I’ve tried two Super Gemini units now and notice that the return on the bender spring is quite slow compared to the one on the Super 6. Is this normal @udo-audio ?
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I find the one on my Super 6 incredibly slow and was told it’s normal. I actually hardly ever touch that whole section, except to make sure that LFO2 is free-running and to turn off aftertouch control of pitch. A dream version of the Super 6 would have a bender as springy as a Jupiter 6 and maybe a button for modulation too. I think I must be getting arthritis or something because I struggle to push my bender forward enough to control modulation so end up not using it. Let’s just say I was sad to see this controller pass forward to the Gemini.
My Gemini definitely has more springiness than my super 6 did, so I’m happy 
Now that you mention it, my bender (which I rarely use) is quite sluggish. Perhaps 30-50% slower than the S6. Maybe that’s why i’m not using it.
Hi, the benders do offer quite a lot of resistance. For me, I quite like the firmness of it, and the response generally. I know it’s not for everyone. I’ve reengineered a bender variant that has a very light feel. These will soon be available from our shop for customer replacement. I thought this would be a nice thing to add l, that lets people really make the instrument their own. We will be similarly offering knob cap sets for Gemini, for those who don’t like the orange, which I personally like a lot.. it’s hard to get it right!
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Ooh that’s good news, will definitely buy the new bender unit. I’m so used to the Roland type on my Jupiter X. Hey George, any chance you could implement adjustability into it? That would be awesome. What sort of price would we expect to pay? Thank you in advance.
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Personally, I love the orange.
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Me too! I love the grey/orange look
@udo-audio any updates on the shop? Count me in as interested for the lighter bender and cap colors for Gemini !
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The slow bender return on my Super 8 precludes the funk & bluesy pitch bend / vibrato I’m used to doing on other side-to-side pitch benders but I’m actually kinda torn about it because perhaps it’s actually helping smooth out other modulations. N I kinda prefer the S8 being different than other synths. But at the same time it doesn’t stop me trying to do widdly widdly bends, I just fail at them lol.
The other part to the equation is I’m gonna get the RBN-1 ribbon controller which might make up for the slow bender if you can do trills on it. Can anyone comment on that?
I bought one for my Super 6 but don’t use it much. Just never really developed a decent technique with it. For some reason I thought it was marked in octaves so I’d be able to play Ones Martenot style but that isn’t the case. My own preference for pitch benders is a genuine Roland left right style with true bounce, like the SH-101, Jupiter 6 and System 8 etc. I never use the one on my Super 6 at all.