DSI Prophet 12

[James Coplin]

A couple of things  I think.  First, I never said that I was unable to
make music without the VS, just that I've always wanted one.  However,
while in the most basic sense, the particular instrument may be irrelevant
to what can be done, the instrument does matter more than I think you
suggest.  I *could* write on the cheapest upright piano just as well as a
Yamaha concert grand but I can tell you which I would much rather work
with.  There is a reason concert halls don't typically have Young Chang
uprights in them.  As someone who really likes electronic textures, synths
with capabilities like the VS really do it for me.  I love the blankets of
cascading timbres it is capable of.  It is a very unique instrument
capable of timbres that are just not achievable with other synths.  The
PPG would be another good example.  I have a Wave 2.3, Waldorf Microwave
I, and the PPG VST plugin.  They all sound good and are capable of
essentially the same thing but there is some creepy gritty voodoo in the
PPG that makes me always end up back on it when I am tracking.  In the
end, it is one of the only old vintages I don't have or have had in my
setup that I've always wanted.

James R. Coplin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org [mailto:music-bar-
> bounces at lists.music-bar.org] On Behalf Of Michael Zacherl
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 6:15 AM
> To: Music-bar
> Subject: Re: DSI Prophet 12
>
> exactly my thought!
> And while I can understand the lust for ancient equipment to some degree
I
> don't see the point not to be able to create wonderful sounds and music
> without such instruments.
> I can see the wish to create wonderful music and sounds with some
> particular "vintage aesthetics", but those aesthetics don't necessarily
need to
> be a precise copy of the original origin to convey the feel!
> At some point it may be easier and maybe more feasible to fire up the
old
> PPG/Prophet/Moog/303/...
> but it's about the music - and there, I think, quite a few people might
be
> missing the point!
> My 2.718281828459 c (owning old stuff as well).
>
> Without any further infos beforehand it was obvious just from the raw
specs
> that the P-12 will utilise digital oscillators.
> I'm waiting for the user's manual.
> And a proper demo. ;-)
> I'm curious.
>
> On 5.2.2013, at 12:56 , Paul Maddox wrote:
>
> > I gotta say, I don't see a lot of difference between the Prophet 12
and the
> VS.
> > 4 oscillators, digital waves, analogue VCF/VCA, tonne of LFOs and
> modulation options.
> >
> > so I'd see the Prophet 12 as a VS with extras.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > On 5 February 2013 10:52, Gert van Santen <g.vansanten at upcmail.nl>
> wrote:
> > Op 5-2-2013 11:46, Michael Zacherl schreef:
> > pssst:  http://www.wavemeister.net/?p=4348
> >
> >
> > Beautiful....
> >
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> > www.gertvansanten.nl
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