Members ClavAnother Posted August 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 True, but you got the octave shift button and plenty o' keys...do you really need to play the uppermost keys? Well, I had the 61 and I've played the 73...I would have bought both so that I could put the 73 on the bottom and the 61 on top - that way I could play all the Hammond parts (yes I need both manuals) and/or still be able to have a pair of any of the instruments at hand. Since I play the real-life versions of almost everything the electro was made to simulate (not the ac grand), it is important to me not to have to be f*cking with octave switching on top of managing a handful of instruments on a pair of keyboards. And yes there is a time and a place to have the entire keyboard at my disposal...maybe I am just being a lazy bitch, but since I like the Electros I am bothered that they are so close, and yet so far. I am just not in a place where I can gig with my rig anymore. I could almost pull it off with the nords and a Leslie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eric Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Well, I had the 61 and I've played the 73...I would have bought both so that I could put the 73 on the bottom and the 61 on top - that way I could play all the Hammond parts (yes I need both manuals) and/or still be able to have a pair of any of the instruments at hand.Since I play the real-life versions of almost everything the electro was made to simulate (not the ac grand), it is important to me not to have to be f*cking with octave switching on top of managing a handful of instruments on a pair of keyboards. And yes there is a time and a place to have the entire keyboard at my disposal...maybe I am just being a lazy bitch, but since I like the Electros I am bothered that they are so close, and yet so far.I am just not in a place where I can gig with my rig anymore. I could almost pull it off with the nords and a Leslie. I play many of the originals too and I can make it for gigs when portability is high priority using the Electro 61...simply save your sound with the octave switched. When I need a broader range, I use my S90 as the 88-note weighted controller for Electro sounds (like CP80 and Rhodes sounds). Sounds like you may like the Stage 76 or 88 better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ClavAnother Posted August 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Sounds like you may like the Stage 76 or 88 better? I would accept the C1 if it had the electro sounds in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MartinP268 Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Yamaha DX7 - the lack of PEG per operator - it's global instead. Other than that I appreciate how well thought this synth is, given the fact that it is an early implementation of FM synthesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Blue Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Triton Pro - the fact that it is still pretty limited and has not been expanded.I'm likely moving up to an M3 this winter, and I'll always feel like I was never able to give the Triton a proper shakedown. More RAM, and more sound sets, the MOSS board...It's missing it all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scientist Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 voyager - the lack of control over panorama/stereo spread/whatever-its-called. it might as well just be mono. and the menu system sucks in general. ion - craptastic arp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madprof Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Supernova II - it can distort too easily so you have to watch the levels all the way through the chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roald Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 Nord Electro - Leslie button is on wrong side (WHY?? clavia??) ARP Prosoloist - it is actually made from cardboard (no kidding!!) Rhodes - there are little metal things on the harp and the tines next to it will always vibrate against it after a while...makes the piano go "zzzing!" CP70 - the bass keys seem to be connected to my proverbial behind K-Station - no sustain pedal jack (uhmm??) Mackie VLZPro: in "rude solo" you hear the LED clicking in the audio signal TC M300 - no on/off switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted August 14, 2008 Members Share Posted August 14, 2008 voyager - the lack of control over panorama/stereo spread/whatever-its-called. it might as well just be mono. and the menu system sucks in general. RTFM - you CAN control the stereo pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pighood Posted August 15, 2008 Members Share Posted August 15, 2008 ....my thoughts precisely lord Percy I had to find SOMETHING to whinge about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ClavAnother Posted August 15, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 15, 2008 Rhodes - there are little metal things on the harp and the tines next to it will always vibrate against it after a while...makes the piano go "zzzing!" Are you talking about the harp cross bars? thin flat metal support bars that connect the harp to the pickup rail? I have had success putting a bit of matchbook in between the base of the tonebar (where the screws are) and the support bar just to sort of isolate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scientist Posted August 15, 2008 Members Share Posted August 15, 2008 RTFM - you CAN control the stereo pan. this is a rack mount, btw, so maybe you're referring to CV input or some other functionality exclusive