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Audiofanzine FR
Published on 11/29/08 at 09:53
Best value:
Excellent
(Originally written by vanpet/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
Analog synth with 6-voice polyphony, three digitally controlled oscillators (digital/analog hybrid synth)? Basic routing and sound possibilities. It's a minimalist synth. No encoders (except the big alpha dial) only buttons (DX7-like)...
The keyboard is not velocity sensitive but you can control the velocity via Midi with a master keyboard... same thing regarding aftertouch.
UTILIZATION
Bothersome sound editing. You'll have to be patient. There's a PC editor software available (PG300 Emulation), which works very good and is easy to use as VST plug-in. It works fine for me.
Thanks to the endless alpha dial that allows you to accurately control parameters and the fast access buttons, you can even use it live (especially for the cutoff). The alpha dial is accurate and pleasant.
SOUNDS
The sound is the main asset of this synth. It sounds great and the chorus effect is nice. You'll only get simple but quite effective sounds (few modulation possibilities).
The presets are a bit outdated so I deleted them (except the famous "Hoover") to create my own presets.
OVERALL OPINION
Good sound. Good value for money (the secondhand price is rather low, it was even cheaper than my DX7!). What else do you want?
It's a good deal.
Analog synth with 6-voice polyphony, three digitally controlled oscillators (digital/analog hybrid synth)? Basic routing and sound possibilities. It's a minimalist synth. No encoders (except the big alpha dial) only buttons (DX7-like)...
The keyboard is not velocity sensitive but you can control the velocity via Midi with a master keyboard... same thing regarding aftertouch.
UTILIZATION
Bothersome sound editing. You'll have to be patient. There's a PC editor software available (PG300 Emulation), which works very good and is easy to use as VST plug-in. It works fine for me.
Thanks to the endless alpha dial that allows you to accurately control parameters and the fast access buttons, you can even use it live (especially for the cutoff). The alpha dial is accurate and pleasant.
SOUNDS
The sound is the main asset of this synth. It sounds great and the chorus effect is nice. You'll only get simple but quite effective sounds (few modulation possibilities).
The presets are a bit outdated so I deleted them (except the famous "Hoover") to create my own presets.
OVERALL OPINION
Good sound. Good value for money (the secondhand price is rather low, it was even cheaper than my DX7!). What else do you want?
It's a good deal.