Members Birdienumnum Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 Seems so to me! Between Roland, Access, DSI, and the rest, I don't even care if Yamaha sleeps through this one . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LameAim Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 Seems so to me! Between Roland, Access, DSI, and the rest, I don't even care if Yamaha sleeps through this one . . . I care. I'd like to see a Motif XS rack, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Outkaster Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 I hope Yamaha kicks some ass myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Birdienumnum Posted January 18, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 Well, I care, and I hope, but I don't get my hopes up anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcpro Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 At my age it takes a lot to get me worked up. I haven't left the computer all day. Got a Thurs. night gig though... gotta get outa here. Peace- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steph3dfx Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 I don't even care if Yamaha sleeps through this one . . . Well it looks like Korg and Novation are also taking a nap.As a whole this NAMM is boring, Roland must be laughing hard this year thought, they have a great line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members G-bus v2.0 Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 Had Waldorf launched the Stromberg, it certainly would have been... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrobaby Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 check here...www.yamaha.com/namm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bruto Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 Well it looks like Korg and Novation are also taking a nap. Unless Korg pulls something out of a hat tomorrow, they pretty much passed on this NAMM. Novation did announce the Automap Universal 2.0 which is great for soft synth players. In 1984, Roland had just about every classic synth they ever made in their catalog. That would have been one incredible NAMM if they presented them all there. http://brochures.yokochou.com/keyboard-and-effector/roland/1984/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Birdienumnum Posted January 18, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 check here... www.yamaha.com/namm I did . . . P-85 digital piano w/64 note polyphony, that's as thrilling as it gets, so far . . . I'll check back later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Birdienumnum Posted January 18, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 I used to be heavily emotionally invested in Yamaha, with my DX7IID. But that was so long ago. First they dropped user-defined microtonal scale capability, then gradually they dropped all their methods of synthesis other than sampling, although they still have their plug in boards. But that's the point, I'm thrilled Roland is adding their own full synthesis plug in boards, at least they are moving ahead. All in all, between them and Waldorf, Access, DSI, etc. it's a pretty damn good NAMM. At least I think so. Hey, and Automap Universal 2.0 is going to kick ass on my Novation SL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tony Scharf Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 I thought last years Namm was pretty impressive. We had the DSI BoomChik rumor and the V-Synth GT. The origin was also pretty impressive (if expensive). I think the M3 and Motif XS were also released then. and lets not forget the re-emergent waldorf. It wasnt the best though. Best Namm I remember was probably in the later 90s when you had Novation, Access, Waldorf, Yamaha, Roland and Korg all showing off the new implementations of VA that they were working on. Software synthesis was *new* and companies daring to get into it were doing some pretty wild things. There were a lot of possiblities...and the OASYS was just a rumor.. ..Im getting all misty just thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 It's only day 1. I agree there was more to get excited about last year, with Waldorf's stuff and J.B.'s Solaris. DSI's new module looks good, and Moog's stuff too. Access - I'm not excited about the Snow, but I'm sure some are. Fantom's of no real interest to me. Look at 5 years ago: http://www.sonicstate.com/news/5_years_index.cfm DSI Evolver Alesis Ion Clavia Nord Lead 2X Roland V-synth Novation KS rack MOTU MachFive Yamaha 01V96 Akai VZ8 (was that vaporware?) Native Instruments Kompact VirSyn Tera for OSX and so on. Not near as much good stuff this year (so far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ContrastTX Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 Everything this year is a rehash of something that's already been released with some minor changes, a real yawner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 http://www.harmony-central.com/Events/WNAMM00/Alesis/Andromeda.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Birdienumnum Posted January 18, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 MPC5000. I mean, I don't want to sound like a cheerleader, but that's pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members P321 Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 Akai VZ8 (was that vaporware?)Well, they had actually developed it, but decided to kill it off before it was released.