On 2008-10-08 06:54 -0000, patchdub1972 wrote:
> as for polyphony. i would be happy to get three voices going at
> the same time. i am not trying to get huge chords out of the
> thing.
For an N-voice modular, you will need N of each module. This will
use up more real estate that any equivalent polyphonic synth not
made by Ken MacBeth. And almost certainly cost more.
Even if this is not an issue for you, every patch still has to be
duplicated N times (patch cords and settings). I suspect that this
could remove some of the fun of it.
The real-state and patching time problems could be solved with
N-fold modules. For example, one could make an N-fold VCF by
putting N VCF boards behind a single panel and using, say, N-way
DINs instead of jacks. Since pots with more than two tracks are
not very practical for a number of reasons, everything would
probably have to be voltage-controlled. To my knowledge, no-one
has ever made such a product available.
Not trying to discourage you... If you can manage it, great.
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