Trying to decide which, if any, to buy in the sale. These are the only two I don't have. I'd prefer 6 string but as I have Tassman I wondered if its worth it. Tassman uses a lot of CPU so a DSP powered Physical modeller would be useful but only if the quality is of the same standard or better.
I have heard the GMedia Oddity and wasn't that impressed - sounded quite thin and toylike to me. Is the Prod any better and is it enough of an alternative to the Minimax and Pro 12 to be useful as a source of new textures?
6 String or Prodyssey
I find both of them great, I've used both of them in my CD, the only synths apart of the Modular+Flexor and a little of Pro12. And I've used 6string to model some pads and weird sounds or etnic sounds like indian tampoura, you can go in territories different from VA, and Prodyssey is a true beast, it can go deep as nothing else and you can modulate this deepness in the weirdest way.On 2006-08-02 17:14, Kymeia wrote:
Or neither if they are not worth it - in the absence of a demo I'm reliant on feedback from people who have used them.
6 string is an hungry synth, if you want to use it with 6 voices, to have a complete guitar phraseability a scope home is not enough for sure, Prodyssey makes sense also with low poliphony, I couldn't live without any of the 2.
Yes, definately. It's a wild sounding synth, just like an Odyssey. It's capable of synthesis that neither the Pro-12 or Minimax are capable of.On 2006-08-02 16:51, Kymeia wrote:
Is the Prod any better and is it enough of an alternative to the Minimax and Pro 12 to be useful as a source of new textures?
Six String is also 1st class.
Don't know about the SFP versions, but the Noah version of six-string offers the same number of voices as the Prodyssey (maximum of twelve on my Noah EX). I really like the six-string, you can get it to sound very authentic or completely off the wall stuff that you'd struggle to get any other way. Would be good to see more physical modelled devices on the platform. Have to admit that I do use Prodyssey more often though
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Prodyssey is just one great analog emulation synth, its key feature being for me its Sample&Hold module wich allows you to produce some great sound effects.
Six-String being based on physical modelling principle can achieve some acceptable guitar sounds BUT it is also a great stuff to start producing sounds that you cannot find elsewhere (it kind of remind me of the YAMAHA VL-70m which was basically much more brass oriented as it was designed to be the companion of their MIDI SAX WX range ...).
Six-String being based on physical modelling principle can achieve some acceptable guitar sounds BUT it is also a great stuff to start producing sounds that you cannot find elsewhere (it kind of remind me of the YAMAHA VL-70m which was basically much more brass oriented as it was designed to be the companion of their MIDI SAX WX range ...).
Some more presets for 6 string, some of them I used in my CD.On 2006-08-26 07:40, Kymeia wrote:
Great - well I've bought both anyway in the end. 6 string is my favourite of the two though so far - it is very playable - I've heard some string emu's that sound mushy and artificial but this is very good - better than string Studio for accuracy of sound though String Studio can do more.
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