Moog Minimoog vs. ПОЛИВОКС синтезатор Polivoks Synthesizer - sound battle

(c) 2015 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound
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the battle ;)
Moog Minimoog (USA 1978) vs. Formanta Polivoks (USSR 1982)
The Polivoks is no Minimoog copy!
The MM has three VCOs and the PV two of them. The PV has a lowpass and a bandpass filter, loop envelopes, auto trigger, a LFO with different waveforms and a lot more features.
This demo video only show the character of the two synths with near indentical sound programs.
I used not VCO3 in the Minimoog and not the bandpass filter in the Polivoks.
Both are fantastic synths with unique sound character.
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[@retrosound72]

The Polivoks is one of my absolute fav analog mono synths. Here can you find the full Polivoks playlist with a lot single sound demos and one synth demo tracks. Enjoy. The Polivoks playlist -------> kzbin.info/aero/PLe08Lbpy8pPbKtxkoW7CgvMUW-a2G1tHI

[@hungry4wake]

Starts first patch. "Oh that Moog sounds pretty great. Maybe the Polivoks isn't..." Starts playing Polivoks. "OH SWEET POLIVOKS I'LL NEVER DOUBT YOU AGAIN."

[@retrosound72]

+hungry4wake haha :)

[@KILLAGORILLA7000]

hungry4wake exactly mate

[@hereps]

and then you understand all the propaganda against USSR products :P

[@Fred88makS]

@@lundsweden, да. Его изобрёл изобретатель-инженер Владимир Кузьмин в 1982г. Выпускался Поливокс на заводе "Вектор".

[@fritagogo1]

Analogic Cold War !

[@retrosound72]

+fritagogo1 ;)

[@amfiton92]

+fritagogo1 cold war - it's very very bad!

[@amfiton92]

Достойных внимания аппаратов было не так много... Советую сайт rw6ase.narod.ru там много информации по звуковой аппаратуре ссср. Цифровой звук тоже очень хороший. У меня есть проигрыватель CD Audio на платформе SANYO (Вега ПКД 122С), отлично звучит в связке с ламповым усилителем Прибой 75УМ-104С.

[@BboySalamon]

+Альгерд Боскин Спасибо. Да, всё это мне тоже близко:-)

[@fritagogo1]

:-)

[@AlexandrTVOfficialChannel]

The Moog sounds warmer, the Polivoks seems to have a sharper and colder sound, but in a good way. Both are amazing!

[@retrosound72]

Both are great synths 🎹🙌🎹

[@ИгорьЮрченко-й4м]

У Поливокс тон генератор не имеет конденсаторов. Чисто военная разработка. Не спрашивайте, как он работает.

[@javilutxi77]

Whisky vs. Vodka

[@reallivebluescat]

+javilutxi77 u mean bourbon?

[@ehtcom]

Bourbon is Whisky.

[@reallivebluescat]

ehtcom​ bourbon is American whisky. otherwise Scotland is more known for whisky

[@ehtcom]

You mean, Bourbon Whiskey is American, and Scotch Whiskey is Scottish. Both are Whiskey.

[@reallivebluescat]

yes but its a american moog vs an russian poliviks! so i think bourbon is the better analogy. Analog analogy! But maybe im being anal. Ha! :P

[@sinephase]

Dude used the polivoks for the DOOM 2016 soundtrack and it sounds freakin badass! :D

[@retrosound72]

yes

[@nikostalk5730]

Jexus used Polyvoks wayyy before Mick Gordon even had a thing about it. Also some famous guys, like Moby, Crystal Method, Deadmau5, had one in their house.

[@860anthony]

the polivoks holds its own against the mother of all synths. nice comparison. thanks.

[@retrosound72]

+860anthony yes indeed :) thanks for watching!

[@SorchaSublime]

the moog is only the mother in the west. Polivoks rules the bloc

[@thomasdupont7186]

@@SorchaSublime Polivoks is a drug addict though.

[@jtracome87]

@@thomasdupont7186 I didn't know druggies sounded so good

[@rtomas47]

​@@jtracome87Almost evrry rockstar is a drug addict.

[@vadimbaev3892]

Поливокс выдаёт отличное звучание!

