hello james,

these synths you mentioned cannot be compared in a
fair way, they are too different in terms of features.
especially the polyphonic synths cannot be compared
with a modular system. its a bit like you want to
compare a truck with a taxi cab.
let's just say that all of these synths are cool
in their own respect.

a vocoder focusses on timbre and not tuning.
you can make your voice sound like a synth or a robot,
depending on the sound presented to the synthesis
section of the vocoder. to some extend you can also
force your voice to a certain pitch, but this is not
the same as an autotune unit can do, f.e. the antares autotune.

best wishes

ingo



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<jimi2times802@...> wrote:

>
> hi i was wondering if anyones tried the following synths the dave
> smith poly keyboard, the alesis andromeda the vostok at analogue
> solutions website and the other synths on there as well as the

Macbeth

> M5 studio systems synth
>
> also the doepfer A-100
>
> which would you say is the best out of them in terms of filters,
> layouts, features, and lfos
>
> and in general...
>
> could anyone tell me what the a-129 vocoder systems like can you
> control it your voice via midi keyboard and make your voice hit
> different notes like
>
> thanks james
>
> please email me at jimi2times802@...
>