It’s interesting thought, because Waldorf XTk and Modal 002 are on the same rack in my home. I don’t have P12 - wanted to grab one though, but since I have Tempest and Prophet X, I felt it would take too much space for too much overlap. Don’t get me wrong: as mentioned before, there are almost always some things that are unique to each design, but there has to be moment, where one has to stop. Anyway, what I wanted to comment on your idea: jamming with Modal 002 and Waldorf XTk is great so I recommend you to try it. If you are looking for that sound, I think that Modal 001 is even better (I kid you not - I prefer to program sounds on 001 and then move them to bigger sibling). They both feel like having similar energy and none is overtaking the other (XTk vs 002). What is interesting: Prophet X, when it was in the same rack, played in the same league.
To give you some context. Deckard’s Dream is step above and has this energy that makes others disappear. In contrast: Modal 008 is step below, which made it stay kind of behind. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing, but can determine the role in a raw mix. What I want to draw from that is: if two similar models from one team can give this perception, then maybe Prophet 12 could have similar role, based on what I know about its filter (vide: Tempest) and how it stacks against SSI 2144 (PX).
One more point - again! - about interface. Also as mentioned before: that touch strips and wheels on P12 and PX are essential for interesting jams, where modulators are changing texture of sound, one can change things drastically with mentioned controls on panel (doesn’t count with P12 desktop).
Damn, you made me think of changing my setup again to return PX there and to jam with only those three…
P.S. Is it off topic? It kind of feels like bordering one. 
1 Like
