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by Solderman
Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:08 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: Kurzweil - synth or religion?
Replies: 20
Views: 7875

You only get 24 voices, But you can have as many as three oscillators per voice. You can only layer three keymaps per program. That means up to 9 oscillators per note. Yes, but with just samples? I was under the impression that it was only with the internal waveform generators, which only some of t...
by Solderman
Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:38 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: Kurzweil - synth or religion?
Replies: 20
Views: 7875

I understand that one of the reasons for its popularity is that it can sound analog. I would venture to correct this and say it was one of the first fully digital synths with "analog-sounding" filters. It didn't take long for the Akai S3k and Roland JD800 to surpass it though. Some might even say t...
by Solderman
Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:29 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: The possibility of NEW and CHEAP analog synths
Replies: 33
Views: 12247

Regarding Roland and legendary status of certain products, first know that they were also a tiny company at one point who couldn't hardly compete with the ARP's and Moog's, and had to sell their Boss line just to stay afloat. Not until the JP8 really, did they have a product that gave the company a ...
by Solderman
Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:13 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: Kurzweil - synth or religion?
Replies: 20
Views: 7875

I have a K2vx, which is a K2000 with all the options except the sampling input. I've seen people saying they want one for sample mangling and I just don't understand it, myself: You only get 24 voices, the algorithms must be arranged from a limited set of templates, and there's no FM synthesis, cros...
by Solderman
Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:20 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: ...this @£*%@$!! Violent Beast is Destroying My Studio!!!!
Replies: 51
Views: 19229

In addition to hearing the demos, I was also curious to know if the sample import is counterintuitive or not(MIDI sample dump?!? That's like the slowest way known to man, and requires a two-way MIDI handshake).
Also what do you think of the interface compared to, say the Korg Electribe MX series?
by Solderman
Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:57 pm
Forum: Sound Production
Topic: More Synths with Effects Question(s) ...
Replies: 9
Views: 3204

The ce300 is a very "wet" chorus, ie it isn't very subtle. I can vouch for this, as I just bought one. It apparently has a very short delay time,(3-4 ms which at zero depth produces a combing effect) much like what you were describing with your delay, but the phasing difference between the stereo o...
by Solderman
Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:32 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: What misconceptions about your synths drive you nuts?
Replies: 210
Views: 68102

gear freaks who have thousands invested in amazing gear... but dont do shite with any of it... where's the recordings? This statement itself is potentially a misconception. The amazing gear takes up enough space in any typical household that you either are using it or end up putting it in storage, ...
by Solderman
Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:03 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: AX-80
Replies: 8
Views: 2880

You've got a friend in Jexus:

I particularly like the warbly growling stuff. Sounds much more interesting than the AX60 to me. Just wish it had sliders for each function.
by Solderman
Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:30 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: ...this @£*%@$!! Violent Beast is Destroying My Studio!!!!
Replies: 51
Views: 19229

Could that TM-7 web page have made it any more clear of its male endowment inspiration? :roll: I'd only be interested in the 888 if I could get really good 808 samples for the ones missing in the stock 888, especially cowbell . More cowbell is always a good thing. Is there a place to get those tube ...
by Solderman
Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:30 am
Forum: Sound Production
Topic: Something i just thought of
Replies: 6
Views: 3972

I tried this just now with my Moog Voyager by modulating only Osc2's waveshape with a square wave LFO. The first sound has the LFO slow enough to hear the switch change between SAW and SQUARE. Then I tuned the LFO to about an octave below C1, slightly detuned. Unfortunately, I can't modulate only Os...
by Solderman
Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:36 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: Proud owner of MKS70!
Replies: 26
Views: 8906

I dont know any other synth current or vintage that can produce such warm synth strings. How about a JP8 in Dual mode with a Boss CE-300 or SDD-320 as an effects send? 8) Yeah, yeah, too expensive and two less voices. The JP8/CE-300 combo is what I use with beautiful results. I used to have a JX8P ...
by Solderman
Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:47 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: Easiest Access Virus to use?
Replies: 2
Views: 1120

I actually don't do alot of menu diving on my Virus b. Rather I tend to tweak presets. The only "immediate" performance control I can think of that requires more than a twist of a knob is LFO depth, which depends on what destination you want. Some people get confused about the filter pair routings, ...
by Solderman
Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:26 am
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: Oberheim OB-1 vs. SCI Pro-One?
Replies: 14
Views: 4301

I naturally prefer the Pro~One. Where self-oscillating sounds go, the OB takes it more to the extreme, but when it comes to gritty mean basses and bright brass, the P1 just sounds better to me. Something about the OB-1 leads on that site don't sound right to me either. Granted the P1 is pretty dry s...
by Solderman
Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:16 am
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: Sample & Hold = Boring?
Replies: 52
Views: 19059

When I used to have a JX8P, I got this gloopy, nasty sound out of it by routing S&H to filter,pitch and crossmod, all at different amounts. My band hated it. :lol: + 1 for subtle use on one osc for a little extra fatness/drift. Also big agreement for being useful for routing to tons of stuff on the ...
by Solderman
Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:14 pm
Forum: Software Synthesizers
Topic: Getting a loop of Rebirth
Replies: 5
Views: 1700

You might want to look into an audio recorder app:
http://www.kvraudio.com/get.php?mode=re ... t=1&rpp=15
I wasn't sure if you wanted to record from a VST plugin or standalone, but I think there are options for either there.