Iconoclast Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Only had it at home for half a day. Still at ver1.5. Haven't played in a band situation yet. Poly Aftertouch: I find this immensely usable. They have a keyboard with deep AT travel, unlike say my OB-6 where AT is nearly an on/off switch. I'm very pleasantly surprised how easy, natural and expressive this is, especially for legato/slow parts. This should be THE NEXT BIG THING in new synths. Really not a gimmick. You'll be deep into Blade Runner territory in no time. Ribbon controller. Ok, it's cool and maybe easier to reach than some other controllers that you could use. Some people had commented on it's "digitalness". The presets are all full of stuff that, in trying to show of it's wavetable capabilities, probably reinforces that perception. However, there's some analog settings in the voice pages and then the drive setting in filter 1 that can really get rid of most of that. Not all, but definitely most. It's not lacking in low end like some of the examples and presets might lead you to believe. I love the fact that it's not knob-per-function but it has a pretty quick way of navigating. And unlike a lot of programmable synths, it's actually easy to see what the current setting are as the 8 primary encoders continuous and lit. So far I'm ecstatic. Looks like an extremely powerful and useful instrument. Quote You want me to start this song too slow or too fast? Forte7, Nord Stage 3, XK3c, OB-6, Arturia Collection, Mainstage, MotionSound KBR3D. A bunch of MusicMan Guitars, Line6 stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 It"s one of the coolest designs of the year and it"s a digital which says a lot. Enjoy! Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mike Metlay Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I do hope you get a lot out of it, it's a fabulous synth. There's a thread on it in the GearLab forum if you'd like to learn more. Quote Dr. Mike Metlay (PhD in nuclear physics, golly gosh) Musician, Author, Editor, Educator, Impresario, Online Radio Guy, Cut-Rate Polymath, and Kindly Pedant Editor-in-Chief, Bjooks ~ Author of SYNTH GEMS 1 clicky!: more about me ~ my radio station (and my fam) ~ my local tribe ~ my day job ~ my book ~ my music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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