Worst Roland, Korg and Yamaha Synths?

[redmartian]

I would agree on that FB01, about as nice as a Sound Blaster .. but can anyone name this annoyance: -ERR 144 REBOOT?

[Alex E]

This thread sure makes me glad I never randomly bought a FB-01 like I've considered.

[Robonaut]

I only have a Roland nomination here: The Sound Canvas.

There was a JV30, which was essentially a Sound Canvas, so it's a valid entry.

The problem with this Sound Canvas and the related General Midi/General Standard was that each and every f*cking synth/keyboard (various companies) from those days became a GM synth. Gone were the days of new/unique sounds, everything was GM, playing back GM midi files was like the most important thing. Gone were the days where you had full control over your sounds, ADR/CutRes/Vib seemed to be enough for all editing. Gone were the days of interesting wave ROMs, no no no, every ROM now had a bird tweet, a telephone, helicopter and a great bunch o' small crappy acoustic sounds, and all wanted to fit into a 4MB ROM. Oh, and while being a popular sound at the time, the 909 Kick/SD/HH/OH was rarely to be found, instead we had to make trance/house with an 808 kit.

Bleh.

Here's another vote for the JV-30. Which, sadly, was my first "real" synthesizer. I should have bought a used Jupiter 6 or something--I could have gotten one for cheap back in the early '90's.

[CS_TBL]

Or put down a few more pennies, and go for the JV80. While being a little cheesy by today's standards, it was fully programmable.

[ItsMeOnly]

This thread sure makes me glad I never randomly bought a FB-01 like I've considered.

Good, more for me

It sounded like a musical christmas card wrapped in cotton wool.

perfectly hilarious!

And then, everyone wants DX100

[Robonaut]

Or put down a few more pennies, and go for the JV80. While being a little cheesy by today's standards, it was fully programmable.

Yeah, but the JV-80 could only due 8 tracks at once while the JV-30 could do 16!

So, the JV-30 must be better, right?

Man, being young and ignorant sucks...

[max badwan]

a bit late to the party, but:

Roland JX 1

Yamaha DX 9

Korg PSS 50/60

[Cumulus]

Roland - Jupiter 8
Korg - MS-20
Yamaha -CS-80

Ask a stupid question...

[justin_havu]

Or put down a few more pennies, and go for the JV80. While being a little cheesy by today's standards, it was fully programmable.

Yeah, but the JV-80 could only due 8 tracks at once while the JV-30 could do 16!

So, the JV-30 must be better, right?

Man, being young and ignorant sucks...

I have both a JV-80 and JV-35 (updated JV-30)
I don't mind either one. If I have to play a show and need quick and easy access to basic sounds (piano, strings, pads, etc) They do the job well. I would like to get my hands on a JV-1080 or 2080 and some more expansion boards in the not-too-distant future, to expand the palette.

[vinyl_junkie]

Love the hate the FB-01 gets hahah I love them

[pflosi]

dx7 d50 m1

Woah I totally forgot the irony tags there 4 years ago

[vladimotor]

Korg MicroX, Triton Le, TR.

[Nannerfan]

Korg PSS 50/60

(shakes fist!!)

I love the PSS-50