[@retrosound72]

О да. фантастический синтезатор

[@Ламар-п9р]

Был такой, по количеству звуков которые он может синтезировать равных крайне мало даже сейчас спустя почти 40 лет

[@roabarton7962]

Isn't the Polivoks the same one that Mick Gordon used for the 2016 Doom? Awesome instrument. Wish I had just a bit of musical talent.

[@retrosound72]

yes.

[@menzosoft2]

POLIWOKS sounds: -russian -communistic -soviet -industrial -boards of canada-ish Love it

[@esthera3923]

Not to be captain obvious here, but the Polivoks seems to have a much rougher and more industrial sound, whereas the Minimoog is smoother like an electric liquid. However, to me that roughness adds a bit of charm. Plus it's like a 3rd of the price from what I've seen.

[@retrosound72]

in short: the beauty and the beast

[@esthera3923]

But with a beast that's gonna put much less of a strain on your resources

[@rars0n]

The Polivoks may be cheaper to buy, but I think the Moog will be cheaper (and easier) to maintain. As much as I love the Polivoks, I think that aspect of it will probably always prevent me from owning one.

[@filipwojcik778]

I agree. "ПОЛИВОКС is crude and sounds like no other" like someone said.

[@SPAZZOID100]

Eli A build quality is not up to minimoog standards.

[@Levv666]

Very nice! I love my Polivoks

[@leetronix]

Nice sound battle! At first I had it in my mind that the Moog would wipe the floor with the Polivoks but after watching this I think the Polivoks not only held itself but in some places had some really nice finishes and had a richer filter and it definitely has its own distinct sound like the Moog does. I would certainly have no issue using a Polivoks.

[@retrosound72]

+Lee Hayes agree with you. the PV sounds great. its a matter of taste.

[@александрбедный-з6х]

In 1993 I bought a broken Polyvox for $ 10 and did not want to repair, I thought the analogue was dead and the "welcome digital" - came to the world ... :-)

[@retrosound72]

The Moog Minimoog Synthesizer is one of the big legendary synths in music history. Used by many pop and rock groups in the 70s, 80s and today. Here can you find the full Minimoog playlist with a lot single sound demos, synth comparisions and one synth demo tracks. Enjoy. The Minimoog playlist ----> kzbin.info/aero/PLe08Lbpy8pPazEtEKo7dxAifiEgKvVHfq

[@LFOVCF]

The Moog has a crisper sound to my ears, but the Polivoks seems 'dirtier' with the filter open.

[@retrosound72]

+LFOVCF yes agree with you

[@danaminyip]

Polivoks is very industrial

[@projectnemesi5950]

I think they had it in Not My God - Fiction

[@Sergio-hx3om]

War​@@projectnemesi5950

[@Sergio-hx3om]

War

[@alaricpaley6865]

Everyone says its the Polivoks Filter that makes it sound the way it does: In actuality, there's a tiny exponential Sawtooth on every waveform, so your "squarewave" has a very steep and short triangle at the start of it, and your sawtooths have an odd exponential curved peak. It's the oscillator IC throwing a fit basically.

[@user-lq5ev8hg9q]

whoa, cool, good to know!

[@noop9k]

It emits a very short pulse on each cycle but I’m not so sure it is even audible. When I upgraded the op-amps it was mostly gone, yet I could not hear the difference.

[@salpha8714]

i own a polivoks and to my hears the pure waveforms have unusual harmonics specially the triangle wave when compared to other analog gear i have.

[@TheChadPad]

@@salpha8714 seriously, there is some beautiful harmonics going on that I just don't hear from the minimoog, and that's why I like the polivoks so much

[@AmitiGroupRecordings]

Wow great vid! It’s obvious who takes the cake here

[@retrosound72]

:) thanks

[@maxmoog5150]

Something obvious, but incredible for MiniMoog to stand on the same level as Polivox!

[@retrosound72]

Both are different but both are great

[@thejollyjoker187]

Agree, plus, the MiniMoog is uglier looking and ten times more expensive. Classic american commerce, selling seaweed as if it were golden thread..

[@ИгорьЛавринец-й1р]

Да уж довольно таки объективное сравнение. Наш не хуже и это радует.👍👍👍

[@VitaliyNerv]

Даже позлее будет, я бы сказал

[@АлексейСмирнов-ш4х]

Единственный минус - наш появился лет на 7-8 позже...

