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Not so much for pianos, but for vocals, guitars and most other sounds I like to use delay. Having tap tempo right there on the Nord stage 3 is nice as I can set the delay in time. For vocals especially delay can preserve the clarity while still giving it a bit of space. Same with synth leads. Dense reverb in wedges can really aggravate feedback if you have problems with it. -
It doesn't fully meet your brief but I use a Fantom O6 to solve the issues you face. It has 16 sample pads, can load user samples, its got all the roland ROMpler and Zencore stuff and can act be controlled externally from 5 Pin. The previous Fantom FA06 (so cheaper than the Fantom O6) also had the sample pads albeit wasn't Zencore I don't think. The keybed wasn't as nice either but you don't want the keys so maybe not an issue for you. -
By My Keys And Me Are Vintage · Posted
I am also of the group that drooled over the glossy magazine ads for new gear in the 80’s. Way, way out of my price range back then. But i enjoy the hell out of finding well-used neglected old synths cheap now and bringing them back to life. But as we age out, the interest in the old gear will age out, too. Sitting behind the wheel of a 1973 Mercury Cougar convertible will always be a sweet joy, but not so much when sitting in a 1953 convertible; I have no emotional attachment to things before my generation. My son has no interest in knowing that this synth over here had the first sequencer built in, or the res knob on this synth could do crazy sounds, or this is the synth sound used on Ronnie James Dio albums. All he knows is it’s a bunch of dusty old stuff his father spends too much time fixing and cleaning. I still have hope for a nephew or grandchild to show interest! But how to compare to a computer VST? There is a smell to an old synth, a feel, a scratch on the display from that crazy drunk chick falling on my stuff. Will the kids in twenty years have sentimental feelings over software they used in 2024? Time will tell. But these old synths will not last forever and those that remain will stay desirable and valuable to those of us who remember their glory days! -
Now for something (Nothing) serious. This company has a pretty cool smartphone (Android based but one of the founders is a former Apple VP) and different earbuds. I personally use the Nothing Ear Stick for conf calls at work with my Mac and all people say my voice is very clear and ask me what headset I have. https://us.nothing.tech I’m an Apple guy, but if I had to switch to a non-Apple device, the Nothing Phone would be my first choice.
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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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