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linn134
Published on 02/15/07 at 23:50
No keyboard is an expander, for against the faders and knobs y'en!
And not a little ...
So in the "what controllers", you can understand almost everything.
Complete MIDI and audio connectors (2 pairs of outputs: Master and AUX OUT out; an input device or microphone + headphones)
How many sounds? it's a synth, so much as you want, a bunch of memories and so on.
I will not dwell on the character, it's known and recognized.
For features, the note is 9 ... because there is no utility MAC / PC for controlling how VSTi. At the time of the output of this machine, I think it did not exist. But hey, Novation could have decided to put online some time after!
EDIT 19/12/06:
One point that seems to damage this excellent synth is the management of Parts (layers).
There are 4 in Performance mode, which is not bad at all. Each with its own apregiateur and its effects, pan ... But where it is a little "right" is at the management of these layers. 4 missing knobs for volume control directly, without having to select them and edit them. In the same vein, 4 stereo outputs would not be more wrong. A detail which is not much, but that would have weighed even more in the balance of qualities of this excellent device.
UTILIZATION
General configuration really carefree. The update of the OS is not too complex and is done in MIDI via a small utility or a sequencer type Cabus.
Editing sounds is a treat with this panel! Everything is at hand and some "hidden" functions can be found easily in the menus.
The manual is not bad but will only serve those who want to use the machine to 100% as possible, for less "ambitious", it is possible to do without and use the KS-Rack simply turning few buttons. But look at the manual is never wrong and can, in the case of KS-Rack, to draw all the juice.
EDIT 19/12/06:
Getting back to editing, menu navigation is needed to "get" really into the sound. It reveals many possibilities. In use, with a lot of time on it, we like to make sounds really good. This is also valid for many synths "present", the VA in particular. Without tampering in the heart of the machine, no salvation! It is more than advisable to be patient and good-bodied espresso: the night is long in the company of KS-Rack.
Tell Madame ...
Many possibilities "hidden". Easy access to the most advanced settings, but that will take skill. This synthesizer can be a real war machine if we are given a bit of trouble. The results of the manipulations are surprising, sometimes a quarter of a turn coat on a knob can radically change the sound. We the abscence of regrettra undo. Most "computer" of us back up regularly to avoid losing one's killer.
A beautiful and powerful machine, versatile use: there covers all styles easily. The opposite of a prefabricated sound module, it has a logical easy to understand anyway. Used to it. You get used to. It attaches to it.
The 10/10 is well deserved!
SOUNDS
Ahhhhn sounds!
To be clear, it's a synth, so it creates sounds. If you can not get the sound you like with this KS, try a Roma player base. I understand that one can not like the grain of a synth, but criticize its potential is simply stupid: if the sound is not like the idea that you had in mind, start programming!
KS sounds are not realistic ... EXCEPT organs!
With sampled organ sounds as waveforms, for you to understand all the possibilities it offers.
We do not compare with an original Hammond or with a keyboard, but in a piece, it holds very well the road. It's a real surprise.
The drums are not the best in the world lacks punch at times, lack of precision and lack of separate outputs of the compressor in order to play with finesse. An edition of the drums almost absent discourage melted bars. It's not the first use of the KS-Rack, see the drums as a bonus.
on the other hand, for Chiptune sound that can, on electro minimalist it is less forgiving. Sounds as "TR" are there to help.
This synth is comprehensive without being complex. We do not compare with what is comparable and at a comparable price.
By the way, the KS-Rack is comparable to Novas, I could compare. In a mix it passes eyes closed. Now played by himself with nothing ... it's also another nice little synth modeling.
Do not spit on the effective area that offers basic delay and reverb but also distortion, chorus and EQ to properly thicken the sound.
The secrets to spit in the KS-Rack sound thick? As the analos! Slight detune the oscilloscope 2 of 3, chorus and judicious choice of filtering! If with that you can not a big thick well, treat yourself to a Bontempi, the synthesis is not for you. The sound comes from one who creates it, it does not leave the machine alone.
9 earned a small, 10 would be too much. Although ...
OVERALL OPINION
A beautiful machine, fun to use, not ugly, not fragile and effective.
Vocoder effects and Drums are a little anecdotes but it is possible to use it seriously. It is routinely used at each session will be completed shortly by a small analog filter for my bass and get on very well with my K2500RS and my EMU Planet Phatt.
