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The original TI has two DSPs. The snow may have only one, I don't know. I think the only difference is the snow has half the voices, so you will need to bounce tracks earlier to avoid missing notes.

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Originally posted by emc^2 Here's a teaser... These are the synths I owned at one point or another or currently own. Quite a few, actually. shit. scary how many. It'd be easier to list which I didn't have. Anyway, review of each will be up shortly: Alesis Andromeda Access virus A, B, C, TI MiniMoog Model D Korg Triton Studio Korg Z1 Korg Wavestation Korg EX8000 Roland XP60 (my first!) Novation Supernova II Novation Nova, A-Station, Drumstation, Bass Station Nord Lead 1, 2, 2x, 3 Oberheim Matrix 1000, Matrix 12 Akai AX-60 Roland Jupiter 8, Jupiter 6, Juno 106, RS09, 3080, XP60, TB303, TR909, TR808, A70, JP8080, MKS-80, MKS-50, V-Synth, 5080, JD-800, AX-7, MC-09, System 100, HS-60, Fantom XR Yamaha AN1x, AN-200, DX-200, FS1R, Motif Rack, CS-6x Kawai K5000, XD-5 Cheetah MS6 E-Mu PX-7, Planet Earth Pro module, Electron Machinedrum FutureRetro 777, Revolution Sequential Circuits - Prophet VS David Smith Instruments - Prophet 08, Mono Evolver Keyboard, Poly Evolver Keyboard Whew...

Surely one person owning this many awesome synths is like crossing the streams in Ghostbusters???

Roland Jupiter 8 & TB 303

Do you run a crack cocaine empire to finance this lot???!!!!

hahaha great ghostbusters reference:

they're the ones he HAS owned though, not what he owns now...

More updatorizing!

I finally ordered my andromeda I cant fucking wait

that being said I own a virus c and micro Q

access products have been reviewed by more than one so maybe I can slip something about the waldorf micro Q

At 500USD this thing is a complete steal. Neat features include good polyphony (25 i believe, for 500usd lol), raw/rough sounding oscillators, beautiful pwm, 12 and 24 db slopes for lp hp, COMB FILTERS, fm modulation on filters! 4 enveloppes and a big mod matrix. Although you get that "waldorf sound" that thing can do pretty much anything: thick pads, weird fx, mean basses etc

Cons, onboard effects are very weak compared to the virus (no shit). Except for that....theres nothing really to complain about

Im beginning to think that machine has more modulation possibilities than the virus. Also, you can create your own 1 to 16 step arpegiatted patterns with a plethora of options (offset, actual notes played, volume, glide)

Hey Alanzo, which do you think is better for bass, Blofeld or Mopho?

I'm looking for something cheap to get some deep analog bass and I know the Blofeld isnt analog but I just wanted to get an opinion from someone who knows their synths.

I'm thinking the Mopho would prob be better, yay or nay? Orrr maybe even a Nord 2 rack instead?

Thanks!

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Originally posted by DJ Robby Rox I'm thinking the Mopho would prob be better, yay or nay? Orrr maybe even a Nord 2 rack instead?

Definitely no to the blofeld. Well, the Nord Rack 2 won't have Unison/Stack, which is a lot of what makes the NL3 so awesome. But the Mopho is monophonic, which kinda sucks. Go with the Mopho first ... it's the cheapest. If you don't like it, sell on eBay and get a Nord Rack 2.

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Originally posted by DJ Robby Rox Hey Alanzo, which do you think is better for bass, Blofeld or Mopho?

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Originally posted by DJ Robby Rox But the Mopho is monophonic, which kinda sucks.

Yeah, but for bass, mono is fine. @Robby - I have a Mopho, but I've never owned a Blofeld. The Mopho is a monster for basses, leads, and drones. It's easiest to program using the software editor, but if you make wise use of the 4 assignable knobs, it's incredibly tweakable from the hardware itself. It's got the sub-osc's and can sound incredibly phat and has step generators for some crazy modulation capabilities.

Virus and Prophet '08 sold, Waldorf XT and Moog Voyager have arrived. I'll update this in a few months with my thoughts on the two instruments.

