Members wwwjd Posted December 25, 2010 Members Share Posted December 25, 2010 Hey WWWJD, you're still going to PM me whatever Gus shares with you right? I promise not to tell anyone... yeah, right no, yeah, because you know, I promised not to not tell anyone, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McHale Posted December 25, 2010 Members Share Posted December 25, 2010 yeah, right no, yeah, because you know, I promised not to not tell anyone, right? Well, yah. But that's just one of those things that people say. Then they tell their wives and best friends and random people on internet forums. So after you tell your wife and best friend, I'll expect a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwwjd Posted December 25, 2010 Members Share Posted December 25, 2010 (SHHHH! I used a double negative, saying I would NOT "not tell people". Get it? Clever, eh? Now, please keep that to yourself) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burster Posted December 25, 2010 Members Share Posted December 25, 2010 Hey Gus, Is it a 4 part synth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted December 25, 2010 Members Share Posted December 25, 2010 Gus is holding out. How rude. BAN HIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mediterranean Posted December 25, 2010 Members Share Posted December 25, 2010 I think this is all a conspiracy. wwwjd was hired by Gus to do his job here [propaganda about how good venom is]. I mean look at wwwjd's post count: 2,727 and he only joined KSS last week? I don't think so. I think M-Audio should should give Gus a non-venomous synth as a career bonus and fire him for [synth]ethic violations [Roland is accepting applications according to McHale]. As for wwwjd, he should be banned from this forum for 11.9 years for not revealing to us what he knows about what Gus knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NuSkoolTone Posted December 26, 2010 Members Share Posted December 26, 2010 Meh. No matter how great it is, 49 keys is a TOY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Megakazbek Posted December 26, 2010 Members Share Posted December 26, 2010 Meh. No matter how great it is, 49 keys is a TOY! Then probably 99% of all existing musical instruments must be toys as they have similar or even smaller range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yoozer Posted December 26, 2010 Members Share Posted December 26, 2010 Meh. No matter how great it is, 49 keys is a TOY!Quite a nice toy, however.(it's not a toy, it's geared towards bass/lead. Even 61 keys are a toy when you want to play full piano parts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Hazard Posted December 26, 2010 Members Share Posted December 26, 2010 I know, DAMN those 49 key TOYS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted December 26, 2010 Members Share Posted December 26, 2010 49 keys, this has. What a piece of crap toy it is, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted December 26, 2010 Members Share Posted December 26, 2010 I haven't been "wowed" by anything in years, but i welcome anything new and give it the chance to prove itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted December 26, 2010 Members Share Posted December 26, 2010 KMP = 44 keys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoink Posted December 26, 2010 Members Share Posted December 26, 2010 I wouldn't get too crazy about it without actually seeing and hearing it. When I think "synths" I don't ever think "M-Audio". Agreed, but then again, M-Audio has been selling enough USB controllers, audio interfaces, and studio monitors over the years that they've got the capital (and likely the expertise) to possibly pull something off that's interesting. In any event, I'm hopeful. I remember thinking that I'd never like a synth made by Alesis, and then along came the Andromeda. Given M-Audio's strengths (audio interfaces, USB controllers), maybe they'll make something like the Ultranova, but different. I just hope it has 49 keys or more. Enough with the 25 key synths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted December 26, 2010 Members Share Posted December 26, 2010 100% aspirational signal path It has Grillz as standard It will be blessed by Gus at Winter NAMM 2011 Vegas effect Apple Colour Couture The Mod wheel has red warning triangles The knobs are knobby We can't go wrong with this one I'm tell'n ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unfed Posted December 27, 2010 Members Share Posted December 27, 2010 i'm very curious to see what 'new/fresh/inspiring/unique' something this will bring to the table. i'd be a bit surprised if it were anything more than a run-of-the-mill VA, as far as synthesis features go. also, M-Audio doesn't seem to have such a great track record as far as build quality and customer service, but maybe they're improving in those areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwwjd Posted December 27, 2010 Members Share Posted December 27, 2010 COME ON BEHRINGER!! Step up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willi Posted December 27, 2010 Members Share Posted December 27, 2010 Be careful what you wish for! Next thing you know, all synths will be made by behringer and m-audio, and we will.be lamenting the loss of the old glory days of the big 3... They call it progress... