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Published on 07/08/10 at 04:57See review overall
UTILIZATION
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SOUNDS
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OVERALL OPINION
Well here is the step has been crossed and I bought this machine ....
Not to say it's beautiful, it's solid pro, the sound is superb short, a beautiful machine.
Unpacking:
1 - always a bad habit of Roland in a French manual and the other in English (Mr Roland when you understand that there are not only speaking on earth ..?)
2 - lighting of the beast (with the manual or green side) display in English because Mr Roland still do not know (unlike other manufacturers) that it is possible to choose a different display languages.
3 - the machine was designed by computer and for computer musicians who are not perfectly made for MIDI and browsing the multitude of parameters and floundering as it is not the book that really helps it becomes very quickly digest.
4 - why make it simple when you can do (very) complicated, it is certainly the credo of Roland, who does not know yet when it is developing such a machine and if you want it must make career it can be used by anyone and therefore it has at least two levels of operation has editable initiation (basic mode and expert mode).
5 - the first mode allows easy handling and quick basic functions, eliminating all sharp editing functions and transformations of the sons.Et ago from work to find.
6 - When the user is able to deftly navigate in the first mode may switch to expert mode.
7 - The main problem of this machine is its chronic lack of ergonomics for a normal user, nothing is simple for any issue is through a number of functions and pages that make working INDIGESTION and above increases risk of errors and mishandling.
8 - It would certainly be too simple to have a section for recording sound to be classified into families with 2 or 3 floors the first for the raw sound and others sound the same but changed through the various possible parameters. Ditto for phrases or loops ....
9 - The design of this machine is a Ferrari which we have changed the injectors and put a stop screw that would not allow the average driver to have fun, or a pilot Aeroclub be given a small plane with a dashboard and use type Air Bus 380.
I must say that I have for many years other instruments Roland (keyboards) and major (in my opinion) failure are always associated with the ergonomics issue as soon as one leaves the bases of operation.
I'm also on Mac for 20 years with 5 machines that run for various jobs and course of computer music and fortunately that publishers are making more efforts in ergonomics Roland.
Conclusion: I asked for the resumption of the machine and if new investment is made, it will be in a big Mac with computer music and beautiful VST.
I read in various places that a lot of people was funny lack of interest in this machine from users like her face has a small distribution Akai MPC 5000. The price is not everything and in my opinion is not the main point is much more a question of usability and ergonomics. There are manufacturers who are at the user level and those who put themselves at their BE engineers who think it is short the customer has to adjust them when the reality is the opposite ... .
CAUTION as indicated earlier post, nothing wrong about the strength, the look or quality of sound (well those in the machine) is material for a pro but an elite .....
UTILIZATION
See rev
iew overall
SOUNDS
See review overall
OVERALL OPINION
Well here is the step has been crossed and I bought this machine ....
Not to say it's beautiful, it's solid pro, the sound is superb short, a beautiful machine.
Unpacking:
1 - always a bad habit of Roland in a French manual and the other in English (Mr Roland when you understand that there are not only speaking on earth ..?)
2 - lighting of the beast (with the manual or green side) display in English because Mr Roland still do not know (unlike other manufacturers) that it is possible to choose a different display languages.
3 - the machine was designed by computer and for computer musicians who are not perfectly made for MIDI and browsing the multitude of parameters and floundering as it is not the book that really helps it becomes very quickly digest.
4 - why make it simple when you can do (very) complicated, it is certainly the credo of Roland, who does not know yet when it is developing such a machine and if you want it must make career it can be used by anyone and therefore it has at least two levels of operation has editable initiation (basic mode and expert mode).
5 - the first mode allows easy handling and quick basic functions, eliminating all sharp editing functions and transformations of the sons.Et ago from work to find.
6 - When the user is able to deftly navigate in the first mode may switch to expert mode.
7 - The main problem of this machine is its chronic lack of ergonomics for a normal user, nothing is simple for any issue is through a number of functions and pages that make working INDIGESTION and above increases risk of errors and mishandling.
8 - It would certainly be too simple to have a section for recording sound to be classified into families with 2 or 3 floors the first for the raw sound and others sound the same but changed through the various possible parameters. Ditto for phrases or loops ....
9 - The design of this machine is a Ferrari which we have changed the injectors and put a stop screw that would not allow the average driver to have fun, or a pilot Aeroclub be given a small plane with a dashboard and use type Air Bus 380.
I must say that I have for many years other instruments Roland (keyboards) and major (in my opinion) failure are always associated with the ergonomics issue as soon as one leaves the bases of operation.
I'm also on Mac for 20 years with 5 machines that run for various jobs and course of computer music and fortunately that publishers are making more efforts in ergonomics Roland.
Conclusion: I asked for the resumption of the machine and if new investment is made, it will be in a big Mac with computer music and beautiful VST.
I read in various places that a lot of people was funny lack of interest in this machine from users like her face has a small distribution Akai MPC 5000. The price is not everything and in my opinion is not the main point is much more a question of usability and ergonomics. There are manufacturers who are at the user level and those who put themselves at their BE engineers who think it is short the customer has to adjust them when the reality is the opposite ... .
CAUTION as indicated earlier post, nothing wrong about the strength, the look or quality of sound (well those in the machine) is material for a pro but an elite .....