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Published on 12/01/01 at 15:00Bought it at Guitar Center in Arlington, TX for $399.99 . Was in need of a sound module for a couple of years. This was the only thing I found in my price range atthe time.
The unit has a lot of really cool synthesizer patches. I have written 8 new songs in the last few months since obtaining the module and still have many varieties of unused sounds. The sustained sounds on it are great. It only takes up a half rack space making it more portable as well. It is easily expandable by purchasing sound expansions cards that come in various genres/instrument sets.
My favorite sound sample it just doesn't have: The double bass string hit sound. I can tweak the midi for max attack and set sustain to 0 and set reverb to 1/2 depth and still can't get a good low string hit. Of course it has a pizzicato sound but that is just a plucking sound. There is only one cymbal crash sound which is lacking for use of a metal or hard rock drum set. Should I decide to get more than one expansion card the unit only accepts one at a time and to change cards the top cover has to be dissassembled making it inconvenient to switch. I had a yamaha cs1x keyboard with better drum sounds.
It is sturdy, made out of steel, so it will be able to stand a little unnecessary knocking around.
Overall, it has plenty of good high tech sounds and brilliant sounding instrument sets. It is expandable, and I may be able to find the string section sounds I am looking for on one of the two orchestral expansion cards.
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The unit has a lot of really cool synthesizer patches. I have written 8 new songs in the last few months since obtaining the module and still have many varieties of unused sounds. The sustained sounds on it are great. It only takes up a half rack space making it more portable as well. It is easily expandable by purchasing sound expansions cards that come in various genres/instrument sets.
My favorite sound sample it just doesn't have: The double bass string hit sound. I can tweak the midi for max attack and set sustain to 0 and set reverb to 1/2 depth and still can't get a good low string hit. Of course it has a pizzicato sound but that is just a plucking sound. There is only one cymbal crash sound which is lacking for use of a metal or hard rock drum set. Should I decide to get more than one expansion card the unit only accepts one at a time and to change cards the top cover has to be dissassembled making it inconvenient to switch. I had a yamaha cs1x keyboard with better drum sounds.
It is sturdy, made out of steel, so it will be able to stand a little unnecessary knocking around.
Overall, it has plenty of good high tech sounds and brilliant sounding instrument sets. It is expandable, and I may be able to find the string section sounds I am looking for on one of the two orchestral expansion cards.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com