Futuresonus PARVA

[Paul Dither]

It has been a while since we heard anything about this one. Apparently, the first units have been shipped and the first user demos start to show up:

[Razmo]

I looked at this when it was anounced, and all the way thru I've found it's sound to be ... well... I don't know how to describe it... but "boring" comes to mind... I don't know why... maybe it sounds too clean... I really want to like this instrument, but the sound just don't get me... I'm hoping a bit it's because the sound design is not very good...

[BobTheDog]

I know what you mean!

[eXode]

Ironically this cover of Don't Go that was pasted many months ago is still the best "demo" of the Parva:
https://soundcloud.com/futuresonus/yazoo-dont-go-instrumental-cover-on-parva-synth

The third demo by inaheartbeat is one of the more promising of the newer ones as well:
https://soundcloud.com/inaheartbeat/parva-demo-3

I'm still keeping close eye on it, I think it might "get there" eventually. Probably a question of fine tuning it. I like the fact that you can drive the oscillators quite hot.

[Razmo]

Ironically this cover of Don't Go that was pasted many months ago is still the best "demo" of the Parva:
https://soundcloud.com/futuresonus/yazoo-dont-go-instrumental-cover-on-parva-synth

The third demo by inaheartbeat is one of the more promising of the newer ones as well:
https://soundcloud.com/inaheartbeat/parva-demo-3

I'm still keeping close eye on it, I think it might "get there" eventually. Probably a question of fine tuning it. I like the fact that you can drive the oscillators quite hot.

Thoise demos surely sound better than what's on the homepage...

[Paul Dither]

Ironically this cover of Don't Go that was pasted many months ago is still the best "demo" of the Parva:
https://soundcloud.com/futuresonus/yazoo-dont-go-instrumental-cover-on-parva-synth

The third demo by inaheartbeat is one of the more promising of the newer ones as well:
https://soundcloud.com/inaheartbeat/parva-demo-3

I'm still keeping close eye on it, I think it might "get there" eventually. Probably a question of fine tuning it. I like the fact that you can drive the oscillators quite hot.

Thanks for adding those. To me, it seems like the PARVA could be a sort of cousin of the Prophet '08.

[BobTheDog]

There is a new firmware that sorts out the tuning issues, nice demo with the new version and a Linnstrument:

[DavidDever]

It reminds me, in some respects, of the sound of the Waldorf Pulse 2 (also a 3 DCO design).