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"The 3D equivalent would be assembling a render by pasting photos into a collage."

Yeah, but to be fair, I'd only attribute that to most sample-based synths or ROMplers.  I never really saw those ROMplers as true synthesizers because they're just playing back a recording, sort of cheating.  I prefer Analogue Subtractive, FM, and Additive synths (and the various takes on them) - they are true synthesizers in every sense of the word.  That said, I've no interest in making synths sound like real instruments.  A good Trance lead is an good sound in it's own right and wasn't meant to sound like any real instrument.

I was in love with the KORG M1 when I first heard one (and it's a cool piece of kit), but after having a similar synth, the novelty soon wore off ROMplers.

Comparing what's difficult for me with Poser nodes to what's difficult for me in synth design is pretty much the same; it's the math stuff I hate the most, but I love it all the same because it's mainly the structures of synthesis that interest me so luckily I don't have to concern myself with the heavy math too often.  Whenever heavy math crops up in synth design, it brings me to a crawl until eventually I work it out and can shove it into a module, where hopefully, I won't have to bother with it too much again.

I get what I want (eventually), but no doubt the way I do the math can be done in a more efficient way.

Anyway, like I said, I'm going to have a go at that sequencer, and the display comes first because if I can't get that right then the rest would be a waste of time.  Expect a thread featuring stange, totally messed-up node setups coming to a forum near you soon!

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