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jeffdevigneux « a diamond in the palm of the hand »
Published on 07/05/12 at 11:33Nothing to add to the excellent opinion of marsupio37 on the characteristics of the device, however it is worth mentioning that the filter has no accent, and he does not self-oscillation.
In stand alone mode, the control of the module (within the meaning of controls) seems very inadequate, and even frustrating: despite all his connections, we can not affect envelope to the VCA and simultaneously have the velocity, c ' is one or the other! So if you set via the CV2 velocity at VCA, the note you play is suspended at its initial velocity, and the SEM becomes uncontrollable! why I put a pointed 0, for after small German synth very nice, like mono Lancet Vermona, do not have this problem (and it is less than half the price of pro SEM).
UTILIZATION
The manual, which I have in my possession is the SEM without Patchpanel, it is clear and honest in the sense that Tom Oberheim is very explicit on the limits of its product, but as this is the SEM pro , he just cracked a single sheet description for Patchpanel, without further explanation, it is a bit light ...
SOUNDS
Marsupio37 is correct to say that the sound is absolutely HUGE. This is the sound Oberheim, I dreamed of having, and no other synth can not reproduce. As they say: "if you want the sound Oberheim, Oberheim buy one and nothing else." Only, no expression (velocity, aftertouch) is possible (see above), it is a diamond in the palm of your hand, bright lights of all, but then, what to do? Should the crimp or mounted on a ring?
In fact it is a module, which must fit into a large modular and there is one out of the woods, but then at what price! Besides Tom explained very well in the genesis of HE-1: he wanted to start a supplement to the ARP 2600, he was using at the time, if I understand. But then what is now modular, with whom he could go?
For after all it lacks many things: a noise, a S & H, Ring Mod, the LFO is minimalist ...
OVERALL OPINION
I use it with much happiness, however, in recent months in the mix, it can crush everything, so it is powerful, we must compose the instrumental parts: this is not even bother to play the SE1-X (Studio Electronics) at the same time: we do not hear it, all my synths, only the Evolver (DSI), or Protone (Spectral Audio) in size ...
This is the sound I wanted, so I do not regret purchasing it; I just never thought it would change my life!
In stand alone mode, the control of the module (within the meaning of controls) seems very inadequate, and even frustrating: despite all his connections, we can not affect envelope to the VCA and simultaneously have the velocity, c ' is one or the other! So if you set via the CV2 velocity at VCA, the note you play is suspended at its initial velocity, and the SEM becomes uncontrollable! why I put a pointed 0, for after small German synth very nice, like mono Lancet Vermona, do not have this problem (and it is less than half the price of pro SEM).
UTILIZATION
The manual, which I have in my possession is the SEM without Patchpanel, it is clear and honest in the sense that Tom Oberheim is very explicit on the limits of its product, but as this is the SEM pro , he just cracked a single sheet description for Patchpanel, without further explanation, it is a bit light ...
SOUNDS
Marsupio37 is correct to say that the sound is absolutely HUGE. This is the sound Oberheim, I dreamed of having, and no other synth can not reproduce. As they say: "if you want the sound Oberheim, Oberheim buy one and nothing else." Only, no expression (velocity, aftertouch) is possible (see above), it is a diamond in the palm of your hand, bright lights of all, but then, what to do? Should the crimp or mounted on a ring?
In fact it is a module, which must fit into a large modular and there is one out of the woods, but then at what price! Besides Tom explained very well in the genesis of HE-1: he wanted to start a supplement to the ARP 2600, he was using at the time, if I understand. But then what is now modular, with whom he could go?
For after all it lacks many things: a noise, a S & H, Ring Mod, the LFO is minimalist ...
OVERALL OPINION
I use it with much happiness, however, in recent months in the mix, it can crush everything, so it is powerful, we must compose the instrumental parts: this is not even bother to play the SE1-X (Studio Electronics) at the same time: we do not hear it, all my synths, only the Evolver (DSI), or Protone (Spectral Audio) in size ...
This is the sound I wanted, so I do not regret purchasing it; I just never thought it would change my life!