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Karadoc Karadoc
Published on 12/28/05 at 14:37
Note: I take here I dj lments post in the forum

Installation
No major concern, except that the DXi is recognized only after Reinstalling t, for some reason ... The file is a bit slow 8GB transferring, but it&#39;s really unbearable.

Compatibility
Not really, but some squence dj couraging with Edirol Orchestra will be an ordeal rvlent adapt MSI. Dcalages, traspositions weird ... as if information taient envoys to synth but I do not see what can be a, squence my own.

Gnrale configuration is easy?
Yes, trs, and it is one of the positives of this software from others. I&#39;ve worked with before Edirol Orchestra, whose interface, though neat, is really fucking bad, and I tried EastWest products whose ownership is more complicated.
The manual be good in English, drang me at all: I have barely opened and I took my dj good brands.

The manual is clear and sufficient?
Yes, although in English (but easily understandable). It seems (read on the forum) a manual in French is in prep. To see.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Personal configuration
Windows XP SP2
Athlon64 3200 +
2 GB of RAM
Motherboard K8N4E
I use the sound chip of the motherboard (my Audigy 2NX with grill 6 months ago, I have not had the courage to replace it)

The software works he correctly on this configuration?
Yes, but the two gigabytes of RAM is not too much (200 MB of free APRS loading multis two of 16 instruments, and ramouille a little). on the other hand, a sound card with native drivers ASIO plutt is recommended.

This software + hardware configuration is stable?
My config is not trs own base, so to judge is a bit hard. I had one crash in Cakewalk Sonar, and I could restart IMMEDIATE APRS carefree. Plutt satisfactory.

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
Bought that day, 2 or 3 hours of use.

What is the particular feature you like best and least?
Wealth of instruments available, prices allchant, clean interface, great quality rverbrations of trs.

Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
I used a lot Edirol Orchestral, and I quickly tried Symphonic Orchestra Gold Edition EastWest.

How do you report qualitprix?
Unbeatable. Its only direct competitor at this level would Symphonic Orchestra Silver Edition, especially with the XP version that just came out. The Gold version is a different level, but less rich in terms of available instruments.
If the product Edirol silent around 230 euros, would be a potential competitor, but since it sold a price next to the abusive offers quality, there is nothing repeat, MSI is well ahead (say the main advantages of Edirol Orchestral is lightweight so it&#39;s really turned on configs little greedy, and sounds, even if they are of quality rather than average, have the advantage of being homognes ncessitent and do any rework to a minimum of minutes)

I&#39;m sorry
- No possibility to change the tempra. I knew it, but it is a shame, especially since the instrument sounds are pretty old Russian (Well, baroque oboe is a bit odd. I look at one that is mounted on my desk, and I &#39; Sometimes not connect the sounds with what I draw offers MOTU: D). But not being able to use them with tempra old, it&#39;s a shame.
- Dception about the quality of solo instruments (mostly wood). We have dsquilibres brutal, sometimes false notes, reports octaves really limits while on acoustic instruments, may be corrected without too much trouble. Like MOTU had wanted to leave some grimey sounds to make more "real". APRS two hours of use, I can correct a little while a. .. Unless I get used?
- Dception about the tessitura of the instruments. There is a limit tration range that is in any way tural range of instruments. The oboe should be able to go down to Bb, the oboe d&#39;amore in the Lab (and I&#39;m not talking about the needle in the middle of the English horn in Eb or the horn Has amputated and an octave below one above (same for all brass instruments in fact) ... I understand better the file size of samples now.
- Sounds really means naked. The cache is rverb misra, it&#39;s a shame (well, one must recognize that it fulfills its role as trs good fawn is a good thing).
- The pianos are also quite mdiocres. But hey, they play out their rle piano conductor. As a solo instrument, it&#39;s not a.
- But why not give an exhaustive list of instruments (and their variations) on the site? In the end, it is not doing badly, but I was afraid of what I have in the box: S.
- I have a problem on some srieux squence (originally written for Edirol Orchestra): the sounds dcalent After a few minutes, giving a magma informs ... can be a concern to sync?)
- Beuuh? O It is my preset percussion? Damage which is handy, sometimes (even if I think we can tinker with it one).
- Bizarre as some instruments are not in heights Submitted tural (percussion major at the top of the keyboard, for example) ... was not a big default, but requires a touch up octaves.
- I miss the ropes with a sharp attack and held her. I will not tinker with this one.

I like
- The interface is clear enough (thankfully, as the doc is in English).
- The rverbs are really smashing when a does not crack: D (rsolus problem using ASIO4ALL and the update ... what&#39;s weird is that with the standalone the update, I can use any driver, while with DXi, ASIO out there is no salvation).
- It&#39;s really enjoyable to have as many samples in a single pack, which made me avoid EastWest products (besides the price, although sr).

Balance gnral
A neat product but without a budget more than adequate. It is true that it is THE FIRST MOTU production in this area, we can not a spirit that they continue on their launches.
What t said before by someone else is absolutely true: there is a dense pack trs instruments, but the quality of this fact in gnrale ptit. It was in the amount of dtriment quality.
Please note, overall, a lot remains. But a little dcevant in many ways, small frustrations ...
I know I&#39;m going to do. All fawns, I have no choice: D