Old Hunting Dogs
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:45 pm
Why use 5 seperate MIDI channels when a 64bit rig needs as many channels for sampled instruments as possible.
I am running these synths and a Modular Patch all on MIDI Channel 15.
I also like the powerful sounds I can get from mixing 2 or 3 of these simulatanoeusly.
One just needs to look at this as a single Giant synth instead of doubling up on sounds.
The LFO rates and Envelope Mods are sync'd pretty tight considering I am using internal modulations with matching rates, etc.
At any rate, I just made 17 presets most used, and the row of 17 buttons on my KS88 means one button press calls up all presets for 4 synths and their mix levels using the Modular routing patch.
This is a really DSP efficient cluster of sound too.
Most of the presets use 2 synths, i.e. the Prodyssey has 2 instances so I basically have a 4 Oscillator ARP Odyssey now. Brass presets are FAT using Moog + 2 ARP's. All mono leads are extremely thick using anywhere from 4 to 8 Oscillatos, and having pairs sync'd or un sync'd is a real treat.
Also worth mentioning. I never liked these synths much until I got a Prodyssey Klangbox and realized the new design had better converters. But in the XITE-1 the synths sound marvellous. Much better clarity and quality than the cards had.
I also use the XFader from SpaceF and have it attached to a KS88 Fader for realtime crossfades of the Mix out into a Phaser pre B2003 Leslie. Styx lives on......
I am running these synths and a Modular Patch all on MIDI Channel 15.
I also like the powerful sounds I can get from mixing 2 or 3 of these simulatanoeusly.
One just needs to look at this as a single Giant synth instead of doubling up on sounds.
The LFO rates and Envelope Mods are sync'd pretty tight considering I am using internal modulations with matching rates, etc.
At any rate, I just made 17 presets most used, and the row of 17 buttons on my KS88 means one button press calls up all presets for 4 synths and their mix levels using the Modular routing patch.
This is a really DSP efficient cluster of sound too.
Most of the presets use 2 synths, i.e. the Prodyssey has 2 instances so I basically have a 4 Oscillator ARP Odyssey now. Brass presets are FAT using Moog + 2 ARP's. All mono leads are extremely thick using anywhere from 4 to 8 Oscillatos, and having pairs sync'd or un sync'd is a real treat.
Also worth mentioning. I never liked these synths much until I got a Prodyssey Klangbox and realized the new design had better converters. But in the XITE-1 the synths sound marvellous. Much better clarity and quality than the cards had.
I also use the XFader from SpaceF and have it attached to a KS88 Fader for realtime crossfades of the Mix out into a Phaser pre B2003 Leslie. Styx lives on......