Moreover superimpose an organ of KS and Planet Phatt and get a fat, warm sound to cry ... and detune at will!
I had a lot of VA already, but I have not made a review for all.
The KS-Rack is harder to program than Sirius, also produced more grain and less dry. Compare it with a MS2000 will benefit from Novation, but against a JP8000 it will show clearly the lack of depth vis-à-vis the Supersaw JP. I see them complementary. Do not think as long as the KS-Rack lack of thickness. It is not. This synth is great for many things with a grain Novation said. It's not a Roland, it is normal that he did not sound Roland, Korg, Yamaha ... Logical, right?
Anyway, with the VA there is no miracle, for its huge one must stack the tracks and do not hesitate to play the chorus and detune.
The KS-Rack spent in the MDE-X (effects of Korg Legacy) in "Together" is simply divine.
9 A well deserved, but I restrain myself to not to panic 10's clumsy.
EDIT 19/12/06:
More and more excited about this synth, I use it for what it can do. If I miss one its impossible to do with, I turn to the right machine. All want in the same machine? It is an illusion, maintained by the brands who see it as something to do in the back of customers who lack experience or decline. The VA, like many of the VA is not an "analog of the poor", but a great synth rack.
Very expressive, intuitive, when you glue them seriously, and quite capable of producing sounds worthy of the name. Compare it to a virus would be a mistake. The charm of this Novation is not the same. A great synth that will delight lovers of the synthesis surge "of analog." It would have been 20 years ago, before the world would have been changed.
EDIT 16/02/07:
VOCODER function is not bad at all. It is hard work in the selection of waveforms, setting the blend voice / synth and especially filtering very well studied. It's still a good place for this Rack decidedly successful. While not a classic, this synth VA has earned his stripes in good studio machine. The only downside in my opinion is editing effects: you must get into the guts of the machine for any editing. But let's face it, for all the action live would have had a 12U rack and the price would not have been the same!
Ultimately it is in the presence of a great success. I do not regret my Supernova. Some find me to prefer the cheeky KS-rack, but I find so much nicer and I began to do an allergy to blue hard to read the old SN.
I'm so cracked on this machine I have two. But it may well be that one or two for sale one day, should not abuse either ...
And not a little ...
So in the "what controllers", you can understand almost everything.
Complete MIDI and audio connectors (2 pairs of outputs: Master and AUX OUT out; an input device or microphone + headphones)
How many sounds? it's a synth, so much as you want, a bunch of memories and so on.
I will not dwell on the character, it's known and recognized.
For features, the note is 9 ... because there is no utility MAC / PC for controlling how VSTi. At the time of the output of this machine, I think it did not exist. But hey, Novation could have decided to put online some time after!
EDIT 19/12/06:
One point that seems to damage this excellent synth is the management of Parts (layers).
There are 4 in Performance mode, which is not bad at all. Each with its own apregiateur and its effects, pan ... But where it is a little "right" is at the management of these layers. 4 missing knobs for volume control directly, without having to select them and edit them. In the same vein, 4 stereo outputs would not be more wrong. A detail which is not much, but that would have weighed even more in the balance of qualities of this excellent device.
UTILIZATION
General configuration really carefree. The update of the OS is not too complex and is done in MIDI via a small utility or a sequencer type Cabus.
Editing sounds is a treat with this panel! Everything is at hand and some "hidden" functions can be found easily in the menus.
The manual is not bad but will only serve those who want to use the machine to 100% as possible, for less "ambitious", it is possible to do without and use the KS-Rack simply turning few buttons. But look at the manual is never wrong and can, in the case of KS-Rack, to draw all the juice.
EDIT 19/12/06:
Getting back to editing, menu navigation is needed to "get" really into the sound. It reveals many possibilities. In use, with a lot of time on it, we like to make sounds really good. This is also valid for many synths "present", the VA in particular. Without tampering in the heart of the machine, no salvation! It is more than advisable to be patient and good-bodied espresso: the night is long in the company of KS-Rack.
Tell Madame ...
Many possibilities "hidden". Easy access to the most advanced settings, but that will take skill. This synthesizer can be a real war machine if we are given a bit of trouble. The results of the manipulations are surprising, sometimes a quarter of a turn coat on a knob can radically change the sound. We the abscence of regrettra undo. Most "computer" of us back up regularly to avoid losing one's killer.
