Differences in sound sculpting on Sirin and Grandmother
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 7:06 am
I'm in Europe and have a Sirin in back order. While waiting for it – it's delivery has been postponed 3 times already – I started wondering if a Grandmother is not a better synth. Maybe you can share your insights?
I immediately ordered the Sirin once I heard about it. I always liked the Minitaur concept: the big knobs, the small form factor and the full DAW / computer editor integration. But I never bought one because of its limited tone range. So I took notice when the Sirin was announced and ordered one in February. But during the long wait I started to investigate other Moog current offerings and I quite like the Grandmother.
I can see they are different beasts, but how different are they sound wise? Do the oscillators and filters in both synths sound the same, or are they different? Does it make a big difference that the SIrin oscillators only support two wave forms, while the Grandmother has four? Is the PWM on the Grandmother a big deal? Does the High Pass Filter on the Grandmother offer additional sound possibilities not on the Sirin? Are the 2 ADSRs on the Sirin nicer than the single one on the Grandmother?
I think I will like the one-thing-does-all configuration of the Grandmother (sound engine, keyboard, reverb, ARP/SEQ section), but I do have all the outboard and DAW stuff, so using the Sirin will not be a problem. I do like the fact that the Sirin has presets, but I also like the semi-modular expansion options that the Grandmother offers.
So basically, if I want to own one great, affordable Moog synth, which one is the better option?
I immediately ordered the Sirin once I heard about it. I always liked the Minitaur concept: the big knobs, the small form factor and the full DAW / computer editor integration. But I never bought one because of its limited tone range. So I took notice when the Sirin was announced and ordered one in February. But during the long wait I started to investigate other Moog current offerings and I quite like the Grandmother.
I can see they are different beasts, but how different are they sound wise? Do the oscillators and filters in both synths sound the same, or are they different? Does it make a big difference that the SIrin oscillators only support two wave forms, while the Grandmother has four? Is the PWM on the Grandmother a big deal? Does the High Pass Filter on the Grandmother offer additional sound possibilities not on the Sirin? Are the 2 ADSRs on the Sirin nicer than the single one on the Grandmother?
I think I will like the one-thing-does-all configuration of the Grandmother (sound engine, keyboard, reverb, ARP/SEQ section), but I do have all the outboard and DAW stuff, so using the Sirin will not be a problem. I do like the fact that the Sirin has presets, but I also like the semi-modular expansion options that the Grandmother offers.
So basically, if I want to own one great, affordable Moog synth, which one is the better option?