"I selling my Nord G3"
you will get good money for that! Its not even on the market yet :)
R
----- Original Message -----
From: James Husted
To:
Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: 1 Re: Closest module to an EMS Synthi / VCS3 VCO
Axel-
I have two Doepfer portable cabinets and one is devoted to being a
AKS clone. It is a mix of AS and Doepfer. I have gotten really close
to the old AKS sound - in fact it has been so long that the memories
I have of my AKS's sound may be better in my head than the really
were! Anyway I am happy with my setup - it is not as fast as the
matrix on the EMS, and not as clean looking, but there are so many
more modules to choose from that I won't be tired of it very soon. I
selling my Nord G3 to buy more modules soon. I will be looking into
Plan-B soon and a few more AS joysticks will be cool to. The portable
Doepfer cases are VERY sweet and seem more road worthy than the old AKS.
-James
On Jan 30, 2008, at 8:53 AM, Axel Jungkunst wrote:
> Hi James,
> years ago I used two AKS and one VCS3 with DK1 Keyboards, Octave
> Filter
> Bank,
> Octave Divider, Pitch To Voltage Converter and so on....and now I
> apologize to
> have nothing from that all. ;-)
> A simple Synthi A ist too expensive meanwhile.
> But the "EMS" soundscenes I want to build are possible with
> some of my ASys, Doepfer and Plan B modules.
> Not quite 100 %, but for my impression it is near enough to me.
> all the best
> Axel
>
> James Husted schrieb:
>>
>> I used to own two Synthi AKS and a VCS3 - the biggest mistake in my
>> synth buying/selling history was selling them. I have since tried to
>> get the same feeling and function from similar modulars from the
>> different eurorack manufacturers (+40 modules and growing). The main
>> thing I have discovered that made the difference to my patches
>> (mainly raygun-from-mars type sounds) is the large difference in
>> control voltage sensitivity between the EMS and current modules. The
>> EMS's VCO .32V/Oct response makes a ton of difference when a LFO or
>> other CV is modulating. The joystick or LFO can easily sweep the VCO
>> from sub-to-super audio on a AKS for instance. For me the sound of
>> the VCO and VCF can probably be matched closely (at least as closely
>> as AKSs match each other), but as Michael says it is a lot harder to
>> match the way the modules behave together. I'm sure with some
>> modification current offerings would get closer, but straight from
>> the factory they don't match for me. On the other hand current
>> modules stay in tune and work well with each other when all use the
>> same 1 V/Oct so that is a huge benefit.
>>
>> -James
>>
>> On Jan 30, 2008, at 8:03 AM, michaeltritter wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> i have a synthi A and the RS500 and 510. i know that the 500 filter
>>> is supposed to be an
>>> exact rebuild of the synthi filters -- i don't think it quite
>>> matches the behavior, but it's
>>> still pretty good -- but since much of the charm of the synthi for
>>> me is its essential
>>> nastiness, i found that half of getting the synthi vibe out of the
>>> 500 filter module lies less
>>> in what oscillator i ran into it than in overdriving the input (and
>>> output) to distort. the
>>> trapezoid module and a joystick (AS or doepfer) go a long way
>>> toward a nice simulation
>>> (yes also the model 14).
>>>
>>>
>>> --- In
Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>, Axel Jungkunst <phaedra@...>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> with the RS95e Oscs you will be as near as possible to the EMS
>>>> sound source,
>>>> but without the RS500e you will have no chance to build the basics
>>>> for
>>>> the typical sound.
>>>> Further I recommend the RS510e Trapezoid Generator and a Plan B
>>>> Model 14
>>>> Dual
>>>> Control Processor.
>>>>
>>>> best regards
>>>> Axel
>>>>
>>>> johnppp2 schrieb:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi there
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm new here so hello all. I've had a search and read up on the
>>>>> EMS
>>>>> filters and the like but i'm trying to put together my first
>>>>> system,
>>>>> and i'd like to get the closest to the EMS VCO's that i can. Its
>>>>> more
>>>>> the sound than any of the specific features so any suggestions are
>>>>> very welcome. What's out there at the moment
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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