to the keyboard version? that'd be just fine, except they use the same manual AND OS for the rack version. (e.g. i have menu options for the touch screen, wtf?). even properly assigned, there is no discernible effect on pan. sound: great hardware interface: great menu interface: bad manual: meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veracohr Posted August 15, 2008 Members Share Posted August 15, 2008 Roland Jupiter 8 - lack of ocarina sample.BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! PEK: the fact that you can't use the sequencer without gating the notes. You can route the sequencer to all sorts of nifty destinations, but you can't play a pad if you do. I keep trying to use that damned sequencer, and every time I try I get pissed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted August 16, 2008 Members Share Posted August 16, 2008 this is a rack mount, btw, so maybe you're referring to CV input or some other functionality exclusive to the keyboard version? that'd be just fine, except they use the same manual AND OS for the rack version. (e.g. i have menu options for the touch screen, wtf?). even properly assigned, there is no discernible effect on pan. No it is not exclusive to the keyboard version and it is not a CV input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scientist Posted August 16, 2008 Members Share Posted August 16, 2008 No it is not exclusive to the keyboard version and it is not a CV input. hmm...2 questions then: 1. so assigned to e.g. mod wheel, does it pan hard left at 0 to hard right at 127? 2. know of any patches that show it off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robotsquid Posted August 18, 2008 Members Share Posted August 18, 2008 The MEK: It always seems to need a scoop out in the low mids (around 600-800Hz) to sound its best. Also the data encoders for patch changing should be stepped to make changing patches live a more pleasant and stress free experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Allerian Posted August 18, 2008 Members Share Posted August 18, 2008 The Nord Wave's Filter Select button is way to close to the keyboard. I've pressed it by accident more than once and 90% of the time it is a radical change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ClavAnother Posted January 22, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 22, 2009 MS2000B portamento has the exact same rate no matter what pitch you are going to. It takes just as long to go from low F to high C as it does to from high B to high C. That's crazy. Can anyone here tell me how that is supposed to be musically useful, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nillerbabs Posted January 22, 2009 Members Share Posted January 22, 2009 Nord Stage 88. I love it, but I'm not keen on the weight of the thing and the unassignable reverb.I want a PC3. I am drooling for that rig. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted January 22, 2009 Members Share Posted January 22, 2009 Fantom X = USB 1.0 V-Synth = it's multitimbral ... but I can't seem to crack that nut ... (edit: same as Jup-6; you can have two different sounds playing but not layered ...) Jupiter-6 ... can split the keyboard (with two sounds or arps) but can't layer (that's what Ju-60 is for ... ) and the arps sync to the same rate ... Electribes ... Velocity on pads would have been great ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wineandkeyz Posted January 22, 2009 Members Share Posted January 22, 2009 Yamaha S90ES - Weighs a freakin' ton and any hard case available for it weighs an additional ton... Roland V-Combo - Should have had separate outputs for organ section... Roland X7 - If it had waterfall keys, drawbars, and included Roland's clonewheel engine, I wouldn't need the V-Combo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shaft9000 Posted January 22, 2009 Members Share Posted January 22, 2009 - A6 - so far...the naff display. cut that corner tight, they did - Supernova2 - lousy saws. just plain dull, overly-digital mush.down low they sound OK but above middle C it's very discouraging. Sometimes good for mellow CS-type leads and 'JUMP' ...but that's about it! Unless you're running the arp and filtering the crap outta them i stick with PWM on this board.- V-Synth - upper & lower ranges of LFOs are so aliased it's embarassing - Little Phatty - software-generated Sample&Hold and Noise Modulation on an analog mono .......good thing you can get the real deal and much more in a CP-251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members synthman1 Posted January 22, 2009 Members Share Posted January 22, 2009 The Korg DSS-1 - the fact that no one soft-synth'ed it yet! Where do I start? The weight, the size, 256k sample memory, floppy drive and all those disks!!!! I wish it didnt sound so damn good so I can get rid of it already. It's like an albatross around my neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members coyote-1 Posted January 22, 2009 Members Share Posted January 22, 2009 Aliasing on VAs and romplers - it becomes very apparent in higher registers, especially when doing modulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plaid_emu Posted January 22, 2009 Members Share Posted January 22, 2009 Virus TI: Inaccurate timing and quantization when using the Virus Control plug-in. Seems to be OK when you only use MIDI cables and the 1/4" outputs but the downside is losing the nice editor/librarian. Still waiting for Access to make a stand-alone Virus Control via MIDI. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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