you do realize, the analog four is a bit of a hybrid in the sense that it uses DCOs instead of pure analog VCOs so there’s still quite a bit of digital processing going on =)[/quote]
People still trying the failed DCOs are digital argument in 2015?
“Bit of a hybrid”.
No.
Define “processing”.
The signal path is 100% analog. There is a difference between control (being pre-oscillator) and processing (being post-oscillator). The clock of the analog oscillators is being controlled digitally. The actual sound that is generated, from waveform through analog outputs is 100% analog.
And considering the alternative often comes without patch recall, and comes with a host of tuning headaches, and sure as hell wouldn’t have sound locks… I’m relieved that the so called “bit of a hybrid” has DCOs.[/quote]
i agree with all the benefits you mention of DCOs, just saying the so called digital part still has a lot to do with the sound capabilities of the A4.
I simply meant that the digital side of the A4 influences the way it sounds by providing more extreme modulation capabilities, not in the sense that it sounds harsh or digital or anything like that.
I won’t pretend to be an expert on the synth architecture of the A4 but this thread has some very interesting information on why you should see the A4 as a very nice marriage between the benefits of digital and the awesome sound of analog leading to my “bit of a hybrid” statement