Never played with a Sirin, but the Mariana doesn’t arbitrarily cut off in some range or something like the Minitaur. It addresses the full 127 MIDI note keyboard and doesn’t look like it has any meaningful roll-off at higher frequencies (other than what you put there with the filters, natch). In the upper registers, with OSC 2 set at +2 octaves, it’ll go right up into dog whistle territory (or so my scope tells me. I long ago lost the ability to hear anything above 8k).
I wouldn’t say it sounds as good there, but what does? There’s just not as much for the filter to grip at high frequencies and high-frequency wave forms are hard to detune in a pleasing way. But it’ll totally go there.
Bought it today and having playing around with, so far very happy with it, definitely worth the intro price.
At first found the gui a bit cumbersome but after a while found it very easy to navigate. I like the simplicity of it, especially having it just for bass. Find the sound to not amazingly different from what I can get from diva but enjoying the single focus of why I’m using it. I find with synths like diva I get carried away and end up making something that is not a simple but powerful bass. The low end of Mariana is fantastic for my production.
I’m so getting this, despite the full price. It’s like the Sub37 but even more awesome. Don’t think a comparison with the Model D is relevant, actually. They’re way too different, especially if you got a poly version of the Model D.
Half price at PIB, quite tempted as I’ve grown to really appreciate it on iOS. Definitely in the later Moog mould, Phatty/Sub/Minotaur, as opposed to the more classic sound, but there’s a fair amount of scope. The drive and distortions are excellent and the sound is quite animated. Another hit from the same team as the amazing Model 15.
Do wish they’d implement polyphony, though it seems unlikely.