MOTM

Robert, ditto on what Mike just said.
Kyma is great for digital processing and MAX MSP like automated events. 
Anything surround and Kyma rules! The converters do sound really good! 
There are some new VCO primitives witch sound ok, and you could 
potentially build your own high 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 that you should stick to MOTM. I don't think it 
will replace any of your existing gear, 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 
allow for 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 
(modified mult). 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 
also makes sense practically because of the computer integration. Most 
of us end up 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 creative element.

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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