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Akai DSI Moog Roland I'm happy with NAMM so far. A Motif XS RAck would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acoustictones Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 The new Fantom is really very cool, but other than that...I guess this NAMM isn't really doing much for me yet. And even the Fantom is falling off my list already due to a few small draw backs (other than my lack of money) that won't allow it to do what I need (it can record audio, 24 tracks, but only one at a time...I NEEDED at least 2 at time...I won't bother you with any more details...but that killed it for me). So I'm still back to looking for the new center piece for my little home studio. My next big purchase will most likely be a new MAC, and most likely nothing from this NAMM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 After all these years, Alesis finally updated the SR-16 to the SR-18. http://www.alesis.com/product.php?id=120 Should be good for another 10 or 15 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carbon111 Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 It's only day 1. I agree there was more to get excited about last year, with Waldorf's stuff and J.B.'s Solaris. That was MusikMesse. The Solaris' first appearance at NAMM is this year. I believe it was announced only last March: http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/2007/John-Bowen-Synth-Design-Solaris.html BTW - come by and say "hi" if you're at NAMM! Room 210D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Audacity Works Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 Those new sleek Yamaha Modus F-series digital pianos look cool as hell! Will have to check them out tomorrow. Highlights so far: Euphonix MC Control and MC Mix They were hidden above one of the cafeterias, but the room was constantly packed. These controllers are RIDICULOUS. And ridiculously cheap for what you get. Easily my top pick for NAMM '08. Spectrasonics Omnisphere The good? It's absolutely incredible-sounding. The bad? We have to wait until September! Moog MP201 CV/MIDI control pedal Implemented VERY well. Lots of great features, and it seems really easy to use. Tap tempo and MIDI clock to CV conversion?!! Yeah! Roland Fantom-G Definitely a major step up from the X, and the live performance features, sequencer, and computer integration beats the OASYS in nearly every way. Waldorf BLOFELD! Sounds kick-ass. Sounds so kick-ass, in fact, that I end up typing antiquated, fratboy-esque terms like "kick-ass". EDIT: There's a Prophet 08 Rack? Where was I today? Now I know where I'll be tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Conway Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 I used to be heavily emotionally invested in Yamaha, with my DX7IID. But that was so long ago. First they dropped user-defined microtonal scale capability, then gradually they dropped all their methods of synthesis other than sampling, although they still have their plug in boards. That was me and then some. Micro-tuning was cool! I used to have nothing but Yamaha gear, including: DX7 BC2/3 RX21 RX5 CX5M QX7 TX816 TX16W (2) SPX900 SY77 SY99 A5000 My first non-Yamaha synth was the Roland SH-101. Once Yamaha came out with the SY85 and WX series, I got discouraged by the mainly ROM based direction they were heading. At least the Roland workstations had Structures, E-MU had Morphing filters and Korg had MOSS. Those features motivated me to branch out. As for this year's NAMM, it's still early. I really like the Fantom G, but am not impressed that it uses old SRX faves. Those sounds, especially the orchestral sets, sound a bit tired to me. I was kind of hoping that there would be some new wavesets, like the new string set the Kurzweil PC3 is tauting. The guitars were always pretty strong, though. What is cool (aside from that killer sequencer and screen) is that you can import a version of the V-Drum engine and it has its own poly and architecture. The effect count is killer! If I was looking to buy my next workstation (I'm not), this would be it. The Virus Snow seems interesting, for a less expensive version. MPC5000 has a VA synth on board? Interesting. Would like to hear if it sounds different from others. I don't have a real analogue, so that Prophet 8 rack looks like something I could actually sneak by the wife, and stick in my setup somewhere. Not a bad NAMM, so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khazul Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 Well it looks like Korg and Novation are also taking a nap. Novation taking a nap??? FFS - they have been in a coma for the few few years... OK, so their controllers are among the best (which aint saying much considering all/most of the others are cheap nasty plastic things), but their synths? When the hell happened to their synth dev team of a few years back?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spritex Posted January 18, 2008 Members Share Posted January 18, 2008 Strangely, having Logic Studio 8 and Zebra 2, most things are quite meh to me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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