stephen wrote:I've heard the radias sounds more digital than many VAs... How does it compare to the likes of the nova, MS2000 or nord lead?
I see you have a Radius I am saving for one and wondered if you have anything to say about them ? Do you like it ? etc Pros Cons ?
Ross
Ok, I'll tell you guys exactly what I think - and I know there is another thread about the R3, but I think the RADIAS/R3 needs more attention so I really don't care
The RADIAS is basically a type of synth that takes the quanitity of features approach, vs the quality of raw sound. It is the anti-minimoog.
For example, it has unique waveforms, lots of options/modulations (but not to the modular level), lots of effects, EQ, TWO different and STACKABLE types of unison modes, etc, etc.
However, the "raw" sound isn't that great, as in, "phat". It is one of the most digital sounding VA I've played besides the Nord. The filter sounds somewhat "cybernetic". It doesn't matter in the end, because when you work with a feature laden synth such as the RADIAS, you achieve digi-fatness by all of the bells and whistles, and you can achieve more than fatness and go into completely unknown land, which can't always be said for a "phat" analog monosynth I am contrasting the RADIAS with.
Furthermore, it has an outstanding vocoder and comes with some drumkits to sweeten the pot. People slam the presets as per VSE custom, but the truth is the RADIAS's presets are freaking awesome and many of which are really quite original, at the same time showing you what is possible with the synth.
About the Nova, Nord, MS2000 comparison;
The RADIAS is better than the Nova, but not the SuperNova II, supercedes the MS2000, and well....I'm debating to myself why I haven't sold my Nord because it really is a useless peice of c**p compared to every other VA it is supposedly competing with. It has all the digital harsh tinny sound of a Nord, with none of the cool features that the RADIAS has to compensate. And no effects. And its overpriced to h**l. It is red though....
JP-8080, Virus B, TG-77, JD-990, D-550, XV-5080, CS1x, Matrix 1000, SE-1, SuperNova II Pro Rack, MKS-50, EMX-1, TX-802, Nord Rack 2X, Korg RADIAS