Integra 7 used with FA-08 anyone have that setup?
28 Mar 2015, 00:14Wonder if anyone is using that setup to get even more sounds for the FA workstation?
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Integra 7 used with FA-08 anyone have that setup?
Re: Integra 7 used with FA-08 anyone have that setup?
2 May 2015, 04:38I do indeed have this setup. The FA-08 and Integra do not communicate at all well. I use an Edirol midi controller to control the integra at present but will use my Juno stage to control it soon. The FA-08 does not transmit the required midi information needed for the integra in a live situation so well as the studio sets are not laid out the same which makes it awkward.
The FA-08 has many sounds from the Integra and is very good as a standalone keyboard for live use. I particularly like the sampler, arpeggiator and Sequencer. Also the layering is greathe. The FA-08 is good on its own and the layering helps make great brass sections and the ability to put different sounds anywhere on the keyboard is very useful. Connecting it to my Integra has been difficult and Roland have admitted that it is not working as it should but have decided not to upgrade the firmware to fix the midi output problems with integra communication.
The integra is awesome in the sounds it has and is great live for paying just about any sound. Synths are superb. Some sounds even supernatural need tweeking as they are a bit thin.
The FA-08 has many sounds from the Integra and is very good as a standalone keyboard for live use. I particularly like the sampler, arpeggiator and Sequencer. Also the layering is greathe. The FA-08 is good on its own and the layering helps make great brass sections and the ability to put different sounds anywhere on the keyboard is very useful. Connecting it to my Integra has been difficult and Roland have admitted that it is not working as it should but have decided not to upgrade the firmware to fix the midi output problems with integra communication.
The integra is awesome in the sounds it has and is great live for paying just about any sound. Synths are superb. Some sounds even supernatural need tweeking as they are a bit thin.
Re: Integra 7 used with FA-08 anyone have that setup?
2 May 2015, 08:31I think it is a far better choice to combine the Integra with a Yamaha MoXF. It is the same price, but instead of having a lot of identical sounds twice (FA / Integra), you get the best of Roland and Yamaha sounds combined. Moreover, the MoXF has got a "master mode", which allows to send out bank/program changes to an external instrument, and there are 100 master storage locations for these external (and internal) MSB/PC messages.
Re: Integra 7 used with FA-08 anyone have that setup?
3 May 2015, 10:11THE MAIN PROBLEM i HAVE IS WITH STUDIO SETS AS THE INTEGRA DOSEN'T HAVE MANY AND THERFORE THEY ARE NOT EASILY CALLED UP BY THE FA-08..
THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE FA-08 HAS TO SEND THE MIDI DOWN ONLY ONE CHANNEL AT A TIME MEANING THAT IF I WANT TO SELECT MORE THAN ONE INTEGRA SOUND AT A TIME I CAN'T DO IT FAST ENOUGH OR HAVE IT AUTOMATED FROM THE SELECTION OF A STUDIO SET.
I DID CHECK WITH YAMAHA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY TOO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THAT YOU CAN'T SEND MIDI TO SEVERAL MIDI CHANNELS TO SET UP A PERFORMANCE SETTING A
OF SEVERAL SOUNDS.
THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE FA-08 HAS TO SEND THE MIDI DOWN ONLY ONE CHANNEL AT A TIME MEANING THAT IF I WANT TO SELECT MORE THAN ONE INTEGRA SOUND AT A TIME I CAN'T DO IT FAST ENOUGH OR HAVE IT AUTOMATED FROM THE SELECTION OF A STUDIO SET.
I DID CHECK WITH YAMAHA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY TOO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THAT YOU CAN'T SEND MIDI TO SEVERAL MIDI CHANNELS TO SET UP A PERFORMANCE SETTING A
OF SEVERAL SOUNDS.