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A lot better library management
But the same sound, sometimes makes me feel a bit bored now. :O
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because there's nothing more soul destroying than paging through the sound bank of a rompler
236
It's a great bread and butter instrument, very easy to load and start with. But there are very few great sounds today. I find it's greatly lacking real customizabilty, although some important settings are easy to access (to change the master tuning from 440 to 432, etc.). It felt quite awesome in 2007 when I got the version 1.4, and still felt great quite a few years later.
Now it feels like Asian cars compared to Mercedes or Cadillac. :O Its super easy and quick workflow keeps me using it as my "start-composing-with-it" virtual instrument when I quickly need to "write down" an idea that comes into my head.
236
Not so comfortable
It has this annoying pole in the center, very uncomfortable with the sustain pedal involved. Secondly, it doesn't feel very sturdy. And one of the worst issues about the 2nd tier -- it doesn't tilt facing towards you. It stays level which makes it almost impossible to play and edit the upper instrument.
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An absolute savior...
...for combining a pile of (mostly) digital synthesizers and workstations together! 8 stereo inputs, very easy to use, each input has its own volume and mute button, and more. It's rather cheap (around $100 where I got mine from, new) so I'm not sure how some experienced mastering engineers would feel about it, but I haven't had any issues with it, everything sounds great so far. I have 2 of those. They're currently overpriced on Ebay and Reverb, you can get one cheaper from an actual (online) store.
236
Enya!
Enya used this in late 80's and even for her currently latest album from 2015! The sound can be rather primitive in today's standards, but it has this awesome 1980's vibe, purity and warmth, and somehow it does sound better than the new virtual Roland Cloud plugin version.
236
Just awesome! Roland's best synth ever!
It's quite easy to use, and the synth sound is totally up to today's standards. Only the acoustic sounds may not sound as realistic, but who gives a f*? This thingy is perfect for pads, textures, synthesized sounds! For me personally this is a highly valuable machine because Mike Oldfield used this extensively for his best album (IMO) named "The Songs of Distant Earth" in 1994.
236
Vintage WARM sound!
So nice to hear many sounds used by Vangelis, Enigma and others in early/mid 1990's. The sound is warmer because of the sampling rate which is 32 kHz (if memory serves) instead of 44.1 or 48.
236
Awesome sound, horrible boot-up time!
I give it 5/5 because its vast array of features and sounds outweigh the horrible downside -- it boots up over 2 minutes!!!
236
Great sound, but
but one thing bothers the heck outta me: how the the cable is connected to it! I want just one cable on one side, but this one has a V shaped cable split for both sides. Very uncomfortable in certain situations.
The good news is, the cable is removable and replaceable if it happens to break. Mine did. Got a new one, and it's working again.
236
Great for the price
It may not capture your voice quite as crystal clear as $1000+ mics, but for about 50 bucks it really has awesome quality! One of the main drawbacks is probably its USB instead of the XLR connector, because USB makes it rather an universal mic, not a real studio mic you can connect to a mixing console.
I'd give it 5/5 if I didn't have a music studio where I need to use this mic. It does the job, but it's trickier to use for a music studio, and I can't add it in the same mix with my hardware synths.
236
Built like a tank
Feels like it's built like a tank, but the keys are rather stiff and hard to press. You'd have to play in on a desk or some other solid surface. Can't really play it on my lap like I play my Korg microKEY.
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Trinity Pro 76. Awesome and beautiful!
Yes it is old today, but it has so wonderful synth pads and sounds. I'm not a fan of acoustic sounds (I get them from other sources) so I only focus on synth sounds, pads, textures when it comes to hardware synthesizers and romplers.
The Trinity has such a nice and comfy keyboard. The world's first synth with a touch screen which is bright and clear.