Members Bernard Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by Mediterranean So what does the "i" actually stand for in all these iProducts? Personal pronoun? https://discussions.apple.com/thread...art=0&tstart=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 iGoogled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Audacity Works Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by McHale Does the novelty of something dumb like this from a bunch of Apple fanboy hipsters make up for the uninteresting and rather bland rendition of a song that could have been better a million different ways? Apple fanboy hipsters would never be caught dead playing Christmas music in Christmas hats, but yeah, that video was dripping cheese.In practice, the iPad is just a proper Muse Receptor waiting to happen. I'm guessing we'll see a lot more iOS music peripherals this NAMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bruto Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Kinda hoping DSI comes out with a Tetra keyboard. Seems like a logical progression. Also ditto with Korg's Monotron. I'd also like to see a two oscillator model with either midi or USB. No Roland countdown yet? They must be up to something. And I have a scary hunch that Yamaha will officially exit the synth market. They'll likely just focus on epianos and home keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McHale Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by bruto And I have a scary hunch that Yamaha will officially exit the synth market. They'll likely just focus on epianos and home keys. I hope that's not true. Yamaha makes good synths, has a very loyal following, and gives other synth makers competition and drive to continue to innovate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted December 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by bruto ....And I have a scary hunch that Yamaha will officially exit the synth market... They've already done that when they dropped plug-in board support when the Motif XS came out. Last time I checked, the Yamaha VL-70m was still available. That was their last synthesizer AFAIK. But I checked again just now, and it looks like you can't get them anymore. So as of right now, Yamaha isn't making any synthesizers.Maybe they'll get their feet wet again at NAMM 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by mildbill They've already done that when they dropped plug-in board support when the Motif XS came out. Last time I checked, the Yamaha VL-70m was still available. That was their last synthesizer AFAIK. But I checked again just now, and it looks like you can't get them anymore. So as of right now, Yamaha isn't making any synthesizers.Maybe they'll get their feet wet again at NAMM 2012. This news will upset the interwabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mediterranean Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by Bernard iGoogled lol, iThankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gaul Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Yamaha is due to replace MM6, and give us a new VA (long awaited successor or AN1X) and a new masterkeyboard line, as KX series is not anymore offered. Korg might replace Microstation with Microstation XL. Microstation is not anymore available at top stores in Germany and it was sold for a about half the price quite long. Also, M50 might be replaced with something containing waveform set from Kronos. There is a rebate offered for M50 currently. Roland is still pretty up to date apart from top of the line Fantom G. Also, we still await for replacement of JP-8000, and Gaia was not one. Kurzweil just changed it's line up and is quite up to date, except if they come up with the entry-level synth such as was KME61 in it's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Originally Posted by Gaul Yamaha ........and give us a new VA (long awaited successor or AN1X) .....we still await for replacement of JP-8000, Yes please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DJ RAZZ Posted December 4, 2011 Members Share Posted December 4, 2011 Kinda hoping DSI comes out with a Tetra keyboard. Seems like a logical progression. Dave himself said that this is not likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted December 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by marino Hybrid? I'm envisioning a "Monotron Pro" with three of those oscillators, a couple of filters, two LFOs, three EGs, a delay and little else. ALL ANALOG. No patch memory, not even MIDI. Put it in a box with a three-octave keyboard and wheels, sell it for $600 or so, and you'll have the ultimate fun synth. I'd buy it! All the pieces are just waiting for Korg to take the plunge.What you describe sounds a bit like the MiniMoog Voyager Old School - at a workingman's price. I bet it'd sell like hotcakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Conbrio Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by Gaul M50 might be replaced with something containing waveform set from Kronos. There is a rebate offered for M50 currently. Well, we should see a replacement for the M3 first if there is going to be any Kronos spin off. I'm hoping for something with at least 4 or 5 synth engines, KARMA, SSD, and a larger touch screen than the M3 currently has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marino Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by mildbill All the pieces are just waiting for Korg to take the plunge. Exactly. What you describe sounds a bit like the MiniMoog Voyager Old School - at a workingman's price. Exactly. I bet it'd sell like hotcakes. Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cowzar Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by DJ RAZZ Seriously though, I think KURZ will announce something and then release it in September or October. If the time line in this video is correct, you may well be on to something my friend. http://bcove.me/lpas93i2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nillerbabs Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by DJ RAZZ Kinda hoping DSI comes out with a Tetra keyboard. Seems like a logical progression.Dave himself said that this is not likely. It's been said before, but hoping that Dave or his minions pop this way every once in a while, I'd love to see an updated P08 with the features of the Tetra, plus an improved multimode filter (although a serial HP/BP into LP would be even more awesome!). Seems more logical to me, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gaul Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by Conbrio Well, we should see a replacement for the M3 first if there is going to be any Kronos spin off. I'm hoping for something with at least 4 or 5 synth engines, KARMA, SSD, and a larger touch screen than the M3 currently has. I understood that Kronos is replacement for M3, but Korg has a good habit to keep their old lines alive as long as possible. That's why we, besides M3, still have in offer Microkorg ("replaced" by Microkorg XL), and X50 ("replaced" by PS60). True, PS60 is more performance keyboard than X50, but still, that how the shift is moving. I might be wrong in my assertions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Conbrio Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by Gaul I understood that Kronos is replacement for M3, I seem to recall one of the Korg reps saying Kronos was the new flagship... like the Oasys had been. I assume that meant the M3 was now second in line with the M50 being third.I can't see Korg bringing out a replacement for the M50 containing various Kronos features with the M3 still in production with older technology. Could be wrong, but I'd expect an M5 or something like that replacing the M3 first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by Conbrio I seem to recall one of the Korg reps saying Kronos was the new flagship... like the Oasys had been. I assume that meant the M3 was now second in line with the M50 being third.I can't see Korg bringing out a replacement for the M50 containing various Kronos features with the M3 still in production with older technology. Could be wrong, but I'd expect an M5 or something like that replacing the M3 first. A tricky one, the KRONOS goes beyond the OASYS but in a lower cost build. So in some ways it sits between the two as it can be as practical as the M3 but as functional as the OASYS.I think the M50 is the one that could see a KRONOS lite version as a replacement. Hard to say as they have been churning existing tech with the Micro products so they may still keep some of the M50 sound engine in some format. May be they will replace both the M3 and M50 that way and merge them into a KRONOS Lite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Conbrio Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by Bernard May be they will replace both the M3 and M50 that way and merge them into a KRONOS Lite Yeah... after writing my last post, that came to mind. Still, Korg offers various price points for workstations and since the Kronos starts at $3000, they may introduce a lite Kronos (with 20% fewer calories) at $2000, and an entry-level one (micro-kronos) at $1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Devnor Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by DJ RAZZ Seriously though, I think KURZ will announce something and then delay it in September or October. Fixed it for ya. I'm interested in what Spectrasonics & Access might announce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 You can delete your posts, Conbrio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Conbrio Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Originally Posted by evildragon You can delete your posts, Conbrio There's no extra charge for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Beautiful sounding Kronos here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robbins Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Yamaha come on.... I can not say this enough: Make a synth... With full FM, VA, VL, and Sample based synthesis, a very smart and hands on control surface with pots sliders and select buttons for as many parameters as possible. And make it 16 part multitimbral, with 16 effects processors, tons of polyphony and total integration with mac or pc. They can do it, I would sell my Kronos to get one. I would die of happiness if I got one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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