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChipCurtis Posted December 27, 2010 Members Share Posted December 27, 2010 In any event, I'm hopeful. I remember thinking that I'd never like a synth made by Alesis, and then along came the Andromeda. I see no reason to be hopeful about a new product. Either it's something I need/could use, or it isn't. Actually I thought Alesis had a winner as far back as their QS ROMplers, 'cause it dropped all the sequencer BS and brought usefully musical samples/patches and good hardware to gigging musicians on a budget - and did it on a relevant time-frame. That's why they were selling more ROMplers in the U.S. than the big 3 for a few years in the 90s. A controller keyboard with a few knobs and built-in VA 15 years into the game is kind of 'too little too late' for my tastes. But I wish them luck anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoink Posted December 27, 2010 Members Share Posted December 27, 2010 I see no reason to be hopeful about a new product. Either it's something I need/could use, or it isn't. Actually I thought Alesis had a winner as far back as their QS ROMplers, 'cause it dropped all the sequencer BS and brought usefully musical samples/patches and good hardware to gigging musicians on a budget - and did it on a relevant time-frame. That's why they were selling more ROMplers in the U.S. than the big 3 for a few years in the 90s. A controller keyboard with a few knobs and built-in VA 15 years into the game is kind of 'too little too late' for my tastes. But I wish them luck anyway. I think it's interesting, though, that they have Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland of Crystal Method giving a testimonial ahead of the product's release. I can't imagine them as lying corporate shills for M-Audio -- though I'm sure stranger things have happened in this business. The thing that impresses me about M-Audio -- and what makes me guardedly hopeful about this release -- is the fact that M-Audio has cultivated a reputation as a company that can put out pretty solid products at just a notch below the performance of top-tier products by their competitors ... for about half the price. If they put out an 8 part, 32 voice synth with 3 osc/voice, 49 keys, decent filters, lots of knobs, and a built-in audio interface for $599 retail ($100 less out the door), they'll sell a bunch of them. I'm also willing to bet it'll be a heavily computer-integrated product, which could be interesting depending on what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted December 27, 2010 Members Share Posted December 27, 2010 I can't imagine them as lying corporate shills That's exactly how they come across in every video ive seen them in. I dont know whose who, but the "lead" one, the one that talks all the time, he's too hard to believe on camera. Every spot and interview I see him in he's sounds real cold and vague. Especially in gear spots, he sounds like he hasn't even used whatever it is: "oh it's great, it's got knobs on it, you plug it in, oh yea we use it every day." If I were m-audio i'd spend a penny on warming up his on screen analog by getting them some acting lessons. That being said, M-Audio has been good to me through their gear. Never an issue. If I ever need anything, I see what they have first and then check out the competition. So at least they have a reputation going for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcpro Posted December 27, 2010 Members Share Posted December 27, 2010 This is interesting to me precisely because they've never done a synth before, not in spite of it. Whatever it is, it won't be yet another recycled product like practically everything else released over the last several years. Go get 'em M-Audio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChipCurtis Posted December 28, 2010 Members Share Posted December 28, 2010 This is interesting to me precisely because they've never done a synth before, not in spite of it. Whatever it is, it won't be yet another recycled product like practically everything else released over the last several years. Right, it won't be a recycled product, but it will be a recycled idea. Again if we make the 90s comparison of the QS6/7/8 to the M/T/01W, EX, or JV lines, then how they fare against the big boys will depend on price point and what they deliver compared to the competition. Because the same logic would follow, "why would I buy a synth from Alesis, an FX company?" - unless the price was too good to resist. If they want to sell in numbers they'll have to undercut the price on GAIA, R3, Ultranova, Xiosynth, et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burster Posted December 29, 2010 Members Share Posted December 29, 2010 I hope this pic is showing the 3 part buttons and not the 3 osc buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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