hardware Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 What a powerful 6 voice synth. I needed a good comping synth, but this thing does monophonic really well too. I had 2 x Moog Ladder Filters added for a low 2 x voice split using Unison mono, and 4 x voice comp for upper split. Extremely powerful. So fat I had to give it an ancient Oberheim decal. Run 6 x outs to a hot rodded BLA ADA8200, using ADAT out to an XITE-1 where a TC Fireworx gives it whatever I need. http://s33.postimg.org/ltszldbj3/00740001_1.jpg imagehost Magnus C350 + FMR RNP + Realistic Unisphere Mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Those Ambika things sound great- only problems are 1) mono output, 2) tendency toward aliasing and 3) a bit of menu diving. I had one with 4P filters x6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthdogg Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Man, that really does sound impressive. Thanks for posting this. I had heard that Mutable stopped making these kits....I didn't realize that others had picked them up and made them available again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardware Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Yeah I bribed Andre at Tube Ohm. Marzz at first I was using 6 x outs into a BLA ADA8200. Just didnt like the voice shifting. Reminded me of the M12/XPander using several outs. Then decided to try the mono out with a DSP Device that splits mono into dual mono with 1-256 sample offsets. This is what synths do anyways, and why they go out of the way to have built in FX. So I gave Ambika a TC Fireworx and Lord have mercy. No more Omnisphere or Zebra2 HZ needed. I found aliasing on certain wavetables like Pad, but on waveforms I found them as stable as discrete audio. Did you ever try the PC Editor? I can program sounds and store them effortlessly in real time. Assigned all CCs for 2 active parts and really have some excellent control. Factory presets are what Id expect from an electronics engineer. I quickly browsed through them and cant use a single one. Now have 6 x dual splits totally automated using the K4. 4 great leads. 18 various pads including a killer Pipe Organ reminiscient of Mountains Nantucket Sleighride. I admit the first week I put this up for sale. Figured Id get a Parva. But now Ill just use both. Maybe the OB6 Module/Rack will be out next year. Ill get that too. So many MIDI Outs must be used. K4 is only using 5 atm. Room for 3 more synths. Magnus C350 + FMR RNP + Realistic Unisphere Mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Andre at TubeOhm has pretty much dedicated himself to keeping the Ambika going. I like your idea about splitting the signal, I was sending a mono signal to a stereo effects to do that. I do still like OmniSphere and Zebra2, I run them thru PSP DigitalWarmer to give it "oomph!" The basic waveforms (Saw, Square, etc.) do not alias, that's true. Parva sounds great, has that Rolandish vibe, just needs a few more Firmware updates to be ready for primetime. OB6 Module? Just a matter of time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardware Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Yeah. Nothing but modules in my future. We seem to cross paths over the years. Early investors in synths. Seems we learned to watch and wait in recent years. http://s33.postimg.org/sn6qeulyn/00720002_2.jpg image ru Magnus C350 + FMR RNP + Realistic Unisphere Mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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