monolith wrote:I kind of tuned out once he likened it to a PRS guitar.

monolith wrote:I kind of tuned out once he likened it to a PRS guitar.
Sure it helps, but random detuning is not enough. Think of CS80 where one osc board is always a bit flat. Or think of slightly detuned guitar. Or think of ethnic tuning. Drifting out of perfect equal temperament adds life to music. Perfectly tuned instruments (equal 12 tone scale) are perfect for some types of music, but there is whole world beyond that.pflosi wrote:Sample and hold to osc 2 freqmantrak wrote:But I am waiting for the poly synth that will offer sophisticated detuning possibilities. All this fantastic new synths sound too much in tune, and that makes their sound so cold and clinical. When you listen to vintage synths, it's all very detuned, and that's why we like it so much. Now that we have these super precise digital oscillators we can do whatever we like regarding tuning, with 100% control. How come nobody have thought of that, yet?
See my post above. Slop is random. It drifts around perfect tune. In essence it is just like a more pronounced chorus. I am talking about deliberate and systematic voice detuning.Bitexion wrote:Mostly all modern synths have some kind of "drift" or "slop" knob that randomly detunes the voices to emulate vintage synths. So yes, they did think of that already.
AlanC3 wrote:For the UK folks, The Chairworks studio in Castleford are also a dealer, as are Kasbar Systems in Bedfordshire.
I had a play at The Chairworks and ended up buying onebecause this is a synth with a particularly pleasing sound. Using the standard saw and pulse waveforms with the filter in 24dB/octave mode to create conventional analog polysynth patches gives you a big and fat sound with an amazing bass response (it's actually difficult to make it sound weedy
). But it can also go off into completely different territory with the other waveforms - i've been getting some nice vocal effects, some etherial bells and chimes, etc, plus the continuously variable filter slope (yes, you can modulate it) opens up another range of different sounds. I'm also impressed by how 'alive' it is: you can really tell the numerically controlled oscillators are free running and not locked to a central clock.
If you're interested then just be aware that Modulus are still working on the OS and some of the features aren't complete yet. They're working really hard on it, though, with updates coming out just about every week.
Personal opinion: they've built an absolutely terrific synth, and I really hope they'll get a lower cost version out using the same voice architecture. If they do then the likes of DSI and Moog are going to have some serious competition.
droolmaster0 wrote:Can you comment a bit on the sequencer and the animator?
Unfortunately I can't tell you anything at the moment because the sequencer and animator are the main features that aren't complete. The next update will enable them, and I've been told it will be arriving very soon.AlanC3 wrote:If you're interested then just be aware that Modulus are still working on the OS and some of the features aren't complete yet.