Pim Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Finaly, we got it in The Netherlands! One problem: how to tell the wife... http://www.nederlandmuziek.com/bfhd/assets/images/IMG_1034.jpg Fresh out of the box http://www.nederlandmuziek.com/bfhd/assets/images/IMG_1037.jpg It worked immediatly http://www.nederlandmuziek.com/bfhd/assets/images/IMG_1144.jpg Touch me baby!!! My Music I always wondered what happened after the fade out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Pim, excellent! I just had a thought ... the guys in LA get together once in a while and I was wondering if the Dutch members (though I'm American and just live here) would ever consider getting together. We have Bob Wijnen (Superbobus), you, Ohtar, me ... am I leaving anyone out? At any rate, enjoy your new toy! I'm still waiting for my P250 to arrive. No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 yeah dave, that would be a great idea. A dutch forum meeting. I am in!! Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Fortner Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Pim, which one did you get? A dual Opteron version? I've been working on a review, slated to appear in the August issue of Keyboard. Pretty impossible to max out the dual 2GHz one. I'll be interested to know how your experience goes. It's one unique, cool box, no doubt about it. Stephen Fortner Principal, Fortner Media Former Editor in Chief, Keyboard Magazine Digital Piano Consultant, Piano Buyer Magazine Industry affiliations: Antares, Arturia, Giles Communications, MS Media, Polyverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted May 27, 2004 Author Share Posted May 27, 2004 Stephen, I work for a music store, Nederland Muziek. We are related to the Neko distributor and got some dual AMD 64bit processor Neko's. To my Dutch brothers: I am working on a Neko preview/demo night/day. Maybe that's a nice occasion to meet (and drink...) I'll keep you posted. We also got an Andromeda, Nord Electro and many more nice toys in the store. You won't be bored! Our own Dave Bryce visited the store several times. Legendary appearances... My Music I always wondered what happened after the fade out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Pim, had I known you worked for a music store, I would have asked you for a price quote for the P250 and a flight case. I just ordered mine about three or four weeks ago. I will keep you in mind for my next large purchase. No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Originally posted by Stephen Fortner: Pim, which one did you get? A dual Opteron version? I've been working on a review, slated to appear in the August issue of Keyboard. Pretty impossible to max out the dual 2GHz one. I'll be interested to know how your experience goes. It's one unique, cool box, no doubt about it.Stephen, how cool for you that you get to review the unit; and how cool for us that we'll get to read about it! Originally posted by Dave Horne: I just had a thought ... the guys in LA get together once in a while and I was wondering if the Dutch members (though I'm American and just live here) would ever consider getting together.Dave, as you probably know, I highly recommend meeting forum members offline! We LA folks are especially lucky in that regard. Not only do a lot of forum members live here, but musicians have been known to occasionally travel to LA as well. Factoring in NAMM shows, AES shows, and ordinary trips, I've probably met even more out-of-town forum members than I have LA members. It's been a blast every single time! Have fun; I wish I could join you! Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Very cool! It seems like quite an amazing workstation. Ya gotta give us details. RobT Famous Musical Quotes: "I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve" - Xavier Cugat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpel Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 It seems as though they've removed the "build your own neKo" and price calculator from the Open Labs site. The "store" section says "coming soon." Hmmm. I wanted to go and re-entertain delusional fantasies of getting one of these... Check out the Sweet Clementines CD at bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarkus Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Scotty's going to need more dilithium crystals to get the warp drive up to speed on that thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandiver Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 I'm confused; you say it works "fresh out of the box" but I thought the user needs to install software --e.g. soft synths, etc. for it to make any sounds . . . ? That is, I thought all it was is a computer and OS optimized for music production in the form of a keyboard and great user interface . . . ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted May 27, 2004 Author Share Posted May 27, 2004 Swandiver, I am not very much into the tech details of Neko, but the salesguys switched it on and they instantly got sound out of it. It is my believe that there are some softsynths installed. My Music I always wondered what happened after the fade out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Fortner Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Yep, there are, along with a host program to run them without your having to be in a DAW. Stephen Fortner Principal, Fortner Media Former Editor in Chief, Keyboard Magazine Digital Piano Consultant, Piano Buyer Magazine Industry affiliations: Antares, Arturia, Giles Communications, MS Media, Polyverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Still haven't seen the beast here in the US. Hmmmm. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovepusher Sly Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Comes with this software installed: Applications Microsoft Windows XP Pro = Installed, CD included Open Labs GUI = Installed only Tracktion = Installed only Orion Pro = Installed only Karsyn (Forte 1.4) = Installed only Virtual Instruments Audio Nerdz Delay Lama = Installed only IK Sample Tank = Installed CD included LP Cronox = Installed only LP Delta III = Installed only LP RM III = Installed only LP Organ = Installed only MDA Epiano = Installed only Tiki Clav = Installed only Buzz Room Lollapalooza lite = Installed only Buzz Room BB303i v2 = Installed only Green Oak Crystal = Installed only RGC Audio Triangle = Installed only Big Tick cheese machine = Installed only Elogoxa Sun RA = Installed only TweakBench Toad = Installed only TweakBench Tapeworm = Installed only RumpelRausch Crazy Diamond = Installed only Guido ORGANized Trio = Installed only Virtual Effects Spin Audio FXDesigner = Installed only Spin Audio Room Verb = Installed only Spin Audio Spin Delay = Installed only kjaerhus Chorus = Installed only kjaerhus EQ = Installed only kjaerhus Flanger = Installed only kjaerhus Master Limiter = Installed only kjaerhus Classic Verb = Installed only Big Tick Dual Delay = Installed only Big Tick Hexaline = Installed only Big Tick Nasty Shaper = Installed only Buzz Room Filter One = Installed only Buzz Room Watabe BUZ = Installed only Buzz Room Octo Buzz = Installed only Buzz Room Wox V.2 = Installed only Buzz Room Twox V.2 = Installed only Get the scoop on these VI's and effects here: kvr-vst Sly Whasineva ehaiz, ehissgot ta be Funky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpel Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 Wow, that's an interesting list of pre-installed softsynths. Looks like negotiations with NI broke off and Linplug stepped in to fill the void. Does SanmpleTank come with a starter library? Most of those synths are freeware. I think I recall a much more "big name" list of instruments in older Open Labs literature. If they were able to negotiate with Linplug, perhaps they could have scored some of the better independent "pro" softsynths, like Z3Ta or Rhino. Something meaty. Edit: I didn't mean to imply that this is a "lame" assortment of instruments. I use some of the all the time, especially Crystal and Triangle II. But it does seem conspicuoulsy lacking in marquee softsynths, which is interesting considering how ambitious and expensive NeKo is. Even Linplug's top shelf synth--Albino--is not on the roster, and the RM III has already been replaced by the far superior RM IV (I own both). Is there some reason that the developer world isn't buying in to the concept? I wonder if this was part of the delay. Check out the Sweet Clementines CD at bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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