Multitimberal effects

Yes, like in most synths, V-Synth has 3 effects units that are global to all parts. But note that each part and each patch zone has it's own sends.

that is this synths DOWNFALL! It would be soooo perfect otherwise- they could added an extra effects block or two for the freakin money!! But isn't this synth completly software based?? Whats stopping them- I'm so pissed that I found out it had global effects afterwards- now I have this freakin love/hate thing going on with it! I'm torn about it- I like it so much, but that really does it for me- ahhh piss. Oh well its stilla hell of a monster!!

Well I'll be your huckleberry....

Well, as I said, most synths have a quite limited number of FX units. And considering that the V is in general a solo synth, having 3 effects for a part is okay for me. I generally use resampling if some sound needs the effects very much.

Also, on my Fantom-S there are 5 effects units, but that is not enough for me! I usually have up to 10 parts which are samples created by processing various stuff with a set of 3 MFX... then it comes that, if not resampling, I'd need more than 30 MFX units!

See- I was wanting to do real time effects processing on multiple channels while being sequenced with cubase for shows... resampling a delay isn't so easy either- it makes wierd loop pionts and stuff- so if I ever use the v-synth live, it is strictlly one patch at a time.... but oh well. It is still a very powerfull synth, not many have come close to its processing power- the variphrase technology is worth the price tag alone, but sometimes it gets a little wierd on the low end of octaves- but hey I suppose we can't ever have our cake and eat it too- I was hoping for $2600 that it would be possible...

Well I'll be your huckleberry....

"Well, as I said, most synths have a quite limited number of FX units. "

Yes. And concidering what the V-Synth is intended for, I think it has awesome power. Of course, one can nevner get enough effect blocks, but I think this is much more important in workstations such as the Fantom, Motif and Triton. I have A Motif ES, and it actually has 16 insert effect blocks (divided on 8 parts). Plus it has 2 global effects, 1 mastereffect and 3 band eq for each part.

I think the ES is the closest thing to a 'real' workstation...

I think the oaysis is looking like a real workstation.. it deserves the price tag too... most other stations are a jack of all trades master of none type of deal... but the oaysis takes it too another level! A sick sequencer, open arcitechture synthesis, the sampling looks pretty tops. touch and velocity sensitive... most are just a good sequencer with a descent sampler and a mediocre synthesis capabilities... this doesn't seem to be the case with this new deal, everything on there is of the upmost quality, it is just waaay expensive!! So of course alot of people are going to slag on it because they cant afford it, i personally would sell my skinny white ass for one if I wasn't so screwed for buying the v-synth- the two together would be phenominal!!!! I could just imagine how smooth the production could be!!

Well I'll be your huckleberry....

Yes, of course, the Oasys... Ahhh.. I'm still having problems incorporating it in my world, and that's because of the pricetag. It's a dream, and will probably remain just a dream for me. The Oasys is certainly THE choice if money is no object, and no other workstation can even get close to touch it (interestingly, the Motif ES actually has more insert-effects than the Oasys, but who cares about that, considering all the mind-altering features of the Oasys, hehe

we can have our dreams....

Well I'll be your huckleberry....

Yes, my friend has the pci version of Oasys, and he thinks it's a fantastic card. Think they're hard to come by, though.

Plus, the keyboard Oasys has a lot more power and features than the pci..