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I think I am suffering DSI burnout. Too many synths in a short period.

 

And they all pretty much sound the same. Thin. At least this will have a piano.

 

It's a shame that Dave can't reproduce the magic of the P5 or the 600. They just sound so much better and have a weight and presence to them that the DSI stuff is lacking.

 

With the stuff he is putting out now, you're better off going with a plugin. I don't hear any benefit to getting DSI hardware at this point.

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I think I am suffering DSI burnout. Too many synths in a short period.

 

And they all pretty much sound the same. Thin. At least this will have a piano.

 

Disagree, a lot. The P6 and Pro2 have a completely different filter structures than anything else Dave builds and they sound different and much warmer.

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Hmmm...two wave tables and two analog oscillators? Has the analogue resurgence peaked? Is it time for new and interesting developments with digital...again? Will the analogue market plummet...again? Perhaps we'll experience a five-year run on trends instead of the several decades of this recent technological renaissance?
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Hmmm...two wave tables and two analog oscillators? Has the analogue resurgence peaked? Is it time for new and interesting developments with digital...again? Will the analogue market plummet...again? Perhaps we'll experience a five-year run on trends instead of the several decades of this recent technological renaissance?

 

The answer is hybrid... keep the good things from both analogue and digital and unite them

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Like styles, it'll keep as it's been for a while now - all generally concurrent. (Or not.)

To me, the wild card is computing. (As discussed here.) But to me, the day computing supplants purpose-built all-in-one machines for the majority is far off.

 

Based on the track record, this X will be interesting & useful. It will be too simple for some; not enough of something for others. But, I feel like I can rely on the likelihood it's gonna have a good composite of fundamentals that'll make it a fun, cohesive, musical performance instrument. And compelling for its time. Smart move.

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Those sounds I can do without. Why is everybody all of a sudden lost in space ?

I'd say it's not about the sounds per se (after al, what can you say about the sounds of any synth in a demo that lasts under a minute?), it's about the prospects of the kinds of manipulations you can do and real-time control of them. And...

 

Appears to be something hybrid with sampling options. A bit like a Nord wave maybe.

Yes, sample manipulation is cool, I think it's one reason the Nord Wave has so many fans (though I guess not enough for Nord to keep it in production), and is a really nice aspect of the synth in the Nord Stage 2/3. There aren't too many synths that are geared to do this kind of thing. Studiologic Sledge, I think. Or on a whole different level of sample manipulation, the Roland V-Synths. I'm curious to see what this new DSI will do.

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Whether you're a fan of his products or not, Dave Smith is killing the game right now.

 

The only bone I have to pick with certain DSI offerings is the lack of being able to get to patches quickly. Deal-breaker in a live performance. :cool:

 

 

 

PD

 

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You lost me on the 15 keys Z. But we really don't know very much at this point including oscillator/instrument assignment to mono/stereo channel architecture, feedback paths and maybe a few other goodies offered by the Polyevolver. Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely excited about this.
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You lost me on the 15 keys Z. But we really don't know very much at this point including oscillator/instrument assignment to mono/stereo channel architecture, feedback paths and maybe a few other goodies offered by the Polyevolver. Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely excited about this.

 

 

Lol, I meant I'd like a 76-key version, ideally.

 

But yeah, I once played the PEK at dB's place and it was super-nice. If some of that mojo makes it back into this thing, I'm definitely interested. If it adds rompler capabilities or user sampling, OMG.

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