... One interesting thing I found while mapping out the existing circuitry is that each group of 5 voices is pre-mixed separately, then the two groups are run through two parallel VCAs that allow the gain staging to be automatically adjusted by the computer so it's optimal for both 5-voice and 10-v...

No doubt, FM is quite a bit different than subtractive synthesis. But from what I've read, the Opsix will have at least one filter, giving some traditional control over the sound. And then a while back, I read something interesting about FM synthesis on a Yamaha synth website. I don't know if this i...

Since there have been 87 views as I type this, but no replies, I'll start by referencing what I posted about this synth in the article about it on the main page of the forum... "The fact that it has dedicated knobs and sliders to control the frequency ratio and level of each operator gives it a grea...

In my post above, I talk about the Roland GAIA SH-01. But I just saw information on another synth that looks very interesting, especially if you're looking for digital FM sounds. It's called the Korg Opsix, as it is essentially a 6-operator FM synth, but it goes beyond that. It has multiple waveform...

Another thing to consider is how you're going to use the keyboard. And by that, I mean, do you want to use it like a piano/workstation, where it would be a main keyboard that you would be playing a full range of octaves with both hands? Then you'll want something that has at least a 5 octave keyboar...

This not-too-old thread may be of interest to you...

http://forum.vintagesynth.com/viewtopic ... 1&t=113344

I realize this thread is ancient, but this is an interesting topic to me. I had a Yamaha D-80 Organ that my parents bought for me back in 1978, and I sold it in 1985 to get a DX-7 and some other equipment. It's interesting to read about the paraphonic envelope generators, because as I remember on my...

Good point. But even so, there are new analog synths with amazing capabilities for well under $1000. Look at the Behringer Deepmind 12 -- That's 12 voices, at 2 oscillators per voice! And at this time, it's only a little over $800 on Sweetwater. And there are also the Korg Monologue, Minilogue, and ...

Yeah, hardware synths were very expensive back in the 1970's and 1980's when they were first becoming popular. I would put the inflation at about 500% since the late 1970's -- maybe more. That's just based on personal experience, such as a $1.00 magazine back then costing at least $5.00 now, or a $4...

Seems like the original poster was talking about the newer Korg version of the Arp 2600, which I'm seeing online for about $3900. But it seems that this is a limited edition product with a wait list, and new ones may be in short supply and may not even be available, which could explain a $6000+ aski...

And let's not forget that, unless you're recording directly to something like an analog reel-to-reel tape deck or directly to vinyl, once you record the output of an analog synth using any modern digital recording technology, that smooth analog signal is now also broken down into a series of numbers...

That all makes sense. I did a little Googlin' about the subject and it looks like the pitch bend wheel is, indeed, not programmable. But it appears that the fixed range is supposed to be up and down by about a third. Some people said it is a major third one way and a minor third another way, but wha...

I'm not familiar with this particular synth, but maybe the up and down ranges of the pitch bend wheel can be set independently, so that it can be set to go up and down by different interval amounts? This is just a guess, as I know my Roland GAIA SH-01 has this feature.

Hey, great! Thanks for the update, and I'm glad that worked for you. Sometimes you can sort of "bend the rules" or go about an alternate route to get to the sound that you're looking for.

Thanks for the reply. That's what I was thinking, but then that brings up two questions. If they only use a single oscillator for the ring mod effect, then that would produce a different sound than when a dual-VCO per voice synth does ring mod, because with the dual-VCO synth, I would think that eac...