In terms of layout think the mopho/tetra layout is extremely well thought for a desktop box. I love the idea of direct pot access for the obvious parameters like frequency/resonance and 4 assignable ones. I don't know how the DSI desktop manages them but I would make them modulation sources so they can become extremely powerful performance parameters.<div>
<br></div><div>Now - price wise - I know I am a bit of a strange bird here but I have already a hard time spending 300 euros on a piece of gear without thinking a lot whether it's completely fitting my bill. If you reach the 500 you are going to start competing with the "pro" market and my feeling is that it will more need to be a special unit than if you go in the 300 one like zira. If you're going up to 800 pounds, you will be more expensive than a tetra which - in comparison - would have a much poorer interface *but* 4 full analog voices full of modulations.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Of course, I'm also biased because I'm completely into avr synths and they cost close to nothing but they still have character and are totally usable. Right now I am about to put together this strange shield</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://devsound.se/2012/sjs-one">http://devsound.se/2012/sjs-one</a></div><div><br></div><div>which gives me one voice for 70 bucks.</div><div><br></div><div>Wile I'm rambling, I'm thinking next thing I might try be this:</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlcnRPIWn9Q&feature=relmfu">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlcnRPIWn9Q&feature=relmfu</a></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsPaqUlapP4&feature=relmfu">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsPaqUlapP4&feature=relmfu</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>(Paia Fatman with a revamped microcontroler)</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps in any way...</div><div>Marc<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/8/3 Paul Maddox <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yo@vacoloco.net" target="_blank">yo@vacoloco.net</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">All,<div><br></div><div> Silly question,</div><div><br></div><div> if I was to make a desktop synth, how would you feel about something that was a bit like the "mopho" in look.</div>
<div>i.e. a small box, LCD and a few knobs.</div>
<div><br></div><div> would you be willing to pay more for a knobby interface?</div><div><br></div><div> I'm looking into these things and to give you an idea, something as described above, might cost say £500, a knobby version would cost around £800 because of the extra cost (assembly, bigger case, more holes, more printing, etc, etc).</div>
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