Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4

[Dave Polich]

Umm...because you found the announcement first.

The release is so new that it is not yet listed at Sweetwater and Guitar Center
online catalogs (as of 8-1-2012). I expect that to change very soon.

It's $1299, by the way.

Funny thing, when I saw Dave at his NAMM booth in January he said he
had "something new coming"...guess this was it. As always, it's got a great
sound...what you'd expect from the inventor of the Prophet 5 and MIDI (yes,
Dave developed the original MIDI spec).

[mike vee]

hmmm, not sure how i feel about it.

[cscairney]

I wonder if it has the internal mixer bleed problem that the mopho and tetra have....i certainly hope not

[shponglefan]

x5 would be better. Although I suppose adding an additional Mopho desktop is no biggie (or a Tetra for 8 voices).

44 keys seems an odd choice, although better than 37 at least. Wonder why they didn't go full 4 octaves?

[Dappolito]

Originally Posted by spiral

Why you no talk about this internet?

Maybe because it's boring? DSI always make the same and gives it different names.

[miscend]

I'm not impressed by the YouTube demo.

[Marcocet]

That's a hell of a price point for a polyphonic analog synth. Is there another one even close?

[spaceman]

Originally Posted by spiral

Why you no talk about this internet?

Because you were not looking in the right place ( 12 page long thread ) A new polysynth from DSI coming soon: Mopho X4

[kreeper_6]

Shouldn't it be called the Popho?

Mopho...Tetr4.......Whats the dif?

[spiral]

Originally Posted by spaceman

Because you were not looking in the right place ( 12 page long thread ) A new polysynth from DSI coming soon: Mopho X4

Come one. Who reads that section of the site?

Tough crowd 'round here. I thought it was pretty nice, though i would still get a Tempest first. Mopho X4 Reminds me of the 6 Trak.

Originally Posted by kreeper_6

Mopho...Tetr4.......Whats the dif?

Keyboard?

Mods can close this thread if you want to keep discussion in the biggie thread.

[dxavier]

I agree, tough crowd!!! Dave Smith makes great synths and I am definitely looking forward to hearing this in person.

[Melvin J.]

Originally Posted by cscairney

I wonder if it has the internal mixer bleed problem that the mopho and tetra have....i certainly hope not

What does that mean, like what does that sound like? Elaborate.

[cane creek]

Originally Posted by Dappolito

Maybe because it's boring? DSI always make the same and gives it different names.

A bit like subway in that no matter what sarnie you choose they all taste the same.

[FilmNMusicman]

Sadly I own the Mopho, I love the agressive sound and would love more voices.........BUT, when I look at this X4 and see that it has no more knobs or buttons than the original mopho I feel like they just did a repackage job without really innovating anything.

Sound wise I'm sure it will be top notch!

[The Beatsmith]

Originally Posted by Dappolito

Maybe because it's boring? DSI always make the same and gives it different names.

indeed, same oscillators in a different package. ooh, this one has sub oscs and the other ones don't, awesome!

would love to see a dave smith vco based design

[Dave Polich]

Originally Posted by cscairney

I wonder if it has the internal mixer bleed problem that the mopho and tetra have....i certainly hope not

Yes, I am also curious as to what exactly this "mixer bleed" is. I did a lot of
the factory programming for the Prophet 08, the Mopho, and the Tetra -
never ran across an "internal mixer bleed" problem - not that I would even
know what that is.

Please elaborate.

[Dogboy73]

My first thought when I saw this was, 'Mopho x4 = TETR4 keyboard?!'. I love the TETR4 & I'm sure there are differences between this & it. But it would be nice to see something completely new from DSI. No doubt despite the differences this will be extremely similar & share a lot of the architecture of the TETR4 ..... so what's the point you might say?! As a TETR4 owner this has close to zero interest to me. Somewhat more interesting to someone who doesn't have a TETR4 .... or a Mopho keyboard ...... or a Mopho ..... or a Prophet 08!!! Infact any of the recent DSI stuff besides the Tempest.

[Dogboy73]

...... Actually, I think it would have been cool if the empty area on the right (where it says rather lamely 'X4') was a removable panel where a TETR4 or Mopho could be slotted into place for 8 or 5 voices respectively once polychained. Bit of a gimmick but it would have made this that bit more appealing to existing owners of Mophos/TETR4s.

[thermos]

Originally Posted by The Beatsmith

indeed, same oscillators in a different package. ooh, this one has sub oscs and the other ones don't, awesome!

would love to see a dave smith vco based design

Me too, just a limited run sounds awesome spare no expense VCO design. Just cause. For old times sake. He wouldn't make any money though.

[FilmNMusicman]

Originally Posted by thermos

Me too, just a limited run sounds awesome spare no expense VCO design. Just cause. For old times sake. He wouldn't make any money though.

I think that the DCO design was a great choice for a synth as punchy and tight as the mopho.

I own a phatty and while it's punchy, it's definitely doesn't hit you over the head like the Mopho.

Plus the tuning on the Mopho is rock solid, which is big to me.

[Magnus]

I wonder why they choose to call it MophoX4 when it's exatly a Tetr4 keyboard (since it has the feedback circuit and no inputs)?

Maybe they just liked the name MophoX4 better.

I own the Tetr4 and I love the sound. It's a great synth for little money. I would love to have two so I can get eight voices.

[MrBoxxed]

I don't understand... Why not a tetra keyboard!!!
The X4 is not a looker that's for sure.

[MrBoxxed]

No combo mode that what keeps it mopho

[kreeper_6]

Mopho is short for MonoPhonic, thats why I don't understand the use of the name except for brand recognition.

[Dappolito]

Originally Posted by The Beatsmith

indeed, same oscillators in a different package. ooh, this one has sub oscs and the other ones don't, awesome!

would love to see a dave smith vco based design

Yeah, there are some differences. I think the mopho has analog feedback for instance, where-as the prophet has none and the evolver digital.

I like DSI and actually own two synths of them but I would really like to see something fresh(er).

Imho the evolver is still there best synth, and it's actually their first. (ignoring Sequential Circuit ofc.)

[TrenchRun]

i will be buying one..i returned a mopho keyboard because A/ i coudlnt get over its awful looking urban "mopho" logo and B/ i felt it needed to have more polyphony.

it sounded great.

im in.

[damondarkwalker]

I'm happy with the Mopho the way it is. I was originally upset when I first read about the x4, but I'm over it. Saving up to buy a Slim Phatty.

[Krubbadoo]

Been playing with my Mopho X4 for an hour now and this synth is much fun!

[Magnus]

Originally Posted by Dappolito

Yeah, there are some differences. I think the mopho has analog feedback for instance, where-as the prophet has none and the evolver digital.

I like DSI and actually own two synths of them but I would really like to see something fresh(er).

Imho the evolver is still there best synth, and it's actually their first. (ignoring Sequential Circuit ofc.)

The Tetr4 has sub oscillators and feedback (as well as 4 voices of course). Not sure if the Mopho has sub osc but I'm pretty sure it has analog inputs, which the Tetra does not, and no feedback circuit.

That would make the Mopho X4 a Tetr4 keyboard IMO, but as long as it sounds good it doesn't matter. I was just curious about the choice of name.