--- On Thu, 1/14/10, PeWe wrote:
From: PeWe
Subject: Re: [xpantastic] Xpander vs. M12
To: xpantastic@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 4:06 AM
>Hello Karl !
Hey PeWe !
>>>
>Right, but there´s difference between M12 and Xpander,- layering all the >voices (or only 6 maybe) in unison,- the detune page, which the Xpander >doesn´t have.
>It´s only a detail, but also a small advantage, being able to select the >same single patch in every multi-patch slot, setting the voice assignment >to unison and easily detune all the voices against each other.
Yes, your right, You can really explore tuning relationships between sounds here.
Big +
>B.t.w.,- I never layer the voices that way w/ my Xpander,- so I don´t care.
You know, I use multi alot and sometimes notice a differences between patches played in single and multi mode. Especially LFO and Env rates.
You, or anyone ever noticed this?
>Voice cancelations are always happening by layering exactly same sounds >and >detuneing ´em,- so I prefer layering of slightly different sounds,-
>B.t.w.,- I never layer the voices that way w/ my Xpander,- so I don´t care.
You know, I use multi alot and sometimes notice a differences between patches played in single and multi mode. Especially LFO and Env rates.
You, or anyone ever noticed this?
>Voice cancelations are always happening by layering exactly same sounds >and >detuneing ´em,- so I prefer layering of slightly different sounds,-
Good Idea, Different waveform could not cancel each other out completely.
>best different synths,- even these do similar sounding patches then, - >lets say creating a super saw,- together.
Yes
>In addition, Obies keyboard synths are relatively large beasts.
>I never toured w/ a Matrix-12, but I got probs w/ the stiffness of the enclosure of my >former OB-8 in the past,- maybe a prob which also happens w/ a Matrix-12.
>With the OB-8, this stressed the circuit boards mounted on the bottom of >the case.
You have hit on an important point here!!
NEVER PUSH REAL HARD ON A MATRIX 12 FRONT PANEL. My appologies for shouting but:
>best different synths,- even these do similar sounding patches then, - >lets say creating a super saw,- together.
Yes
>In addition, Obies keyboard synths are relatively large beasts.
>I never toured w/ a Matrix-12, but I got probs w/ the stiffness of the enclosure of my >former OB-8 in the past,- maybe a prob which also happens w/ a Matrix-12.
>With the OB-8, this stressed the circuit boards mounted on the bottom of >the case.
You have hit on an important point here!!
NEVER PUSH REAL HARD ON A MATRIX 12 FRONT PANEL. My appologies for shouting but:
The High voltage of the VFD board gets pushed into the upper voice board and will fry the upper voice board.
It would not be a bad Idea to put an electrical insulator of some sort, on the back of the VFD board.
Karl Schmeer