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Technically yes (my Qu-Pac has them), but.... if you use the mixing station app (and everyone (imo) should use that app no matter what digital mixer they have), you can set up both groups and DCAs. Also, word is the next firmware update will likely have mute groups. In the meantime: -
A&H fan as well. Owned and used quite a few since the early 90's. Note this model offers no DCA, mute groups but also no I/O mapping (this might be important to some). But size, weight and basic function plus one can record without use of a computer is nice. -
Problems in my early keyboard playing days. (Early 1980's) Figuring out how to make my mini Casio sound like a real piano while saving for that $4000 CP70. Keeping analogs in tune. Scrambling to program the synth sounds for the next song in a 5 second break. Getting someone to help you move a Hammond, Leslie, Rhodes and a variety of synths. Choosing between better gear, or buying a house. Problems for new keyboardist today. Managing 4000 presets in a single keyboard. Deciding which sub-$1000 do it all keyboard to buy. Choosing between an iPad, MacBookAir, or a Korg module to expand the sound pallet. Every day I wonder what it would have been like to start my keyboard journey with a Fantom 7. -
By Macsaint777 · Posted
I absolutely love mine. I use it in the studio as my keyboard mixer.. but I have used it live for 5 events as well and it is solid. I'm so impressed, that I plan to upgrade all our Presonus SL series to A&H for all 4 Church campuses I oversee. -
And kind of concludes what has been discussed already, if you're an Arturia buff already, it's potentially a great addition, if not, you're up for a huge investment...
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By charliepersol · Posted
I just bought one used two days ago. I had in the past (a very past) the original ARP Odissey and an Avatar (the guitar version of the Odissey). They sounded quite differenti, and now I understand why: two different version of the filter. A friend of mine still have the all black one with coloured sliders, which Is again different, maybe two poles filter? Anyway the Behringer sounds good but a bit differenti too. My ARP had a ring modulator I used to build fabolous bell like sounds: metallic, full of harmonics. The kind of sound you can hear on Japan Tin Drum or Oil on Canvas albums. Until now I couldn't recreate this sound. Neither the Avatar did. Just my ARP Odissey I sold for little Money :( -
In V.A.S.T., be it the original V.A.S.T. or the newer vaster V.A.S.T. with Cascade and Dynamic, there are several ways you can use internal DSP sources with Samples: 1. Samples only 2. Internal DSP Oscillators only without any Sample 3. Samples mixed with internal DSP Oscillators In the new V.A.S.T., you can certainly use a multi-sampled Keymap, alongside an internal anti-aliased DSP Osc, e.g. a 2-block SINE+ for a single Layer, or even an aliased one like the old SAW+. For larger AA DSP Oscs, e.g. the 4-block SAW, you'd need to use Cascade Mode, a passthrough signal and a Mixer ALG. So these aren't mutually exclusive. Instead, what the manual seems to indicate is that if you want to do a traditional analogue subtractive synth, then you'd rather not use a Keymap, which makes sense since analogue subtractive synths don't use them at all. You can still use a Keymap's sample Envelope if it is set to Natural, even if the Sample itself isn't sounding via the Layer, say, if you have simply a 4-block AA DSP SAW. That SAW block effectively cuts off any of the Sample signal. However, as the AMPENV mode is set to Natural, it is the factory AMPENV for that multi-Sampled Keymap that is applied to the Layer. The Natural envelopes have more details than can be produced with a User AMPENV. The thing that happens with setting the Keymap to Silence is that it sets each key's amplitude to the same maximum amplitude. Maybe that's what you need in a certain program, but sometimes, if you are doing an emulative program, you could be better off actually referencing the emulation's Keymaps Sample although the latter isn't heard, with the corresponding Natural Envelope, or of course, you could just go into User Mode and make your own envelope. Hope this helps. -
Sweetwater might accept to deliver to Canada, but you will be charged transport accordingly and as anything going USA to Canada your item will go through customs and it is always possible to end up with extra fees - sometimes very expensive. I personally had a very bad experience about 10 years ago and promised myself to never import again from the USA unless the seller confirms on paper he pays for all possible customs and duties extra fees. Buying Kurzweil products in Canada has always been complicated. In the 1990s a few stores in the province kept a couple of them, but if you wanted something they didn't have you had to order sight unseen and wait months to get your purchase. That is how I bought my MIDIboard, K1200 and finally, around 2000, a PC2X. I hated the Fatar action on the PC2X from day one and swore to never buy a keyboard sight unseen ever again.
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