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Within the MINIMAX, we have remodeled all significant sound ele-
ments after the original's circuitry. In addition, a steady cross-check
with the Original was made and now offers even identical knob
positions as within the original. No reproduction has yet been that
precise. Measurements and adjustments were only a part of the
work. Beforehand there was another problem to tackle. The original
analog model produces frequencies which when copied or emula-
ted would produce aliasing. Those who are familiar with aliasing
know how awful it sounds. The MINIMAX sound generation is ba-
sed on newly developed algorithms that are free of any aliasing.
The MINIMAX handles even the most complex Modulations, filter
FM or Oscillator-Modulation. Moreover, the nice thing about this,
the MINIMAX will always sound like the original. Thus MINIMAX
tops today's digital synthesis technique.
Setup and Layout
Just as the original, the MINIMAX has one oscillator section with
three oscillators. Oscillator 3 can also be used as an LFO or better
said FO (Frequency Oscillator). Oscillators can be mixed with noise
and an external signal within the mixer section. This is followed by
the filter and an amplifier each using an envelope with attack, decay
and sustain pro voice. In addition to the original model, MINIMAX
has also been equipped with an additional effects section featuring
chorus/flanger and delay.
The quality of the synthesis algorithms in this instrument is remar-
kable. Because the oscillators use the frequency spectrum's full
bandwidth, more overtones are produced than in earlier algorithms.
Even the saturation level in the mixer section for internal and exter-
nal signals were taken into consideration. Saturation gives the sound
more presence. Especially the filter profits greatly from the new
algorithms.
Existing filter-algorithms may have had resonance, but in general
they weren't that exciting like the analog archetype. Using digital
filters caused high attention to avoid Aliasing when using filter
sweeps. Many filters therefore reduce the amount of resonance or
don't open wide enough to not cross the borderline to Aliasing (half
sample frequency). Filter sweeps with such filters have been "so
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