DeepMind 12 + Peak or Prophet Rev2 with keys

[Jonathan Hughes]

Dextroze, that was fantastic!

[Nathanael_I]

Nice work Dextroze! It is a keyboard, no reason not to be played like one!

[Bill H.]

[uhoh7]

The DM12 was the first synth I have actually learned to use and can create sounds from scratch with, and my budget would have never stretched to the Rev2, but no question the "cool factor" and stage presence of the REV2 is far superior. Played well and a beautiful instrument, OP. It's funny, because although the DM12 is very well built, I have always thought it was a bit ugly when you got a few feet away, LOL

 

It's a sort of classic 1972 question:

 

I'd like a XKE, but I'll take a 240Z.

 

L1063434 by unoh7, on Flickr

 

1973 240Z by unoh7, on Flickr

I still have it....

 

Like the 240, the DM12 is very forgiving and beggs you to push it. It has a tremendous flexiblity because of the elaborate effects options: you pick four from 30 or so, and you have a lot of choices in how to arrange them. The first thing I do when I work on a sound is turn them off, LOL. That act will surprise you sometimes. After a time you expect it to make a huge difference and reveal a buzzier, shorter, more dirty sound. Then one time you turn them off and the patch is even better. Those are often the sounds I get interested in understanding.

 

We live in an age of reverb......the sustain pedal of the 21st century...... and equally overused. What was that line from Apocalypse Now? "Oh, the pedals...." Something like that

 

 

 

[Adan]

Clearly you made a good choice and you seem happy with it. Since you're playing jazz, I'd say the priorities are to have a warm expressive tone that works for single line blowing (as opposed to, say, complex, evolving pads), a good-feeling expressive keyboard, immediacy of controls, and above all, be inspired by it by the playing experience. You may only use 10% of the Prophet's sonic capabilities, but that's totally beside the point.

[Adan]

I was aware that Sequential is a California company, but I didn't know until just now they're headquartered in the North Beach area of San Francisco. I've played countless gigs within a short walk of their offices. Based on this thread and on that fact, I'm now considering getting a Rev2. I auditioned a Roland Fantom for a few weeks but returned it, deciding I really need more of the 1-1 knob thing for my synth. Now I know if I develop a problem with my keyboard, I can carry it in for help.