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Published on 12/17/06 at 14:55
View previous opinions! But basically from a polyphony and relatively useless from the audio ... nothing to say to a synth sound research.

UTILIZATION

Very simple and very well organized with respect to the synthesis part .. It is clear, approach a button / knob a function (or two / three envelopes for example) allows a simplified and very pleasant work ... especially since the possibilities of the beast is really Impressive!

A few things could have certainly improves etrent ... A headphone jack ddi reactivation of less finicky endless knobs (sensitive to the displacement of Veloci which can be a problem live on the filter openings fast or slow, for example).

And even if a make a wavetable synthesis an editor could have Intgr be interesting rather than having to go through the MIDI and a computer screen (MANDATORY (as appropriate software) if you want to push the bb into a corner!

SOUNDS

The highlight of the machine! A very typical that the advantages and disadvantages!

Advantages: If you can tweak a sound and look unusual is the machine for you! We can wholesale all in search of new cons with sonic sounds could qu'Autechre used on their albums, tablecloths strange, subbass devastating, leads twisted, made of metal sounds similar to FM synthesis but sounds 'organic' that could be found on one of the first 3 albums from Pole, etc., etc ...
It sometimes sounds a Wavestation, but the type section filter allows DLIR prohibited Korg machines ... The modulation matrix is ​​also an incredible source of discovery and wonder if one bothers to think outside the box ...

Drawbacks: first the sound of this synth is both clear (digital) and very difficult to manage in the grave: the sub is HUGE and it sometimes very difficult to get a return to a mix Register It takes serious synth place ... so that other sounds are sometimes covered! A solution I found to make the problem less obvious is the multi-band compressor that can compress well down the spectrum to that it does not bleed too ... but find appropriate settings with this kind of machine is not always evident and we must know what you are doing ...

After we should not ask him for things he can not do: sound like an analog! This is not a modeling synths and even if he is able to approach analog sounds and frustrating would be a shame to confine it to register ... It allows for so many other things more interesting!

In addition, these envelopes have a fatal flaw for me: they are rather soft and slow! Do not try to be ultra aggressive sounds like a virus for example (with which it goes very well but each in a different register !)... It is very difficult and the result is worth only rarely bother ... on the other hand if you want to get close to a Nord Modular in wealth and Evolutiv sounds we are in the same category ... ;)

Good to conclude it has the defects of these qualities! It does not sound like any other machine and that makes it sometimes a little sharp in its use and its settings, it is not more than one box is preset: b41 patch lovers go your way ... on the other hand if you like the sound discoveries and tweak for hours on this machine is for you!

OVERALL OPINION

This is the first synth 'nine' that I bought there are now about 8/9ans (just has its output on the market.

I always use, not in all my prods but very regularly and I do not separate them ... I now have an ide clear limitations in the Fast Fashion sound of this machine and these strengths and I think never have time to shop around ...

It is a machine in his type very endearing character and I would not recommend that lovers of synthesis ready to spend time on it to master the many possibilities of a wavetable synthesis, and that does not mind at sounds 'outstanding'! If you already have an analog modeling synth or analog (or SE Electronics SE1 Virus for example) this machine will give you a sound palette of the first extra interest that will fit in perfectly with your first protected