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vincemal « A must have if you are brave »
Published on 07/29/11 at 09:32
Best value:
Excellent
For specifications I believe that everything has been said, very satisfactory if one is looking for analog and if we can not afford to run after the ARP, Moog and other Jupiter, Prophet and CS-80 ...
UTILIZATION
I never opened the manual, I do not think this is necessary for anyone except perhaps for some manip '...
It sails very well through the presets or some functionality with the buttons membranes (although some require you to be a Bourin, but a little cleaning it off again as 40.), For against, as soon as we begin to want to edit sounds: disaster ... ergonomics is prehistoric and only two solutions available to you ...
1) The versatile but expensive solution of buying a PG-800 controller (or perhaps a MIDI control surface to be seen ...)
2) The least expensive but more restrictive solution download the excellent PCJX8P on your computer and connect it via midi synth.
Otherwise it is doing good but what takes courage ...
SOUNDS
Down with the cliché JX-8P = patches, it would be an insult to the JX-8P and its many opportunities. For my part I managed to make good lead sounds, bass, and even a bad imitation of a pan flute, which is still very enjoyable to play and listen for what it is.
The presets are ... equal to themselves, they are shared between poor imitations of instrument (requires 80's ..), and synthetic sounds more or less true, but somewhat lacking in body and power, to desire to return to work then. Well I'm a little bad language, y 'to some that I use but it's up to you to make your own opinion on it.
Some sounds are famous, it's true ... the preset "Stab Brass" in "The Final Countdown" and so on. Use the JX-8P is less recognized, but which for me is certain, the Reuse friendly preset "Music Box" from "Screw" by The Cure.
The aftertouch adds a little more friendly, for sure ..
OVERALL OPINION
For the time value for money is excellent opportunity if you get a sum of between € 200 and 300, beyond that, it's too expensive, so for more than € 300 I think prefer the JX10 ... unless the PG-800 is included in the price. J'eu a Roland D-20 before and it is day and night, although can also have fun with it.
This choice I would do without hesitation, in my opinion the most affordable analog that makes sense.
UTILIZATION
I never opened the manual, I do not think this is necessary for anyone except perhaps for some manip '...
It sails very well through the presets or some functionality with the buttons membranes (although some require you to be a Bourin, but a little cleaning it off again as 40.), For against, as soon as we begin to want to edit sounds: disaster ... ergonomics is prehistoric and only two solutions available to you ...
1) The versatile but expensive solution of buying a PG-800 controller (or perhaps a MIDI control surface to be seen ...)
2) The least expensive but more restrictive solution download the excellent PCJX8P on your computer and connect it via midi synth.
Otherwise it is doing good but what takes courage ...
SOUNDS
Down with the cliché JX-8P = patches, it would be an insult to the JX-8P and its many opportunities. For my part I managed to make good lead sounds, bass, and even a bad imitation of a pan flute, which is still very enjoyable to play and listen for what it is.
The presets are ... equal to themselves, they are shared between poor imitations of instrument (requires 80's ..), and synthetic sounds more or less true, but somewhat lacking in body and power, to desire to return to work then. Well I'm a little bad language, y 'to some that I use but it's up to you to make your own opinion on it.
Some sounds are famous, it's true ... the preset "Stab Brass" in "The Final Countdown" and so on. Use the JX-8P is less recognized, but which for me is certain, the Reuse friendly preset "Music Box" from "Screw" by The Cure.
The aftertouch adds a little more friendly, for sure ..
OVERALL OPINION
For the time value for money is excellent opportunity if you get a sum of between € 200 and 300, beyond that, it's too expensive, so for more than € 300 I think prefer the JX10 ... unless the PG-800 is included in the price. J'eu a Roland D-20 before and it is day and night, although can also have fun with it.
This choice I would do without hesitation, in my opinion the most affordable analog that makes sense.