[@sergiyivanov4619]

@@АлексейСмирнов-ш4х Наш появился на свет в 1980-м. С 1982 г. по 1990 г. - в массовом производстве. "Moog minimoog" выпускался с 1970 г. по 1983 г.

[@АлексейСмирнов-ш4х]

@@sergiyivanov4619 я, кстати, заметил, как Поливокс развернулся на нашей роковой и околороковый музыке, как раз с 1983-го😉

[@auroranamex5886]

Имхо лучше

[@BboySalamon]

Made in U.S.A. Vs. Made in U.S.S.R.:-)

[@VID525]

+Salavat Timershin Наш синтезатор ПОЛИВОКС рулит.

[@BboySalamon]

Ну это бесспорно, Минимуг это бессмертная классика

[@daswensen]

Музыканты развелись. Все хороши по своему.

[@daswensen]

А почему вы думаете сразу про минимуг? Минимуг вроде модификация обычного муга, уменьшенная же.

[@andronokuneff6998]

KORG is a japans company^_^)))

[@pcuimac]

Sounds really good that polyvox. :)

[@retrosound72]

+pcuimac yes :)

[@synthscolors]

2 Fabulous MINI Size / MAXI Sound Analog Synths... Thumbs Up & Thanks For Demonstrating The Different "Sound Character" (As You've Perfectly Said...) Of These Attaching, Complementary, Powerful Sounding Jewels ... For Fabulous Sounds Researches & Virtual Dreaming, Sounding Landscapes ... Compositions ! Keep Delighting Us With These Outstanding Machines ! ;- ) )

[@retrosound72]

+synths colors agree with you. Mini Synths with Maxi sound. :) thanks a lot for your comment

[@synthscolors]

My Pleasure & I've Forgotten ... Eyes Pleasure With These Mint Condition Synths, Still ! ;- ) )

[@joelizquierdo]

Both synths sound awesome! I have a mini Moog and it's a pleasure to play and use in a song.When you use it in the context of a song it doesn't matter what synths you use just as long as the sound you're looking for is there.

[@johnjoseph5225]

i think both are amazing

[@retrosound72]

yes sure!

[@bluescan92]

The Filter on the Moog sounds in my opinion a bit richer.

[@MrQmason]

+David Cozar Indeed it does

[@Sleepysidney]

Never heard of a Polivoks before but I personally think I prefer it to the Mini for most sounds demonstrated. I must do some research into this synthesizer

[@MrKeymannn]

Привет Марко! Оба инструмента хороши. Всем 5 баллов. Мы с Поливоксом немного родня - оба одного года выпуска)) И оба Кузьмины))

[@retrosound72]

+Игорь Кузьмин agree with you. both are great with own character and soul. a masterpiece from Mr. Kuzmin

[@mainmajo]

The big Question here is: How many People can hear the difference in a mix. I can sure not. I Love sweeps of both! 💭🎼👍💐

[@retrosound72]

beide sind auf ihre Art toll. genau.

[@Sonikbytes]

More top end sizzle and deeper bottom end for Moog not to mention a superior sounding filter but thumbs up for Polivoks !

[@НикитаЗамыко]

Polivoks in Russia costs only $ 300, engineer autograph Kuznetsova for free!) p.s. Hello, Vladimir! I have heard your Polivoks, but I have never seen one. I’m happy to hear that your instrument is popular again… Congatulations! Bob Moog

[@lucasrosa8543]

first time i hear about this synth called polivoks! Sounds good and almost equal moog, but i luv the sharp and fit sound of moog!

[@retrosound72]

+Lucas Rosa both are great synths

[@ice4730]

great synths

[@retrosound72]

+ice 771 yes agree.

[@tigraelectronic4188]

Что-то мне сдаётся что минимогом вдохновлялись разработчики и на наших деталях собрали и настроили генераторы и модуляторы по приборам практически один в один. Хоть мне и любопытно, но лень искать схемы на оба синтезатора и смотреть как что реализовано.

[@retrosound72]

На самом деле они звучат совсем иначе, если вы не играете стандартные звуки. Я должен признать, что мое сердце бьется больше для поливокc.

