Cameleon 5000 vs. Dimension Pro

Hello everyone!

Newbie question. How does Cameleon 5000 compare to something like Dimension Pro. Some of the sounds of Cameleon are just absolutely beautiful.

Thanks,
Adam

They are two very different synths. If you like to program or tweak your own sounds, Dimension is much more straighforward. Cameleon isn't that hard to program but a bit time-consuming.

If you plan to use lots of presets, I think Dimension would cover a wider range. Dimension is sample-based, so it can basically produce any sound. Cameleon, on the other hand, approximates sounds by additive synthesis (ie.- adding a bunch of sine waves). This gives you a lot of control over the sounds, and that's why Cameleon is able to make such complex and beautiful textures.

In short, if you're after assorted sounds (strings, pads, pianos, basses, drums, brass, etc), and you prefer a more common, substractive synthesis approach, then Dimension is the way to go.

If you're looking for spacey, athmospheric pads and textures or want to experiment resynthesizing all kinds of sounds (a teaspoon hitting a glass, a female vocal, whatever), then Cameleon may be it.

There's a demo version of Cameleon you can try, but no Dimension demo.

Another thing to have in mind is that Cameleon is probably more CPU intensive than Dimension, which means you can only use a few instances in each song.

Once you have that track set with Cameleon, just record the output to an audio track. You can then mute or delete the Cameleon track and just have the audio recording of it play. This should dramatically reduce CPU utilization.