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bonnaiga « MOX6: very good value for money! »
Published on 12/30/11 at 05:31
Best value:
Excellent
I use it in time for synthesizer / workstation / keyboard controller, microphone in my home studio enthusiast ...
It is connected:
- USB to my PC and acts as a sound card (with very good sound quality, I think) and MIDI interface.
- Via the audio outputs to a pair of powered monitors KRK Rokit5.
I do not (yet, anyway) expression pedal or sustain, but it can do.
I will not detail the characteristics, which are known and readily available ... Just a few things I like and others that I like least:
The "plus":
- Integration-audio USB MIDI and audio inputs (mic, line)
- Integration with Cubase AI, provided
- Editor software, very powerful
- Moderate weight (7 kg), which allows me to easily move
- The variety and quality of sound and "arpeggios", from the Motif XS
The "less":
- The screen a bit limited in size and non-tactile
- The buttons and switches Bruille enough to use
- The lack of aftertouch (which is normal in this price range)
- The limited number of insert effects used simultaneously (3 blocks, which is already very well in this price range, but sometimes not enough for my needs)
Overall, regarding the characteristics, we largely pay for!
UTILIZATION
I was not familiar with Yamaha synths, but it did not take me long to know how to use basic functions: Voice mode, Performance mode, editing sounds to aid knobs, etc ...
For cons, I had a little trouble figuring out how to edit the in-depth performance (adjust the tone of each instrument, for example), despite the record. Once understood, it's pretty simple, but it was still necessary to find the logic ...
Pattern mode is flexible, easy to use and very powerful ...
Song mode, I still largely untapped, so I can not give an opinion.
Overall I would say that the use is fairly accessible, despite the limited size of the screen, but I prefer to go through the software publisher (ergonomic) to edit sounds or performance pattern mode or song mode.
SOUNDS
The sounds are excellent for my taste. I have not found a weakness in a particular category of sounds. It has all the power of a Motif XS, the limitations being that I already mentioned (3 blocks of insertion effects instead of 8 and no aftertouch). I had a Yamaha Tyros before the first generation and progression in terms of sound quality with MOX6 is obvious, even if the Tyros had already sounds very good.
Regarding the variety of sounds, y 'for every taste and every style of music: electro, rock, hip-hop, jazz, funk, classical, ambient, latin, etc..
The effects are very convincing, especially the VCM effects that really heat to sound.
The expression is good, the keyboard is semi-weighted. The pianists will find the training too light touch, but for me coming from the world of organ and arrangers, it is quite satisfactory. The dials and knobs allow easy control of the sound in real time.
For me, the sound quality is the best thing about this keyboard. I compared with those of in-store Korg M50 and I was more convinced by the MOX6.
In this price range, I consider the MOX6 close to perfection!
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 4 months.
I compared it in store with its direct competitor, the Korg M50 (a bit older anyway). I have not tried the Roland Juno-G, another competitor, because the opinions were more mixed.
I chose the MOX6 mainly because of its audio / MIDI interface USB, the sound quality (subjective, I admit), the 4 arpeggiators (2 only on the M50) and the bundled software (Cubase AI5, etc.).
What I like least is the noise made by the buttons and switches (one gets used to it), and display much lower than that of M50.
With experience, I would do certainly this choice, because the characteristics that are more complete on the M50, sounds better (to my taste), and the few reviews I have finally made minor because they have little impact the musical result. For me, MOX6 represents the best quality / price current in that category of keyboards.
It is connected:
- USB to my PC and acts as a sound card (with very good sound quality, I think) and MIDI interface.
- Via the audio outputs to a pair of powered monitors KRK Rokit5.
I do not (yet, anyway) expression pedal or sustain, but it can do.
I will not detail the characteristics, which are known and readily available ... Just a few things I like and others that I like least:
The "plus":
- Integration-audio USB MIDI and audio inputs (mic, line)
- Integration with Cubase AI, provided
- Editor software, very powerful
- Moderate weight (7 kg), which allows me to easily move
- The variety and quality of sound and "arpeggios", from the Motif XS
The "less":
- The screen a bit limited in size and non-tactile
- The buttons and switches Bruille enough to use
- The lack of aftertouch (which is normal in this price range)
- The limited number of insert effects used simultaneously (3 blocks, which is already very well in this price range, but sometimes not enough for my needs)
Overall, regarding the characteristics, we largely pay for!
UTILIZATION
I was not familiar with Yamaha synths, but it did not take me long to know how to use basic functions: Voice mode, Performance mode, editing sounds to aid knobs, etc ...
For cons, I had a little trouble figuring out how to edit the in-depth performance (adjust the tone of each instrument, for example), despite the record. Once understood, it's pretty simple, but it was still necessary to find the logic ...
Pattern mode is flexible, easy to use and very powerful ...
Song mode, I still largely untapped, so I can not give an opinion.
Overall I would say that the use is fairly accessible, despite the limited size of the screen, but I prefer to go through the software publisher (ergonomic) to edit sounds or performance pattern mode or song mode.
SOUNDS
The sounds are excellent for my taste. I have not found a weakness in a particular category of sounds. It has all the power of a Motif XS, the limitations being that I already mentioned (3 blocks of insertion effects instead of 8 and no aftertouch). I had a Yamaha Tyros before the first generation and progression in terms of sound quality with MOX6 is obvious, even if the Tyros had already sounds very good.
Regarding the variety of sounds, y 'for every taste and every style of music: electro, rock, hip-hop, jazz, funk, classical, ambient, latin, etc..
The effects are very convincing, especially the VCM effects that really heat to sound.
The expression is good, the keyboard is semi-weighted. The pianists will find the training too light touch, but for me coming from the world of organ and arrangers, it is quite satisfactory. The dials and knobs allow easy control of the sound in real time.
For me, the sound quality is the best thing about this keyboard. I compared with those of in-store Korg M50 and I was more convinced by the MOX6.
In this price range, I consider the MOX6 close to perfection!
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 4 months.
I compared it in store with its direct competitor, the Korg M50 (a bit older anyway). I have not tried the Roland Juno-G, another competitor, because the opinions were more mixed.
I chose the MOX6 mainly because of its audio / MIDI interface USB, the sound quality (subjective, I admit), the 4 arpeggiators (2 only on the M50) and the bundled software (Cubase AI5, etc.).
What I like least is the noise made by the buttons and switches (one gets used to it), and display much lower than that of M50.
With experience, I would do certainly this choice, because the characteristics that are more complete on the M50, sounds better (to my taste), and the few reviews I have finally made minor because they have little impact the musical result. For me, MOX6 represents the best quality / price current in that category of keyboards.