Welcome!
I'll do my best to answer what I can. Hopefully, others will chime in, as well.
1. Metalbox will do banana jacks at no extra charge and there's another banana-based system
on the horizon but I can't say who it is.
2. I think so, but you may have to wait.... You might be better off joining the Modcan and Cyndustries
lists and looking for them secondhand.
On the other hand, Modcan's delivery times, customer service and quality are unimpeachable
in my experience and from everything I've read.
3. Within the system, you mean? Most modules have CV attenuators at their inputs. Otherwise,
you have the Scaling Processors, Scaling Buffers, Active Processor, Dual Processor, Control Module,
etc., all of which are ideal for CV attenuation and inversion. You really have a ton of choices and this is
one area in which Serge truly excels.
4. The PWM on the NTO is not quite the classic PWM you know and love but it's really close
and has it's own euphonic character. The new TGO (Time Gen Oscillator) can do PWM but I
haven't personally heard it.
There are many other ways to get the classic PWM sound. For example, you can use an NCOM
to square up any audio signal (in the +' input), then patch an attenuated modulator
into the '-' input and you have superb PWM sounds. I've gotten great PWM sounds with the
Dual Schmitt Triggers, too.
I'll leave 5 to someone else.
Last, a comment on the Serge philosophy and 'modularity'. Don't worry too much about the fact that single modules are not available. The more I use my Serge the more I realize just how brilliantly conceived the M-Class M-odules and shop panels are. There are no superfluous modules. They function cells are grouped together for a reason, maybe more than one reason, and this may not be apparent at first, but will become apparent as you use the system. The Serge has the benefit of decades of refinement and the current M-class line and shop panels reflects this.
Hope this helps!
Matt
I'll do my best to answer what I can. Hopefully, others will chime in, as well.
1. Metalbox will do banana jacks at no extra charge and there's another banana-based system
on the horizon but I can't say who it is.
2. I think so, but you may have to wait.... You might be better off joining the Modcan and Cyndustries
lists and looking for them secondhand.
On the other hand, Modcan's delivery times, customer service and quality are unimpeachable
in my experience and from everything I've read.
3. Within the system, you mean? Most modules have CV attenuators at their inputs. Otherwise,
you have the Scaling Processors, Scaling Buffers, Active Processor, Dual Processor, Control Module,
etc., all of which are ideal for CV attenuation and inversion. You really have a ton of choices and this is
one area in which Serge truly excels.
4. The PWM on the NTO is not quite the classic PWM you know and love but it's really close
and has it's own euphonic character. The new TGO (Time Gen Oscillator) can do PWM but I
haven't personally heard it.
There are many other ways to get the classic PWM sound. For example, you can use an NCOM
to square up any audio signal (in the +' input), then patch an attenuated modulator
into the '-' input and you have superb PWM sounds. I've gotten great PWM sounds with the
Dual Schmitt Triggers, too.
I'll leave 5 to someone else.
Last, a comment on the Serge philosophy and 'modularity'. Don't worry too much about the fact that single modules are not available. The more I use my Serge the more I realize just how brilliantly conceived the M-Class M-odules and shop panels are. There are no superfluous modules. They function cells are grouped together for a reason, maybe more than one reason, and this may not be apparent at first, but will become apparent as you use the system. The Serge has the benefit of decades of refinement and the current M-class line and shop panels reflects this.
Hope this helps!
Matt
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 3:06 PM, jalmari3 <jari.jokinen@...> wrote:Hello! This is my first post here.
I consider starting a banana system. Mostly I am worried about the
fact, that single Serge modules are not available. However, I have some
other concerns:
1. Apart from Serge, Modcan and Cynthia, are there other manufacturers?
2. Are Cynthia modules actually available at the moment?
3. How do you usually handle CV attenuation in a Serge system?
4. New Timbral Oscillator seems to the only audio oscillator with
rectangle. Can it do normal PWM sounds?
5. Are there VCA:s with linear and logarithmic response in banana
format?
Best regards
Jari Jokinen