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I have a MicroModular (oh, right, I have an expanded ModularKey too...=) ).
I think it's great, but you somewhat trade polyphony for flexibility. Most
patches I create get just one to three voices on the micro, but it's a very
very flexible synth. One moment you use it as a traditional VA, with six
detuned sawtooth osc:s and 24dB lowpass, and the next moment it's a vocoder,
or an advanced FM-synth, or a combination or... =)

Sonically the micro is a bit on the hard/agressive side (although that
depends on the patching-skill of the user, I've heard some very lush and
warm patches), and it complements the rather soft/warm sound of the
PLG150-AN nicely (and therefore, I assume, the an1x).

Also, each Modular will use up two midi-ports. (but then, that's just a good
excuse to get a Midex8... =) )

Just my 2...

/Patrik

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon" <jondl_2000@...>
To: <AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 4:48 PM
Subject: [AN1x-list] Re: M.A.R.S.


> --- In AN1x-list@y..., "Thomas" <tomfinegan@y...> wrote:
> > --- In AN1x-list@y..., "Andrea TONI" <Andrea.Toni@e...> wrote:
> > > not yet :-)) I think I have too much already it is hard enough to
> > > concentrate on the actual gears ..
> > > but I keep my eyes open for some great SH price on both :-)
> >
> > Well, have an eye open also for a Nord Modular, or Micro Modular. I
> > recently purchased one and this red thing is sooo flexible. You can
> > do pretty much EVERYTHING with it, even connecting a coffee-machine
> > through MIDI and let it brew your coffee;)
>
> No exageration here - both the Nord Mod and Micor Mod are a lot of
> synth for the money. I neraly changed my mind on the spot and bought
> the Micrp Mod instead of the MW II I'd gone shopping for ;-) And it
> would sit so nicely on the right hand side of the AN1x face plate too!
> Right Thomas ;-)
>
> IMO, there are some pro's and con's to the Micro Mod - running it along
> side your sequencer environment will require twice as many MIDI In/Out
> connections. One pair dedicated for the SysEx editor and another pair
> dedicated for MIDI Note and CC events. This means your MIDI Interface/
> Patch bay will need to accomodate - could be a hidden cost if your not
> already using a 8x8 :-/ Also, depending on your experience, this could
> be a headache to set-up and make work reliably. On the plus side, it
> will sound great without consuming any CPU resources as a softsynth
> equivalent would, i.e., Reaktor or Dynamo. And you wouldn't have to
> deal with ASIO drivers and latency issues.
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> Jon
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