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Amok_ « Good but not great »
Published on 03/08/12 at 02:09The map is derived from several SRX07 cards SRJV (already filled in an earlier opinion) and is oriented pop / rock with pianos, electric pianos (Rhodes, Wurlitzer, many organ (hammond, vox, farfisa ...) and vintage synthesizer (moog , juno, jupider, ARP, Oberheim, ...), Mellotron, bass guitars and some batteries.
https://www.rolandus.com/flash/demos/srx/srx_demo.html
http://www.synthmania.com/srx-07.htm
My first impression is a slight disappointment when the quality of sound. The overall volume is low (like most of the JV) and most of the sounds is a bit cramped. Some sounds are detached (better scale) and the volume between each patch may change significantly (note the ears at high volume). I also note an imbalance left hand / right hand on some presets (including Mellotron, organ), that the bass sound is very low compared to acute.
On output, a tube preamp or a plugin allows you to add a good density (so we can tweak them upward) and qualibrage is ready for use in a mix (EQ, ...)
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The pianos are correct for a mix, but far behind the SRX11 (preferred for solos)
The electric pianos lack of punch and depth but are also correct (SRX12 for solos)
The organ is not bad and even some very well
The synth, very (too) many, are generally good. Some presets are monophonic (moog), as the originals. Fortunately, the Mellotron is not limited to 8s!
The synth bass is successful, and deep bass well reproduced (the SH101 sounds really good)
Bass guitars are not really terrible, and sorely lacks punch.
The batteries are almost crappy and sound worse than on SRJV!
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Too bad Roland is simply a compilation of map out JV and has not developed a true keyboard vintage new card.
Finally, I would have preferred a smaller amount (800 waveform, I think) for enhanced depth of sound. Nevertheless all sounds good vintage sounds and reproduce well the analog, sustained notes like some time-varying (moog, ...).
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Finally, although patches are similar, the amount to find what suits us and I recommend inflating sounds with some things out (preamp, delay, reverb).
This card fits well or live in a mix.
https://www.rolandus.com/flash/demos/srx/srx_demo.html
http://www.synthmania.com/srx-07.htm
My first impression is a slight disappointment when the quality of sound. The overall volume is low (like most of the JV) and most of the sounds is a bit cramped. Some sounds are detached (better scale) and the volume between each patch may change significantly (note the ears at high volume). I also note an imbalance left hand / right hand on some presets (including Mellotron, organ), that the bass sound is very low compared to acute.
On output, a tube preamp or a plugin allows you to add a good density (so we can tweak them upward) and qualibrage is ready for use in a mix (EQ, ...)
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The pianos are correct for a mix, but far behind the SRX11 (preferred for solos)
The electric pianos lack of punch and depth but are also correct (SRX12 for solos)
The organ is not bad and even some very well
The synth, very (too) many, are generally good. Some presets are monophonic (moog), as the originals. Fortunately, the Mellotron is not limited to 8s!
The synth bass is successful, and deep bass well reproduced (the SH101 sounds really good)
Bass guitars are not really terrible, and sorely lacks punch.
The batteries are almost crappy and sound worse than on SRJV!
--------------------
Too bad Roland is simply a compilation of map out JV and has not developed a true keyboard vintage new card.
Finally, I would have preferred a smaller amount (800 waveform, I think) for enhanced depth of sound. Nevertheless all sounds good vintage sounds and reproduce well the analog, sustained notes like some time-varying (moog, ...).
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Finally, although patches are similar, the amount to find what suits us and I recommend inflating sounds with some things out (preamp, delay, reverb).
This card fits well or live in a mix.