Members gilwe Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 I used to have my JX8P used along with JV90 as keyboard controller and JV2080 as sound module. Now I'm looking to replace the JX8P with an analog module, which should be easy to operate/control and still able to provide warm analog pads and leads. I thought about either the MKS70 or MKS80, but the MKS70 is not very strong as a lead machine while the MKS80 is too sharp sounding for some applications and too valuable to let it out for shows... How about MKS50 ? I used to have an Alpha Juno which wasn't so bad... Also, as a 1U unit it shouldn't be too heavy to carry. Or any other suggestions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eric Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Budget? What about the P'08 Unit? You could also try the Matrix 1000 if you wanted budget single space soundz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Edit: nevermind...(no pads). I really just wanted to see the picture again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gilwe Posted October 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 hehe... Well, I'm really not after a 2000$ unit, more at the direction of 200$ (MKS50 ?). Need good Chorus/Roland type stereo pads and some analog leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gilwe Posted October 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Well, now when I think of it, a Juno 106 could do a great job, with it's light weight and size, and great analog sounds.... I was intended to add a 3-4 octave controller for the module anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members urbanscallywag Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 hehe... Well, I'm really not after a 2000$ unit, more at the direction of 200$ (MKS50 ?). Need good Chorus/Roland type stereo pads and some analog leads. When you mentioned MKS-80 that door was opened, my first thought was a Prophet 08 too. The P08R is pretty reasonably priced, especially second hand. But I wonder whether you'd be able to find a used one over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 It's unfortunate, really, but if not for their habit of chip rot, a Juno-106 would fit here nicely. edit: oops, you want a module... hmmm... let's see, poly, analog, module... MKS is sounding about right. what about an Obie Matrix 6R? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Gil, I'm curious about what makes the MKS-70 "...not very strong as a lead machine..." ? Particularly if you've got the PG800, the MKS70 has the goods to program up a convincing lead, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gilwe Posted October 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Thanks, As I said the plan was having an additional 3-4 octave controller and a module, just for not having to carry a huge and heavy polysynth... But now when I realize that the Juno 106 is both light weighted/sized and sounds great, this sounds like a good idea... but can it get preset calls via MIDI ? As for reliability - I can always replace with clones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members urbanscallywag Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 EP wins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gilwe Posted October 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Gil, I'm curious about what makes the MKS-70 "... not very strong as a lead machine..." ? Particularly if you've got the PG800, the MKS70 has the goods to program up a convincing lead, no? You might be right... Well what I meant was that it sounds too gentle for some applications, while the MKS80 on the other hand can sound too aggressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aanalogaddict Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 MKS-30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members girevik Posted October 8, 2008 Members Share Posted October 8, 2008 Edit: nevermind...(no pads). I really just wanted to see the picture again. [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 .....I'd hit that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veracohr Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 That remix kind of sucks, but just begs to be adapted into gabber! So thinks that, ultimately, Dave Smith will be sorry that he chose to put "Push It" on the Mopho, and who thinks he will be happy because it creates buzz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members urbanscallywag Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 I do blame DSI for this certain tune I tend to find myself humming lately. Quite embarrassing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcpro Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 Here's an MKS-50 plus programmer listed locally... http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/msg/872057132.html Personally I like digitals for analog emulation in a live setting. It's impossible for anyone other than maybe a total purist to hear any differences through all the noise and racket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renegadebliss Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 Here's an MKS-50 plus programmer listed locally...http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/msg/872057132.htmlPersonally I like digitals for analog emulation in a live setting. It's impossible for anyone other than maybe a total purist to hear any differences through all the noise and racket. Wow... that's a lot of money.... i bought my MKS--50/PG-300 combo for $250... they sure have jumped up in price. My PG-300 was even new old stock, still sealed in the box. I don't 100% agree with you that digital can emulate analog in the live or studio situation. There's certain tones and sounds that my ATC-1 makes that I just can't get out of a VA...Same with my Syntecno TeeBee.... sometimes you just have to have the real thing. Instead of Digital Synths to try to emulate the MemoryMoog (which I'm NOT taking out Live), a sampler does much better of capturing what the MemoryMoog does, then trying to emulate it with a Q or Virus or something like that... just doesn't cut it. Maybe there's less noise and racket in my music, but you can definitely tell the difference between a Memorymoog, or the A-100 modular if I'm trying to emulate the sound with a Digital Synth... Cheers,Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gilwe Posted October 9, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 Thanks guys, how about a 1U sampler and sampling great analog sounds from various synths, for live performance ?... Any recommended 1U sampler ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcpro Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 I don't 100% agree with you that digital can emulate analog in the live or studio situation.There's certain tones and sounds that my ATC-1 makes that I just can't get out of a VA... I agree certainly not in a studio. And if I heavily leaned on a Moog-like analog sound live I'd want something like your ATC-1 or Moog. Even in my noisy gigs. Gilwe is talking about Roland MKS though and I actually think my SRX-07 expanded Fantom S covers those sounds well enough. Not the presets! I program each patch from the ground up (an initialized state) listening to my source sound and replicating it to the best of the Fantom's abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 Thanks guys, how about a 1U sampler and sampling great analog sounds from various synths, for live performance ?... Any recommended 1U sampler ? Roland S-760. You ought to be able to find them cheap. Or just buy mine. I don't use it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 Fantom XR with the 1-gig memory expansion and a card and you'll be able to sample a lot of stuff into it.But I don't think you'd be happy with a sampler at all, gilwe. I'd go for a VA module if I were you. Actually if I were you I'd continue carrying the JX-8P, it's not like it weights that much anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 How about one of the 1U Virus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THE_baldrick Posted October 9, 2008 Members Share Posted October 9, 2008 Roland S-760. You ought to be able to find them cheap. Or just buy mine. I don't use it anymore. Got a pretty good filter on it too. Has some excellent string & Juno samples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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