[sdiy] Novation peak NCOs

[paula at synth.net]

Tom,

  More to do with restrictive covenants in their employment contracts. No 
harm in inviting them though :)

Paula


On 2017-04-22 21:23, Tom Wiltshire wrote:
> Why suspicious?
> 
> I thought they'd been pretty clear - the DeepMind12 voice is a couple
> of DCOs, followed by an analog filter and VCA. From the current
> CoolAudio chip line-up (e.g. no CEM3320 clone just yet) and the
> Roland-alike character of the whole project, the filter is a 2/4-pole
> OTA based thing, probably built around a pair of V13700s. VCAs
> similar, I'd expect (Roland used BA662, another basic OTA). Everything
> else (envelopes, LFOs, FXs) is digital, in common with most "analog"
> synths from the Prophet T8 onwards.
> 
> The synth was developed by the Midas audio team in the UK, not by
> Behringer in Germany. Pete Sadler (software) and Rob Belcham
> (hardware) are the lead engineers. Something a bit different for them,
> since most of their stuff is studio mixers/processors.
> 
> http://uk.linkedin.com/in/pete-sadler-98853320
> http://uk.linkedin.com/in/rob-belcham-35333320
> 
> And yeah, I agree, I'd love to know more too!
> 
> Tom
> 
> On 22 Apr 2017, at 19:40, Mike HEQX <mike at heqx.com> wrote:
> 
>> Not in the UK, but I'd really like to know more about the Deepmind 12 
>> ( suspicious of their analog synth claim ) and what Behringer is doing 
>> with their audio chip revitalization program. Anything from Novation 
>> would be great because they make real ( hybrid ) synths, not just 
>> sample players like some of the other makers.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 4/22/2017 1:48 PM, Mrs Paula Anne Maddox wrote:
>>> Tom,
>>> 
>>> It's be nice but I suspect highly unlikely, most company have very 
>>> strict rules about talking about work outside of the building.
>>> 
>>> Paula
>>> 
>>> On 22 April 2017, at 14:38, Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Neil J, can we invite Nick Bookman to come to SDIY UK in the summer 
>>> and give a talk about his work on the Peak?
>>> 
>>> I'm sure he'd have a lovely time. Engineers so rarely get a chance to 
>>> talk about what they do with an audience of people who are actually 
>>> interested and would understand what he has to say. Mostly if you 
>>> talk about this sort of stuff with people, you get that glazed-over 
>>> look within a few seconds…
>>> 
>>> Alternatively, I'd also like to hear a talk by the engineers behind 
>>> the Deepmind 12 - they're UK too, right?
>>> 
>>> What do you think?
>>> 
>>> Tom
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 22 Apr 2017, at 14:06, Bruno Afonso <bafonso at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> If only some notation engineers were allowed to speak freely about 
>>>> the design instead of the marketing people…
>>> 
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