Muad’Dib Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I have decided I will sell my MicroBrute, Drumbrute and KeyStep, as i am not really using them. However, like J. Dan suggested. I will hold onto the piano, for now. I have gotten seduced to looking for another keyboard. Almost thought about buying a used Roland VK-09, but decided against it. If i can"t master one keyboard, why bother with a second one. I would still be in the same predicament, just with another keyboard. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Mein Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I've also scaled back on keyboards. Over the last three years I've sold the XP-30, Venom, Fantom XR (rackmount) and Kawai CE220. Getting married required some consolidation and I just didn't need those. I continue to cling to a few however; the FA-08 and Krome 61 which I'd been using for gigs with the band up until a year ago. I'm still using the Krome 61 while my wife uses my Privia PX-3 on our duo gigs, such a great meat and potatoes lightweight full size. Otherwise I still have a Korg TR88 mostly because it's the only one that fits at my home made work station but the gem around here is my wife's 1920 Steinway Model O. Quote https://www.facebook.com/Meinfield-346702719450783/ Songs on SoundCloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Ah, the Venom. What a great keyboard. Too bad it was abandoned. Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Ah, the Venom. What a great keyboard. Too bad it was abandoned. agreed.still have mine, never really used it to it's full potential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Ah, the Venom. What a great keyboard. Too bad it was abandoned. agreed.still have mine, never really used it to it's full potential Then you'll probably get a kick out of this...and the Kraftwerk references that kick in around 35 seconds! It was all done in real time, like a DJ mix. [video:youtube] Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Mein Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Ah, the Venom. What a great keyboard. Too bad it was abandoned. There was a great deal of buzz about it when it came out and I remember your demo video. It was fun and I liked it, it was part of my live rig for a while. Alas the software was required in order to get the most out of it and there were a couple of glitches that had no chance of being addressed after it got dropped. A trucker with a route that passed through the area bought it from my craigslist posting. Apparently he was going to mess with it during down time on his travels. Quote https://www.facebook.com/Meinfield-346702719450783/ Songs on SoundCloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Ah, the Venom. What a great keyboard. Too bad it was abandoned. There was a great deal of buzz about it when it came out and I remember your demo video. It was fun and I liked it, it was part of my live rig for a while. Alas the software was required in order to get the most out of it and there were a couple of glitches that had no chance of being addressed after it got dropped. That is the Achilles heel in so much gear. When someone says "And you can control blah blah blah with this app," I can't help but wonder if that means iOS 14 or Android Layer Cake is going to break it into little pieces, and turn a $500 piece of gear into a doorstop. Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad’Dib Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 It needed more knobs! I had one, but was un-impressed with it, and sold it. Funny, how a company that is know for it"s MIDI controllers, was unable to make a stand out synth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 The assumption was that it was a live performance synth - you'd prep your presets offline using the (very good) software editor, then bring the Venom on stage and use the controllers it had. That kept the price/size/weight down, but also made it critically dependent on the editing software. Very unfortunate... Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Funny, how a company that is know for it"s MIDI controllers, was unable to make a stand out synth. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad’Dib Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 I was referring to M-Audio! Alesis, I know made stand out synths. Thank You David! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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