[A6] RE: Neuron (ot)

[Tom Moravansky]

> > >>> Sampler - no.  The neuron is closer to something that
> > >>> does physical modeling, like the Z1/Prophecy
> > 
> > The principle behind the neuron is NOT like physical
> > modelling!! While pm generates sounds after modeled
> > instruments neuron makes analysis of a sample and uses a
> > special model the keep as "an algo" and afterwards can be
> > tweaked (paramters are def'd by that model)..
> >
> > The neuron is not a sampler and not a pm synth.
> > And: it is not just an 80ies digital synth emulation.. ;)
> >
> > But: you CAN sometimes make sounds,that may also be done by
> > those but the way it does it is completely different..
> >


I have to say that I'm with Frank on this one.  All the on-line demos
sound like a computer soundcard run through a mid-quality reverb/delay
unit.

I know the Neuron is not any of the above, but that's how the available
demos make it sound.

Based on the amount of pre-sale hype the Neuron has had, I was
expecting to hear things that blew me away.  Granted, MP3's played
through a set of headphones is not the same as being in the room
with the synth, but the demo sounds seem very small and thin.  Even
the digitalness of it doesn't cut and slash - it's more tame and
pleasant, very smooth and inoffensive.

Kris - create a few harsh, noisy, 'celebrate the digitalness' patches
without using the morph/wavesequencing features that we've heard in the
current crop of demos.


I'm willing to concede that the synthesis techniques involved in the
Neuron are new/different/complex enough to not be fully sussed out
by even the development staff.

I also know (having been through the A6 beta) that the selection of
factory presets is driven by more than the desire to show off the
new features.