Re: [AH] What analogue synth have you used the most in the last month?

From Jason Proctor
Sent Wed, Nov 28th 2018, 18:22

i traded my OB-6 out for a Prophet-12 and had something of a synth
epiphany. whoever designed the P-12 had the right idea -- it's very
accessible, not too deep, and has some surprising areas to its palette
(like wavetables and 4-op DX-style FM).

it's the little things, like a dedicated knob for velocity sensitivity
in each envelope section. like being able to slew the LFOs. like
making the FX architecture easy but flexible. like having the audio
oscillators as modulation sources. like having shortcuts for setting
mod sources and destinations. like having the ribbons not just
latchable but also pressure sensitive. like having a good solution for
the perennial patch vs multi issue.

almost the biggest plus is the character section which is
post-oscillator and pre-filter. so if you have the oscillator tone
you're looking for but it needs to be a bit grimy or scratchy, you can
dial it in (and with knobs called Decimation and Hack, even!). a very
fine degree of sonic sculpting is available here, and that's without
considering the tuned feedback loop or the (analogue) distortion.

on day one i duplicated a big VS string sound just to see if it could
-- it can. on day two i nailed a church organ that previously took a
sample to get right. and i could get a little more high-end
penetration out of the organ just by fiddling with the Air knob.

the filter is not as sweet sounding as the VS, and of course it
doesn't have the VS's rough edges (which you're stuck with), but
otherwise the P-12 is effectively a modern and much more accessible VS
(and yes, using the extensive modulation facilities, you CAN do vector
synthesis on the 12).

oh and another thing - my dislike for too much choice is well
documented, so the microcosm nature of the P-12 suits me very well.
regular analogue waveshapes plus 12 digital waves which can be
wavetabled with two others. i bet with all the other mangling
available, those 12 can get anything the 99 VS factory waves can do.
(ok, i really want an EEEE to go with the OHHHH and AHHHH, i'll just
have to do that with the resonant LPF -> resonant HPF chain...)



On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 8:14 AM Dave <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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> On November 27, 2018 7:18:54 PM PST, Quincas Moreira <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> >I assembled a 6U eurorack for live use, which is next to my computer
> >station and getting much more use than the expanded studio rack behind
> >me.
> >I used it to play with Billy Martin at his workshop in Mexico City last
> >week,
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> An illy B name drop on AH?!!  ;-)
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> Any public video available?
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> -Dave