200e

it is true.. the mere design aspect and portability alone, makes an easel reissue absolutely 
intriguing.. i might even consider selling my AKS for that one!!

--- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, "derwskee" <synpro@...> wrote:
>
> a two panel system with a 266e, 261e, 281e, 292e and the 222e would 
> be very close though you don't get the pulser you do get a lot more 
> stuff. The thing I would like to see would be a mini 222 in 2 or 3 
> module space without the rings...a bit more simple. Something to 
> touch that put out velocity, gates and voltages. If you added a 206e 
> to the above modules (assuming a mini 222e existed) you'd have more 
> than an easel. All that said, and NOT even having played an Easel it 
> appears that the consolidated/integrated design of the Easel sound 
> panel is so completely elegant that it's hard to recreate the same 
> thing with individual modules.... 
> 
> --- In 200e@yahoogroups.com, Chris Muir <cbm@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Let me play devil's advocate for a minute. Much as I would love to 
> see  
> > an 208 reissue or reinterpretation, couldn't similar functionality 
> be  
> > had in similar space with existing 200e modules? It seems to me 
> that  
> > the combo of a 261e, 282e, 292e and the new 206e fits in the same  
> > space as the Easel, and generates a similar sonic palette, and  
> > provides presets, too, albeit ones that you can't fondle.
> > 
> > There are a handful of important things missing when trying to  
> > recreate the 208 in the same panel space: random voltages, 
> sequencer /  
> > pulser, spring reverb, envelope detector, and doubtless some 
> things  
> > I'm forgetting.
> > 
> > What are the reasons people would like to see a 208e? What are the  
> > features of the original 208 that would make you want a reissue?
> > 
> > For me, they include:
> >   - immediate control of a nice little voice architecture
> >   - sliders provide fast manipulation of multiple parameters  
> > simultaneously
> >   - uncorrelated random outputs a really nice touch
> > 
> > -C
> > 
> > Chris Muir
> > cbm@	
> > http://www.xfade.com
> >
>