Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Y'all have good ears...in the "VCF Removed" case, you all easily detected the one "fluffy" voice in my Polysix.  It definitely made for a bad demo.  Here's a second demo...it's not great, but it's a bit better...

https://soundcloud.com/synthhacker/korg-polysix-sound-of-removing

The others of you, with the "nasal" or "raspy" comment also heard some truth.  In my opinion, it is indeed a touch to buzzy with the mod.  But this means that I can now turn down the filter cutoff knob on my synth.  With the stock Polysix, I was always wanting to open up the filter more, but I couldn't because the knob was already maxed out.  Now I've got the added flexibility.  My preference.

I hope that you enjoy the newer demo.  It's hard doing demos!  If you free-hand play the "before" case and the "after" case, the two samples end up sounding too different...the listener hears the difference in performance more than the difference in timbre.  So, I was forced to use my (hacked) arpeggiator...hence you get the highly repetitive demo.  If I ever put a MIDI jack on my synth, I suppose that I could use a sequencer from my PC...but what fun would that be!?!

Chip


--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "chipaudette" <chipaudette@...> wrote:
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> Here's a sound demo of the mod that we've been discussing.  It's a very basic demo, but you'll definitely get the idea of how defeating/removing this VCF really opens up the sound...
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> https://soundcloud.com/synthhacker/korg-polysix-sound-of-removing
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> Pretty dramaitc, eh?  I call this one "The Snappy Mod".  And, because it can be done non-destructively, I highly recommend it!
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> A full post with schematics, pics, and graphs will come later.
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> Enjoy!
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> Chip
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