If you memorize some sounds using the modular part, each time you recall them you have to change patch cables too? Is this a problem in live use?
can someone explain me how do the two parts (classic knob style and modular part) communicate?
how does the programming work when you start building your sound on a semi-modular machine (never had one)? What are the main differences from programming a standard voyager?
I am asking those questions (that may seem stupid) because I really want to buy an XL but I am afraid that the use in live will be a bit clumsy when switching sounds. On the other side I do not want to get a performer edition and then still want to have an XL instead of it
referring to your first question:
Of cause you have to patch the cable the way there were when you saved the patched to get the right sound. And if you have to change your sound fast while being on stage (for example when you are in a band or need to change the sounds within a song/set), this might be a problem. And you have to keep a paper or snapshot where which cable of a certain patch goes.
referring to your second question:
The outputs and inputs of some analog parts of the Voyager are routed to the left hand sockets for some patching. There is a voltage mixer, a second LFO, a lag-prozessor (“glide unit”), and some attenuators available. So the Voyager XL is a Voyager with the preinstalled VX-351 Output Expander and the CP-251 Control Processor, extra keys and a ribbon controller. The left hand sections is therefor connected to the analog part of the Voyager. So the settings or patching here is not recognized or memorized by the digital patch storing or available possibilities in the display menus.
referring to question 3:
The Voyager XL will give you the normal voyager operation when used without a patch cable. You just need to use them for some fancy modulation stuff or interfacing with outboard equipment. So you may use the patchcords, but you don’t have to. Remember, you get all the normal Voyager got plus some extras. So you can be sure, that even without touching the non memorized left hand parts, you will get a fine synth that stands above many other analog synths in terms of possibilities and sound.
