From Jason Proctor Sent Wed, Nov 28th 2018, 19:47
From Jason Proctor Sent Wed, Nov 28th 2018, 19:47
i should say here that i don't consider the P-12 superior to the OB-6 as they are apple and orange. the OB was just the wrong tool for the job in my studio. what i needed was a more accessible VS for rapid sound design (and eventually playing out), and the P-12 nails that job. On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 11:13 AM Alex Timchak <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: > > Wow Jason that is the most glowing P12 review I've ever seen. Especially since you traded in your OB-6 to get it! > > Cheers, > Alex > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 12:24 PM Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> >> 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: >> > >> > >> > >> > 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, >> > >> > An illy B name drop on AH?!! ;-) >> > >> > Any public video available? >> > >> > -Dave