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At 06:40 PM 11/27/2002 -0800, Mark wrote: >I'm not sure what a "sidstation" is, Remember the old Commodore C-64, and what a great sound chip it had for its time? A couple years back, a little startup synth manufacturer out of Sweden (Elektron) came up with the idea of building a real working synth around that very same sound chip. They started grabbing up the remaining supply of the existing MOS6581 (SID) chips, and putting them together in a case with a dedicated synthesizer control architecture around them. You can check it out over at http://www.sidstation.com. >but let me tell you, the AdrenaLinn is an >instrument level device. I have it almost all the way down and my >Steinberger >is nearly clipping the input on loud strums. One of the dissapointments >is >that it wasn't line level. However, it will do line level out. Whup, sounds like that's one I'm going to have to watch out for. This thing is line level out and it is *hot*. I may have to rig up some gear (i.e. compressor) in between the two in order to prevent distortion on the input of the AdrenaLinn. >I think the amp models are pretty good, but need some tweaking and sound >a bit >better before a guitar amp IMO. I mostly use it for the filters and >modulation >effects and in that respect, it's quite the amazing beast. Lot's of room >for >mangleage. Mangleage is always good (very good -- heh!). But I'm hoping for something that can help me get a leash on this little beast as well. The Sidstation can be amazingly subtle, but just as often it can slice through a mix like a hot knife melting butter. And here I used to think of the old Arp's (like the Odyssey or Axxe) as being good for piercing leads. My Sid can make those synths look downright tame in comparison. In addition to the most excellent filter and mod effects, I was hoping the AdrenaLinn's amp models might be able to warm up the sound a bit, and add some grundge without lapsing over into "bumblebee"-territory fuzz (i can already add some distortion by overdriving the internal circuitry, but that pushes the sidstation even further into glass-cutting territory; i'm looking instead for a bit of warm crunch). Oh, and how well does the AdrenaLinn's built-in noise gate work? One of the unfortunate side-effects of the Sid chip is that it's notorious for digital noise (i.e. the envelopes close all the way down, yet you can still hear the sound in the background). Elektron has done a lot to mitigate this through the rest of the box (it's dead silent compared to the old C-64's themselves), but even they recommend a noise gate to deal with this final bit of digital dirt. >The only reason I sold mine is because my Lexicon MPX1 really does >more of what I needed it to do, and I don't care about the drum machine >and amp >models. Hey, thanks bunches for helping me out even though I know you've already sold your AdrenaLinn. Otherwise, I've merely seen the specs and a couple of reviews. But after reading the feature set (gate + amp models + wicked filters + FX) it seemed as if it might be a good match for a dedicated processor on the Sidstation. Thanks again! -c- _____ "i want to reach my hand into the dark and *feel* what reaches back" -recoil