So you could use 4 of them and have a 4 Voice and use 2 of them for a 2 Voice. So let me make sure I'm understanding this - if you use the 8VP screen you essentially have 8 SEMs playing at the same time.
Please share your thoughts on this matter! Thank you.Īudio example on Soundcloud: Arturia SEM V2 In the audio example you can hear the same piece for two bars with the 8VP on and for two bars switched off. These values for a 'Sweet Dreams" bowed string ensemble sound really nice.ġ. Parameter values for each row â the extremer the values (both + or -) the more significant the imperfections will be. Finally I have the old working days back! Nothing special until I watched the video and realised what the 8VP of the Arturia SEM V2 really represents: instant 8-Voice in-the-box! (well, almost instant because you have to set the parameters yourself)Īs soon as you set the first row of the 8VP with very subtle changes to the fine tuning of osc 1, repeat that at the 2nd row with somewhat opposite values to the fine tuning of osc 2, the magic fairy dust starts sparkling in. To be honest: fun, but actually nothing really special. Filter modulations in a 16th rhythmic pattern always inspiring to play with. So I stumbled onto the '8 voice programmer" (8VP) which functions in the factory programs as a step sequencer. The sound reminds of the old days and as all true Synth Gods act, every switch and knob is not left untouched. Twist the knobies time! Recording time! Lack of sleep time! A nice sounding virtual analogue synthesizer modelled after an Oberheim SEM/OB-1. I treated myself with the Arturia SEM V2. End of the 8-Voice story.Īlmost forty years later. Instantly they became worthless pieces of junk.Īnd so the 19-eighties said goodbye to the white, unstable sounding log. A far superior memory system, consistent sounding polyphony â I traded in 8-Voice Oberheims for almost nothing. Impossible.Īnd then the Prophet 5 hit the marked. Try to create 8 consistent tones with these specifications. 8 Voices with per voice 2 VCO"s, LFO"s and Filters - operated by pots which are non-stepped.
What"s the effect of having 8 mono synths acting like one polyphonic instrument? 8 Different sounding voices, no matter how meticulously you program them. On the 8-Voice you have to program EACH of the 8 VOICES in order to achieve a certain sound (Imagine the drummer counting down and you have to adjust 8 mono synths to get that brass sound for the introâ¦) ('I hear voices Doctor' â Interesting, you have 8 different personalities in your headâ¦) In the video about the 8-Voice it"s clearly showed that this polyphonic synthesizer is actually a combination of 8 SEM mono synths patched together. Back in the days I was lucky enough to work for the Oberheim distributor in the Netherlands so every working day was an Oberheim day. I immediately realized how much I love the sound of Oberheim synthesizers.
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