Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Hi All,

I own both a Mono/Poly and Polysix. I had the Mono/Poly first and, given that the two synths are of the same vintage and share much of their circuit design, I got the Polysix assuming that it would be a poly synth that sounded very similar, which is what I wanted.

When i got the Polysix, I found certain small (but important!) differences in sound. I've started to quantify the differences in the output of the two synths. If you're interested in frequency analyses and whatnot, you might choose to check out my figures and discussion...

http://synthhacker.blogspot.com/2013/02/high-frequencies-polysix-vs-monopoly.html

I'm definitely interested in any comments that you might have. The boost in treble frequencies relative to the ideal sawtooth is of particular interest to me. Any theories?

Thanks,

Chip

hello I am interested that this list

thanks,

philippe



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Objet : [PolySix] Polysix vs Mono/Poly: Frequency Content





Hi All,

I own both a Mono/Poly and Polysix. I had the Mono/Poly first and, given
that the two synths are of the same vintage and share much of their circuit
design, I got the Polysix assuming that it would be a poly synth that
sounded very similar, which is what I wanted.

When i got the Polysix, I found certain small (but important!) differences
in sound. I've started to quantify the differences in the output of the two
synths. If you're interested in frequency analyses and whatnot, you might
choose to check out my figures and discussion...

http://synthhacker.blogspot.com/2013/02/high-frequencies-polysix-vs-monopoly
.html

I'm definitely interested in any comments that you might have. The boost in
treble frequencies relative to the ideal sawtooth is of particular interest
to me. Any theories?

Thanks,

Chip





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Love it! Bravo!

If you do decide to mess about the Polysix's tuning please keep us updated
on your findings . . . with more graphs . . . and audio comparative
samples! :D

James

On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 10:41 AM, chipaudette <chipaudette@yahoo.com> wrote:

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>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I own both a Mono/Poly and Polysix. I had the Mono/Poly first and, given
> that the two synths are of the same vintage and share much of their circuit
> design, I got the Polysix assuming that it would be a poly synth that
> sounded very similar, which is what I wanted.
>
> When i got the Polysix, I found certain small (but important!) differences
> in sound. I've started to quantify the differences in the output of the two
> synths. If you're interested in frequency analyses and whatnot, you might
> choose to check out my figures and discussion...
>
>
> http://synthhacker.blogspot.com/2013/02/high-frequencies-polysix-vs-monopoly.html
>
> I'm definitely interested in any comments that you might have. The boost
> in treble frequencies relative to the ideal sawtooth is of particular
> interest to me. Any theories?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chip
>
>
>



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It is all down to calibration, me thinks.
The sound of the Polysix can be changed quite a lot depending on how
you calibrate the synth. Stick to the factory standard and you get one
sound - press the VCAs and you get another sound.
It is probably some differences between the synths, though.
But still: if they sound close it is all down to calibration, me thinks.

Den 17. feb.. 2013 kl. 17.41 skrev chipaudette:

> Hi All,
>
> I own both a Mono/Poly and Polysix. I had the Mono/Poly first and,
> given that the two synths are of the same vintage and share much of
> their circuit design, I got the Polysix assuming that it would be a
> poly synth that sounded very similar, which is what I wanted.
>
> When i got the Polysix, I found certain small (but important!)
> differences in sound. I've started to quantify the differences in
> the output of the two synths. If you're interested in frequency
> analyses and whatnot, you might choose to check out my figures and
> discussion...
>
> http://synthhacker.blogspot.com/2013/02/high-frequencies-polysix-vs-monopoly.html
>
> I'm definitely interested in any comments that you might have. The
> boost in treble frequencies relative to the ideal sawtooth is of
> particular interest to me. Any theories?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chip
>
>

Terje Winther
terje.winther@wintherstormer.no
http://www.wintherstormer.no/






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So I tried re-calibrating all the filters in my Polysix. While it didn't affect the frequency response of the synth, it should did make the high-resonance settings a lot more musical. If you're interested, here's a discussion of what I found...

http://synthhacker.blogspot.com/2013/02/high-frequencies-polysix-adjustments.html

I guess that I've got more investigation yet to come.

Chip

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, Terje Winther <terje.winther@...> wrote:
>
> It is all down to calibration, me thinks.
> The sound of the Polysix can be changed quite a lot depending on how
> you calibrate the synth. Stick to the factory standard and you get one
> sound - press the VCAs and you get another sound.
> It is probably some differences between the synths, though.
> But still: if they sound close it is all down to calibration, me thinks.
>
> Den 17. feb.. 2013 kl. 17.41 skrev chipaudette:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I own both a Mono/Poly and Polysix. I had the Mono/Poly first and,
> > given that the two synths are of the same vintage and share much of
> > their circuit design, I got the Polysix assuming that it would be a
> > poly synth that sounded very similar, which is what I wanted.
> >
> > When i got the Polysix, I found certain small (but important!)
> > differences in sound. I've started to quantify the differences in
> > the output of the two synths. If you're interested in frequency
> > analyses and whatnot, you might choose to check out my figures and
> > discussion...
> >
> > http://synthhacker.blogspot.com/2013/02/high-frequencies-polysix-vs-monopoly.html
> >
> > I'm definitely interested in any comments that you might have. The
> > boost in treble frequencies relative to the ideal sawtooth is of
> > particular interest to me. Any theories?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chip
> >
> >
>
> Terje Winther
> terje.winther@...
> http://www.wintherstormer.no/
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>