All user reviews for the Korg Radias

I have the invert rack on my Korg M3 73. Its characteristics are coupled with the M3 in an original instrument and most powerful (rare now in the genre and inimitable ... how unique.) But I will not dwell on the m 2 Association but talk of the floor rack only. As for its features, they are very complete in terms of synthesis Analog Modeling .. and even if we can find a little better ... c is best for double the price ...

UTILIZATION

Well, then, is the c .. hearts full of the radiant panel and dedicated controllers .. d are incredibly effective ... s used to it obviously must be a logic of the machine and how to play with the buttons have access to the menus .. but c is the lot of any machine in any way .. What we need to understand, is that c There is no trap, and this synth is damn .. This type of machine is perfect for s initiate synthesis, and understanding ... so it's meiux try to understand rather than to break it stupidly (see previous review) because if one does not understand the radiant, we do understand nothing has any other synths of this type (and other viruses) to the extent that it is not no harder than the others anyway ... This synth is a call to the programming real time, coupled with a really powerful synthesis engine .. a real synth hacker .. for me c is simply one of the best for that! (So that it is one of the cheapest )

SOUNDS

Well, we have read different opinions .. full of tastes and colors .. What is clear already, it is because this synth has a wide dynamic range of a potato ... hell ... After, we can say that it is able to emulate all types generally tend analog sound, no real weak point in terms of style sounds .. aparaitra it can be a little thin for some fans to travel a moog or a virus ti, but a good programmer magnify the sound by stacking layers .. and what's on c is that its potential allows it to compensate for a certain coldness Basic .. After, its different modules enable it to go beyond the basic analog modeling, because with its sequencer is no, its drum sounds, this keyboard has a considerable potential electro sounds for all types of scalable and controllers are really ( I repeat) very effective to act quickly on its su .. You really have to see the various demos rested on the net .. Ha yes, ca vocoder does well also ..

OVERALL OPINION

I searched a long synth easy access with lots of controllers direct access to m fun, have this simple pleasure of crushing sounds ... but at the same time I wanted a real potential and a great power programmarion .. Yet I do not want to invest the 2000 euros that is required by all tenors of its kind .. (which I tried them all) and I did not a machine that would get tired <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> at the end of one month .. Finally, by analyzing all this well, c is the RADIAS rack that I seemed to be the compromise meileur .. C is simple, look better for the price (nine obviously ..) and you will not find ... there's more if you like, but much more expensive .. And then this synth has an identity it has something wicked in her .. he has a real personality what! I felt comfortable al very quickly with him in its use ... 1 year after, it makes me not want to look elsewhere, power enough for me when the need for this type of sound that I have. I am sorry if I chipotteots of less finished than those of a virus or a minimmog travel (well even when it's going .. I am not at all worried when its reliability has not .. and then c is not the same price! ny-pity that he did not have a save slot internal card (beyond the 256 presets, it would agree to go through the editor of transferring to other sounds .. c is a pity .. I n have no desire at all to go through the computer just with this synth ..) Other than that, I see nothing else of special .. c is a synth I find really great .. and coupled to c my M3 is nirvana .. Among the Japanese manufacturers of synthetic, I find a real philosophy korg synth a little trashy, flawed but not if you want embedded in them .. We like it or not, but we do not fuck s with this synth. . and we feel that the engineers who have considered the one seen in that .. If I had to do a choice today? Without hesitation I would not even have to look elsewhere ..

edit 07/02/10:
J have the chance to own a virus recently TI2 thriller ....
Well, even if the virus is the absolute high end in my modeling analog (with the North wave .... I spent the Nord Modular) n this removes nothing to the pleasure this ... RADIAS remains a great case and a machine geniale a hack ...

October 4, good multi-effect that sounds efficient, styles, uh, it's not a PAX but the direction is rather "mercantile tekno" even if it is good in the register
arpeggiated stuff, it is capable of much more.

Level modulations it is more than supplied, there is even a convenient modulation sequencer to automate and to have such arms 12
Contrary to some opinions I've read that I think show people who have not taken the time to learn to use it ^ ^

Connection ok, at least for my needs and petis Publisher damn well but with a "gui" for improvement for me: (ill-chosen characters for extended use and a lack of fixed zoom and unpleasant at the window)

UTILIZATION

certe good machine, which at first seems super fun with all those buttons and realtime controls, but in my opinion not suitable for beginners as important risk to the storage closet or worse: Quick jump into the topic .. occasion. (I have mine but for other reasons)

The manual is ok, no problems noted at this level.

edition of the sounds is very simple with the publisher, live on the machine is good too, but longer and less instinctive for the uninitiated.
the edict effect is classic.

SOUNDS

sounds realistic? no it is not dutout the purpose of this type of machine,
Now if it's for "singer" of analog, assuming it is 100% digital, it does pretty good, although not as "hot" of course, but it has excellent dynamics.
The sets of percu are not many but malleable, which allows you to easily make kits unpublished satisfactory that "sound" and with good fishing: we can for example be a kit Drum & Bass or electro minimalist "fart" without bp, without falling into cliché-type "style arranger"

The expression is good, the aftertouch a bit special I think (but to take the 2nd degree as rarely used as a home Dhabi as I always thought it was "greedy" at noon)

I like the effects, it is effective, well thought out and the DSP used is of good quality unlike some "stews" stamped over "high end".

