I think one the things that people like about old analogs is the instability. There's something to a sound that is subtly evolving, yet doesn't really sound like it is. I was watching a guy dissect a couple famous singers by using pitch correction software to determine if the concerts were just recordings, and it's surprising how inaccurate even the best singers are when attempting to repeat the same line perfectly multiple times. So if it's exactly the same vocal line it will look exactly the same, if it sounds the same but are different performances it will still look different.The hardware is less harsh and more of everything nice! Difficult to explain. The software by Cherry however is still great however. I bought it after demoing it for about 5 mins! Great synths are shouting at me 'BUY ME!!' usually after few minutes, so it is a no brainer especially at this price.
The CPU is fine. When using 4x oversampling on my Windows PC (Ryzen 5800x), it hits 30%~40% in AB Live and S1, so it is similar to Korg ARP 2600. I haven't installed it on my mini M1 but I expect slightly less than than or similar. It sounds great with oversampling or not, so I will see if there is an advantage in oversampling regarding the preset I use.
I found great presets and I like how you can mark it fav without opening its browser. Still in 'B' alphabetically! I can tweak forever as I like all kinds of sounds (leads, bass, pads and effects) it produces.
All this to say the real Polivoks is far more subtly unstable than Atomika. The comparison videos really do prove how close the sound is, so a lot of what you're perceiving is general instability.
Plus Jexus is a good player, he can make anything sound solid.
Statistics: Posted by machinesworking — Sat Nov 02, 2024 4:43 am