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Little Phatty Questions (pg. 9)
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| orTofønChiLd |
| damn your a powerseller, i wonder if i'll ever get there |
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| alanzo |
| quote: | Originally posted by orTofønChiLd
damn your a powerseller, i wonder if i'll ever get there |
3-time power seller. ;) It'll eventually get taken away because I never manage to maintain a $1000 monthly sell rate. This sale will keep me at Power Seller status for a month or two more, though. |
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| Energy_3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by alanzo
3-time power seller. ;) It'll eventually get taken away because I never manage to maintain a $1000 monthly sell rate. This sale will keep me at Power Seller status for a month or two more, though. |
Damm thats what i noticed i have like a score of 13 :happy2: |
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| orTofønChiLd |
| quote: | Originally posted by Energy_3
Damm thats what i noticed i have like a score of 13 :happy2: |
lol me too |
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| Eric J |
So, though sheer luck and a good connection, I managed to score a brand new Little Phatty Stage II from GC with a 33% discount. This deal was simply too good to pass up, so I jumped at it. I had my sights set on picking up a poly analog first, based on the recommendations in this thread, but the discount price allowed me to pick up the LP now and I'll be able to get an additional poly in the next few months.
I've only had it for a little less than a week, but I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase. The sound is really, really good. It sounds so much better than the VA hardware I have owned (and sold) in the past. I can certainly see why people extol the benefits of analog. I'm finding a lot of use for the LP in my productions. I'm amazed at how easy it is to get good sounds out of the unit. The interface is so simple, it has already proven to be a big leap forward in my programming skill.
Anyway, thanks for everyone's suggestions, especially Alan for taking the time to put together all those comparisons. The LP might not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is fitting perfectly with the style of music I make, and thats about all I can ask from a new sound unit.
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| alanzo |
Nice. I'd probably get a LP if they ever come out with a rack-mount. I have had the opportunity to get an LP for about $700... so I imagine I would be able to score an LP rack for around $500 with some patience. Which isn't nearly as bad as 1500 for a Voyager rack!
Things you're going to not have with the LP vs Voyager:
3rd OSC -- obvious uses
dual filter -- kinda cool, but the stereo effects are a little weird and only heard when the filter is partially closed. I personally don't use bandpass too often, anyway... and bandpass filters can be done with a software filter no problem. UAD Moog ;)
FM -- I was hoping this sounded better on the Voyager, but I guess I'm too used to the Nord Lead 3's perfect FM. It can be used to grung-up sounds, but no more than modulating the pitch/filter to a fast LFO
Envelopes -- I believe the envelopes are a bit different. Try getting some nice snap out of them. That was one of the best things on the Voyager.
I think that's about it. I believe it has the same OSCs and LP filter as the Voyager, though. I really like the encoders on the LP. They're very similar to the NL3 which is a huge win in my book. :D |
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| Energy_3 |
| Nice Eric all the best with the new baby! :gsmile: |
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| alanzo |
| Does the LP have a noise source, Eric? That's something I tried to look for and couldn't find. I didn't really like the noise on the Voyager, either. It more added static to sound rather than brighten them up like noise does on any other synth I've used. That effect can be cool on basses, though. But I would have used it more if it brightened the sound. |
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| mysticalninja |
| turning the osc volumes above 32 they start to distort if u red manual |
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| alanzo |
| quote: | Originally posted by mysticalninja
turning the osc volumes above 32 they start to distort if u red manual |
The Andromeda has a similar characteristic. I didn't notice that on the Voyager, though. |
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| mysticalninja |
| im talking about the pulse actually |
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