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Poly analog pads (the big question)

2008-05-27 by phineousbonemachine

OK I love my dotcom, but I have 4 digisynths right now. 

Yamaha Cs1x...first synth bought at a pawnshop for 125bucks.

Yamaha Cs6r...fun machine lots of wave forms to play with.

Novation x-station25. core of my small home demo rig. if you know 
what it is then you know.......great controller.

Novation nova...I absolutly LOVE this little guy, and plan on buying 
a supernova rack. I highly advise borrowing one for a weekend, fun 
fun.

But, I want to add a poly analog synth to my setup.

Here is the big question:

I want polyphonic analog pads, with midi capabilites. 
(synths like the roland mks-80 are great, but I want modern 
stability. Trips to the tech for calibration is not an option.

So wich one?

Andromeda (such a fine beast),
 
Prophet 08 (nice sounds and great onboard sequencing features),
 
dave smith PEK?? (wonderfull marriage of the old and new! totally 
unique)  
keys or rack, either is fine.

I just can't make up my mind.

pros?....cons? 

maybe some other suggestions?

and on a side note,
 
If I had the modules for 3 seperate sounds at once on the 
dotcom.....what would I use to enable chord tracking? Thee age old 
question =).

If someone out there knows of something with CV outs and ins that 
would be a plus!

I find that I am constantly jamming with me dotcom (once the 960 gets 
here I fear I will become a recluse LOL)

My nova is my main jamming tool..once I create a sound, I hop on the 
dotcom and retro-engineer it!  =) till I die this will remain my 
favorite time sink.

I dont use me other synths all that much anymore.

Time for a studio upgrade.

Message boards have been slow due to the weekend so consider this 
some food for thought.

any and all suggestions will be considered since this fall I am going 
to buy one.

This post is all about gaining knowledge from those who have some or 
all of these said boards and what they prefer in an analog poly.

TY in advance

l8r

P

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