Want to get a MicroX...but want sounds similar to MicroKorg

I am looking into purchasing a Micro X Synth. I am thinking of selling my Micro Korg and Yamaha RM1X.....Those 2 combinations really give me some awesome sounds..

I just wanted to save space and get 1 Synth so that's why i am thinking of the Micro X. I have a Laptop so my sequencing solution is not a problem. My question is,,,,can i get similar sounds from the Micro X that's on the MicroKorg, or even the New Korg R3?? The Microkorg and R3 is easy to edit and i can get some really nice Spacey Delayed Patches and Unusual Arps.

Is this Micro X also easy to use and can i get sounds like this as well? or am i gonna bang my head against the wall using this thing.

Reggie

if have a sequencer you're happy with on your laptop, get rid of the RMX1. Why trade both for the MicroX? It doesn't have a sequencer and you'd lose everything on the microkorg. While the MicroX can sound like the MicroKorg, it's not it's strong point and you'll be unhappy with it in the long run.

If you're only looking to add no synthesizer sounds, you'd be better off selling the RMX1 and getting a software ROMpler synth.

Appreciate the advise..

yes i am happy with my LapTop Sequencer,,,i am comfortable using that,,,I do like the idea of just selling the RM1X by itself and keeping my little Microkorg but then i would need a multi-timbral module that's small and has nice decent sounds that has drums and keep in mind if i sell my RM1X that only leaves me with like $250,,,$200....

btqw,,,what's a Software Rompler....

Reggie

A rompler just means something plays back recorded sounds. that's what your RMX1 is doing when you use it for drums or anything else, that's also what the microx does. they make software versions that run inside software sequencers.. which one are you using?

i'm using Sonar LE but i have some Softsynths and i am unsuccessful because of memory issues and stuff like that..i want a dedicated External module or synth. I didnt want to make it complicated. That's why i was considering just 1 synth the MicroX. Well i'm on my way to Sam Ash, not to buy but just to try it out. I guess it wont hurt to see what it sounds like. That's the only synth i know that's small and that has multi-timbral...

let me ask u,,,,you are not that happy with the idea of owning a Micro X?

Reggie

in my opinion, i'd rather have both.. I have the microx and i like it alot.

i was just making the assumption it was a matter of money for you more than anything, and a softsynth to add a few rompler sounds would be ideal in that situation, if the laptop could handle it.

There just isn't a good one synth do all solution, unless you were going to get something like a Motif 6 rack and add the PLGAN100 card or even a CS6X rack. It's just hard to mix synthesis types and to expect it to excel at both.

As I said though, i'd rather have both. Sell the RMX1, get a small Behringer mixer and the Microx and if you're short on space, i'm sure you could find something to make a small stand for it all. Also just be warned though that the MicroX loses alot of sound quality in multitimbral mode as the effects are either switched off or degraded in quality in multi timbral mode.

I had a microKorg and sold it to buy a Micro X and I haven't regretted my decision in the least. It all depends what someone is looking for in a synth, but for me the Micro X offers so much more than the microKorg. With the Micro X you get the full Triton sound engine which gives you a variety of sounds that the microKorg can't come close to. I'm not sure exactly which kind of sounds you are looking for, but I'd venture to say that the Micro X can come close to whatever the microKorg can do, but much more beyond that. The dual arpeggiators on the Micro X blow away the arpeggiator on the microKorg, plus having full sized keys is a bonus.

As far as whether it's easy to use, I think generally it's fairly user-friendly. The lcd screen on the Micro X is smaller than I would like, but it beats just having a two digit display like the microKorg. It does come with an editor program you can use on your computer that makes it much easier to work with. I'm not trying to knock the microKorg - I enjoyed having it for a couple years, but after owning the Micro X, for me, there is no comparison.

The VA engine of the MS2000 is vastly superior to the sample playback + filter engine of the MicroX. I still think it's better in the long run to have separate boxes for the two.

Yeah, I love the MicroX for what it is, but it's no replacement for a VA (even though you'll get some of those types of sounds). Better to get something different for VA. The R3 would be good.

I think I saw the Killers using a Microkorg on SNL last night.

They do use one. I had a MicroKorg, but sold it so I could get the MS2000Br (rack-mounted version) mentioned above. For the price, it's about as good as VA gets, imo.