From Brian Willoughby Sent Mon, Feb 12th 2018, 06:01
From Brian Willoughby Sent Mon, Feb 12th 2018, 06:01
My memory may not be totally accurate, but it seems that vintage synths = were more likely to implement support for PolyAT than modern synths. = This is especially confusing because of the push for MPE. Considering = how much extra CPU power we have these days, I cannot understand why = modern synths do not all have an option for PolyAT in the patching = architecture, along with Velocity, Channel Aftertouch, and Continuous = Controllers. I am with you 100%. I do not need to buy another keyboard controller = with every sound generator. In fact, I=E2=80=99m way more likely to buy = a new synth architecture if I can stuff it away in a rack somewhere with = nothing but audio and MIDI cables running to it. Of course, a nice = hands-on controller is very important, but I don=E2=80=99t need keys = attached to every patch editor surface. Brian p.s. Is there a list of synths that respond to PolyAT? I think I=E2=80=99l= l start another thread for that... On Feb 11, 2018, at 9:50 PM, Marshall Craig <xxxxxx@xx.xxx> wrote: > An important thing for me personally is that a polysynth should = respond to PolyAT- for me this ruled out the Omega/Code, Modal 008, = Andromeda (though it was supposed to!), and Deepmind. I couldn=E2=80=99t = help notice that many of the presets on the Deepmind were doubled, = making it for all intents and purposes an 6-voice synth. I sold my = Andromeda right after they discontinued it, for absolutely stupid money. >=20 > I really did like both the DSI P6 and OB6, though I wish they were 8 = voices, and had a few more LFOs, modulation options, etc. But still, = there is something about the DSI Curtis filter sound I just didn=E2=80=99t= like, and was very glad when he got away from it with the P6/OB6.=20 >=20 > Novation Peak- now there=E2=80=99s a synth I am taking a second and = third look at! In the cacophony of NAMM I thought it sounded pretty = good, and there have been several demos I really liked. Very versatile, = it can go very modern to deep/warm analog, right number of voices, = responds to PolyAT over MIDI, and is in module form- I just don=E2=80=99t = need any more keyboards, especially since I am very happy with the two = 76-key PolyAT controllers I currently have. >=20 > As far as the Jupiter 8, I am making do with U-He=E2=80=99s DIVA for = now. Their Repro-5 sounds so amazing I have held off getting a P6 = Module.