Comments on: The fully analog elkorus BBD chorus.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for the update.

By: jordi

jordi — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:46:37 +0000

There’s a new version of the élkorus, with full stereo processing and additional CV ins and outs.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:27:59 +0000

I’m not sure if it has MIDI although I don’t think I would need to automate it. I’d use it as I would a pre-amp… set it up and leave it.

By: Oliver Chesler

Oliver Chesler — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:25:55 +0000

“WoW!”… that was my exact reaction too. This piece is on my shopping list.

By: digitalbeatsyndrome@yahoo.com

digitalbeatsyndrome@yahoo.com — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:12:45 +0000

I would.. get that tight modulation..get all metallic tonal.

By: JB

JB — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:16:31 +0000

VSM is nice but it’s not the real thing, most string synths were paraphonic, and that hasn’t been duplicated in VSM.
I’ve only tried it briefly, and it did sound close, but compared to the Rs-09, it sounded flat.

I don’t think I’d use midi automation on this if it had it, it’s more of a set it and forget type of effect.

By: digitalbeatsyndrome@yahoo.com

digitalbeatsyndrome@yahoo.com — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:10:01 +0000

It got MIDI i/o? thats what the electrix boxes where wonderful for in addition to their sound. Fully cc control from Abey Abes.

Upon glance of that elkorus it reminds me of the old joemeek stuff. Tiny rack channel strips that sound fuckin awesome. Im in the market for a mid price ranged mixer but I’m afraid it wont come close to the sound of the joemeek.

By: minz

minz — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:42:55 +0000

jb, read the cool story on the gforce page… i think string machines were never meant to be played without the chorus. describing the dry sound as ‘sterile’ is putting it mildly… :-)

anyway, this sounds pretty good. but i can’t stop thinking… 390 euros buys me gforce’s vsm + the soundtoys bundle. i would be able to do a lot more damage with those 2. of course, if you want a perfect string synth, vsm will maybe only take you 85% there. and it depends on what you do whether that is enough.

By: JB

JB — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:19:52 +0000

WoW!
This thing sounds awesome!
I first heard it a few months ago and have been lusting over it ever since!
String machines really depend on the chorus part to sound like strings, without it (when it can be turned off), they really sound sterile.