What i I mean is in the previous post that if i were reasonable enough, i would not buy any new modules before seriously thinking if i can already do it with what i have.
But modules are not as expensive as VSTis so it is easy to buy too quickly, especially with time limited sales.
(edit: the zeroscillator is pretty unique, and i also have it, on top of the Laboratory bundle. If you can afford, get all MRB stuff, it's quality at a really nice price ! )
If money were not an issue i sure would buy all MRB stuff, it's that good.
However, for example, and this is a personal view, I have no doubt that the Luxury filter bundle is awesome, but for my not so broad needs, i already have the great filter from the Laboratory bundle, the one in Laboratory voice, plus the MS-20 stuff, plus filters already in other Cherry Audio modules.
Or for instance the new Syndrum : there are Syndrum presets in the Laboratory bundle, and of course, made by the Syndrum creator himself.
Another example, i bought the PSP bundle six month ago, it sounds great, is a bit cpu hungry and i was interested in the Efmerizer.
Then came the Cherry Audio FM bundle, which i prefer, more flexible, well laid out, and i'm not touching the Efemerizer anymore, though by itself it is really good.
So sometimes you buy stuff, just to discover there is a better one after a few months, or you want to get a certain bundle , but it has some modules you bought already.
BTW, great policy from Cherry Audio : i got the 2 years anniversary bundle, but already had the FM bundle, so it got discounted.
It also depends on what your purpose its.
I am mainly interested in synths for providing rhythm and background for guitar playing and improvising, so that narrows a bit the focus, like i don't need thousands of super saw synths, or whatever. That said, those toys are so attractive, so beside my main guitaristic goal, it's quite fun to play with, for example, the Polymod. Really soft synth wise, we are living an era of abundance. Somehow i feel i bought too much, by greed and fun for those new toys, but in my book, still, i find it hard to find a synth that i like better synth than Claes Johanson's SURGE vst, or the XILS4 synth from XILS labs. Another one i enjoyed a lot, is a free vst emulating the ARP2660, called the Arppe2600 by VoltKitchen, which is a spot on emulation of the 2600, considering it's free. Also Hexter for DX7 sounds, though SURGE is very goood at FM too.
All in all, if i had stick to only one synth, it would be a VSTi : SURGE.
Masterpiece, and it actually is free now !
https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ I still use it a lot within VM.
But, nevertheless, i really enjoy having such a palette of synths, so in a paradoxical way they are all necessary !
Toys for spoiled children...
Anyway, i got carried away, that was originally just a casual remark about the ease of buying modules because they are rather inexpensive, and about the fact that for the same function one can have some redundant modules, but they are all different so this is great.
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