First, Veils is designed to be a transparent VCA. I know that the Intellijel Quad VCA and the XAOC Talin both support saturation at that stage and I'm sure there are others, but I'm set with Veil's and not really in the market for new VCAs so don't have much input there.
So, the best place to insert that "Analog" sound? I built my system around the architecture of some of the classic synth that I love, the Emax, PPG, Juno, etc. The best and cheapest way to get that sound is to start with a good CP-3 based mixer on your VCO's/DCO's. I use Manhattan Analog DTM's. They run about $100 and when turned up past about 12 o'clock, they start soft saturating the input signal. Historically, CP-3 circuit was what made the Minimoog sound so fat.
The next thing is a analog good filter. You could splurge for something fancy like a Rossum Evolution (my favorite LP, but it's only a LP) which also has a saturation or "Species" control on it. I actually rarely use that feature though since it kills the resonance, and the sound is just glorious without needed to drive it further. Other options would be a Ripples clone multi-mode filter if you're a fan of the classic Roland sound, or an SSM 2024 based filter with an input control that can be pushed like the Doepfer A-105 (if you can find one) which is the same filter in the Emax and old PPG's. I wouldn't recommend the Morpheus except as a special case filter (and yes, I have one).
A combo of a CP-3 along with a good, classic, analog filter should get you there pretty quickly.
So, the best place to insert that "Analog" sound? I built my system around the architecture of some of the classic synth that I love, the Emax, PPG, Juno, etc. The best and cheapest way to get that sound is to start with a good CP-3 based mixer on your VCO's/DCO's. I use Manhattan Analog DTM's. They run about $100 and when turned up past about 12 o'clock, they start soft saturating the input signal. Historically, CP-3 circuit was what made the Minimoog sound so fat.
The next thing is a analog good filter. You could splurge for something fancy like a Rossum Evolution (my favorite LP, but it's only a LP) which also has a saturation or "Species" control on it. I actually rarely use that feature though since it kills the resonance, and the sound is just glorious without needed to drive it further. Other options would be a Ripples clone multi-mode filter if you're a fan of the classic Roland sound, or an SSM 2024 based filter with an input control that can be pushed like the Doepfer A-105 (if you can find one) which is the same filter in the Emax and old PPG's. I wouldn't recommend the Morpheus except as a special case filter (and yes, I have one).
A combo of a CP-3 along with a good, classic, analog filter should get you there pretty quickly.
Statistics: Posted by void23 — Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:16 pm