Members The60ftOctopus Posted February 5, 2009 Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 Basically, i'm looking to create a 2-tier setup including a regular digital piano, and a synth. I will be new to synths however and I have a few factors which i'm looking for in one. I don't really want to go extreme on the budget, which might be a bit difficult with wanting this many things, so i'm looking for one at around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted February 5, 2009 Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 TWIN D-Beams are the cat's meow ... (it's one of the only reasons I don't want to get rid of my keboard V-Synth in favor of XT, which obviously has advantages ... ) In live performance, I always reach for that first over the touchpad on V-Synth ... Although both together is another lovely experience ... of course, both of those routed through a KP3 with motion loop on is better still ... Need more arms ... Although it's fairly dooable putting KP3 on ground and using it like a pedal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The60ftOctopus Posted February 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 Since you want to make music like "Muse, Hadouken!, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, The Automatic", you think they do it with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yoozer Posted February 5, 2009 Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 I know Hadouken! use a SH-201, and The Automatic use a Micron/MicroKorg, but i've heard mixed things about these with their limitations and unsimplified programming abilities. If these bands could make them sound good why can't you? . I haven't heard anyone mention the R3 yet, so I'd check that out. Yes, there's no D-Beam, but you can hook up an expression pedal which should be able to control a variety of parameters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The60ftOctopus Posted February 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 For the kind of music you posted, getting both the Korg EMX-1 and ESX-1 will let you make a lot of live music right away with this combination, at a good price. You can load up the ESX-1 with lots of short samples you get from elsewhere. If you have a computer, you can get 20+ GB of sounds if you buy VI.ONE from Big Fish. I got it for $79 at Guitar Center. Oo wow. Not looked into them before. They seem like they could provide endless sounds. Do they have assignable channels for sounds you create? And whats the major differences between the EMX and ESX? Do they just produce different types of music? Edit: After watching some videos, they seem a bit too dancey for my liking. Hm, might just have to go into a few stores and mess around - depending on what they have though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The60ftOctopus Posted February 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 Right, I feel I may be on to something here. I've always liked the look of the M-Audio Pro Keys SX, so get that for the first tier. Then get a midi controller, hook it up to a Virus or one of the Electribes or something like that, and get a few gizmos like pedals and kaoss, and mess around like hell. I feel I can leave the D-Beam for now even though it looks awesome. How would I incorporate a vocodor into this setup though? Can I just hook a mic to a distortion pedal or box of some sort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yoozer Posted February 5, 2009 Members Share Posted February 5, 2009 Good point But yeah the R3 seems ok. I've never seen/messed around with pedals and synths/keyboards before though. How easy is it? Do you get a good result? You get something like this: http://www.zzounds.com/item--ROLEV5 and plug it in the back. Done! The result - well, I think you have to be subtle with it. If you connect it to the filter, don't let the pedal sweep the entire range of the filter, just enough to brighten the sound. Furthermore, if you could modulate the FM amount with it, it'd be an excellent option to give some smooth glassy sounds a nice rough edge at certain points. And whats the major differences between the EMX and ESX? Do they just produce different types of music? Haha . There are no techno synths, no trance synths and no rock synths. There are just machines which make it easier for you to create a certain genre - but that doesn't mean you have to use 'm for that genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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