Members Tomkeen Posted September 16, 2009 Members Share Posted September 16, 2009 2. EMU Proteus 2000 Tell me more please . I've seen a lot of these second here getting sold for very little cash. I know I wanted one years ago when I didn't know much about synths. What does it do good, what doesn't it do very good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted September 17, 2009 Members Share Posted September 17, 2009 A spendy month, to be sure ... Hardware reverb for JP-8 and other applications ... Monitors to supplement Yamaha HS-80ms (which color sound very little and sometimes can make for a harsh listening experience with streaming mp3s ... ) Will give me better monitoring of all my equipment now ... Needed something decent to record vocals with for new album that I'm starting ... today ... !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted September 17, 2009 Members Share Posted September 17, 2009 judging from my AV40's, they are better at listening to mastered / compressed material. they dont do so well on the raw signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members augerinn Posted September 17, 2009 Members Share Posted September 17, 2009 Tell me more please . I've seen a lot of these second here getting sold for very little cash. I know I wanted one years ago when I didn't know much about synths. What does it do good, what doesn't it do very good? It's a "box O sounds". It has, literally, 1000s of sounds, with 3 additional slots for ROM cards. Also,has 2 MIDI ins, and can recieve up to 32 channels with 128 note poly. I bought it for backing tracks, mostly.What's kind of neat is the 4 assignable knobs, which can each control 4 different CCs. So you kind of have a knob box that can control 16 parameters. (They MIDI out, too)I noticed the output is kind of low (no hot at all), and most of the patches are awash in reverb. Also, it has a very "sampled" sound to it.I really haven't delved into it to explore it's strengths and weaknesses beyond what I've found so far above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Purity_Control Posted September 18, 2009 Members Share Posted September 18, 2009 Well i got my MIDI Solutions T8 through today, after the clowns at DHL who i told to deliver in the afternoon came at 11.55am, but luckily, my plans had changed so i was in.Unfortunatley, i now seem to have a rack space issue:facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cbentley Posted September 18, 2009 Members Share Posted September 18, 2009 I thought about having my cat rackmounted as well. Custom job or does somebody sell a kit? Well i got my MIDI Solutions T8 through today, after the clowns at DHL who i told to deliver in the afternoon came at 11.55am, but luckily, my plans had changed so i was in. Unfortunatley, i now seem to have a rack space issue:facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted September 18, 2009 Members Share Posted September 18, 2009 why its another amazing product from the people who brought you the original cat carrier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members raffor Posted September 18, 2009 Members Share Posted September 18, 2009 That is hilarious!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xpander Posted September 18, 2009 Members Share Posted September 18, 2009 i just put that rackmountable cat on twitter. it's going viral now! btw, Middle Atlantic used to sell rackmount ears for your cat- if i remember, the ears supported even the most insanely overweight kitties. discontinued it though, it's not even on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 5ku14 Posted September 19, 2009 Members Share Posted September 19, 2009 Well i got my MIDI Solutions T8 through today, after the clowns at DHL who i told to deliver in the afternoon came at 11.55am, but luckily, my plans had changed so i was in. Unfortunatley, i now seem to have a rack space issue:facepalm: I didn't know teh desktop units could be rackmounted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flat earth Posted September 19, 2009 Members Share Posted September 19, 2009 Vet: How can I help Mrs Purity? Purity: My cat seems to think its an Oberheim Matrix 6r Vet: Think yourself lucky Mrs Purity. At least it doesn't think its a Poly800! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Plink Floyd Posted September 19, 2009 Members Share Posted September 19, 2009 At least it doesn't think its a Poly800! RackCat is not amused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Metrosonus Posted September 19, 2009 Members Share Posted September 19, 2009 I didn't know teh desktop units could be rackmounted! yea if the manufaturer is really cool, they offer rack ears for their desktop gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LameAim Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 My employer has "requested" that all of its employees use two weeks of leave before the year's end, regardless of whether the department in question can spare the time off or not. And I can't spend Christmas in Panama for my cousin's wedding as that time is booked solid already. Clearly the cosmos wants me to drown my sorrows in music gear. Can't wait to get it... been hoping to try this JJOS for some time now. Will probably end up as the new master clock if things work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Hamburglar Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 I have one of those coming as well. I can't decide if I should just install JJOS off the bat...I'm probably not but anyone have any thoughts here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kazper Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 I have no experience with JJOS, but a long time MPC user and am still rocking my MPC4000... Id skip akai's OS and go straight to JJOS, for the price it's a no brainer. You don't want to waste time with something knowing that for a small fee it's 10X better. I have been tempted to buy a mpc1000 a couple times but settled on a Sp-1200 plugin option for my MPC to get the 12 bit funk. Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LameAim Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 If the JJOS wasn't available I probably wouldn't even be interested in the 2500. I had a 2000xl some years ago, didn't like the Akai OS much. Found it clunky. Plan on switching immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 I want a Beat Thang ... Seriously ... Supposed to be available "this winter ... " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members depulse Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 best not rush into anything. check that there's no more gear to buy first. I have a space problem, I need a new house where all the stuff can be on permanent display. Kids are lovely, but they somehow prefer having their own rooms and not allowing their father to continue having a dedicated room just for the music equipment...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 The Ion can use some delay and verb, so I got this: Hope it will arrive within the next 2-3 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flat earth Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 The Ion can use some delay and verb, so I got this: Hope it will arrive within the next 2-3 days Very nice Sir Tom! Speaking of which, when im a little more flush, im considering this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 The Ion can use some delay and verb, so I got this:... That should liven up the Ion nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 That should liven up the Ion nicely. Yeah, I sure hope so. I already got a M350, but use that as a reverb and compressor for my other boards. It really does sound great for little money. I think I'll be using a lot of tape delay on my Ion with the M300, should work great on pads and leads . Since I only paid 118 euros for this thing + shipping, I can't really go wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 Very nice Sir Tom! Speaking of which, when im a little more flush, im considering this: Thanks!That Kurz looks lovely! I really really dig Kurz's effects, they sound great on my PC3x. Since I'm only short of a hammond XK-1 and a possible korg M50 (might be getting both this year) I'm planning to invest some more money in outboard gear. I found that both my TC M350 and ART pre-amp do a lot of nice things to my sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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