From Ben Bridges Sent Thu, Feb 28th 2019, 01:59
From Ben Bridges Sent Thu, Feb 28th 2019, 01:59
+1 for me too. Peak is an amazing synth, so many features at such a great price point. I can sit for hours on it and just design sounds/patches. I paired mine with a black keystep but would love to have a full size keyboard to use with it. There is so much under the hood, and so much readily available on the front panel. Perfectly laid out and a well thought out synth. Build is solid. I would love to someday see a keyboard version. On 28/2/2019 8:21 AM, alt-mode wrote: > +1 on these comments. I have been enjoying pairing the Peak with an Infinite Response Vax77 controller that sends Poly Aftertouch and getting some wonderful CS-80-like PolyAT brass and related sounds. The PolyAT implementation is just “Aftertouch” in the mod matrix and treats channel and poly AT the same from a programming perspective. > > I haven’t had a chance to play with the FM implementation. I wasn’t terribly impressed with all of the wavetables but I wasn’t looking for a Solaris replacement. > > I’ll be bringing my Peak to the AHNE/Boston Modular New England Winter Synth Fest this Saturday if someone wants to try it out. > > Eric > >> On Feb 27, 2019, at 4:57 PM, Christopher Winkels <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> >> The sharing of controls is no big deal for me. It seems to be a way of striking a reasonable compromise between capability and panel sprawl. Since "classic" synth designs tended to feature only two EGs, think of this as getting a free envelope. Ditto with the LFOs; the bonus ones are only accessible through menu diving, but there are two directly addressable from front panel controls. >> >> No issues here with the filter. >> >> I do think th FM is a bit of a work-in-progress. The late 2018 update made it much better than it had been on release, but it still doesn't sound quite correct to my ears when compared to vintage Yamaha FM instruments, creating an FM stack with more than one modulator causes a weird trait where the pitch seems to never quite settle down. It's pretty unmusical to my ears, so I limit it to only a single carrier and single modulator. >> >> It has on of the best built in reverb and delay pairings I've heard on any synth ever, though the chorus effect is a bit thin and hi-fi, lacking in lushness. >> >> I do hope they add more (and more varied) wavetables in future. The 1.2 OS update was certainly an improvement, but it's still no Blofeld in that respect. >> >> >> On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 at 15:12, Seth Elgart <xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> I'm considering getting a Novation Peak and was wondering if folks love them/hate them/whatever them. It looks great as an "analog" three-oscillator synth with lots of modulation. On the other hand, I don't love that the second and third envelopes share the same controls. If you have one, is that a problem or is it no big deal? >> >> Also, if anyone has one they want to let go of for a reasonable amount let me know. I also have a few Roland Boutiques I'd be willing to trade (TR-09, TB-03, SH-01a) if that interests anyone. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Seth --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus