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Subject: Re: Imitative Synthesis and Implications for Hardware

From: "rogerpellegrini" <rogerpellegrini@...>
Date: 2007-04-20

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, jneilyahoo@... wrote:
>(Brian Eno:)It's actually being used rather like a graphic equalizer. I do have two graphics
> as well, which I use. Those I should have mentioned first, because they are really the most important. I can't
> understand why nobody has built a synthesizer with a graphic built into it.
>

I couldn't agree more! Standard subtractive synthesis has nearly always been done in a crude way - with one filter. It's like doing surgery wearing oven mitts. It's a big reason why analog synths and even VA's have a "sound" - a desired sound, yes, but a sonic signature that's unmistakable across manufacturers and models. In my opinion, it's a travesty that the one instrument that should have the most sophisticated EQ has none!

How about a digital motm module with say 8 adjustable bands, excessive boost/cut, adjustable Q, with parallel shift of band frequencies under 1v/octave control? Storage/recall of all settings, too? What do you think?