I am trying to get the filter sweep sound out of my poly 800 to use
in the opening Bass note of Tam Sawyer.
Can you help me with parameter settings?
Thanks
Joe
--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "bugsiwabbit" <Bugsi@m...> wrote:
> --- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "Alexander" <arf_hotdogdeity@y...>
wrote:
> > I almost bought a poly61, they any good? (i got a poly800
instead...
> > nice little board. but you gotta play around with it to get
anything
> > that doesnt sound like a nintendo)
>
>
> I got a Poly800 last year and sadly, I just don't like it at all.
It's in perfect shape, but I have
> to agree with you, it sounds like a nintendo. -Actually, I think
I've heard better sounds
> from a nintendo. The synthesis is subtrative filtering, basically
the same as a DW8000,
> but you only have two waveforms to start with sawtooth and
square), and the keyboard
> isn't velocity or aftertouch sensitive. -Not that I'm complaining
about what it is, I mean for
> its day, it was fine, especially against synths like the Yamaha DX-
100.
>
> To me, its greatest weaknesses are: (1) Lack of any complex
waveforms. It just has two.
> (2) 4 note polyphony. (3) No velocity sensitivity. (4) No
aftertouch sensitivity.
>
> It has a pretty nice filter sweep, but that's about it. Without
velocity or aftertouch, every
> sound, even interesting ones, starts to sound pretty mechanical
really fast.
>
> It can also run off batteries and has attachment points for a
guitar strap, which is pretty
> cool, but you'd still need audio or midi cables to play it live,
and without velocity or
> aftertouch, it's not terribly useful as a controller for other
sound modules.
>
> I think I'll probably be selling my Poly 800, as its sounds are
just too simple, especially
> without any velocity control for expressive dynamics.