latigid on wrote:MC, how would you compare the "overall" sound/workings of the P'08 to the Andromeda? Perhaps the former has an easier "hands-on" approach, whereas the latter has too much functionality?
The Andromeda is king for its depth of programming and modulation options, but I think the P'08 modulation options are fair for today's market. While the P'08 has endless rotaries and dual timbrality, the Andromeda has built in FX and multitimbrality.
The P'08 ain't terrible - it's a good polysynth for a novice who would be overwhelmed by the depth of the Andromeda. Being spoiled by my Andromeda, it doesn't meet my needs with the filter shortcomings.
Punchy oscillators?
Fast envelopes?
Definitely...
And does it have the Prophet Sound? Is that what it is trying to do? (I seem to recall the original excelled at brasses.)
I have flight time with rev 2 and rev 3 Prophet-5s, and the P'08 doesn't get the broad scope of sounds that those will.
Sound palette wise, I consider the P'08 closer to the Pro-One than the Prophet-5.
And it is available as a rack module, which is good for those with too many synths already.
My hope was that it could be a rackmount semi-replacement for my Andromeda - it didn't make the cut.
Regarding VCOs/DCOs on the P'08 - discussion with Dave Smith last year revealed that they are charged cap cores whose charging current is digitally controlled. The big advantage is it eliminates the tricky exponential voltage to current converter (the source of pitch drift) and you still get the pure ramp (no digital discrete artifacts) of the charged cap core. The disadvantage is you can't cross mod the oscillators like the original VCO-based Prophet-5.
VCO or DCO? It's a grey area. DSI is the first maker I have heard to make them like that.
