Members RetroVintageOld Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwwjd Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 I wouldn't have anything to contirbute but I might surf it occasionally. Would it be different/better than vintage synth timeline? http://www.vintagesynth.com/timeline/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted December 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Yes. Imagine having every model keyboard possible in a column on the left, and then colums for features like # of keys, dimensions, after-touch and so on in more colums. The chart would tell you at a glance which boards have which features. You would also be able to run searches. For example, you could look for every 88 key, weighted keyboard with user assignable controls under 30 LBS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cresshead Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 will it be run via a database so we can for example filter results for only analogue monosynths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minimoog Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 that is a excelente idea ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted December 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 will it be run via a database so we can for example filter results for only analogue monosynths? That is the idea. I would love a site like this to browse on, but would people support it is the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sad Darwin Posted December 27, 2012 Members Share Posted December 27, 2012 I would absolutely use that sort of site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted December 29, 2012 Members Share Posted December 29, 2012 It would be a great idea - if important information was included. People have different ideas of what's important though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted December 29, 2012 Members Share Posted December 29, 2012 Originally Posted by RetroVintageOld I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MartinHines Posted December 29, 2012 Members Share Posted December 29, 2012 I think this might be difficult. You would definitely have to have the ability to add bullet points of text to be able to explain features, since not everything can be explained with only a table/list of parameters. Two quick examples: 1. Sound ROM Workstations sometimes have stored samples of various instruments, and the size of the "Sound ROM" could be a comparative parameter. However, some keyboards would have all Sound ROM dedicated to piano sounds, while workstations will have a hundreds of different instruments. 2. Keyboard action You could have a parameters "no. of keys" and "action type" (piano, synth) but this might miss the quality of the action. Lower end keyboards have cheap actions/keybeds, while the pro keyboards have quality actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted December 31, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 All the reasons mentioned are why I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted December 31, 2012 Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 Personally, I have passed beyond my "specs are what's important" phase. I'd much rather have a limited board that does a few things well and fits my notion of logical operation, than a do-everything-but-impossible-to-bond-with board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted December 31, 2012 Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 Originally Posted by mate_stubb Personally, I have passed beyond my "specs are what's important" phase. I'd much rather have a limited board that does a few things well and fits my notion of logical operation, than a do-everything-but-impossible-to-bond-with board. Agreed. Besides, a chart with specs still doesn't say anything about the sound of a board. I'd much rather support a sound comparison. Say, raw waveforms with/without filters or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted December 31, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 Personally, I have passed beyond my "specs are what's important" phase. I'd much rather have a limited board that does a few things well and fits my notion of logical operation, than a do-everything-but-impossible-to-bond-with board. I'm with you. But some boards miss that one obvious thing. Like no expression pedal input on a Juno DI, or no reverb on an Electro 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwwjd Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 "if you build it..... they will come...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KingVidiot Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 This would be a good project with DokuWiki: free, simple, and powered by lots of extensions. There are good synth sites out there, but not definitive by any means since they are not extensive. You could be the first. The now defunct Bluesynths probably was the most impressive but still limited in focus. I would start with whatever specs you have in your manuals, and then other folks could join in. Much like Wikipedia you'll have to be vigilant to make sure the info is accurate. It's a lot of work but worth it. I'm currently working on some biology sites that will fill an important niche (I hope). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maarkr Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 "support" ? Maybe not financially... but I would help by inputing info from some equipment I own. I would prob tag it as a common site, cause I'm always seeing something for sale on CL or eBay (or this site) that I'm not familiar with... or like I was interested in a stage piano, and would search all the seller sites, but come across an older model that may not even be for sale on ebay at the time. Original and current used price would be good fields, maybe owner comments and ratings... definitely yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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