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linn134 « Groovebidule »
Published on 10/30/14 at 08:08Big baby blue and gray, built like a tank cheap (solid but with much less solids) with a pair of amplified speakers and a motor Groovebox MC-505 reduced which was grafted a SP- 202 very amputated of its most interesting features.
It is a little response to Roland Yamaha DJX in a little more depth and less plastoc.
A solid machine for amateur performance but too little for a pro (dynamic output clamped functions, reduced controls more than basic sequencer).
Polyphony - 24 votes
Multitimbral - 11 shares
Drums - 12 Drum Kits
RPS sentences - 64
Real-Time Effects - Reverb, Ring Mod, Filter, Resonance, Cutoff
Memory - 448 presets,
Keyboard - 49 keys (velocity sensitive)
MIDI In / Out
UTILIZATION
The general configuration is it simple?
Yes. We easily made the little it offers.
Editing sounds and effects is it easy?
Very limited.
OVERALL OPINION
How long have you use it?
I used six months and sold for next to nothing in the same year.
Bought in a shop that sold mostly guitars and which was one of the few keyboards in stock (they got on very long arms) to the side of a much more expensive pro and Triton.
Have you tried many other models before buying it?
I bought it as "first synth" after fiddled i5S Korg arranger for several years. I had in mind to use it as basic sequencer and make it fly expanders. Unfortunately I was very quickly able to offer me a Korg MS10 and a Novation Bass Station Rack and there I took a big blow. The EG-101 did not take the distance, is missing a chance and offered cheap sounds, short of the MC-505 that I bought to replace it. He left Consignment and sold in the week. Another beginner fell for its nice look and is certainly bitten fingers in turn.
What is so special that you like most and least?
I loved his neo-retro sound argument boils and all in one.
I regret that it is only a smokescreen.
How would you rate the quality / price?
I do not remember the price paid around 500 euros I think. By purchasing a MC-505 the same year for the same price I am used to realize the gap between these two theoretically relatives machines. Mc-505 is a good machine, the EG-101 is a nice toy.
With experience, you do again this choice?
Not. Regarding me this type of groove keyboard has no interest in what I do.
I had the opportunity to test the true GrooveSynth Roland JX-305, which is significantly higher in all.
If the EG-101 attracts you, try before cracking. Whether you go for it, but do not get your hopes up. Today this keyboard is old (released in 1999) and since many machines have arrived in the same niche (sequencer patterns, sampling, synthesis) with a much higher level of service. I do not want to discourage potential buyers of this machine anyway, it is quite nice to jam with friends (thank you integrated HPs).
It is a little response to Roland Yamaha DJX in a little more depth and less plastoc.
A solid machine for amateur performance but too little for a pro (dynamic output clamped functions, reduced controls more than basic sequencer).
Polyphony - 24 votes
Multitimbral - 11 shares
Drums - 12 Drum Kits
RPS sentences - 64
Real-Time Effects - Reverb, Ring Mod, Filter, Resonance, Cutoff
Memory - 448 presets,
Keyboard - 49 keys (velocity sensitive)
MIDI In / Out
UTILIZATION
The general configuration is it simple?
Yes. We easily made the little it offers.
Editing sounds and effects is it easy?
Very limited.
OVERALL OPINION
How long have you use it?
I used six months and sold for next to nothing in the same year.
Bought in a shop that sold mostly guitars and which was one of the few keyboards in stock (they got on very long arms) to the side of a much more expensive pro and Triton.
Have you tried many other models before buying it?
I bought it as "first synth" after fiddled i5S Korg arranger for several years. I had in mind to use it as basic sequencer and make it fly expanders. Unfortunately I was very quickly able to offer me a Korg MS10 and a Novation Bass Station Rack and there I took a big blow. The EG-101 did not take the distance, is missing a chance and offered cheap sounds, short of the MC-505 that I bought to replace it. He left Consignment and sold in the week. Another beginner fell for its nice look and is certainly bitten fingers in turn.
What is so special that you like most and least?
I loved his neo-retro sound argument boils and all in one.
I regret that it is only a smokescreen.
How would you rate the quality / price?
I do not remember the price paid around 500 euros I think. By purchasing a MC-505 the same year for the same price I am used to realize the gap between these two theoretically relatives machines. Mc-505 is a good machine, the EG-101 is a nice toy.
With experience, you do again this choice?
Not. Regarding me this type of groove keyboard has no interest in what I do.
I had the opportunity to test the true GrooveSynth Roland JX-305, which is significantly higher in all.
If the EG-101 attracts you, try before cracking. Whether you go for it, but do not get your hopes up. Today this keyboard is old (released in 1999) and since many machines have arrived in the same niche (sequencer patterns, sampling, synthesis) with a much higher level of service. I do not want to discourage potential buyers of this machine anyway, it is quite nice to jam with friends (thank you integrated HPs).