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Pianistiquement
Published on 02/12/04 at 10:55
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UTILIZATION
Workstation is an ideal first. I know something has been since my first workstation!
The general configuration is very simple, sound editing and effects acquired in a very intuitive, which noted a difficulty since the manual ... The aura often not been opened!
In terms of ergonomics, of course the screen is small, but well thought out and it fulfills its role. Uh ... If! Just one thing, it's true that the backlight is a little orange clenching, they could have put him green as its older brother XP-80!
The sequencer (MRC integrated Pro) is a real treat. The features are rich, nothing is missing, and most importantly, it can do things that even years later, the sequencer of my Triton still do not know how! Eg avoid erasing everything that comes after a given point of a track if you want to work again just recording a measure step! And pan on the mouthpiece for the Triton!
SOUNDS
I am of the variety, from classical, many things that sound very acoustic. In 7 years of use, the times he did not have to let me get what I wanted to have to count on the fingers of one hand ... Compared to the number of hours I spent on it, and they can always count fingers (... but thousands of hands !!!), bin is really not much.
The XP-50 will certainly not be the instrument of one who wants to make use of techno or equated sounds, but for those who want the sound, go for it with his eyes closed!
The keyboard is definitely a weak point. Not a success ... Quite noisy ... But ... With a good master keyboard, it must do so!
The pianos are excellent (even if they do not equal I think the piano sounds of the Triton Studio ... And I said Studio !!!), the sounds of electronic keyboards correct, guitars thunder , wood and brass very very good, the strings could have been a little more worked, but ... We can put together a small collection of very good patch "User" just correcting what does not sound perfectly into presets.
If you're like me and you love the bagpipes and accordions jazzy, there on the other hand ... At work! Edit! The original sounds are downright failures.
The bank's GM is almost disgusting, as is often the case.
OVERALL OPINION
First workstation ideal, excellent machine, whatever the opinion of some authors rather hard on the XP-50 ... He accompanied me for 7 years and I separated a bit with a twinge of regret. (Anyway ... back to more classical piano and modification of the general configuration of my equipment ...). However, I have just done to refurbish them for resale (there is also my ad on this site), and I am delighted to find it just as out of its package.
The value was unbeatable (10,500 francs bought new in 1996, 500 francs more than the equivalent of Korg time, the X3, which was a poor nameless ...).
If I had to equip myself for the first time today, I would not hesitate a single moment is a machine that can make music, the computer knows intelligently from disappearing, giving way to play music and much better in my opinion that the majority of current machines, which look more like PCs than black and white keys of musical instruments hardcore.
Novices, to the wise!
UTILIZATION
Workstation is an ideal first. I know something has been since my first workstation!
The general configuration is very simple, sound editing and effects acquired in a very intuitive, which noted a difficulty since the manual ... The aura often not been opened!
In terms of ergonomics, of course the screen is small, but well thought out and it fulfills its role. Uh ... If! Just one thing, it's true that the backlight is a little orange clenching, they could have put him green as its older brother XP-80!
The sequencer (MRC integrated Pro) is a real treat. The features are rich, nothing is missing, and most importantly, it can do things that even years later, the sequencer of my Triton still do not know how! Eg avoid erasing everything that comes after a given point of a track if you want to work again just recording a measure step! And pan on the mouthpiece for the Triton!
SOUNDS
I am of the variety, from classical, many things that sound very acoustic. In 7 years of use, the times he did not have to let me get what I wanted to have to count on the fingers of one hand ... Compared to the number of hours I spent on it, and they can always count fingers (... but thousands of hands !!!), bin is really not much.
The XP-50 will certainly not be the instrument of one who wants to make use of techno or equated sounds, but for those who want the sound, go for it with his eyes closed!
The keyboard is definitely a weak point. Not a success ... Quite noisy ... But ... With a good master keyboard, it must do so!
The pianos are excellent (even if they do not equal I think the piano sounds of the Triton Studio ... And I said Studio !!!), the sounds of electronic keyboards correct, guitars thunder , wood and brass very very good, the strings could have been a little more worked, but ... We can put together a small collection of very good patch "User" just correcting what does not sound perfectly into presets.
If you're like me and you love the bagpipes and accordions jazzy, there on the other hand ... At work! Edit! The original sounds are downright failures.
The bank's GM is almost disgusting, as is often the case.
OVERALL OPINION
First workstation ideal, excellent machine, whatever the opinion of some authors rather hard on the XP-50 ... He accompanied me for 7 years and I separated a bit with a twinge of regret. (Anyway ... back to more classical piano and modification of the general configuration of my equipment ...). However, I have just done to refurbish them for resale (there is also my ad on this site), and I am delighted to find it just as out of its package.
The value was unbeatable (10,500 francs bought new in 1996, 500 francs more than the equivalent of Korg time, the X3, which was a poor nameless ...).
If I had to equip myself for the first time today, I would not hesitate a single moment is a machine that can make music, the computer knows intelligently from disappearing, giving way to play music and much better in my opinion that the majority of current machines, which look more like PCs than black and white keys of musical instruments hardcore.
Novices, to the wise!