No sound or I hate that I love as it is a VA, it is built to create and sounds we love are those that succeed and conversely those that it has certainly messed up ..!

OVERALL OPINION

I had one for 2 or 3 years.

I have owned a dozen digital machines instead: (Workstations / BAR, sampler / VA).

I enjoy the "Swiss knife" of sound not too commercial yet friendly flickers across with all the diodes!

At the very least I would have liked the knobs to make a little less "cheap" and especially a main dial with values ​​that do not "jump" and not
"Cap" that resembles nothing so much as a soda bottle cap ..

The price on occasion at present is rather ok although some are "scratching" to € 1,000 or more, now at the time of the € 2000 + to have nine to its release, definitely not, there better at this price or even cheaper ..

Even if I am separated from, yes I do it again this choice: an unusual and interesting bike that I like and not "formatted" as much output current tasteless ..

Although the original model did come with a 49 key keybed, the one I own was only the rack unit. The unit itself offers the normal octave range with any keyboard. There are a ton of preset sounds on this baby, but its a analog modeled synth which means it has all the knobs you could ask for in order to design your own sounds. There are a lot of effects that pretty much cover the full gambit of what you would expect including compression, eq, delay, phase, vibrato, distortion, etc... you can run a total of 9 effects simultaneously in one program alone. Everything is extremely editable. Beyond the huge array of knobs and buttons there is a lot of deep editing you can do either on the screen (via control buttons on the face plate) or via the free editor software which can run on both Mac and PC computers. All controllers are present including sustain, expression, pitch, modulation, etc... The polyphony is 24.



UTILIZATION

Most of the parameters you are going to need to access often are all located on the front of the synth via knobs and buttons, so it doesn't get much easier than that. Most every knob has at least two functions which can be tricky at first. Most of these multifunctions are operated by using "shift" style buttons (hold a button done and it changes what another button does) which again can be a pain at first, but I feel I am pretty comfortable with the action now. I would consider the configuration relatively simple in the fact that you have realtime control of over 46 parameters. At the same time, if you are not familiar with how a synth operates, than this thing can be very intimidating. The manual is kind of a pain. There doesn't seem to be a decent "index" area for quick look up's and it is very very thick. But I plan on reading it cover to cover as this synth is very complex.

SOUNDS

The sounds on this synth can range from realistic to some grungy digital mayhem. It has pretty decent rhodes, clav and whurly patches. The "Analog Synth" sounds of this synth are a little thin in comparison to my Moog Slim Phatty, but this was expected and in fact sought after. I feel the bright aspects of this synth mix perfectly with the stout "round" flavor of the Slim. They are quite the pair. The expressiveness of the synth is quite nice. Again the Keys are what show this the best but the pads are quite responsive too and can come in real soft or shoot in like a hurricane depending on your touch. The effects on this unit are pretty decent and totally usable. I feel the reverbs could have been richer and more full, although the "Room" reverb is quite realistic. I also think the phase is pretty creamy and can really be pleasing when dialed in just right.
I purchased this synth to mainly handle atmospheric pads and other ambient sounds which it does very nicely. I have been discovering the Drum engine more and find that I like that as well very much. Very similar to the Earlier EMX models which I was considering buying before I got the Radias. The only sounds that I don't like are the crazy presets that Korg programmed in here. Its not that the sound quality is bad, they just slam you with loud wild noises when you are simply trying to peruse the presets. It can be very loud and shocking so be warned. This synth does have audio input options which can be quite nice. I have run audio and my voice through the unit dry and it really doesn't sound that good. To be fair though, I don't believe the inputs are intended to just route audio of course, but rather to use as "Waveforms, Oscillator, and Vocoder" controls, which is very very awesome. This is definitely one of the big highlights of the Radias.

OVERALL OPINION

I absolutely love this synth. It's extremely versatile offering all the things mentioned earlier as well as Sequencing capabilities, Vocoder and "Formant Sampler", 4 individual voices, two stereo ouputs, and a ton of deep editing options. If I had to pick one thing that I love best about this synth, it would be the Vocoder. It's just too much fun and can yield some out of this world realtime effects. The only dislike is the obnoxious presets I mentioned earlier. I bought this synth used for a fraction of the original price so I am very happy about that. I give it a 9 out of 10 in sound quality. It only loses 1 point because the Moog Slim is a step above the radias. I have used many hardware and software synths. This is definitely one of my favorites.
Yes, if it only had two voices per program, I would buy another one, but thankfully it has 4 so you only need 1 unit.

All this has already been detailed

UTILIZATION

Interface MS2000R close enough, a bunch of knob front (some a bit closer but hey ...), that is to say a real incentive to hack sound.

SOUNDS

The sounds are perfect for me (typed techno / trance), my opinion is subjective, they are powerful and colorful with a grain unique to the machine. Similar to the Virus TI for the field of electronics (I own both machines), for what is desautres types of sounds more "classical", there is certainly much better.

OVERALL OPINION

Excellent value for money. Fairly easy access