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DW8000@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Rinass <st@r...> wrote:
> I´ve also done the Mod for the Poly-800, but imo it doesn´t help
much to
> improve the sound. It is a nice feature to be able to increase the
Reso
> until the Filter roars, but to be honest: Who uses more than 50%
Reso
> for a -useful- sound?
Depends on what music you make - for you it wasn't useful - for
others yes it is.
It won't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear ;)
> Without effects it sound generally crappy, compared to other Synths
of
> this time.
What synths are you comparing it with? It was very cheap at the time.
> The biggest mistake of the Poly-800 was its "emulated"
> sawtooth-WF and no PW/PWM-Modulation.
Agreed 100% and no Osc sync and of course - just the one filter but
then again - it's a budget poly.
You could get a good monosynth at the time but this was about the
only poly option.
Cheers
Chris