Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:09 pm
Close, but the D sounds brighter and livelier. I'm a big fan of the MMV, and it is what brought me to buy a Voyager.
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:10 am
It would be interesting to see some oscilloscope prints comparing the Mini and the Voyager waveforms. Anyone with both a Mini and a Voyager want to do this?!? As an owner of both, it is your responsibility...no DUTY.
Model D MP3 Samples
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:22 pm
Funny, I thought the Voyager sounded brighter and livelier! And I just bought a Mod D a few weeks ago, having owned a Voyager for a year and a half.
Initially I was struck by just how close the Voyager came, but on subsequent listenings, a few differences emerged, which I am sure I could tell blindfolded. (I'm not bragging, its just the truth. )
The D has a slightly more snappy attack, and a thicker, more juicy resonance. This doesn't mean it sounds better however, for I thought it sounded somewhat generic, while the Voyager was more colorful, and more defined in its sonic contours. The Voyager's tracking of the harmonic spectrum (i.e. the filter) really jumped out at me, and was superior sounding to me than the Mod D mp3. You could hear the resonant peaks of the harmonics much more clearly, and it seems, through a wider spectrum than the D. This might be because of the fact that it is less harmonically dense than the Mod D, so tonality and harmonic density are not the same thing, and density can even detract from tonal color. No one synth will do it all, and what is a strenght in one context, can be a detriment in another. If I had to choose which synth to own, I would choose the Voyager, because the strenghts of the Mod D can be found in other synths (you want thick juicy resonance-check out the Technosaurus Microcon! Punchy bass, Waldorf Pulse, Junos etc.), but the "Rainbow" iradescence of the Voyager is unique in my estimation.
Initially I was struck by just how close the Voyager came, but on subsequent listenings, a few differences emerged, which I am sure I could tell blindfolded. (I'm not bragging, its just the truth.
)The D has a slightly more snappy attack, and a thicker, more juicy resonance. This doesn't mean it sounds better however, for I thought it sounded somewhat generic, while the Voyager was more colorful, and more defined in its sonic contours. The Voyager's tracking of the harmonic spectrum (i.e. the filter) really jumped out at me, and was superior sounding to me than the Mod D mp3. You could hear the resonant peaks of the harmonics much more clearly, and it seems, through a wider spectrum than the D. This might be because of the fact that it is less harmonically dense than the Mod D, so tonality and harmonic density are not the same thing, and density can even detract from tonal color. No one synth will do it all, and what is a strenght in one context, can be a detriment in another. If I had to choose which synth to own, I would choose the Voyager, because the strenghts of the Mod D can be found in other synths (you want thick juicy resonance-check out the Technosaurus Microcon! Punchy bass, Waldorf Pulse, Junos etc.), but the "Rainbow" iradescence of the Voyager is unique in my estimation.
Model D MP3 Samples
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:24 pm
Funny, I thought the Voyager sounded brighter and livelier! And I just bought a Mod D a few weeks ago, having owned a Voyager for a year and a half.
Initially I was struck by just how close the Voyager came, but on subsequent listenings, a few differences emerged, which I am sure I could tell blindfolded. (I'm not bragging, its just the truth. )
The D has a slightly more snappy attack, and a thicker, more juicy resonance. This doesn't mean it sounds better however, for I thought it sounded somewhat generic, while the Voyager was more colorful, and more defined in its sonic contours. The Voyager's tracking of the harmonic spectrum (i.e. the filter) really jumped out at me, and was superior sounding to me than the Mod D mp3. You could hear the resonant peaks of the harmonics much more clearly, and it seems, through a wider spectrum than the D. This might be because of the fact that it is less harmonically dense than the Mod D, so tonality and harmonic density are not the same thing, and density can even detract from tonal color. No one synth will do it all, and what is a strenght in one context, can be a detriment in another. If I had to choose which synth to own, I would choose the Voyager, because the strenghts of the Mod D can be found in other synths (you want thick juicy resonance-check out the Technosaurus Microcon! Punchy bass, Waldorf Pulse, Junos etc.), but the "Rainbow" iradescence of the Voyager is unique in my estimation.
Initially I was struck by just how close the Voyager came, but on subsequent listenings, a few differences emerged, which I am sure I could tell blindfolded. (I'm not bragging, its just the truth.
)The D has a slightly more snappy attack, and a thicker, more juicy resonance. This doesn't mean it sounds better however, for I thought it sounded somewhat generic, while the Voyager was more colorful, and more defined in its sonic contours. The Voyager's tracking of the harmonic spectrum (i.e. the filter) really jumped out at me, and was superior sounding to me than the Mod D mp3. You could hear the resonant peaks of the harmonics much more clearly, and it seems, through a wider spectrum than the D. This might be because of the fact that it is less harmonically dense than the Mod D, so tonality and harmonic density are not the same thing, and density can even detract from tonal color. No one synth will do it all, and what is a strenght in one context, can be a detriment in another. If I had to choose which synth to own, I would choose the Voyager, because the strenghts of the Mod D can be found in other synths (you want thick juicy resonance-check out the Technosaurus Microcon! Punchy bass, Waldorf Pulse, Junos etc.), but the "Rainbow" iradescence of the Voyager is unique in my estimation.
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:17 pm
Yeah, at first I really couldn't tell the difference. But after listening to them a few times I could pick them out, but I'd agree, the voyager sounded brighter, not the d. But I was still impressed with how close they sounded.
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:37 pm
I find this thread fascinating (if not a little geeky). Big thanks to the posters who took the time to make the MP3s. I'd love to hear more side by side comparisons. I've only played a "D" once but I know my AE Voyager sounds amazing and very close to what I hear on the "classic" songs. These "color" and other metaphors sound like we're talking about a fine wine, which is exactly what our synths are!
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