Product: GForce Virtual String Machine
Price Paid: USD 900
Submitted
04/27/2008
at
08:29pm
by
Mike Shenanigan
Email: mikeshenanigan at yahoo<dot>com
Reviewer Background
:
I make music a variety of different ways. With a Motif XS sequencer, with Cubase 4, Ableton, and even with the geekazoid tools like Reason and FL STUDIO. I have a PC running Vista Business on an Intel D975XBX2 board (motherboard is the guts of your rig, don't skimp on it mates), and a Duo Core 2.8ghz CPU. Motif XS and Cubase 4 play like mum and dad together. Very nice pair indeed. VSM is just gravy
Ease of Use
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10
VSM is one of the dead simplest UI's ever designed. I can't imagine it being more intuitive. Click to select the patch, and start playing. All the main params are neatly on display on the main screen, with no extra clicks required. Not sure about the manual or copy protection or any such rubbish. If it requires a manual to use, I am not interested. If it has a bloody dongle thingy I am not interested. Companies that make my life harder will NEVER get my money. Steinberg is the only dongle I own and I HATE IT. Cheeky bast#@s and their bloody dongles. UGH. Never again. I have a simple test for prospective software trying to elbow its way into my studio: ASSET OR LIABILITY? If liability, bye bye. Don't $#@% with my time please. Thank you. VSM is heads and tails over the competition in this category. 10+
Sounds/Sound Quality
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10
The sounds are bloody BRILLIANT. I honestly can't believe what I am hearing. For this price you would have to be a bloody fool not to buy it. Out of this world gorgeous string machine sounds. I LOVE IT. try ot for yourself, what are ya waitin for!?
Overall Rating
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10
Brilliant. One of the best pieces of kit out there. Makes my KILLER list: VSM, Korg Digital Edition, Cubase 4, Ableton Live 8, Minimonsta, impOSCar, Sonnox suite, Ivory, Elektrik Piano, FM8, B4 II.
