via swissdoc:
"I made a small small riddle, aim is to find the Blofeld VA sound in the other real VCOs and a sample played from the Blofeld. It is in addition a brief shootout between Analog and Virtual Analog and Japanese Synths versus German Synths :-)
You hear three notes in succession from each synth, pure dry sawtooth waveforms. Volume is aligned for even RMS.
You hear the following synths (not in that order):
Blofeld
Korg MS-20 (Sample played back from Blofeld)
Jomox SunSyn
Roland System 100M
Elektor Formant
Roland SH-2
(VLC 0.8.5 on Windows 98 creates some artefacts at playback, Till who helped in beta-testing reported something else from his MAC, no idea what´s going on. Plays fine with Windows Media Player).
Here is the link:
www.swissdoc.de/sounds/vco_raw_riddle.wav
Write in your answer the list of synths as they are played, if you like, just say, Blofeld VA is number 11 and state which synth you like most or any other comments..."
Sunday, September 27, 2009
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1, 2 and 4 sound very alike, so do 3 and 5. 6 is the only one that stood out from the 1st listen. Since I've only heard those synths on youtube videos and my ears suck, I'll guess 1 to 5:
ReplyDelete1- Roland System 100M
2- Roland SH-2
3- Blofeld
4- Jomox SunSyn
5- Elektor Formant
6- Korg MS-20
6 sounds like a Korg, it's very bright. Since 1 & 2 sound the same and there's a Jomox (which sells lots of roland-sounding stuff), I'm guessing 1 & 2 are Rolands and 4 the Jomox (4 is slightly different from 1 & 2). I've flipped a coin for the Blofeld and Elektor. :)
My favourite is #1 (and consenquently, also #2).
Not claiming expertise or anything, but IMHO the basic analog waveforms aren't *that* important to define a synth's characteristic sound - it's all about the filter, baby! I'd be happy to be proven wrong, though.
The answers via swissdoc:
ReplyDeleteRoland System 100M
Elektor Formant
Korg MS-20 (Blofeld Sample)
Roland SH-2
Jomox SunSyn
Waldorf Blofeld
It's official then, I suck at identifying synths!
ReplyDeleteKinda surprised nobody else tried.
For what it's worth, VCOs can be very difficult to differentiate without a scope. Many manufactures claim they are the same. Most attribute the character of the synth to other aspects, most commonly the filter.
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