[@dmitryr6618]

Владимир Кузьмин сам рассказывал, что в процессе разработки изучал перерисованную схему MiniMoog, но схемотехнику использовали свою. Гугли статью "Поливокс": как создавался "советский военный синтезатор"

[@IvanBrain]

Поливокса ещё в помине не существовало.

[@СергейПшеничный-г1л]

Муг появился на много раньше...но за образец был взат минимуг...но схемотехника другая...смотри видосы создателя Поливокса...

[@TurboVonCrim]

both are sweet! Nice sounds

[@retrosound72]

yes

[@moogdome2562]

What a great idea. I watched your excellent video on the Russian synth yesterday and thought that sounds very much like a mini Moog. It does very much. think the Moog won slightly on the sweep, slightly thicker. Well done. I love your videos. just makes me sad I don't have them Haa.

[@savingcaustic]

Great stuff, thanks!

[@retrosound72]

Thank you 🎹🙌

[@redirishmanxlt]

You know what would be awesome, if there was a studio like this where I could rent some time and play some awesome vintage gear!

[@retrosound72]

yes dream holidays. :)

[@ME-ru4hv]

The envelope on polyvoks is log or lin.. the moog seems more exponential. That has a huge effect on the character of the filter sound

[@retrosound72]

o yes

[@xeronicus]

I first encountered a polivoks when i saw "Collide" in concert, Such a rich sound and just barely out of my price range. Saving up for one tho

[@ВасилийПешков-к7е]

Посмотрите фильм ...Через стерни к звёздам.....там все саундтреки зделаны на советских синтезаторах....те кто в теме поймут...

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@СергейПшеничный-г1л]

...Синти-100...по моему...но это студийный синтезатор...

[@robinweber9640]

The higher registers on the Polivoks don't compare to the Moog but the low-mids and low filter sounds on the Russian Machine had more character imo

[@TH3_FURY]

Hallo Marko ! Moog is more creamy with many harmonics...the Polivok is more sharp, with harsh rough sounds. Into my ears imao ! Both are very different and it's cool to have one of each. Great video btw . Greetings !

[@retrosound72]

yes agree with you . thank you so much :)

[@TH3_FURY]

you're welcome my friend, have a nice ending week end. ;)

[@alskndlaskndal]

Great, I surely want both if I had 1 million dollars.

[@retrosound72]

+R.D. Dragon ;)

[@alskndlaskndal]

RenatRenat3000 Where do you find them for that price? The ones I found were going for $1,000 or more.

[@Rickardo3000]

R.D. Dragon Russian domestic market of used synths! But they will have shitty soviet audio outputs (not 6,3 jacks) and soviet power plug. It's not a problem to change it all, but price will be slightly higher.

[@SPAZZOID100]

R.D. Dragon ????

[@SPAZZOID100]

R.D. Dragon $1,000 is not $1M

[@chriscunningham6362]

I always liked the sound of my Polivoks better than the Moog. I think the filters are a little richer and more harmonic for lack of a better word.

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@walkermcneill8223]

I feel like the minimoog has a much wider range in the filter, and is just a bit louder & more abrasive. I bet it's better for cutting thru a mix. As far as the polivoks goes, to me the voice sounds softer. Once it gets out of bass territory it really sounds beautiful, sorta reminds me of a monopoly/polysix. They compliment each other imo, gotta have both lol.

[@briandc3519]

Would be interesting to do a single/double blind test and see who can distinguish which synth is being played. Me thinks there would be a bit of surprise for everyone. ;)

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

The envelope snap on the moog sounded very precise and getting to the point. Not saying i dislike the Polivoks..... I love it ❤❤. It looks industrial and hardcore. Great comparison vid R.S. 👍👍

[@retrosound72]

:)) I like both but the PV is love.

[@SlimMixer]

spannendes battle mit extrem interessanten geräten =)

[@retrosound72]

+SlimMixer bisschen Kalter Krieg mit Synthies. Das Gute daran ist, es gibt keinen Gewinner. Beide sind toll und haben ihre Stärken.

[@alexanderbraun8742]

Die sind eigentlich nicht vergleichbar.

[@VolcaRock]

Da stehen sich ja zwei hübsche Schlachtschiffe gegenüber! Die beiden Klassenfeinde von damals , einer brachialer wie der andere. Der Moog drückt halt etwas mehr, aber der Poly steht ansonsten in Punkto Sound-Charme in nichts nach. Sehr cooles Battle!

