[sdiy] ... Simulating a Moog

[Julian Bunn]

Hi John,
 
> Julian,
> Uh oh, this is like discussing religion and politics at a party! ;-)
> 
> 
> > you could make a faithful digital reproduction of the Moog.
> 
> Ahem... This is a subject that can hardly be discussed 
> without breaking down
> into an endless loop of analog-vs-digital talk. Fortunately, 
> SDIY is more
> civilized than some other forums. I'll just say that some 
> people will agree
> with you while others will insist that analog can not be effectively
> simulated; and, some feel that all digital audio is, um... lacking.

I guess I'm agnostic on this point.

> 
> 
> > I'm wondering whether anyone has done this, for a Moog or 
> any other type
> of analogue synth.?
> > PS Perhaps simulating some of the obsolete semiconductors 
> would be the
> tricky part.
> 
> Good call! This, in fact, is the approach that Korg claims to 
> have used for
> their new (now shipping?) Legacy collection. Korg calls its technique
> Component Modeling Technology (CMT). More info here, scroll 
> down the page a
> bit:
> http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?A_PROD_NO=Legacy
> As for the results, indications are that Korg have done quite 
> a good job.

Oh yes, this is exactly what I was imagining! Thanks for the pointer.

> 
> For what it's worth, there's one thing about the real-vs-emulations
> arguments that bugs me: You'll find people saying they sound 
> different, the
> implication being that the emulation is inadequate. Yet, they 
> will also say
> that no two examples of an [insert vintage synth name here] 
> sound alike,
> either. (However, some softsynths deserve the criticism.)
> --
> john

This reminds me of discussions about speaker cable ... I think some
people just have very discriminating cochleas, or vivid imaginations :-)

Julian