Hey Paul - it's the fellow who sold you the élkorus. Wow - both, huh? I dunno man - while the Juno was my very first real synth at age 11 in 1982, and it was the synth I learned basic synthesis with - the Polysix was one I always coveted when playing it in the music stores. It was the gorgeous SSM oscillator and filter, extra octave down for sub-osc, separate LFO for PWM, the differently curved envelopes and of course, the excellent effects section. The basic sound of the Juno is so sweet and nice, but it can't go to ugly extremes - one big sweet spot with that ever-present, broad chorus. The strings were nice, but the Polysix strings are much more vintage sounding and moving with that special ensemble chorus setting - the whole synth lent itself to lots more unusual tones and encouraged exploration. The modern upgrade options for both synths are really nice and useful too. Here I go yapping away again. Anyway - best of luck with the sales! I know you'll get some good prices for those beauties! Happy holidays to you and your family!🎄
Thanks for the kind words! I assume this is John Hunter? I do miss them both these synthesizers and they'll always hold a special place in my heart. Especially the Polysix. Those glorious, unmatched Polysix strings from the Ensemble effect... a thing of beauty. I ended up getting a Sequential Prophet-6 Desktop and so far have zero regrets. It fits the bill perfectly for what I need, is relatively easy to use, and the sound is incredible. I'm a huge 70s/80s soundtrack guy and the Prophet sound is all over everything. So the Prophet-6 will be a fantastic sound bulider. But even just going through the factory presets on it, I'm finding a ton of useful sounds, especially with the original Prophet-5 presets on it. And of course, I'll definitely be running the Elkorus through it at some point. Hope you're doing well and Happy Holidays!
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Hey Paul - it's the fellow who sold you the élkorus. Wow - both, huh? I dunno man - while the Juno was my very first real synth at age 11 in 1982, and it was the synth I learned basic synthesis with - the Polysix was one I always coveted when playing it in the music stores. It was the gorgeous SSM oscillator and filter, extra octave down for sub-osc, separate LFO for PWM, the differently curved envelopes and of course, the excellent effects section. The basic sound of the Juno is so sweet and nice, but it can't go to ugly extremes - one big sweet spot with that ever-present, broad chorus. The strings were nice, but the Polysix strings are much more vintage sounding and moving with that special ensemble chorus setting - the whole synth lent itself to lots more unusual tones and encouraged exploration. The modern upgrade options for both synths are really nice and useful too. Here I go yapping away again. Anyway - best of luck with the sales! I know you'll get some good prices for those beauties! Happy holidays to you and your family!🎄
Thanks for the kind words! I assume this is John Hunter? I do miss them both these synthesizers and they'll always hold a special place in my heart. Especially the Polysix. Those glorious, unmatched Polysix strings from the Ensemble effect... a thing of beauty. I ended up getting a Sequential Prophet-6 Desktop and so far have zero regrets. It fits the bill perfectly for what I need, is relatively easy to use, and the sound is incredible. I'm a huge 70s/80s soundtrack guy and the Prophet sound is all over everything. So the Prophet-6 will be a fantastic sound bulider. But even just going through the factory presets on it, I'm finding a ton of useful sounds, especially with the original Prophet-5 presets on it. And of course, I'll definitely be running the Elkorus through it at some point.
Hope you're doing well and Happy Holidays!