Members ElectricPuppy Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 Of stuff you've actually used. Of my gear, I nominate: BestKorg SV-1. I mean, seriously. If it were any easier to use, it would play itself. Don't like the amp drive? Twist the knob. Want to change the FX? Twist another knob. Wanna change patches? ONE-BUTTON PRESS. WorstYamaha Motif Rack. The very definition of "menu-diving". I wanna change the reverb send, which menu was that? How do I get there? Oh, wait, it's "bank" to scroll pages, not the up-down keys... how do I get my cursor over there, I just got this one honkin' knob...? Grrr. What are your faves? Your nemesis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 Best SH-201 Why? It's my only knobby synth Worst Fantom XR Seriously. WTF. The Korg NS5R interface and workflow is actually much better and I didn't actually try to program my D-550 when I had it, or else that would probably get the prize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Audacity Works Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 Best: Original V-Synth (not the GT)Worst: Hmm... Yeah, I'm with Christian Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted January 5, 2011 Members Share Posted January 5, 2011 Best: SCI Prophet 600. Easy peasy, hands-on interface that includes presets and manual mode. Worst: Nord Micro Modular. 4 knobs on the unit allow for very limited functionality. Even the editor sw was a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuzikB Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 Best: Tie between the Nord Lead and the MS2000(B). The MS had the block diagram and all the lettering right there on the synth. Freaking brilliant! An Honorable Mention goes to the Roland JD-800. Worst: Anything Yamaha in the synth department! Based on all the stuff I've personally owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members piano39 Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 Best: My old Hammond M-3. Just grab drawbars or hit a rocker switch. For synths that I have personally owned, My old Yamaha CS-01 was great, but that would go for any older style analog synth.Worst: My old Casio VZ-1. 96 oscillators, scads of 8 step envelope generators, one data entry slider. My Yamaha Motif ES could be categorized as Best or Worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keybdwizrd Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 Worst: Motif Rack and Fantom XR (tie). Had 'em both, sold 'em both. Great sounds rendered impractical by ridiculously non-intuitive user interfaces. Best: ARP Odyssey. Wish I had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 Best GAIA On probabtion awaiting full report MiniAK (one datawheel eye'd MAK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 best: my upright pianoworst: anything with an autoplay button that you can accidentally hit when you're performing in public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plaid_emu Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 My vote goes to one synth (Roland SH-32) for having both the best and worst interface design: Sure it looks great on the surface with the knobs and all those sliders. Then you realize how often you have to hold down some strange button combinations to access most of its features under a menu which can only be understood by using the manual as a "Rosetta Stone" to decipher the bizarre hieroglyphics that appear on the 3 digit LED display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 My vote goes to one synth for having both the best and worst interface design: Sure it looks great on the surface with the knobs and all those sliders. Then you realize how often you have to hold down some strange button combinations to access most of its features under a menu which can only be understood by using the manual as a "Rosetta Stone" to decipher the bizarre hieroglyphics that appear on the 3 digit LED display. sh32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zzzxtreme Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 best : korg romplersworst : alesis s4 / qs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 BEST: Korg M3, Roland RS Series (I own 2, RS9 & RS50-super easy w/knobs). WORST UI: Yamaha -- FTW! (I've owned an MU100 & an MU90R for years. Still haven't figured them out). None of my hardware is bad. The two Yamaha MU modules are bread & butter sounds. But they're damned difficult to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoink Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 Best: M3, ASR-10, A6, OB12 (believe it or not), RS7000, Both Electribes, V-Synth. Worst: FS1R, K5000, Poly800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chando Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 Worst - Yamaha Best - Roland There, I said it,.. I'll say it again if I have to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CfNorENa Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 Best: Roland Juno 60 (runner-up: Pro-One; but the architecture of the Juno 60 is so much simpler)Worst: DSI Mopho module. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnnydr Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 Best: Nord StageWorst: Korg Wavestation SR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seamonkey Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 No longer have them except A6: BEST..Roland JD800 ties with Andromeda A6 WORST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McHale Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 Best - KorgWorst - Roland I bet nobody saw that coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chando Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 yeah because it just isn't true. Just look at a Juno 6 vs. Polysix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted January 6, 2011 Members Share Posted January 6, 2011 Best - KorgWorst - RolandI bet nobody saw that coming... it took guts for you to finally admit how you feel.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted January 7, 2011 Members Share Posted January 7, 2011 Best: Kurzweil tipping slightly over Korg (it's amazingly fast after you get into it, faster than ANY touch-screen Korg!), Waldorf (Q, XT, even Blofeld). Worst: Yamaha, Roland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McHale Posted January 7, 2011 Members Share Posted January 7, 2011 yeah because it just isn't true. Just look at a Juno 6 vs. Polysix. vintage analog sucks either way. Look at this: That's got freaking LIGHTED KEYS. Let's see your analog crap do THAT! However, the Juno 6 *IS* the last decent keyboard Roland made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundwave106 Posted January 7, 2011 Members Share Posted January 7, 2011 However, the Juno 6 *IS* the last decent keyboard Roland made. My D-50 is sad. (Admittedly, the D-50 UI sucks without the PG-1000.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McHale Posted January 7, 2011 Members Share Posted January 7, 2011 My D-50 is sad. (Admittedly, the D-50 UI sucks without the PG-1000.) Grudgingly, I will admit that I liked the D-50 so I'll take that back. Tell your D-50 I'm sorry and I didn't really mean it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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