Keys, Synths & Samplers

[Nismology]

A great demo of the new XW-G1

[video=youtube;tHfXL4sjjuM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHfXL4sjjuM[/video]

[keybdwizrd]

Someone, somewhere, must have figured out how many synths are bought and never leave the buyer's home. How many keyboard buyers are actually gigging musicians? 10%? Less? Anyhow, there's obviously money to be had in building inexpensive keyboards with lots of great sounds inside plastic boxes. Korg Micro X, Korg M50, Yamaha MM6, MO6, MOX; current Roland Junos, etc. Ironically, many of these boards are marketed for live use, given how lightweight they are. And the fact is, I just don't see many accounts (if any) of musicians using these lightweight synths and breaking them during gigs. Honestly, I think my MOX6 would fare better than my TI Polar (which weighs a ton and is built like the proverbial tank) if both were to fall three feet off of a stand.

[Bernard]

Agreed, apart from him being great on any gear, it is slightly harder to show of than the P and he did a great job. I guess as some new users get better we will so more demo's... There are more vids of various artists using it at events which are OK, but this chap did show it off better. Sadly not for me... but nice to know afordable stuff is here...

[Nismology]

And the same guy demoing the XW-P1 [video=youtube;OmBzK4MdBKI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBzK4MdBKI[/video]

[liliththekitten]

haha, it's the Pump Up the Volume beat! nice I liek it around 4:10

[Synthaholic]

Not worth starting a new thread over, so I am just posting this here. While checking out the Casio website, I thought this was interesting: http://www.casio.com/products/Digital_Pianos_%26_Keyboards/Workstation_Keyboards/AT-5/ AT-5 Oriental Keyboard The list of sounds is interesting. Found a few videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llP5CumYuqw It got me wondering if any other manufacturers have come out with regional versions of their keyboards.

[Casio Man]

Not worth starting a new thread over, so I am just posting this here. While checking out the Casio website, I thought this was interesting: http://www.casio.com/products/Digital_Pianos_%26_Keyboards/Workstation_Keyboards/AT-5/ AT-5 Oriental Keyboard The list of sounds is interesting. Found a few videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llP5CumYuqw It got me wondering if any other manufacturers have come out with regional versions of their keyboards.

Yamaha had oriental PSR versions, and Korg has oriental PA500.

[zoink]

I've looked around online for more information about the XW-P1's sequencer. Does it have anything like a motion recording feature for recording realtime knob adjustments?

[plaid_emu]

It controls "drawbar leakage"

Sounds like a pharmaceutical ad for an STD pill.

[Mike Martin]

I've looked around online for more information about the XW-P1's sequencer. Does it have anything like a motion recording feature for recording realtime knob adjustments?

There are 4 "Controller Tracks" for recording automation. It doesn't work with the knobs directly. You choose a controller track then you choose which of the 9 instrument tracks will be the destination for the modulation. Then you can choose what you're going to modulate such as panning, filter or more..... Instead of the knobs, you use the sliders to input the controller movement for each of the 16 steps. It shows up on the display graphically as you do it so in a way you "draw" the controller position using the sliders.

[Mike Martin]

[video=youtube;RSa1iSo1AII]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RSa1iSo1AII[/video] I had some fun with this, just thought I'd share.

[ChristianRock]

Wow. I am impressed by how fat that sounds, Mike.

[Mike Martin]

Thanks. I need to work on the strings a bit, but I think the lead is pretty convincing (despite my performance of it).

[Bernard]

I had some fun with this, just thought I'd share.

Absolutely beautiful.... I shamefully admit my fickleness, that your demo has put this synth back on my want list....

[piano39]

Makes me want to buy both the XW-P1 AND the Blade Runner Soundtrack.

[Casio Man]

I had some fun with this, just thought I'd share.

I have watched it for 600 times.

[evildragon]

Hahahahahahh hilarious! :thu:

[Meatball Fulton]

While checking out the Casio website, I thought this was interesting: AT-5 Oriental Keyboard It got me wondering if any other manufacturers have come out with regional versions of their keyboards.

Korg, Yamaha and Roland all offer "Oriental" keyboards in their arranger lines. That term means Middle Eastern, not Chinese BTW. They come with different patches, offer alternate tunings, etc. If you check out video clips of M.E. performers on YouTube you'll see a lot of these boards in use.

[Suilebhain]

People tend to forget how much cool stuff Vangelis did before he settled into the mellow new age sound.

[Franz Schiller]

I guess as some new users get better we will so more demo's...

I was so stoked to get my`P1, but I was just learning the interface, when a whole bunch of heavy life-changing stuff happened (some good and some not as much), and I have hardly had time to breath. It really sucks. I was championing the synth for a while and was intent on making some demos showcasing its possibilites for weirdness and experimental music. But stupid life got in the way...damn you life!

As I've mentioned before, the PCM sounds are so-so, but the synth sounds are real nice and fat, the synth engine is pretty interesting, and the sequencer is super cool. Is it perfect? No. But its a super fun synth, that has way more character than some crappy offerings by other companies.