Re: DSI Pro2

[Tony Scharf]

The PEK is a complicated beast and it took a lot of time to find where it's sweet spot is (Its almost an inverted bell curve - the synth lives at the extremes).   If you try to use it as a normal synth, it just won't work.  You will never get a great bass or a great synth pad out of it (Or rarely…i've got a few but they took a lot of work).  Now, 


Now, if you want to add 'weird’ to a track, the PEK is the perfect place to go.  


I have a lot of tracks I've done that have the PEK in the background with the VCA opened just droning on as I tweak the knobs.  I treat it almost like a modular with no patch points.   This is where there is just nothing like it!   I'll use the keyboard to advance the sequencer shifting several parameters (such as wave type) at once.  It becomes a very unique type of performance instrument.  And nothing at all sounds like it!


Sorry to get on my soap box about the PEK again.  It's just, I guess, the synth for me (and apparently Trent Reznor has one in his studio as well).  But I do love the god damn thing.   


Tony






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From: Paul Punkdisco
Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎August‎ ‎29‎, ‎2014 ‎12‎:‎44‎ ‎PM
To: Music-bar





Hey Tony and Micke

> As I understand it, the Pro2 has a truer reproduction of the CEM filter
that was in the Pro1 along with an Oberheim SEM filter clone.
> Honestly, it's the first synth to > come along that's made me consider
moving out my DSI PolyEvolver (which won't happen because
> I am too emotionally attached to it).

I know you are a big PEK fan but, I never really got on with mine.  I
finally sold it a few weeks back after being a MIDI controller for the last
6 years.  I don't think I will ever miss it..

I also had a Tempest and again, this bored me silly - very uninspiring..

However, yes, the Pro2 does look and sound quite interesting..  Up until
now, I have not heard any DSI stuff that interested me but the Pro2 could be
different.  I defo need to listen more but from memory, it did seem to have
balls..

So, who will be the first MB Pro2 owner??!!!

:)

Paul
London
www.punkdisco.co.uk

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