[ostaz]

"Mark" wrote in message
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On Mar 13, 3:21 pm, "ostaz" wrote:
I've noticed the same thing with NI B4 and other DXI or VSTs. They do
sound harsh. I just upgraded my PC and hoped that would make them a
bit smoother sounding. Wishfull thinking, didn't help. I've recorded
some stuff from a new Roland Extreme
synth, it sounds fine. You get what you pay for!!

DaveT

Yes, but Gigastudio 3 plus my 80 gigs worth of samples are not exactly
"bargain price" either! Perhaps it is just an inherent characteristic of
the process. I'm thinking that it might also be that the engineers who
create these sounds might be "over-EQing" them in order to make them
sound
brighter, more brilliant, and generally stand out from the competition.
I'm
finding some luck lately in rolling off the lows and highs a bit just to
make the sounds more even and to sit in the mix a bit better.

Pete

are you listening to the mix on the computer as a .wav and then on
your home system as an MP3?

Mark
No, 32-bit wave on computer and then mixed down to 16-bit CD.