Experimentalsynth‘s Chris Stack shared these videos demonstrating some of the sonic possibilities of the new Sequential Trigon-6 synthesizer.
The Trigon-6 is a new 6-voice analog synth that features the company’s take on the classic Moog 3-VCO-plus-ladder-filter tone, in a modern polyphonic instrument design.
The first video, above, demonstrates a lush 4-pole pad. The second video, below, demonstrates arps and pads:
See the Sequential site for more info on the Trigon-6.
I still wish somebody would demo the oscillators without filter and effects. I think that my decision to purchase is going to be on how the oscillators sound.
“that sound” comes from mixer overdrive and driving the mixer to hot into the filter
the oscillators aren’t that special … its the process after them
ymmv
No, not for what I would be looking at this for. Since around the time the Prophet 5 was introduced, I have always wanted something that would amount to a polyphonic Minimoog. I thought the Moog One was going to be it, but the price and my lack of confidence in Moog rectifying the tuning issues stopped me from ordering one (still on my “maybe” list, though). After about two years of contemplating why things that are supposed to be Minimoog clones, don’t sound much like Minimoogs to me (including the 2016 Moog reissue), I have come to the conclusion that it is the tone of the oscillators. At first, like a lot of people I suppose, I thought that the place to look might be in the filters. Now, I’m pretty sure that differing filters really aren’t the issue. I think that current filter modeling (even with digital filters) has progressed to the point where the Moog ladder filter can be replicated pretty easily. In a subtractive analog synth, the only sources (internally) of the waveforms to be altered by the filter are the oscillators. Listening to the raw oscillators of the Mini clones (including Moog’s) demonstrates that very few sound like those on a vintage Mini. In fact, the only exception to that is the Behringer Model D’s oscillators (which is why it is the only replicate that I find sounds like a vintage Mini). Really … oscillators really are that special!
the “sound of the Moog”, Mini or modular, is the interaction between the VCO’s, Mixer, VCF, and VCA. This is a fact. Its not just the VCO’s, although they are certainly at least an equal component of the equation.
While what you say is, obviously, true, that doesn’t approach what I am talking about. My contention is that there is a lot less variation in the overall color of the sound that is imparted by the filter and amplifier stages. Ladder filters are pretty easy to do, especially if you just copy the original Moog filter, verbatim. The slew rate of changes in the envelopes are also very easy to model (as well as is any distortion or coloration imparted by the amplifier). However, if you start with an oscillator that sounds nothing like a Mini’s, then the sound you get after passing through all of the other stages won’t sound much like a Mini, either. This is why I want to hear the raw oscillators, unaffected by the filter and envelopes.
Not always. Rudi Lindard’s “slew rate mod” taught me that not all VCO’s are created equal. But, the VCA stage, as you say, is definitely a part of it.
it sounds really great. i’ll wait for the desktop module version.
pretty uninspiring stuff. The same synth sounds over and over and over again which is not surprising. You go with the same signal chain, the same oscillators and one of the two-three most used filter topologies, this is what you get.
If they give me a Prophet 6, OB-6, and Trigon-6, I’d be willing to waive part of my endorsement fee.
This sounds every bit as good as Diva, or so close I would make no apologies for it in a mix. Great job.
Finally, a $3k+ hardware synth that sounds “almost as good” as a $175 plug-in. Hooray!
Not only that, but it weighs 20kg, takes up space and uses electricity, too! What’s not to love?
It also can break, short, detune, etc while you can get Diva right now for $89.50 with NKS support at Native Instruments sale un til Jan 9, 2022
If you’re going to add ANY delay and/or reverb, especially if you smother it in the digital variety, the Arturia V-Collection is just fine thank you. Of course I’m sure this is a fine synth, but just sayin’…