[sdiy] stereo synthesis

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In a message dated 10/7/01 10:34:03 AM Central Daylight Time, 
a0284520 at addcom.de writes:

> I know there are many designs out there for voltage controlled panners
>  and even some built into monosynths, but has anyone actually
>  experimented with stereo analog synthesizers? i use Pro Tools when I
>  make music and I very often track analog sequences twice, once for the
>  left side and once for the right. The modulation causes really wide
>  perspectives. Would it be totally off the wall to make a synth with 2
>  independant signal paths? (snip)


 Hi,
 I've also wondered why synth manufacturers never implemented a dual signal 
path in their synths. I guess cost is the main reason, but it still seems 
that there's be more than a few analogues out there with this feature.

 I know the Xpander and Matrix 12 synths allow independent (and pannable) 
voice operation in multimode, but I can't think of any others. Maxi Korg 
possibly? 

 If cost was the main reason for not doing this in the commercial analogue 
synth world, would the same apply to digital synths? The Korg Prophecy is one 
synth that I've missed this feature the most on. This synth pretty much leads 
a dual life (oscs, filters, waveshapers, multiple mod sources) until the 
mixer stage, where the signal output is mono. Ironically, it's then fed to a 
mono in - stereo out effects section. (doh!!)

 Andrew Sanchez