New DSI Mopho 4 Voice Synth Announced

[bouzoukijoe1]

I think it's fine as is. split mode would be great of course but it means more menu programming in order to define the split range. besides it doesn't make that much sense splitting a keyboard if you only have two main oscillators! splitting is more beneficial if you had at least 2 oscillators per layer/split IMHO so that each voice can actually sound rich and different enough. anyway, not a deal breaker for me.

[Rick N Boogie]

I think it looks/sounds great, and at the same price as the now discontinued Mono Evolver KB, it would certainly fit well into my small arsenal of synths. I want.

[mikewelch7]

So, I just picked up SN# 29 from Robot Speak in San Francisco. On a side note, I'm really lucky to live within walking distance of Robot Speak, which is ground zero for the SF synth community.

I've had a chance to plug it into my rig, and have played around with the presets.

First impressions:

The Mopho X4 sounds absolutely amazing!
The form factor is perfect: same dimensions as the MEK, but more keys with the pitch and mod wheels moved up.
Essentially, a Tetra keyboard with a well thought out interface. Programming should be relatively straightforward.

I'll reserve final judgement until I can truly dive deep into the modulations, but so far, I really like what I hear and enjoy programming it.

[Stab Frenzy]

I wish DSI would go a little further than just "Yeeah, the world really needs yet another 2 osc lowpass filter synth. We didn't make enough variations on the theme yet. Look. 4 voices! Oh wait, we already did that with the Tetra..Um..ok, let's add Filter FM! They'll go WILD"

The Tetra already has filter FM.

[Kidney05]

I don't understand the complaints. Clearly this didn't take up alot of their time-- they were hard at work for that Tempest for ages, and this is just a small add to their arsenal for everyone who wanted a poly keyboard with knobs and can't afford a 2 grand Prophet. You just got the fantastic Tempest less than a year ago, and the team is only a handful of people... I praise them for adding something new so quickly. If you don't like it or have a Tetra, just move along...

[b3groover]

Way more interesting than the MiniBrute, imo.

[Arddhu]

So what happened to the super-duper new product that Pym was hinting at?
I thought they were hinting at something a little different, incorporating elements from the Tempest and whatnot or did I miss something?

[Hugo76]

I think it looks great, and I really consider one of these babies. Also excellent that polyphony can be expanded by connecting a Tetra. Since I missed out on the Andromeda, I think I'll go for this one instead. Great work, DSI!
Anyone know if the arpeggiator is programmable?

[Psy_Free]

I think it looks great, and I really consider one of these babies. Also excellent that polyphony can be expanded by connecting a Tetra. Since I missed out on the Andromeda, I think I'll go for this one instead. Great work, DSI!
Anyone know if the arpeggiator is programmable?

As it's based on the Mopho the arpeggiator is unlikely to be programmable.

[bhrama]

So what happened to the super-duper new product that Pym was hinting at?
I thought they were hinting at something a little different, incorporating elements from the Tempest and whatnot or did I miss something?

Chris's (PYM) words from the DSI forums: "This is not the synth I was referring to in my comments about a new architecture (obviously). I had almost no involvement in this one since it was not any major difference OS wise from the previous iterations so it gave me time to both relax and take some time off as well as start planning for some new stuff. I/We also got to try some small hardware things (silkscreened panel for example) and fill an obvious niche in the current market. I'd say, all in all, it's a nice incremental improvement to where we've been going."

All signs point to WNAMM 2013

This thing was quick to make, filled a gap for their line of synths without competing directly with other boards and met the needs and requests of their customers. A 4-voice poly with sub ocs and feedback for $1200, not bad at all. I don't need it, but I think this will give DSI some time to continue their work on the new voice architecture which will most decidedly be deep & complex. How old is the Tempest, btw? And how many employees are there @ DSI.....???

[Arddhu]

Ah cool, I take it all back. Whatever keeps the collective water vessels above water.
Just glad the new beast in development hasn't been dumped.

[breckjay]

ill stick with my mopho keyboard.

[atlantida]

Looks and sounds good but in synth world 5 is the magic (and logical) number as someone else said to get a fat accord (a triad and two basses in octaves, minimum). Nevertheless, it's cool enough to buy one if you need analog stuff.

[GuyaGuy]

Looks and sounds good but in synth world 5 is the magic (and logical) number as someone else said to get a fat accord (a triad and two basses in octaves, minimum). Nevertheless, it's cool enough to buy one if you need analog stuff.

You can upgrade it to 5 by buying a MoPho desktop.

[shaft9000]

tHE x4 LOgo sucks, the colour - sucks(why not yelow or white), DCOs- sucks,it is mono-timbral and does not have combo mode, multi-mode, keyboard splits, and stacks. but PROBABLY a pretty good synth.

agreed, except that i haven't even seen one in person, let alone played one yet. hence the edit.