Robert, ditto on what Mike just said.
Kyma is great for digital processing and MAX MSP like automated events. Anythingsurround and Kyma rules! The converters do sound really good! There are somenew VCO primitives witch sound ok, and you could potentially build your ownhigh end analog models. But analog modeling is not the stronghold of Kyma(requires lots of DSP to get it right, and still not the same), for thatyou should stick to MOTM. I don't think it will replace any of your existinggear, because the of particular way you work with Kyma. This is not your'basic meat and potato" studio gear, but more a new sonic "cherry on top"cornerstone in your rig.
If you buy a Kyma i highly recommend adding a few extra DSP cards to allowfor more complex algorithms and higher clock rate (up to 100kHz)
I use a combo of an expanded Kyma (8 I/O, 18DSP's) with a 26 module MOTM(still growing) with a Kyma IO patch bay showing up as a MOTM panel (modifiedmult). My next step is to also add a Kyma MIDI to CV patch bay in my MOTM.
As a MIDI controller I use a modified Max Mathews Radio Baton.
The Kyma/MOTM combo works great as a "mad scientist playground", but it alsomakes sense practically because of the computer integration. Most of us endup with our creations as a computer file in a pro tools session or similar.Why not capture it through something that both sounds good and adds a creativeelement.
Good luck!
Tobias
Mike Marsh wrote:
Hi Robert-
After a couple of years of lusting, I finally took delivery of my
Kyma a couple of weeks ago. In short, yes it's as good as all the
hype. In fact, it's better. The sound is rich and articulate, the
ADC/DACs are very, very good. ANything my little brain could imagine
(granular revreb? Yes! ALter my the frequency of my voice in real
time by pressing keys on a MIDI keyboard? Yes! etc. etc. etc.)
The learning is pretty huge, but that's more than half the fun!
There are many levels to the beast and you can make new, creative
stuff at any of them. From tweaking the existing 1,000 sounds to
programming your own primitives in DSP assembly and all points in
between.
It's expandable, too!
In conjunction with my MOTM rig (roughly 40 modules worth and still
growing) and my Ztar MIDI Guitar Controller, I'm in Hog Heaven. Note
that the analog synthesis on the Kyma, though serviceable, is nowhere
near what MOTM is, so the combination of both makes for an all around
great sound creation environment.
Mike
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