Often effects are used to mask or make up for deficiencies in the main synth engine
Or deficiencies in ones playing .. like a mediocre pianist using the sustain pedal on Bach 3 part inventions
Are you seriously equating the (over) use and band-aiding addition of more than a couple of FX on synthesizers with a sustain pedal on a piano, and then rolling your eyes at me for saying FX often bandaided over an inadequate synth engine (and having owned almost 100 synths I can assure you in many cases that is true though mostly on digital synths). Weird. Also I wasn't talking abou spec or engine depth (of digital) jesus I've owned and loved a ton of digital synths, still have them, I just don't rate VAs or Hybrids, I hate their sound frankly, they all have a simliar plastic tone and everyone who buys one tries to make 'analog sounds' with them and they grate on my ears, if doing what they excell at (digital explorations) then great, just don't hold it up to a rev 2 or any analog VCO or DCO and expect people like myself to not point out you are NOT getting the same analog feel/sound/mojo out of those digital oscs no matter how cool the analog filter. It's as plain as day to those with decent hearing left!
Piano wise, I play the piano too and have for years, I sure as hell appreciate the pedals, not sure at all what that had to do with sacrificing LFOS for tacked on FX on DIGITAL oscs, context escapes me sorry, also not sure why you came at me like that when I was basically telling the other guy to put a sock in it about his peak and get back to the novation forums cos we are ACTUAL owners trying to sort an issue, one that while important doesn't actually kill my love for this great instrument in any way. It really does sound great, even for DCO, in fact it has a refinement often lacking in the many VCOs I've owned, which are good for their thing, here we have a very well rounded instrument, stable, flexible and capable of some beautiful sounds.
To that other guy, please I'm so bored of you talking about the peak (btw I was actually thinking more of the Deepmind 12 in my comment about overuse of FX on a sub-par analog synth engine as I clearly wrote, the peak wasn't about the FX but more about the general generic plastic tone of digital oscs) in a specific PROPHET REV 2 board and thread pertaining to an analog synth called the rev 2. Please stop talking about your hybrid digital osc wannabe analog synth here cos it's making us all go off topic. Not sure what you expected from certified rev2 owners by coming in here saying peak is somehow god's gift to synths while berating the REV2 when they are different types of synths and for many of us we are just not interested, got it? If all I wanted was 3 oscs or tons of power I'd go software and get 100 oscs or w/e. I wanted analog as does anyone else who chose the rev2 or they'd probably have spent less for a lesser sound. I'm well over my VA/Hybrid phase. Digital oscs leave me cold when attempting to mimic analog, even more so when pushed through analog filters ending up sounding like plastic. I like digital synths to not try to mimick analog.
Could we get back to the IMPORTANT topic of REV 2 osc issues, some of us are trying to actually work out how to proceed, maybe you could pop along to the peak forum seeing how you don't even own a rev2 any more and seem to be here just to wind people up and talk about how great a digital osc synth is for your needs. Novation... good luck with that build quality, have had a few of those synths in the past, they won't last. DSI are like rolls royce next to them!
Oh and I've only just read that everyone else agreed to get back on topic, so am sorry for me ANSWERING these points as I've only just got back here after some time away from home. I won't mention that stupid peak again or reply about it. We need to focus on this issue as I'm supposed to be making a call on whether it's worth them sending me the new board or not (with same pulse but better triangle) soon!