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Oh and just to add a "fly into the ointment" how about the Korg Nautilus 73? About a grand more, though so I guess it would HAVE to be better? -
By surfergirl · Posted
I use a .80 V-Picks. I also have 1.5, some Dunlop 1.0, and .88 which was my pick of choice before V-Picks. I probably have some odds and ends that I've pickup lying around. -
Ok, cool. Interesting observation. Shorter travel would make playing Ap/Ep a bit unenjoyable though. yes I think I may have that tendency - although the 2x sorta got me weaned off weighted beds a bit FA-07 was in the mix, but after research, I think the MODX ticks more boxes Hmmm, yes that was what I was thinking and backs up some other research I've done. Thanks, yeah aren't we all hahaha! Cool, thanks. I'll keep that in mind if I end up getting it.
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By Caevan O’Shite · Posted
Those ARE cool. As a matter of fact, I have at least two Tele control-plates here. One is even the same one from Stew-Mac that you posted about there; unfortunately, the large body of the 3-Way/6-Position Switch won't fit within the cavity when angled like that. The other one is from Rutters Guitars; while the switch-slot is straight, the center hole for the middle control is moved 3/8" further from the switch to allow more room between the knob and the switch-tip. I can't remember if I got nickel or chrome. I also got a Black-Nickel plated knurled-knob for the switch-tip, from Rutters. Rutters 3/8" Over Control Plate for Tele -
If I recall correctly, from an article in the YES magazine that I'd offered up to a lucky winner on this forum last year, that's almost a direct quote from Rick Wakeman himself. He essentially said "what he didn't play" was often just as important to the arrangement as "what he did play". That's an excellent example of "using your ears" and "not just your hands". Old No7
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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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