Pending: Waldorf Q and possibly a Studio Electronics SE-1.

holy crap

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Originally posted by orTof�nChiLd holy crap

alanzo you need to call the "i have a synth hardware addiction" hotline.

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Originally posted by chuckluis alanzo you need to call the "i have a synth hardware addiction" hotline.

Sadly, such a thing does not exist. Until it does, I can only... feed the need.

Alan what software interface do you use for your Virus - or is it TI specific? I've only ever programmed mine on the actual synth as the Sounddriver program that comes with it is useless to say the least.

I find myself hardly bothering with it these days as it is such an effort

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Originally posted by Luke Terry Alan what software interface do you use for your Virus - or is it TI specific? I've only ever programmed mine on the actual synth as the Sounddriver program that comes with it is useless to say the least. I find myself hardly bothering with it these days as it is such an effort

I only ever programmed the TI through the Virus Control VSTi. It's incredibly painful to use the hardware interface.... easily the worst ever.

The Virus Control isn't too bad, though. But it's still quite daunting with all the crap they've thrown into the TI.

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Originally posted by alanzo I only ever programmed the TI through the Virus Control VSTi. It's incredibly painful to use the hardware interface.... easily the worst ever. The Virus Control isn't too bad, though. But it's still quite daunting with all the crap they've thrown into the TI.

I dunno, the interface on the jp8000 is pretty bad!

I'll check out the Virus Control though, cheers

I've put up some comments on the Moog Voyager. It ranks in at #3.

If you think the voyager sounds good on its own, try running it through a sherman filterbank 2! It really kicks ass and allows for a huge range of sounds!

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Originally posted by hexadecimal Buchla 200e system on order - will be here in <2 months Have a deposit down on a new EMS Synthi - no idea when/if it will actually be done I sell heroin.

You must be a drug dealer to afford these two ...

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Originally posted by alanzo You must be a drug dealer to afford these two ...

Someone has to do it. How else would all those kids be able to tolerate the shit music their ears are being flooded with at most events?

Just spotted this thread, bit late but thank you Alanzo for that.

I love the sound of the NL3 but it looks like they don't make it anymore, so is the NL2x the next one up?

Cheers,
Simon

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Originally posted by simonbostock Just spotted this thread, bit late but thank you Alanzo for that. I love the sound of the NL3 but it looks like they don't make it anymore, so is the NL2x the next one up? Cheers, Simon

Get a used one. The 2x is hardly a 3.

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Originally posted by alanzo Get a used one. The 2x is hardly a 3.

I've owned the NL1, NL2, NL2X, and I reluctantly purchased a NL3 earlier this year thinking that there was no way I'd like it as much as the NL2X. Man, was I ever wrong. I've owned a lot of synths since the early 80s and nearly every hardware VA synth made in the last 15 years and the NL3 is easily among my favorites. It's just a very well thought-out machine and it sounds incredible. It has a somewhat different character than the earlier Leads, but it has so many different functional improvements (e.g., screen, knob LEDs, advanced arp w/mask and sub-arp, unison mode that doesn't reduce the polyphony!!!, etc.) and sonic capabilities (e.g., advanced FM) that it really could be the only hardware VA you'll ever need.

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Originally posted by simonbostock I love the sound of the NL3 but it looks like they don't make it anymore, so is the NL2x the next one up?

BTW, to answer your question, the 2X is not a step up from the NL3 - the Wave is the latest generation of the Lead series, so that might be considered a step up, but many people (myself included) are not very impressed by it and would have rather seen something truer to the subtractive synth paradigm. The production chronology of the Lead series went like this:

NL1 > NL2 > NL2X > NL3 > Wave

All but the NL2X and Wave have been discontinued and, as I recall, Clavia stopped producing the NL2X for a short period after the NL3 was released, but brought it back before they stopped production of the NL3 in 2006.

Some people would probably consider the G2 Modular series as the "step up" from the Lead series in terms of capabilities, but that really depends on how much you like to program your synths in the virtual realm.

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