[@retrosound72]

+VolcaRock Dankeschön Rob! :) Der ehemalige kalte Krieg ist zum Synth battle mitiert. Gut so. Ich mag auch beide sehr gern. Jeder hat Stärken und Schwächen.

[@ФаррухДавлатов-л2ф]

Минимуг звучит немножко пестрее, Поливокс чуток поблагороднее. А так оба хороши по своему.

[@retrosound72]

да очень правильно

[@Engineer_Filippov]

Поддерживаю! Очень адекватная оценка звучания!

[@kierenmoore3236]

This is like watching the end of Rocky IV ... ;) I do like the Polivoks too, though - it is its own thing ... and a flavour I like. :)

[@xdarkrobx]

Nice comparison. Both sound great but the Polivoks looks much better :)

[@retrosound72]

Thank you for watching

[@Soundbrigade]

Realize I got to hurry up getting my Polivoks together (threw out all caps and potentiometers and had new ones soldered in place). Also realize I have to hurry up assembling my Concertmate MG-1 after replacing potentiomers and switches. This comparison was really great but it’s down to personal taste, actually, and In my humble opinion, both instruments sound GREAT!

[@markuscone]

This is awesome! Never of the Polivoks, I'm sure Eduard Artemyev used it.

[@kcahdp]

Artemyev used the way more ancient and crazy soviet stuff - ANS synthesizer

[@ВолодяШум]

Да очень крутой синтез Поливокс, да и муг тоже в теме!!

[@alexpch646]

Для начала сравни звук Муга 2;20 и Поливокса 2:51, у первого чистый, звонкий саунд и разве можно поставить рядом это Г. с неприятными призвуками и глухим звуком

[@ВолодяШум]

@@alexpch646 да,может у Муга есть свои фишки, но у поливокса оригинальные "навороты"и специфекты получаются

[@ВолодяШум]

@@alexpch646 жа я послушал тот отрывок , реально у Муга более плавный этот тэмбр по сравнению с поливоксои

[@alexpch646]

@@ВолодяШум наверное тут причина в качестве сов радиодеталей ,а так да, на Поливоксе можно найти свои достоинства

[@sergiyivanov4619]

@@alexpch646 "Поливокс" перед баттлом не настроили.

[@СергейМосеев-к2щ]

был в свое время у нас Поливокс. К сожалению работать с ним можно только в студийном варианте. На живых выступлениях он мало применим. В нем нет карты памяти и чтобы накрутить звук, уходит много времени.

[@retrosound72]

🎹👍

[@PostAdms]

сила! спасибо класс !

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@tommisaarinen2394]

I simply just love the dirtier sound of Polivoks. Definitely getting myself one if I can just find one for sale and happen to have the money for it when I do.

[@MrVadymMykh]

Adore Minimoog!

[@ReinOwader]

I liked Polyvox bassy and warm sounds more. Chimes were cleaner and better on Moog. I would say Polyvox is a bit "coarser" and Moog more "polished". Both sound nice.

[@zzwave1241]

Polivoks is more harsh and "industrial". Minimoog sounds very simple, like they have same sound, but Polivoks is processed by some FX.

[@alex7ocean]

Хотелось бы увидеть возобновление производства поливокса с клавиатурой😇

[@retrosound72]

Elta Music

[@ulem26]

спасибо отличное сравнение муг и сейчас продайться вроде в районе 100т рубликов поливокс давно почил

[@retrosound72]

+Bonkc Bonkc ;)

[@Anorexiaification]

Угу, так почил, что до сих пор висят на авито, на нем сделали саундтрек к новому думу, а ещё выпустили новую рековую версию.

[@Фурианец-ь5з]

Ну в общем как я всегда и говорю - они разные,но оба классные. Поливокс более глобален... а Moog в основном пожирнее. Но звучат оба охеренно!

[@retrosound72]

Да 🎹🙌🎹

[@user-rp4xs2jy1t]

Не знаю, может компьютерные колонки передают не весь спектр, но мне показалось, что звучание Минимуг более пресное. Звук у Поливокс более насыщенный.

[@retrosound72]

У них разный спектр частот.

