I think that Yamaha has lost it. Since they dropped their Plg-range, they
have had nothing new to offer the VA-crowd. AFAIK, they believe that people
don't want to tweak their own sounds anymore (which is a shame), and have
started to concentrate on main-stream instruments instead. I have owned (and
still own) the EX5, S30, plg-150dx, plg-150an, CS2x and AN200 (have
A3000/A5000 still) and deeply miss their "tweakable" instruments deeply. To
bad that they leave the field open to Roland and others.
//Daniel
On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Jeff <jf.serviere@...> wrote:
>
>
> I agree with Peter : you can build a decent analog mono synthesizer with
> "off the shelf" inexpensive ICs, there are some projects available on
> the net. Take a look at the Paia "Fatman" and all the possible mods .
> But you need a rather good electronic background to understand how these
> humble devices work if you want to try more than the basic Fatman.
> Others such as Doepfer sell modular kits : all you need is a basic
> hobbyist knowledge (how to make solders, read a schematic diagram).
> A polysynth is something possible but would be difficult for a hobbyist
> because of the micro controller programming (for the keyboard interface)
> and the huge amount of ICs necessary (one voice = VCO + VCA + VCF + LFO
> + at least one ADSR). The dedicated ICs such as the famous Curtis are no
> longer available or at an excessive price. Only for very skilled and
> wealthy hobbyists !
> IMHO the "real analog sound" is somewhere a myth. OK, if you listen to a
> big Moog or a Pro 5 or other famous monsters of the past, it sounds
> good, but not without some additional effects (spring reverb, tape
> delay, analog phasing and other vintage stuff...). And not all the
> analog synths sound like a modular Moog or an ARP.... but all of them
> were unreliable !
> Cheers
> J.F.
>
> Peter Korsten a �crit :
>
> >
> > Op 13-6-2010 15:48, Paul T schreef:
> >
> > > yes indeed. I'm not talking about 'me' though, I'm talking about the
> > mass market synthesizer 'scene' which was the topic, it's about what
> > yamaha does next not about what we can do now (I've got enough synths
> > for now anyway in some analog). :)
> >
> > Sure, but the issue there is that making pure analogue synths is
> > expensive, even when mass-produced, when compared to digital (virtual
> > analogue) synthesis. So that's why the DIY route probably offers the
> > most prospects, if you insist on going 'true' analogue.
> >
> > - Peter
> >
> >
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