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I primarily knew him as Marcus Miller’s keyboardist, but I found out about his solo work a few years ago through some of the samples @ProfD mentioned. Funky dude, RIP

I hopped from the classic MacPro to a 16” MBP just last month. I took a long hard look at the Studio, but decided it only made sense with M1 Ultra, if you go for an M1 Max the MBP’s are just better value IMO. While not everything is M1 native yet, I don’t think it’s wise to spend a lot of $$$ on Intel Macs this late in the game. If you can have a good working one for under a grand, go for it, other wise I’d just bite the bullet and go with Apple Silicon. I’m running Cubase 12 in Rosetta and it is nice upgrade from my old 6-core cMP. Once everything has been ported to native I expect it to run better still. I did try to run Logic in native mode but that did not go well. I’ll stick to Rosetta for the time being.

The aftertouch on the JunoX requires much more force than the old Fantom X7 or XP80, not effortless, even with sensitivity set to 100. But the vocoder is a lot of fun, sounds great right out of the box.

Actually, third line I play 1-2-3-1-2-5-4-3-2-1–2-1-5-4-3

1-3-1-2-3-5 (Em-A) 1-3-1-2-3-5-4-3-2-3 (Fm-Bb-Eb) 1-2-3-1-2-5-4-3-2-1-2-3-5-4-3 1-2-4-5-4-2-1-5-4-2-1-2 Am at car wash so doing this from muscle memory. I’ll double check when I get home Actually, second line is 1-3-1-2-1-4-3-2-1-2 I think

Seems pretty close

Out of the box, the Juno DS76 seems designed for gigs. No need for a manual, just power up and go. For longtime Roland users like me everything is where you expect it to be. With the Fantom-07 I felt I was not gonna be able to get along with the smaller touch display, at least not on gigs. But I exchanged it for the Juno-X mostly because aftertouch.

Hey D, I sent the Fantom-07 back. Nothing wrong with it, but the touch display was small and they just kinda shrank the GUI to where I felt it would not be very effective on a gig. Mind you, I did not actually gig with it (am out with tendonitis atm). I exchanged it for the Juno-X which should arrive by the end of the week. FWIW, out of the box I found the Juno DS76 a more satisfying instrument than the Fantom-07. I kind of regret returning that one. Might buy it again if the Krome kicks the bucket.

Mine is on the way, should be here end of next week. I really hope I'm done exchanging boards after this. My carbon footprint on this alone is guaranteed to induce karmic debt of epic proportions. I don't even care it's the same action as the Fantom 0. If it has usable aftertouch and sounds like a Roland, I should be good.

I'm not exactly an expert but I was told having it on two circuits can (or will) create ground loops, thus hum. Better to have everything coming from one source, provided you do not exceed max amperage of the socket/circuit/powerstrip.

I remember I got my Fantom X7 back in '05 and I sprang for the 8-track audio recorder upgrade, making it a true all in one solution. Used that capability not even once all this time.

Yeah, my posts go back only to 2008 or so. First three years are missing.

I regret selling my HEDD Type 05's. I put them on Reverb just to see how much people were willing to bid, thinking they were not gonna jump on it since it's a relatively new and little known brand here. They sold for the asking price within days and I was obligated to honor the sale. Now I'm looking for a new set of primary nearfields (secondary being my old D5's). Thinking a pair of HEDD Type 07 Mk1's might do it, but only Alto sells B-stock and they're being a little weird about the price. Otherwise I'm looking at Genelec 8040B, or maybe PMC Result 6 (they're a bit big though). I don't mind DSP, but prefer an all-analog signal path. Any other recommendations in the <$3K/pair price range?

That's happened to me a few times as well. Once I log in, it reverts back to English.

Free is nice. I'm just trying to decide whether to buy a lifetime key or go for the subscription.

I don't hate the plastic. Yes, it feels cheap, but in my experience it holds up well. Downside of the low weight is that keyboards don't sit as solidly on the stand. YMMV, but the it's not that uncommon for me to inadvertently push the Krome off balance when playing. Occasionally happens with the MODX8, too. The cheap feel is more in the action. An all plastic enclosure with an excellent action would probably feel a lot better. I've had the Fantom-07 here for two days now, and am not thrilled by the feel of the keys. It's just okay, nothing more.

$1999 vs. $2799 The Juno X comes at an opportune time in my life; I'm planning to spend more time away from the US, and this somehow ticks a lot of boxes as a traveling companion. No wall wart? Check. Aftertouch? Check. Audio interface? Check. Speakers? Check. The last two things were never a factor for me, but now I can see how that comes in very handy when you are in a hotel room or AirBnB. Just a laptop and a Juno X, no need to bring an interface or speakers.

While the criticisms are valid, another way to look at it is: all the same Roland goodness, with aftertouch, without the wall-wart (and XLR outs/speakers for who needs them). The Fantom-07 makes more sense for cover band gigs, but this appeals more to the artist in me.

Yeah, but...aftertouch...on a Roland. That's like coming home for me. Gearnews says it'll have more than 4000 tones, so I think it's safe to assume their rompler stuff is in there.

Oh FFS, I returned the Juno DS76 for a Fantom 07 which hasn’t even arrived yet, and now I’m gonna have to send that back for this? My Sweetwater rep is gonna hate me. I mean, it has aftertouch...

I came across this on GS, anybody know about these? Looks nice, wonder if it's any good. https://www.donnerdeal.com/products/donner-ddp-80-88-key-full-weighted-wood-colored-grill-digital-piano

Odd, but my brand new MBP refuses to provide power to USB-A devices. Tried this with two different USB-A devices (Aukey hub/Sabrent SSD enclosure, both USB 3.0) and three different USB-C>USB-A cables, no dice. An audio interface (Audient iD14) connected via USB-C>USB-B (USB2.0) powered up just fine. Anybody know what's going on here? Thanks. sys spec: 16" MBP | M1Max | 64GB | 4TB | Monterey 12.3.1

I think we're already there, D

I never stopped loving that sound, but always was afraid to admit it for scorn of the brethren here. There, I'm out of the closet. It feels so good to finally come out! I like the DX7 EP! I LOVE IT! All these years I've been living a lie with ever more realistic Rhodes emulations. But ashamed no more, I'm digital all the way. DX7 and MKS-20 forever, yeah! JD-800 Crystal Rhodes, yeah!