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Shalako ·
This has to be the dumest idea I have ever seen for an analog synth, it barely has any practical application.
One OSC One Waveforrm Mini outputs Ok it has got LFO and Filter but really you have only two options, sample it or play it live and both of those are pretty limited.
Why do I seem annoyed, because one of the biggest electonic music hardware manufactures finally gives us an analog synth and it's a freakin toy!
http://www.korg.com/monotron
MichaelBenjamin ·
its a gadget!
Shalako ·
Yeah I get the point, it is a gadget, I'm just disappointed because I keep hoping that the big hardware companies will realise that there is still a market in analog synths and that not everything they release has to be new technology, better than the last and more bells and whistles than anyone can use in a life time. Yes all those things are good, but having a fat sounding reliable synth is good too. And with the good old analogs dying of old age there becoming far and few between.
MegaHurtz ·
you wouldnt beleive it`s all purpose built computers liquid mixes and even software these days. And the sickest thing.. is that music has never sounded this great. I think that ship has sailed, do me a 24/69 dac with oversampling and im a happy man. There are some very compettetive companys outthere, the more expensive analog modular roomfillers would yust get owned.
MegaHurtz ·
after looking a bit on youtube, I think it`s a funny littel toy. No hard feelings 🙂 I think the practical application would be that you cannot do this in synthmaker. It`s like a theremin with FM. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZwvAu1e ... re=channel
Jay ·
This guy has some other (lots in fact) modifications and self builds in his channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/denha self build seq's,synths n stuff
i think i might try a couple of these when i am done with my 2 current electronics projects! 🙂
best regards
trogluddite ·
It was bound to happen - just like the TB303 before it, the original Rolf Harris stylophone has become a sought after collectors item despite being a ridiculously limited pile of plasticky sh*te. Sooner or later history was bound to repeat itself! 😉 Mind you, I am known to play the ukulele and jew's harp on occasion, so who am I to speak!?
Nu Audio Science ·
OK look at the price Now notice the filter has external input There ya go thats the use Wont be buying one myself until they are dirt cheap on ebay But yeah i agree to some extent with the OP Get rid of the ribbon and add USB (Price would have been around the same) way way more useful
NAS
MegaHurtz ·
You can get to both the FM inputs, wich may well be liniar. 🙂 Also it may be possible to introduce some distortion at the oscillator, where you have the option to get other waveforms than yust the sawtooth.
Acrobat ·
trogluddite wrote: It was bound to happen - just like the TB303 before it, the original Rolf Harris stylophone has become a sought after collectors item despite being a ridiculously limited pile of plasticky sh*te. Sooner or later history was bound to repeat itself! 😉
yeah you know it has also something to do with LO-FI trends of the 2000s. And what about the iPad? It can do al lot less than a Netbook! 😕
loopeytunes ·
while we're on the ipad here's something i saw the other day and i want it as a vsti 🙁 🙁 🙁
http://www.korg.co.uk/products/software ... ctribe.php
LT
MegaHurtz ·
You need to have the first gen electribes (I think), the others are no different from the software becouse theyre digital. I have the first gen and these are analog. and FAT!! sounding.
Nu Audio Science ·
Sorry dude but EA1 and ER1 are both digital and they are the first gen In fact i know of no Electribe that is true analogue Please feel free to correct me here though and hook me up with a link cause all of mine are digital (Yes i have the very ealriest ones)
NAS
MegaHurtz ·
The osc and filter is, the seq and delay isn`t.
Nu Audio Science ·
Sorry dude your wrong They are analogue modelled That is not analogue 😉
NAS
loopeytunes ·
woooosaaa guys!! ....lol 😀
LT
MegaHurtz ·
take your screwdriver, a digital synth would look like this - quartz cristal, dsp, rc filters... really dude. These don`t. It`s all Intgrated cirquit`s this does not mean there digital. most of em arent digital even. It yust wouldnt be affordable. But you can`t really call it analog now can ya.
Nu Audio Science ·
Dude i just spoke to my guy at Korg (Sends me stuff to review for the magazine i write for) and even Korg call it analogue modelled It is pure DSP simple as that I won't argue with you anymore though think what you will Go argue with Korg hahah
NAS
Acrobat ·
Nu Audio Science wrote: Sorry dude your wrong They are analogue modelled That is not analogue 😉
NAS
yeah, the fact it's immediately ported it's a confirmation that Electribes are virtual analogue, I mean how could they go out with a decent analogue emulation in such a few time?
And remember AudioRealism groovebox for the iPhone? Expect something from AR for the iPad too.
mwvdlee ·
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