On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net> wrote:
Hello Gino!
To be fair the Prophet 5 did even more things that a Pro One never could. But that classic lead sound that Tony Banks used with his Pro One was just plain perfect for those solos! Other than a couple of sounds the Pro One is pretty cheesy until (as Genesis did) you beef it up with effects. With the push of a button the Profit 5 became monophonic in unison mode but it was a much fatter sound than the Pro One… especially the rare Rev.1 which was by far the best sounding but least reliable of the series. I wish I had never sold mine. My Rev 3’s and Prophet 10 never did have the bite of the Rev. 1. I got my Rev. 1 for $500 from a friend at Sequential Circuits after Eddie Jobson turned it in for a newer model. The SSM chips which were designed by Emu sounded great but were prone to failure. After the Rev. 1 they moved to the Curtis chips and never sounded the same. Emu actually designed the scanning keyboard for Sequential as well. I knew people at both companies well so I got some good deals and factory training. They were both groundbreaking companies with sounds you hear on more records and soundtracks than you can imagine.
Cheers!
Gary
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gino wong
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 9:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog Fun
Analog polysynths are great but a pro 1 did things the Prophet 5 only dreamed of, Minis and Synthi A's are monophonic for a very good reason.
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:
Whilst saving up for my next keyboard I have bought a Monotribe and a Volca keys. I still love the mellotron but I am doing much more with subtractive synthesis these days. I mainly use the almighty MicroKorg or the wonderful Synth1 plugin. But even to my ears analog synths sound more pleasing, but I can't afford a true analog polysynth. The Volca is polyphonic but works much better as a monophonic synth. These are 2 of my latest efforts for all of you who love endlessly repetitive electronic loop music.
I have more sense now than to buy a vintage synthesizer but I suppose I wouldn't be able to resist a MiniMoog if one turned up here.
Mark
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog Fun
2013-10-13 by gino wong
It is in the hands of the player to some degree, set up and economies of scale. There is never any such thing as a one to one comparison. The CS80 is without a doubt the best poly synth of all and it also is over 200 pounds and requires careful maintenence. I truly wish I still had one, the DX7 was just as good but too difficult to program. With some of my charges I sorted them out with delays, compressors and other fx. I use a bandpass filter on the output of any of my lead synths. With fx and some modding almost anything can be made into a really useful rig.
When i first could afford a synth , long ago one of the first things I did was take an Arp Odyssey and install a switch to make the filter either Arp or Moog, I added outboard compressor, big muff, Electric Mistresss. and a tape deck modded for delay and reverb in the amp. I started with that indvicualistic sapproach.