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Yamaha QX3 sequencer. Wanted a different way to get ideas down without having to fire up my computer. -
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Ideally you’d want to find a standard Fantom that the seller has already updated with EX firmware. -
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Will never understand the choice for red color in the back… they’ve missed the chance to have a brushed metal or other detail to differentiate from older models… -
Weight, and size. Equally a factor IMO. My old large Moxf8 was not that heavy (less than 30 pounds) yet it was cumbersome to move around. And to make it worse, the angles of the chassis were such that it was easy to lose your grip on it. That said, yeah--over 60 pounds. And humongous, when I first saw one in a music store I could not believe how huge it was. Even a semi-rigid 88 case like I own (the rolling Gator one) adds more that 20 pounds to that, and just think of a flight case... Starsky Carr has a comparison with a few tones between Zencore and ACB, and unless you get to the extremes (high resonance etc) they sounded very close. That said, options aren't a bad thing. I compared the Fantom-0 to my Modx a while back, and it was interesting. The Modx had more clarity and "depth" if that makes sense, while the Fantom was more forward and had more color/presence to the sound. That color sounded good to my ear and I felt it would work well as a live keyboard, where subtlety can get lost. The Modx has really nice non-keyboard instruments (guitars, orchestral etc) but I rarely use those. -
Yep, too big and heavy for me to tote to gigs. My buddy does it, but he has an awesome "kidnapper white" van for toting his stuff
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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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