[@auroranamex5886]

Да, на муг хочется сатуратор повесить после поливокса

[@СергейПшеничный-г1л]

...немного разная настройка фильтра...если по точнее будет у обоих синтов один в один...

[@altornadoathome]

Great battle! Never had the MM (yet), but have the Polly. Yep, it needs a lot of attention, tweaking, tuning and soldering, but it's really worth it. Awesome synth. Have you done the temperature stability ajusting on yours? As his creator said, it's really helps making Polly stable. I can prove that.

[@retrosound72]

+Anatoly Levskoy thanks. yes fantastic synth. have you more informations about the temp adjusting mod?

[@altornadoathome]

+RetroSound Here we go: www.muztech.com/eng/manuals.php This is the official site of the Polyvoks' creator Vladimir Kuzmin. I suppose you can mail him the questions about Polly, if you have some. Vladimir is quite open for conversation.

[@altornadoathome]

+RetroSound Kuzmin once said that Polly's unstability is the factory fault. Every synth was supposed to be properly tuned on the factory. But nobody really cared about it.

[@retrosound72]

+Anatoly Levskoy thanks a lot Anatoly. :) I will check it.

[@konstantinpro2749]

У муга более бархатистый и сочный бас, но поливокс атмосфернее как по мне 👍

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@Johngengelbach2]

They both sound great they sounded nearly equal

[@theproletkulttn]

I personally felt like the model D was the American A Clockwork Orange, good and a classic. The polyvox is more like the original version, the same but with a little something extra that changes the tone of the whole story and is an almost addendum.

[@0Metatron]

whoa that Polivoks sounds heavy deco my favourite sounding of the 2

[@retrosound72]

+badaszewski :)

[@russokazak5385]

Moog теплее звучит , но как по мне наш очень близко )

[@auroranamex5886]

А по мне, так наш как раз теплее, с явной сатурацией, у муга больше верхов и прозрачности

[@kilésengati]

They are definitly not the same but sound similar. The Polivoks sounds just a bit more harsher though which makes it the better synth for me.

[@retrosound72]

+derLPMaxe yes here with identical sound programs sounds similar. the PV is really a beast.

[@Rhythmicons]

+RetroSound It gets really hard to compare analog synths because so many of them can be programmed to sound virtually the same. This video will be destined to get views though. My Minimoog V Voyager video got hundreds of views in a 24 hour period haha.

[@retrosound72]

+Rhythmicons yes but I would show the different sound character with identical sound programs.

[@leetronix]

+Rhythmicons so you want acknowledgement about having a few views because you own a moog? huh .... strange...

[@leetronix]

+RetroSound Well said :)

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

Both sound very good.

[@retrosound72]

!!!!

[@Daber2002]

Походу для создания басса в композиции "The Force" Droïds использовали Minimoog.

[@turquoisecapricorn]

What a surprise: I didn't know the Polivoks sounded so nice, and deep and fat like the Minimoog! Probably this russian company copied the Moog-filter like so many other companies did. In the future I want both in my studios!

[@turquoisecapricorn]

And a Formanta Polivoks has only 2 oscillators where the Minimoog needs 3. So well done Formanta!!

[@kcahdp]

Polivoks filter is the most authentic thing in its schematics

[@residentevilrulz]

I have a polivoks, it's my favorite synth. And actually, it has an extremely unique filter. Formanta decided to build the filter without capacitors, which is highly unconventional and gives it a one of a kind sound.

[@MiharuNV750]

Polivoks filter is nothing similar with Moog ladder filter. Actually it cinsists only of 2 micropower OpAmps and use no any external capacitor!

[@colourbasscolourbassweapon2135]

@@kcahdp fr

[@morphlex]

That Polivoks filter though.

[@mitchellchannel5265]

Polivoks is the fucking shit. If i could get one thing in life it would be a Polivoks. You could do so much shit with it, forget the juno and DX7, the Polivoks is all a man ever needs.

