Hi everyone,

Lately I've been using my little Six-Trak for poly sounds along with a Roland SH-2 for fat basses.

I'm thinking of selling both of them and getting one single Prophet 6.

I know they are very different instruments but I'm wondering whether I will be able to program some fat — SH-2 like — basses with it ?

What d'ya think ?

No.

No.

Hell No.

I have both, and I agree with Venn and CfNorENa, and I guess partially with Zerocrossing. No.

Okay well

What about the other main poly of the market, the OB-6, can it do fat basses ?

And what about the para Dominion 1 (it doesn't have sub-o) ?

Thanks for sharing your opinion.

True. You could do that. However it will still never be 1 octave below the 32' like with the SH-2 sub

GREAT.

It still won't do the same thing. A true sub oscillator is in phase with the original oscillator, giving a more solid sound.

This results in no sound. I think maybe you can lock osc 2 and 3 by routing gate out to sync in, but you do still need to get tuning perfect between them

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Well, I have programmed some fat basses on my P6 but they never sound like a Roland.

Well might I ask what you're aiming to achieve?

I use that exact combo, Six Track for poly + SH2 for bass and love it
Can't really imagine trying to switch that out for anything except a better vco poly and better mono

I'll be shot for this but here it goes.

Keep the SH-2 you won't find anything that sounds just like it.
Sell the Six-Trak and pick up second hand Prophet 8 Module (trust me, its a major step up from the Six-Track) much cheaper than the P-6 keys I might add.
Would be my suggestion but other peoples thoughts may differ.

Thanks. is there anything the Six-Trak does sonically that the Prophet 6 or 8 couldn't do ?

I wasn't quite right here - the silence only kicks in if you have a waveform that doesn't reach susbtantial level before being reset by OSC 1. Nonetheless, syncing Osc 2 or Osc 3 to Osc 1 while tuning them an octave down doesn't have the same effect as a sub osc.

Here are 3 recordings. In each I have Osc 1 and 2 set to square waves, Osc 2 tuned down an octave more or less. The first two passes through the sequence in each file are osc 1 only. Second two passes Osc 2 only. 3rd Two passes both oscillators mixed about evenly. You can hear that the Osc sync creates much less of a sub feel than no sync. Syncing with the gate does reset Osc 2 every time a new note is triggered, (can see it in the waveforms), so attacks might be a bit more consistent, but of course the tuning isn't locked to Osc 1 like a real sub would be.

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I just listened to a few Six Trak demos.



Keep it. Sounds great to me. I think what you have is better than what you're thinking of. Such nice buzzy oscillators. What do you crave in the 6 that the 6 Trak doesn't give you? If anything, I'd think about adding a poly that's very different.

It's a great synth, indeed. But no velocity on the keyboard which makes sequencing dull, it's a pain in the butt to program and it can't really be played live (no pots).

I figure the P6 would give me the same lush/creamy sound (or better) but also much more potential to innovate.

Yes it's true. Gordon Freeman is in fact beautiful.

I'd be very surprised if the Prophet 6 can do that organic Six-Trak sound. The Dominion 1 comes close, but mono.

I sure am.

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Please explain.

Thanks a bunch

That's fair. Both reasons I gravitated to the Prophet 6 as well. I definitely feel the Prophet 6 does lush-creamy very well. It can also be nicely biting when you need it to.

Is there a way you can swing it so that you can do the Prophet 6 and get a replacement for the SH-2 as well? Like do a Prophet 6 module and a Bass Station 2. I did some a/b comparisons of the SH-2 and the Bass Station and they can sound pretty similar, but the resonance on the BS2 can get a lot more aggressive sounding. Overall I'd say it leans a little toward that aggressive sound, but I do love the sound of it. I moved it to a "living room" rig, thinking that I'd have it double as a MIDI controller for after-dinner dance parties with the 3 year old... I missed it in the main studio so I moved it back.

But, there's other decent monosynths that can be had. Maybe a Sub 37 and a Prophet 6 module? I bet there's a way you could make it work. Prophet 6/Boomstar. The thing is, I have no idea what you could get for your Six-Trak and SH-2.

Correct me if I am wrong but isn't the Six-Trak multi timbral? That is a nice feature.

For more a more tactile interface you could get a BCR-2000 cheap and just keep using the Six-Trak.

I would keep the SH-2 and the Six-Trak and add a BCR-2000, personally.

That's a very good point... although I rarely use it. Good advice too the BCR-2000, thanks!

Why don't they make multi-timbral synths anymore ?

Still. The lack of velocity kinda bothers me, can't make groovy sequencing.

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Back on topic, if you give me some bass sounds and a general idea or photo of the SH-2's state while making it, I'll see if I can get close on the Prophet 6. Next week will be hard though. House closing and 3 year old off from school. Then Hawaii. After that, I'll have some time though.

Thanks a lot for offering your help, this is very kind... well as it turned out I sold the SH-02 because someone offered me a very good price for it I couldn't refuse... and I bought both really powerful and flexible MFB Dominion 1 instead.

Still struggling on whether I should open the piggy bank and get me a P6.