A beautiful and powerful machine, versatile use: there covers all styles easily. The opposite of a prefabricated sound module, it has a logical easy to understand anyway. Used to it. You get used to. It attaches to it.
The 10/10 is well deserved!
SOUNDS
Ahhhhn sounds!
To be clear, it's a synth, so it creates sounds. If you can not get the sound you like with this KS, try a Roma player base. I understand that one can not like the grain of a synth, but criticize its potential is simply stupid: if the sound is not like the idea that you had in mind, start programming!
KS sounds are not realistic ... EXCEPT organs!
With sampled organ sounds as waveforms, for you to understand all the possibilities it offers.
We do not compare with an original Hammond or with a keyboard, but in a piece, it holds very well the road. It's a real surprise.
The drums are not the best in the world lacks punch at times, lack of precision and lack of separate outputs of the compressor in order to play with finesse. An edition of the drums almost absent discourage melted bars. It's not the first use of the KS-Rack, see the drums as a bonus.
on the other hand, for Chiptune sound that can, on electro minimalist it is less forgiving. Sounds as "TR" are there to help.
This synth is comprehensive without being complex. We do not compare with what is comparable and at a comparable price.
By the way, the KS-Rack is comparable to Novas, I could compare. In a mix it passes eyes closed. Now played by himself with nothing ... it's also another nice little synth modeling.
Do not spit on the effective area that offers basic delay and reverb but also distortion, chorus and EQ to properly thicken the sound.
The secrets to spit in the KS-Rack sound thick? As the analos! Slight detune the oscilloscope 2 of 3, chorus and judicious choice of filtering! If with that you can not a big thick well, treat yourself to a Bontempi, the synthesis is not for you. The sound comes from one who creates it, it does not leave the machine alone.
9 earned a small, 10 would be too much. Although ...
OVERALL OPINION
A beautiful machine, fun to use, not ugly, not fragile and effective.
Vocoder effects and Drums are a little anecdotes but it is possible to use it seriously. It is routinely used at each session will be completed shortly by a small analog filter for my bass and get on very well with my K2500RS and my EMU Planet Phatt.
Moreover superimpose an organ of KS and Planet Phatt and get a fat, warm sound to cry ... and detune at will!
I had a lot of VA already, but I have not made a review for all.
The KS-Rack is harder to program than Sirius, also produced more grain and less dry. Compare it with a MS2000 will benefit from Novation, but against a JP8000 it will show clearly the lack of depth vis-à-vis the Supersaw JP. I see them complementary. Do not think as long as the KS-Rack lack of thickness. It is not. This synth is great for many things with a grain Novation said. It's not a Roland, it is normal that he did not sound Roland, Korg, Yamaha ... Logical, right?
Anyway, with the VA there is no miracle, for its huge one must stack the tracks and do not hesitate to play the chorus and detune.
The KS-Rack spent in the MDE-X (effects of Korg Legacy) in "Together" is simply divine.
9 A well deserved, but I restrain myself to not to panic 10's clumsy.
EDIT 19/12/06:
More and more excited about this synth, I use it for what it can do. If I miss one its impossible to do with, I turn to the right machine. All want in the same machine? It is an illusion, maintained by the brands who see it as something to do in the back of customers who lack experience or decline. The VA, like many of the VA is not an "analog of the poor", but a great synth rack.
Very expressive, intuitive, when you glue them seriously, and quite capable of producing sounds worthy of the name. Compare it to a virus would be a mistake. The charm of this Novation is not the same. A great synth that will delight lovers of the synthesis surge "of analog." It would have been 20 years ago, before the world would have been changed.
EDIT 16/02/07:
VOCODER function is not bad at all. It is hard work in the selection of waveforms, setting the blend voice / synth and especially filtering very well studied. It's still a good place for this Rack decidedly successful. While not a classic, this synth VA has earned his stripes in good studio machine. The only downside in my opinion is editing effects: you must get into the guts of the machine for any editing. But let's face it, for all the action live would have had a 12U rack and the price would not have been the same!
Ultimately it is in the presence of a great success. I do not regret my Supernova. Some find me to prefer the cheeky KS-rack, but I find so much nicer and I began to do an allergy to blue hard to read the old SN.
I'm so cracked on this machine I have two. But it may well be that one or two for sale one day, should not abuse either ...