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Beyond analog vs digital, workstation vs simple synth, one thing I definitely appreciate: build quality. Other than the key feel, this doesn't make a ton of logical sense--once the thing is on a stand, does it matter if it's metal and wood, or cheap plastic? For me, whatever the reason, it does. I never have warmed up to my Modx7 despite the fact that it's really a powerhouse of sound and functionality. Logic and reason sometimes get checked at the door I have friends who hardly have Scrooge McDuck money yet buy or lease luxury cars. I'm NOT a car person, it just needs to get me there reliably. But that's their thing, to each their own -
To put this in perspective, Le Sserafim were in a side tent and not on the main Coachella stage. The Blur meltdown has been well reported, and they were on the main stage though. Other main stage artists who have been making the headlines this time around have been the No Doubt reunion (with Olivia Rodrigo - the #1 story that I've seen), Billis Eilish popping up onstage with Lana Del Rey, Will Smith doing the same with J Balvin, Lauryn Hill doing the same with Bob Marley's grandson, Peso Pluma's set which included a bunch of current Latin artists... In other words about what you would expect for a big music festival today. I have family in Japan and visit Tokyo frequently. Social media with kids and teens over there is brutal, is something that is a big concern - maybe even worse than here in the States. Then on another level there's these teen pop groups. They're huge for a hot minute. Their images are all over Tokyo... in the train and subway stations, on huge LED signs in Shibuya and Shinjuku, even on trucks that are just driving around doing nothing except promoting their next release or concert or something. And then they're replaced. It's got to be devastating for those kids. -
Thanks for the reminder. Saw a video a few days ago and forgot to pick it up. I have an Oxi One MIDI/CV sequencer arriving today. Looking forward to connecting it to everything from my modular to the MC 101. -
I echo (pun intended) a lot of what others have said. For live, the wrong amount of verb or delay can suck the impact and presence out of a sound. I lean on the drier side live, but like to have programs setup where I can increase reverb or delay if necessary with a pre-mapped slider or knob. I get frustrated when sooo many presets on modern boards come with buckets of wet effects applied. I almost always strip away the non-modulation fx and start from there. !00% Agree on this one. I'd prefer to add spatial FX when everything in the mix is in context - Unless there is a program that has a real defining/signature effect that I want to capture on "tape." Also, when recording, I add an EQ to the reverb return to cut below 200Hz and above 8-10K, as well as apply a bit of compression. Helps reduce the mud. -
It's so light, i actually brought mine into the studio last night for a band tracking session i've been engineering/producing. Fed six submixes into the A&H from my DAW interfaces (two Motu 16As), sent 4 outs from the A&H to the headphone amps, had the bandmembers download the A&H CQ4You app on their phones and said, "here, control your own damn headphone mixes."
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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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