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Published on 10/01/13 at 09:58I'm back on features, just visit the site. Building level and given the number of negative reviews, I was expecting much worse ... It's all ok but correctly assembled plastic, rigid, easy to carry with a clean keyboard but surely not as bad as can be read everywhere. The knobs are light but good on my Novation is not necessarily better and talk synth less than 500 euros (bought for my part 195). After the issue of the orange label reviewer must not exaggerate, just use gasoline f and it takes in 1 minute chrono ... Short keyboard honorably built and considering the price it is even an achievement. I bought it for a mixed-use, PC controller and also to play with of course. I said that I currently have a AN1x (plastic frame there really fragile but fantastic VA) and a handy XioSynth and before Modular Clavia frankly difficult to program a Evolver I loved in another register, as a hot Micron a tombstone and finally a Blofeld who scored all possible problems (faulty knobs, which crashed OS, USB random and so on).
UTILIZATION
What decided me is of course the price but first its peculiar tone color (the starting price of 500 euros I had hesitated anyway) and that at least looks like nothing. Yes it is aggressive, besides the guys at M-Audio describe it as such, so it is more comfortable in the acute than in the bass, so the presets are very average. But the soft editing is well done and there can get their hands dirty. So it does not sound like a virus or a Clavia but remind me the price? Turning to the problem of stability: ben me after dozens of hours on it, I had to freeze 2 or 3 times max ... I remember my Micro Modular Clavia who planted each transfer ... and I even talking about the Blofeld, a horror ... Not the same price though right ...
SOUNDS
As I write more, presets are almost all to review. Ouhhhhh bad synth you say me and I will answer you: oh yeah like about 80% sold synths, presets are often either too bad oriented musical style. Apart Kurzweil and Access is not always whopping either (Microkorg users do not smile ...). What concerns is that it is primarily a super easy to use synth, no attempt for hours different functions, and if indeed the access of surface parameters is limited, it can already s to amuse and then passes through the soft sounds to deepen. Besides, the engine sound is quite full, and at no discount, I would even say that the synthesis can be very sharp. It is true that lack of roundness, smoothness of the filters, but it is not sold for that. At least he stands out from the competition and can still show versatile, excellent in the lead and crystal clear sound, decent pads, only the bass is back and lack smoothness. The balance is generally very good for me and better for me than that Micron sounds great cold or a Microkorg more limited.
OVERALL OPINION
Anyway I really do not understand those who criticize this machine as much as it does not deserve all this reputation and at this price it is a bargain to be a small set. We're not all professional musicians so a bit of objectivity sometimes do not hurt ...
I think a lot of negative reviews for this machine are really from a usage summary and related psychological factor in the price, not to mention the fact that M-Audio abandons monitoring ... This machine sounds good in its register, it is special, after we like it or do not like but can not say whether it is a bad synth. I do not regret this purchase at all, quite the contrary, it is a machine that leaves no one indifferent, offering several levels of use depending on your investment and grow with you.
UTILIZATION
What decided me is of course the price but first its peculiar tone color (the starting price of 500 euros I had hesitated anyway) and that at least looks like nothing. Yes it is aggressive, besides the guys at M-Audio describe it as such, so it is more comfortable in the acute than in the bass, so the presets are very average. But the soft editing is well done and there can get their hands dirty. So it does not sound like a virus or a Clavia but remind me the price? Turning to the problem of stability: ben me after dozens of hours on it, I had to freeze 2 or 3 times max ... I remember my Micro Modular Clavia who planted each transfer ... and I even talking about the Blofeld, a horror ... Not the same price though right ...
SOUNDS
As I write more, presets are almost all to review. Ouhhhhh bad synth you say me and I will answer you: oh yeah like about 80% sold synths, presets are often either too bad oriented musical style. Apart Kurzweil and Access is not always whopping either (Microkorg users do not smile ...). What concerns is that it is primarily a super easy to use synth, no attempt for hours different functions, and if indeed the access of surface parameters is limited, it can already s to amuse and then passes through the soft sounds to deepen. Besides, the engine sound is quite full, and at no discount, I would even say that the synthesis can be very sharp. It is true that lack of roundness, smoothness of the filters, but it is not sold for that. At least he stands out from the competition and can still show versatile, excellent in the lead and crystal clear sound, decent pads, only the bass is back and lack smoothness. The balance is generally very good for me and better for me than that Micron sounds great cold or a Microkorg more limited.
OVERALL OPINION
Anyway I really do not understand those who criticize this machine as much as it does not deserve all this reputation and at this price it is a bargain to be a small set. We're not all professional musicians so a bit of objectivity sometimes do not hurt ...
I think a lot of negative reviews for this machine are really from a usage summary and related psychological factor in the price, not to mention the fact that M-Audio abandons monitoring ... This machine sounds good in its register, it is special, after we like it or do not like but can not say whether it is a bad synth. I do not regret this purchase at all, quite the contrary, it is a machine that leaves no one indifferent, offering several levels of use depending on your investment and grow with you.