Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

You have it slightly wrong. I am saying that sequencing from one wave to another via the digital oscillators is not a smooth wavetable sweep like the PPGs and the Waldorfs do: Mainly because it is not designed to do wavetable synthesis. The passing of the signal through analog filters has nothing to do with this.

I think you really need to spend some time learning about wavetable synthesis from a site dedicated to waldorf synths. Once you understand what they are doing, you will realize that the PEK is not that kind of synth.

----- Original Message -----

From: arrakian

To: Evolver

Cc: Ravi Ivan Sharma

Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 4:04 PM

Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK/MEK to PPG Wave

On May 6, 2006, at 5:39 AM, Ravi Ivan Sharma wrote:

The PEK, in regard to its digital oscillators (it has two analog oscillators as well) is better termed digital through analog filters, rather than "analogue through digital signal" as you say.

For PPG style sounds, check out Waldorf's Wave, Microwave, Microwave II, Microwave XT and Microwave XTk. Out of those, only the Wave and Microwave have analog filters, but the digital filters on the II, XT and XTk are really, really good.

If I understand you, the PEK's digital through analogue filter sound is not as smooth as PPG? Because of a lack of sweeping?

Also, does the Wave/Microwave get closer to the PPG sound than the II/XT/XTk?

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