a Rhodes plugin, I go with GSi's MrRay73mk2. In a fight, GSi's kicks Lounge's But. However, some of the Rhodes patches are Ok (like the Mellow Rhodes) and I use them for the sake of a different sound sometimes.
I believe my studio partner paid a little over $200 for it. Thats a pretty standard price for a decent plugin, and I would say, because of the Quality of the Wurlitzer patches, its a fair price.
As mentioned before, the whurlys are High quality for me, the Rhodes, not so much.
Yes, I have used the GSi mentioned earlier, Logic and Ableton's built in ones, and also a few found in big sample libraries like IK Multi's Sample Tank. I would say out of all of those, it ranks in second, behind the GSi.
Well, I would not buy this product again if I found a better Wurlitzer plugin for the same price (or cheaper) since that is the only function I consistently use in this plugin.
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2 opiniones de miembros sobre Applied Acoustics Systems Lounge Lizard EP-3 en francés
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2 opiniones de miembros sobre Applied Acoustics Systems Lounge Lizard EP-3 en inglés
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