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solstice44
Published on 03/20/08 at 18:10
Value For Money :
Excellent
I will not repeat the features, everything has been said above. -1 For non-weighted keys with cons
UTILIZATION
Keyboard easy to learn, editing sounds is fairly limited but adequate and simple. The chords generator is very convenient. the manual is quite simple and clear, even if I was not able to manage the afternoon with my MPC2500.
SOUNDS
I mainly of instrumental hip hop, old school enough to trends (big inspiration Funk, Soul, Jazz and some rock).
Drum kits: kits "realists" are very good, those HH / R & B / Electro are less successful.
SFX: From the very basic view of the useless, the sounds are not credible, it is very "gadget"
Piano: Overall very well managed including the large soft and sweet course that put a good slap.
Keyboards & Org: Is there any, organs are mostly well managed and some as the power fst B are incredible, the other sounds are also very well overall.
Guitars: then it is a black spot on the machine, both the electric are rather well done as you are not looking to reproduce a solo anthology, as the acoustics are despicable and unconvincing.
Orch: The bank's is pretty damn good and quite believable as a whole.
World: The sounds are very nice except one or two for special mention shaku are impressive.
Brass: the black dot. The best patches may be marked "clean" and used on music and the realism is not appropriate (eg crunk) but the rest is really infamous and synthetic sounds and very cheap.
Vocal & Pad: The pads are nice backing vocals a little less but the whole is freindly.
Synth: as usual there is everything but since it does not require a synthetic sound to be realistic, they do well, but not as an sh201.
Bass: The bass range and very successful general, however, they tend to saturate at high volume.
Effects: Personally I do not hardly ever used, I apply my own effects on the final mix. Of what he was seeing me they are usually quite successful.
In short sounds range from excellent to awful, if one applies a post recording process sounds are not getting sound very realistic and very hot.
OVERALL OPINION
I use for about five months, I have a big preference for keyboards (piano, rhodes, organs) as well as bass and instruments "world", for cons I do not use acoustic guitars or brass instruments. I have not had the opportunity to try other models but given demonstrations of other products I would say it's an excellent price / quality ratio. I think if I could I would resume with the processing behind it can become one of the best synths of this range, see on some instruments than those of the higher ranges (Note that I use it only for recording and I do not play live, so I can take my time to hack)
UTILIZATION
Keyboard easy to learn, editing sounds is fairly limited but adequate and simple. The chords generator is very convenient. the manual is quite simple and clear, even if I was not able to manage the afternoon with my MPC2500.
SOUNDS
I mainly of instrumental hip hop, old school enough to trends (big inspiration Funk, Soul, Jazz and some rock).
Drum kits: kits "realists" are very good, those HH / R & B / Electro are less successful.
SFX: From the very basic view of the useless, the sounds are not credible, it is very "gadget"
Piano: Overall very well managed including the large soft and sweet course that put a good slap.
Keyboards & Org: Is there any, organs are mostly well managed and some as the power fst B are incredible, the other sounds are also very well overall.
Guitars: then it is a black spot on the machine, both the electric are rather well done as you are not looking to reproduce a solo anthology, as the acoustics are despicable and unconvincing.
Orch: The bank's is pretty damn good and quite believable as a whole.
World: The sounds are very nice except one or two for special mention shaku are impressive.
Brass: the black dot. The best patches may be marked "clean" and used on music and the realism is not appropriate (eg crunk) but the rest is really infamous and synthetic sounds and very cheap.
Vocal & Pad: The pads are nice backing vocals a little less but the whole is freindly.
Synth: as usual there is everything but since it does not require a synthetic sound to be realistic, they do well, but not as an sh201.
Bass: The bass range and very successful general, however, they tend to saturate at high volume.
Effects: Personally I do not hardly ever used, I apply my own effects on the final mix. Of what he was seeing me they are usually quite successful.
In short sounds range from excellent to awful, if one applies a post recording process sounds are not getting sound very realistic and very hot.
OVERALL OPINION
I use for about five months, I have a big preference for keyboards (piano, rhodes, organs) as well as bass and instruments "world", for cons I do not use acoustic guitars or brass instruments. I have not had the opportunity to try other models but given demonstrations of other products I would say it's an excellent price / quality ratio. I think if I could I would resume with the processing behind it can become one of the best synths of this range, see on some instruments than those of the higher ranges (Note that I use it only for recording and I do not play live, so I can take my time to hack)