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Upcoming Synapse OB-Xa: Obsession
- addled muppet weed
- 111253 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
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- 3564 posts since 22 Aug, 2019
An advantage of the Pro One was the onboard arp and step sequencer, ideal for a mono synth. And it had more modulation options.BONES wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 12:55 amThat was the year MIDI was affordable enough for me to get rid of all my old gear. It's the year I went from using two modified TB303s as sequencers to using a MIDI sequencer (Yamaha QX7) to play a CZ101, which provided all my backing from that point on (until I replaced it with an ESQ-M in 1988). It was the year I got rid of all my analogue synths, except for my Korg Delta, which I kept until I got a DSS-1 the following year. I ended up giving most of it away, nobody was willing to pay money for any of it. I got a couple of hundred buck for my SH101 and about half what I paid for the Mono/Poly but the rest of the stuff, including the TB303s, were giveaways.e-crooner wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 4:03 pmWhy does it have to be 1985 now? Any specific month and day in mind?
I don't know about that because, as I've said, I've never seen a MM on stage but I've seen plenty of Pro Ones and it was just as limited when it came to MIDI. In fact, Pro One was probably the most ubiquitous synth among Sydney bands in the early 80s, everyone seemed to have one.Some people abandoned the Minimoog because of Midi and patch management, but not because of the sound. Especially the missing patch management is a big problem when playing live.I'm sure your mum agrees but we don't make music for your mum.After 35 years, to me Thriller still sounds orders better than the video of that noisy music you had linked earlier to demonstrate the squelchy sound of the Korg filter.
My mom? And who is "we" in your sentence? I make music that sounds good to me, even if it sounds 35 or 40 years old. What sounded great 37 years ago as in the case of Thriller, still sounds good today. Progress in terms of sound quality has become slower and slower over the years and decades. There were huge improvements from the 60's to the 80's, but less so from the 80's to 2020. Personally, I clearly prefer the sound of the mid-80, and I am by far not the only one.
- addled muppet weed
- 111253 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
we would be his band. they dont do disco inspired pop.
they dont do the things michael jackson did, they are not him.
they dont do the things michael jackson did, they are not him.
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- KVRist
- 439 posts since 4 Oct, 2002
They offer me V7 for 249,00 € (I have Pigments and (shudders) SEM V), might jump in for digitals and BuchlaSLiC wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 2:26 pm EDIT- they are doing what they did with Pigments it seems- I am being offered OB-Xa and an upgrade to V7 Collection for 149USD.
(Arturia OBXa sounds pedestrian, but mseg*4 which are done nicely makes it useful)
- addled muppet weed
- 111253 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
that said, i reckon your mum when you were a teen, would shout up the stairs "turn that rubbish off and get some sabbath on fluffy son"
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- 10729 posts since 17 Nov, 2015
obviously it will be released as soon as it is finished , along with web pages, demo version etczvenx wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 2:45 pm I do hope however that the release of the Arturia, encourages Richard to release his own OBX-a, sooner rather than later.
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- KVRist
- 439 posts since 4 Oct, 2002
I doubt this will change anything regarding release schedule for Synapse, Richard does not seem like rush-to-market type.zvenx wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 2:45 pm I do hope however that the release of the Arturia, encourages Richard to release his own OBX-a, sooner rather than later.
rsp
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- 3564 posts since 22 Aug, 2019
I have heard a bit of their music, my mum would consider it torture, and so do Ivurt wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 2:41 pm we would be his band. they dont do disco inspired pop.
they dont do the things michael jackson did, they are not him.
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- 3564 posts since 22 Aug, 2019
My mom actually has a more modern, eclectic taste of music than me. She listens to Celine Dion and such crap, which I also consider torturevurt wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 2:45 pm that said, i reckon your mum when you were a teen, would shout up the stairs "turn that rubbish off and get some sabbath on fluffy son"
To most people music is just a minor aspect of life, something in the background.
- KVRAF
- 22892 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
Ultimately, it's the price that will determine this for me. Weill wait for Synapse's before making a decision.
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Funkybot's Evil Twin Funkybot's Evil Twin https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=116627
- KVRAF
- 12443 posts since 16 Aug, 2006
I bet the Synapse version would've been out weeks ago if their beta team spent more time testing and less time on KVR arguing about Minimoog filters, getting posts deleted, and discussing the on-stage gear of 80s bands in Perth.
[And yes, I'm entirely joking. Everybody calm down.]
[And yes, I'm entirely joking. Everybody calm down.]
- KVRAF
- 2246 posts since 10 Apr, 2002 from Saint Germain en Laye, France
Funkybot's Evil Twin wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 3:17 pm I bet the Synapse version would've been out weeks ago if their beta team spent more time testing and less time on KVR arguing about Minimoog filters, getting posts deleted, and discussing the on-stage gear of 80s bands in Perth.
[And yes, I'm entirely joking. Everybody calm down.]
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Echoes in the Attic Echoes in the Attic https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=180417
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 12008 posts since 12 May, 2008
Tried the Arturia one. Uses more cpu, dopesn't sound as good. It's ok but I think Synapse will do fine. I do hope it is priced the same as The Legend though to be as competitive as possible against Arturia's low prices.

