Members astraeus000 Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 It sounds like this is basically a Juno-106 in a box...... does anyone have one ? I hear there is no patch storage, but the multitimbral capability is alluring... any thoughts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members depulse Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 I have one. More or less a Juno-106. Close enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Todzilla Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 I have one. It does sound great. But its complete lack of a programming interface (yeah, I know, it's got one, but it's so completely user-hostile that it doesn't qualify) and inability to store patches renders it pretty useless. But it's one of the few true analog synths in my studio (now that I ponder, it may be the only one) and it has a phatness than nothing else can digitally touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members b3keys Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 I think you never hear about it that much because there are so many Juno 106s floating around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members astraeus000 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 I had a Juno 106 for awhile but sold it... (shouldnt have).... I can buy a MKS-7 from someone for $399 which just had a chip replacement and maintenance.... think I'm going through with it, as I love the sound, and I hear that the patches are actually pretty good...... I can always use my Alesis Datadisk for sysex uploads of sounds quickly...... actually, I'm gassing for all the MKS machines now..... if I hadnt bought my new Monomachine I think I would have saved up for a Jup 6.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Todzilla Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 I had a Juno 106 for awhile but sold it... (shouldnt have).... I can buy a MKS-7 from someone for $399 which just had a chip replacement and maintenance.... think I'm going through with it, as I love the sound, and I hear that the patches are actually pretty good...... I can always use my Alesis Datadisk for sysex uploads of sounds quickly......actually, I'm gassing for all the MKS machines now..... if I hadnt bought my new Monomachine I think I would have saved up for a Jup 6.... I like mine a lot, but I wouldn't pay that. I paid $200 back in 1997 for mine, and I didn't think that was a mega bargain. But if that one had voice and filter chips replaced, maybe it's a good buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 I used to have one of these. They were okay. I liked the multitimbrality, but I didn't like the fact that I have to press a couple buttons every time I wanted 6-voice polyphony. And even though there was a way to edit the sound parameters, I couldn't save'em anyway. Years after I sold it I bought a Juno-106 on eBay, and I love it. I LOVE that classic Roland DCO sound, I don't care what anyone else says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members astraeus000 Posted October 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 I bought it..... my first MKS..........I may as well buy a full rack right now....I can feel the GAS building up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Why don't you buy a 106 instead? They're still pretty affordable, so why have a 106 without the knobs and sliders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members astraeus000 Posted October 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Eventually I could see picking one up again..... but really I already have too many keyboards......I mean, I'm not Mozart or anything..... modules will suffice..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THE_baldrick Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Why don't you buy a 106 instead? They're still pretty affordable, so why have a 106 without the knobs and sliders? Cheaper, 3 part multitimbral ( + drums ) and a lot less space Admittedly one of the joys of the 106 is the simple hands-on interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Todzilla Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Get both. I'm told you can program the MKS-7 from the 106 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members depulse Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'm just waiting for someone to dissect the BIOS and come up with a new update with RAM memory, etc, like what has been done for the Roland Jupiter 6, Korg Poly 800, Korg DSS1..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'm just waiting for someone to dissect the BIOS and come up with a new update with RAM memory, etc, like what has been done for the Roland Jupiter 6, Korg Poly 800, Korg DDS1..... That might be hard; On the 106, the ROM is masked on the CPU, it's not a distinct chip that can be read separately. I don't know if that's also true of the MKS-7, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'd pick one up for poops and giggles ... I quite enjoyed my 106s while they were with me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minime123 Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 ive got one in my studio. i'd much rather have a 2 space rack that can play 2 106 sounds at once than 2 106 keyboards taking up way more space! mini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members astraeus000 Posted November 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Ok...now I remember why I sold my 106..... within 2 weeks of purchase, the bass channel/chip on my MKS-7 is dead.....stupid chips.... now...bass channel turned off..... I do pray that the chord and melody sections dont go out as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minime123 Posted November 23, 2009 Members Share Posted November 23, 2009 you may want to do a little poking around on google. i think some people removed the black casing of these chips and discovered that they started working again. mini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stikygum Posted November 24, 2009 Members Share Posted November 24, 2009 The MKS-7, while sounding good, doesn't work for editing it. You've got a small front panel with no knobs and no patch storage. You at least need one or the other. Looks like a headache to edit. With a software editor, it might be cool to have around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members midi Posted November 24, 2009 Members Share Posted November 24, 2009 Not one of Roland's big sellers. I'd pass...:phil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minime123 Posted November 25, 2009 Members Share Posted November 25, 2009 it works quite well with sounddiver software. you can import the patch into your sequencer and have it transfer to the mks7 before the song plays. mini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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