New analog synth poll.

[Paul Maddox]

David,

  Firstly good luck... if your asking two llists about their
ideal synths you will get about 1000 different answers.

  anyway, heres mine.. VCO's being analog, Im not too worried
if they're digital, as long as the waveforms are of a high enough 
resolution (16 bit) then yep kewl.

  Wood, yes... though not too much, I had a CS70M once, GOD
it weighed a TONNE, I had it on TWO keyboard stands..

  Mono or poly, for 1500 quid, BOTH poly Id want at least 2 Osc's
per voice, 3 EG's, VCF, 2 LFO's and a VCA, ring mod, sync and xmod.
in mono mode it would be good to like the jupiters did and have a "spread"
control that detunes the 16 oscs a little bit (assuming 8 note poly and 2
oscs per voice).

   sequencer, nope... unless its going to be multi-timbral in which case
yes...

   velocity/after, velocity is a deffinate yes, after touch, Im not so keen
on but some love it.

  real time controls... oooo difficult one, Im not saying what I plan
on doing with my poly, but its not been done before.. I would like
to see say 3 wheels, or a joystick and a wheel, couple of buttons.

  Midi is a MUST and I woud like to see both CV/Gate in and out
for either one channel (mono mode?) or in an ideal world all the voices
to have CV/Gate in and outs.

  Like I say good luck..
  Paul

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-----Original Message-----
From:	David Kean [SMTP:mellod at netwood.net]
Sent:	Wednesday, September 22, 1999 8:11 PM
To:	>>>marjan<<<; Harry Bissell
Cc:	Blandon Ray; Synth DIY
Subject:	Re: New analog synth poll.

Hello All,

We have been asked to take a consensus from AH and DIY about a new synth on
the drawing board.

It is being built as a "end all analog (mostly) synthesizer" from one of the
Fathers analog synthesis. You can guess who, but I can't say. 
It will be 1500.00 or less, smallish in size on the scale of a Prophecy.
Questions:

It will have "mostly" analog circuitry, definitely in filters and
envelopes...given that dig oscillators can be made to behave with varying
degrees of randomity, how important would it be to you, as a consumer, that
they be analog?

Would you like to see some wood in the cabinet?

Monophonic with ALL of the tricks or poly with fewer bells and whistles?

Sequencer?

Touch, aftertouch issues?

Realtime controllers...the usual issues...wheels? bats? sliders? spring
loaded?

Voltage control is inevitable, which are most important to you?

"Free for all" suggestions are welcome...

Speak now and have a right to bitch later! Just remember, 1500.00 is the
retail price goal.

Thanks,

dave.