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By KuruPrionz · Posted
I have a Mac mini 2020 version. I have an LG monitor, a large one (27"?). Peripherals are mostly plugged into an 8 port USB hub, some are plugged into the 2 USB 1 and 2 USB 3 ports on the Mac mini (including the USB port). Interface is a MOTU M6, which will run off USB 2 and/or a wall wart with a 2 prong plug. Speakers are connected to the MOTU as well. Most (but not all) AC power is supplied by a Furman SMP "EVS-LIFT" rack mountable power source with multiple AC outlets, including one on the front of the unit. Condo was built in 2005, apparently the wiring in the building was done to code specs. Very low noise floor, always. I'm guessing it's either the monitor or caused by a different device plugged into the same circuit somewhere, it might not even be in the same room. Get one of those plugin widgets with the LED array and test all of your outlets, it sounds like there is a ground problem somewhere in the house circuit. -
By Justin Havu · Posted
Yeah, I'm all set with Casio. Haven't seen anything interesting from them since the CZ-1, and I've yet to play an instrument from them that just blows me away. They have their customers, but they're not for me. It's been a couple of weeks with the M8X, and it's not going anywhere! Having owned and gigged a MODX-7 since 2019, I found it very easy to navigete the M8X and set up my favorite/most-used performances, as well as create a couple of custom ones I'll be using for services. I'm not concerned about the weight at all, as I'd rather have a solid instrument that won't slide around on the stand. Like I said, as far as the action, it's lovely! Smooth, light to the touch, and not fatiguing to my hands. -
Say it in terms of pure physics. Clarify it with a statement that not all humans perceive volume changes in the same way. -
Some people just don't have good ears. Some don't know when their piano is out of tune. I get more bent out of shape when someone plays an acoustic piano at a club that's in tune and bangs the hell out of it throwing it way out. good Halloween music here for your morning coffee -
By AnotherScott · Posted
I think Mike's comments on the bigger Casio (WK7600 is the actual model) were right, with the additional caveat that earlier Casio action isn't as nice. But it's heavier than the Dexibell S1 which you already find too heavy at its 18.74 lbs. Once you leave the realm of boards with speakers, I think the Kurzweil SP6-7 is the lightest board that will otherwise give you just what you want (allowing for knobs rather than sliders for the drawbar controls), but it's still 17.53 lbs. I prefer the CT-S500's keys, but others may disagree. It's not a bad action. I think some of the non-piano sounds are better on the Casio, and some are better on the Yamaha. I never know how to comment on "synths and pads" because there's no reference. I mean, I know what real strings, horns, winds, and reeds sound like, but synths/pads could be anything so it's all subjective. I imagine youtube has sound demos for these things for both boards, though. CK obviously has better organs, though (even apart from having the drawbar control). I'm not sure about comparing the speakers. I think I mentioned elsewhere... out of the box, the Casio speakers seem stronger, but there's a menu option to boost the levels on the Yamaha and I've never compared using that capability. The Yamaha speakers also face forward, which means that the speaker comparison can also vary depending on listening psition. That is, even if you though the Casio speakers sounded better to you as the player, it's possible that the Yamaha speakers could sound better to the audience. For non-piano sounds, I think the Liano Rhodes is okay. Not anything spectacular, but perfectly usable. Lack of Wurli is a bummer. Strings are okay. Sadly disappointing harpsichord. It doesn't matter to MathOfInsects, but it matters to me. 🙂 Since Liano has a built-in audio interface, it's easy to connect it to an iPad with a single cable, run it in Local Off mode, and get your splits/layers that way, still hearing the sound out of the Liano's speakers.
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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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