[@the.punisher.of.stupidity]

Moog is a very poetic & extremely musical machine. Поливокс is cold, rough & stone as Soviet sickle and hammer. If there is a doomsday outside, I'd prefer to play a Soviet machine. And Moog - for all other peaceful days =)

[@SweetChinMuzik1]

The decision shouldn't be based on this test alone. This is showicasing the synths head-to-head as "all features being equal"... but anyone who knows, they aren't.. The polivoks can do things the mm cannot, and vice versa. so the only conclusion? GET BOTH! :D BUT, I think the Polivoks, utilizing it's entire feature set, is a more interesting sound than the MM. The resonance of the MM filter is smoother and more "whistle" like. The polivoks is just screaming and dirty.

[@sergiyivanov4619]

"Polivoks" не был настроен.

[@alekseikurepin1433]

My favorite stuff!

[@retrosound72]

:)))

[@2387-e8k]

Поливокс единственный красавчик был произведенный в СССР сейчас он опять в тренде

[@retrosound72]

И Oпус.

[@2387-e8k]

@@retrosound72 согласен , в 80-х оторвал себе roland juno 106 , поливоксом брезговал , теперь тащусь от его звука )

[@audiodood]

I still think the moog is the winner, but the polivoks sounds really surprisingly nice too, it has a lot of character

[@retrosound72]

A matter of taste for sure. I like the PV more.

[@Alexander_Kulebyakin]

Два брата один моложе другой старше😂, а так два хороших синтезатора

[@retrosound72]

🎹🙌🎹

[@retrosound72]

Thank you 🙌

[@ranzee]

Moog filter wins hands down.

[@andrewwarholla9703]

The filters of both instruments are almost identical. First of all, in this battle, the fact that Minimoog has three oscillators won, and Polyvox - only two. Polivoks is a budgetary Lo-Fi hybrid of Minimoog and Odyssey without FM, ring modulation and Hi-Pass filter. I like the sound of the Minimoog filter more, the Moog has a pitch and modulation wheel, but, nevertheless, it doesn’t have the Sample and Hold wave - this can be realized only in their modular synthesizers or with an external controller

[@Elektroliryka]

Yep, Moog filter wins against everything?

[@ЯрославКлиментьев-й5р]

Поливокс отлично звучал в связке с Фаэми-1 М и с Юностью -21 : один монофонический солирующий синтезатор, а другой - полифонический. А у второго клавишника на стойке ТОМ 1510 ( или другая пиано стринг- машина, например Vermona piano- string) и какой-нибудь электроорган - лучше, если это Эстрадин- Солярис или Vermona Formation.

[@retrosound72]

🎹👍

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

The Soviets did know how to construct a synthesizer.

[@retrosound72]

absolutly

[@MiharuNV750]

Поливокс звучит как муг с с дисторшном.

[@Engineer_Filippov]

Ну и я свои пять копеек внесу. На мой взгляд, Муг звучит чуть богаче (нажористей), "попсовей" и менее серьёзно. Поливокс - сдержанней, интеллигентней, суше, отрешённей от земного. Ни один из этих синтезаторов не лучше другого. Просто они разные, да и всё.

[@ThomCego]

Rocky Balboa vs. Ivan Drago

[@qwerty72399]

Как будто полет, причём одновременно и в прошлом, и в футуртстическом будущем.

[@retrosound72]

Это правда.

[@ultox]

Nice battle, ty

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@russkij-mobik-ljaghet-v-grobik]

А теперь то же самое, но без внешней обработки!

[@retrosound72]

Мы еще не участвуем в шоу "Загадай желание"

[@retrosound72]

The full soviet synthesizer playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnPVf6Knnaaaj9E

[@SgtZaqq]

I liked Minimoog better, but Polivoks still sounded nice.

[@krasteff]

What is the year of release of this Minimoog? Polivoks is 1983, I guess Moog is at least 5 years earlier, typical for US vs USSR technology.

[@retrosound72]

January 1970 But the PV is not really a Minimoog clone. different concept and sound

[@1600EugenE]

на MOOG звук жирнее, но на Поливоксе чище и быстрее, мой голос за Поливокс))

[@retrosound72]

мой любимый тоже поливокс.

[@davidstewart4780]

Polyvoks reminds me of CAT Octave, moog-like, but not quite the personality

[@TheEx3im]

ИМХО: Поливокс звучит чуть круче с точки зрения моего слуха, словно сам космос бьет в уши

[@ВарвараЛесная-ш8х]

Почему он и в мои уши должен бить? Убаааавь! Пожалей свою женщину!!!