[A6] Programming Minimoog, OB-8, Prophet, Jupiter and MS-20 sounds

[Doug Pearson]

At 12:55 AM 5/30/03 +0200, "MoogulatoR.com =/= ConseQuencE.info" 
<consequence at moogulator.de> wrote:
> > I'm just thinking about programming basic sounds to emulate different 
> classic
> > analog synths on the A6. I don't need an exect clone, just an approximate
> > basis for sounds with that specific character. Primarily, I'd like to 
> emulate
> > a Minimoog, an Oberheim OB-Xa / OB-8, a SCI Prophet 5, a Roland 
> Jupiter-8, a
> > Korg MS-20 and an ARP Odyssey.
> >
> > Since I don't have the specifications of those synths I hope you can 
> tell me
> > which filter mode and envelope shape should be used and what I have to
> > consider concerning the pre / post filter mix levels.
>
>The typical sound of an ms20 is not similar to those of the andro..
>So it will never sound similar..

I agree.  I've never gotten (but never really tried to get) an MS-20 type 
of sound from the A6.  No matter how aggressive you make it, it's not like 
an MS-20.  That's what the Frostwave Resonator and (sorry, Mike) MOTM-420 
are for.

>Minimoog will work..
>ob8 : well, some way..

Just amongst the presets, there are good Minimoog, Oberheim and Prophet 
-esque sounds.  And the patch archive at http://www.code404.com/a6/patches/ 
has a bunch of Colin Chung's (CCJ) excellent Roland-inspired 
programs.  That's the beauty of the numerous VIEW buttons on the front panel.

>Most of them use 24dB/oct LPF , there have been some arp adysseay models
>that had 12dB/oct.. But try 24 here,also ;)

Well, I don't know if I'd trust this reviewer:
http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/m/mushroom/mad-dogs-and-san-franciscans.shtml
but the sound he refers to as "ARP blats" is pure A6 (and not really even 
that good of a "Baba O'Riley" 2500 imitation; I'm sure that the excellent 
programmer on this list who's the classic-rock/Who fan would be appalled).

I mostly used the 12dB filter (HP level at 30, BP level at 25, Q=60), with 
a bit of 24dB (level at around 25-30, low Q) for additional squelch that 
seems to give it the extra Arp "bite" that I don't generally associate with 
OB's.  Obviously, on this sound, there's lots of S&H going on, which 
confuses things a bit, but hopefully it's the right direction.

A brief sound sample can be found here:
http://www.mindspring.com/~jasret/waterSnippet.mp3

         -Doug
          jasret at mindspring.com