the poly800 isnt for someone who plays concertos - that thing is a square wave lead MACHINE (wish for portamento to the synth gods... :( maybe when i learn 6502 assembler) as for dynamics, use the joystick! it's fun! if you like the filters and want more waveforms, get a DW-8000 (never used one) or a DSS-1 (OMG THIS SYNTH ROCKS... doubles as a coffee table too) --- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "bugsiwabbit" <Bugsi@m...> wrote: > --- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "Alexander" <arf_hotdogdeity@y...> wrote: > > I almost bought a poly61, they any good? (i got a poly800 instead... > > nice little board. but you gotta play around with it to get anything > > that doesnt sound like a nintendo) > > > I got a Poly800 last year and sadly, I just don't like it at all. It's in perfect shape, but I have > to agree with you, it sounds like a nintendo. -Actually, I think I've heard better sounds > from a nintendo. The synthesis is subtrative filtering, basically the same as a DW8000, > but you only have two waveforms to start with sawtooth and square), and the keyboard > isn't velocity or aftertouch sensitive. -Not that I'm complaining about what it is, I mean for > its day, it was fine, especially against synths like the Yamaha DX-100. > > To me, its greatest weaknesses are: (1) Lack of any complex waveforms. It just has two. > (2) 4 note polyphony. (3) No velocity sensitivity. (4) No aftertouch sensitivity. > > It has a pretty nice filter sweep, but that's about it. Without velocity or aftertouch, every > sound, even interesting ones, starts to sound pretty mechanical really fast. > > It can also run off batteries and has attachment points for a guitar strap, which is pretty > cool, but you'd still need audio or midi cables to play it live, and without velocity or > aftertouch, it's not terribly useful as a controller for other sound modules. > > I think I'll probably be selling my Poly 800, as its sounds are just too simple, especially > without any velocity control for expressive dynamics.
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Re: Poly 800
2004-10-02 by Alexander