The Trident compared to the Polysix, hm you try to compare a big truck
to a pick-up car.
Let's try a comparison of the synth section of the Trident to the P6:
+-----------+-----------+-----------+----+
| | Trident | Polysix |rank|
+===========+===========+===========+====+
| voices | 8 | 6 | + |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+----+
| OSC/voice | 2 | 1 | ++ |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+----+
| EG/voice | 2 | 1 | ++ |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+----+
| Waveforms | OSC1 same as Polysix | |
| | OSC2 SAW | | |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+----+
| prog. ATT | same | |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+----+
| Effects | Flanger, | CH/PH/ENS | - |
| | not prog. | program. | |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+----+
| LFO (MG) | VCO only |VCO/VCF/VCA| -- |
| | not prog. | program. | |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+----+
| programs | 32 | 32 | |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+----+
| TAPE I/F | same | |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+----+
Unfortunately I do not have the service manual of the Trident, so I
cannot tell whether it uses similar circuitry (e.g. filter chips) as
the Polysix. But I think that the basic sound will be very similar.
But be sure that it is a MKII not the Trident without "MK". You can
easily this by the knobs. The MKII has knobs like the Polysix, the
MKI has older style knobs, like the MS and the PS series. The MKI
does not have editing capabilities as we know from the Polysix.
You have to setup each sound from scratch. It has only one EG and
no Attenuator.
Besides this you get a String machine and a Brass machine with
split and layer functions in the same instrument.
If it is a MKII and your car is big enough to carry it - get it!
Johannes
gil_we wrote:
> There's a one laying at the corner of a small flea-market shop,
> but is looks so well used and old. A HUGE machihe, the biggest synth
> ever seen I guess.... May check it out altuogh there's a big chance
> for defects in the particular one...
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> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "ciscomanvann" <ciscomanvann@y...>
> wrote:
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>>--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "gil_we" <gilwe@h...> wrote:
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>>>I wonder if and how the Trident is better than the P6.
>>>Does it sound better/warmer ? What are the additions ? and does
>>>that P6 have any features the Trident lack of ?
>>>I got a P6 in an excellent condition but I wonder if the Trident
>>>is actually what I should look for :)
>>>I have decided that when i see a trident mkII im all over it.
>>
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