Members evildragon Posted October 25, 2008 Members Share Posted October 25, 2008 It might become your main board to do all sorts of stuff, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 25, 2008 Members Share Posted October 25, 2008 Seems that way so far! I'll also be very interested to see what expansion ROMs are released. There are two slots just waiting for cards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members augerinn Posted October 25, 2008 Members Share Posted October 25, 2008 If I were to sell everything, and get one board, the PC3X would be it. *ponders* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 25, 2008 Members Share Posted October 25, 2008 Can't imagine you'd be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eric Posted October 25, 2008 Members Share Posted October 25, 2008 Let's hear more about it other than it has some fun sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 25, 2008 Members Share Posted October 25, 2008 It has nifty sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aanalogaddict Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 It's also the best midi controller I've ever tried. Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 I'm still thoroughly confused about assigning effects parameters to sliders, though. It is a far less intuitive device than a Motif. I'll figure it out though, I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 Figured it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 27, 2008 Members Share Posted October 27, 2008 I should point out that when I say I figured it out, what actually happened is that I posted in the Kurz forum at Sonikmatter, and one of the Kurz developers replied within the hour with a long post detailing exactly what I was doing incorrectly and how things really work. Excellent support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted October 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 I should point out that when I say I figured it out, what actually happened is that I posted in the Kurz forum at Sonikmatter, and one of the Kurz developers replied within the hour with a long post detailing exactly what I was doing incorrectly and how things really work.Excellent support. That is really cool... BTW, DP - where'd you acquire your PC3X and what'd they rap you for it (how much)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 28, 2008 Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 Just under $3K from Musician's Friend. They're barely in the next state, so I tend to get stuff overnight from them. I usually use Nova or Sweetwater, but the GAS was kinda brutal this time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted October 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 Just under $3K from Musician's Friend. They're barely in the next state, so I tend to get stuff overnight from them. I usually use Nova or Sweetwater, but the GAS was kinda brutal this time... aye - and what kind of case did you get for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 28, 2008 Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 Case? I'm NoGigsMan! p.s. It's worth downloading the manual from the Kurzweil site. Lots of stuff to dig your teeth into, there. Might give you an idea if it's the sort of workflow you can dig. I'm pretty happy now - took me a while to understand the way it operates. I think it's quite logical, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted October 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 Case? I'm NoGigsMan! p.s. It's worth downloading the manual from the Kurzweil site. Lots of stuff to dig your teeth into, there. Might give you an idea if it's the sort of workflow you can dig. I'm pretty happy now - took me a while to understand the way it operates. I think it's quite logical, actually. Ha - it would never occur to me to buy a keyboard w/out a case... funny, how each/all of us are wrapped up in our own little worlds... Manuals are fine - "work flow" is wonderful... but what I need is a 'board that feels good to the fingers, has great sounds and doesn't take me 10 minutes to navigate while the band and (more importantly) the bride+groom wait impatiently for me to pick the right sound I need, going from song-to-song on the bandstand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 28, 2008 Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 Ah. You'll like it then - it has this thing called "Quick Access", which lets you set up banks, each of which can contain up to ten programs/setups. So, you could have Quick Access banks called "Set One", "Set Two" etc., each of which is preconfigured for songs in your sets. Skim to the Quick Access section of the manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drxcm Posted October 28, 2008 Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 Tell me about the PC3x a little more - it has piqued my interest because I can get one brand new for about US$2200 at the moment. I'm not a player as much as a programmer / tweaker. That said I've been looking for a ROMpler to give me bread and butter pianos / EP's / guitars / orchestral stuff. Obviously I'm wanting a tweakers machine also. How is the PC3x to program, and how twisted can this board get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted October 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 Ah. You'll like it then - it has this thing called "Quick Access", which lets you set up banks, each of which can contain up to ten programs/setups. So, you could have Quick Access banks called "Set One", "Set Two" etc., each of which is preconfigured for songs in your sets. Skim to the Quick Access section of the manual. I play in band that doesn't do set lists, leader calls the tunes on the fly - I never know what's coming next... Though I suppose I could put my favorite patches into the "Quick Access" bank - I think the S90ES has a similar arrangement... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 28, 2008 Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 Tell me about the PC3x a little more - it has piqued my interest because I can get one brand new for about US$2200 at the moment.I'm not a player as much as a programmer / tweaker. That said I've been looking for a ROMpler to give me bread and butter pianos / EP's / guitars / orchestral stuff. Obviously I'm wanting a tweakers machine also.How is the PC3x to program, and how twisted can this board get? Download the manual. I'm not being flippant - really - it'd just be more enlightening than anything I'm going to be able to waffle on about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted October 28, 2008 Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 How is the PC3x to program, and how twisted can this board get? Maybe a little harder to get a grasp of, but if you're experienced synthesist, Kurzweils can generally go VERY {censored}ING TWISTED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Pro Posted October 28, 2008 Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 GM: At what point are you going to put away your computer and go play some of these freakin' keyboards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Binkeys Posted October 28, 2008 Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 I play in band that doesn't do set lists, leader calls the tunes on the fly - I never know what's coming next...Though I suppose I could put my favorite patches into the "Quick Access" bank - I think the S90ES has a similar arrangement... ? I also play gigs like this. The Kurz is quite easy to navigate w/o using quick access too. It has dedicated category buttons within each bank for Piano 1, Piano 2, E. Piano 1, E Piano 2, Pop Keys, Clav, Organ, Brass, Strings, Voices, Synths, Pads, Guitar, Bass, Drums, and Percussion. It's pretty easy and painless to find bread and butter sounds on the unit even before you set it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 28, 2008 Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 Tell me about the PC3x a little more - it has piqued my interest because I can get one brand new for about US$2200 at the moment. Wait - $2200? Don't think twice, just get it! :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Falgor Posted October 28, 2008 Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 Wait - $2200? Don't think twice, just get it! :poke: Yeah! I paid 2300 euros for it and made a song about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted October 28, 2008 Members Share Posted October 28, 2008 Hey Falgor! I dig your demos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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