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Ikkini « Small but mighty »
Published on 04/01/11 at 01:34
Best value:
Excellent
The Polylite is a plastic box without potentiometers that features a hybrid synthesizer analog / digital (oscillators digital / analog filter 24 dB) with 4 voice polyphony.
It has a mono output, a mono input, one MIDI input and output in 5-pin DIN which, using an adapter, can separate the output of the 4 oscillators.
Since it is without controls, it must be edited via MIDI, either with software or with any MIDI controller configured correctly.
It features 99 user memories for storing presets.
UTILIZATION
Obviously, the use is anything but intuitive because the stakes of this machine is to provide a semi-polyphonic analog to a floor price. So the whole interface has been sacrificed.
The machine comes with a manual more than short ... But anyone accustomed to the synthesis find it very quickly, once you've set up a score of knobs on your preferred controller, the editing is done quickly and easily.
SOUNDS
The sound is very warm but not aggressive. The digital oscillators give her a little lofi to the bike, there is the matter and it makes all the difference. The machine is a bit rather weak in the bass but that's not what we asked.
Do not expect a range of sound that could have a digital synthesizer, on the other hand, the Polylite has a warmth I can not get my Virus. You can hear the subtle imperfections sound that gives it a decidedly vintage character.
The filter is very effective without being aggressive. It fits easily into self-oscillation for some nice bleeps.
OVERALL OPINION
I tried a few analog polyphonic, but between their size and price, nothing was the right solution for my use.
Even if my Access Virus gives me satisfaction, there are things that digital can not reproduce ... That is why the Polylite seems to be an ideal companion. Compact set in the middle of a longer included, it marries well with his playmates
I highly recommend this machine for traveling musicians who are looking for sounds that have character and want to warm up their set. The pair well with a mono chubby (Moog Little Phatty, Waldorf Pulse) gives excellent results.
It has a mono output, a mono input, one MIDI input and output in 5-pin DIN which, using an adapter, can separate the output of the 4 oscillators.
Since it is without controls, it must be edited via MIDI, either with software or with any MIDI controller configured correctly.
It features 99 user memories for storing presets.
UTILIZATION
Obviously, the use is anything but intuitive because the stakes of this machine is to provide a semi-polyphonic analog to a floor price. So the whole interface has been sacrificed.
The machine comes with a manual more than short ... But anyone accustomed to the synthesis find it very quickly, once you've set up a score of knobs on your preferred controller, the editing is done quickly and easily.
SOUNDS
The sound is very warm but not aggressive. The digital oscillators give her a little lofi to the bike, there is the matter and it makes all the difference. The machine is a bit rather weak in the bass but that's not what we asked.
Do not expect a range of sound that could have a digital synthesizer, on the other hand, the Polylite has a warmth I can not get my Virus. You can hear the subtle imperfections sound that gives it a decidedly vintage character.
The filter is very effective without being aggressive. It fits easily into self-oscillation for some nice bleeps.
OVERALL OPINION
I tried a few analog polyphonic, but between their size and price, nothing was the right solution for my use.
Even if my Access Virus gives me satisfaction, there are things that digital can not reproduce ... That is why the Polylite seems to be an ideal companion. Compact set in the middle of a longer included, it marries well with his playmates
I highly recommend this machine for traveling musicians who are looking for sounds that have character and want to warm up their set. The pair well with a mono chubby (Moog Little Phatty, Waldorf Pulse) gives excellent results.