V-Synth
A new V-synth keyboard at NAMM!!!!!!!!
Re: A new V-synth keyboard at NAMM!!!!!!!!
17 Jan 2007, 15:24Re: A new V-synth keyboard at NAMM!!!!!!!!
17 Jan 2007, 17:25The deciding factor for me is whether it has proper Multimbral Functions.
The V-Synth has such a great layout and so many control features, that its a damned tragedy that it can't be used as a full MIDI Master Controller.
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Roland Fantom X8
Roland V-Synth
Nord Lead 3
Korg M1
The V-Synth has such a great layout and so many control features, that its a damned tragedy that it can't be used as a full MIDI Master Controller.
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Roland Fantom X8
Roland V-Synth
Nord Lead 3
Korg M1
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Roland Fantom X8
Roland V-Synth
Nord Lead 3
Korg M1
Roland Fantom X8
Roland V-Synth
Nord Lead 3
Korg M1
Go ahead -- touch it if you want to...!!!
17 Jan 2007, 18:36Yes, it has a touchscreen.
Me, I'm touchy... touchy, touchy you... Me, I'm touchy... you know what to do...
- Sammy
Good night, and good luck.
http://www.sammyjames.com
Me, I'm touchy... touchy, touchy you... Me, I'm touchy... you know what to do...
- Sammy
Good night, and good luck.
http://www.sammyjames.com
Yes we did.
Re: A new V-synth keyboard at NAMM!!!!!!!!
17 Jan 2007, 18:39EricM:
Acutally, it is quite an impressive MIDI Master controller. That is to say that it is perfect for controlling ONE piece of gear at a time... preferably something that has only ONE MIDI channel and receives mostly on channel ONE...
Or whatever.
- Sammy
Good night, and good luck.
http://www.sammyjames.com
Acutally, it is quite an impressive MIDI Master controller. That is to say that it is perfect for controlling ONE piece of gear at a time... preferably something that has only ONE MIDI channel and receives mostly on channel ONE...
Or whatever.
- Sammy
Good night, and good luck.
http://www.sammyjames.com
Yes we did.
Re: A new V-synth keyboard at NAMM!!!!!!!!
17 Jan 2007, 19:43a-HA LIVES...
17 Jan 2007, 20:55LOVE them. Of course, you know that only their first two albums were GREAT. The third, "Stay On These Roads" had a few songs that I still hum to my self. (In particular the first and title track, which is a beautiful piece of music.)
I don't care what anyone says. I submit that a-ha were WAY more talented than their one (or two) hit song status. The second album, whose track "Cry Wolf" was the only of its ten tracks to chart at all here in America, was such an unbelievable improvement on a-ha 1.0. (Hunting High and Low is a great album -- don't get me wrong. I just found that "Scoundrel Days" was, in fact, a more mature and more interesting album, sonically and lyrically.)
If you listen to the first track from Scoundrel, those are real strings being played by some person whose name I have completely forgotten. I also recall hearing real drums on about half of the songs on the second album, whereas the first album used samples exclusively.
I'd just love to know if anyone has any idea what kinds of synths they used for that album. I'll check Wikipedia, but I doubt that they'll say there. Anyway, I'm rambling again and am horridly off-topic. This is what happens when you drink too much coffee and sit around waiting for NAMM to get underway...
- Sammy
Good night, and good luck.
http://www.sammyjames.com
I don't care what anyone says. I submit that a-ha were WAY more talented than their one (or two) hit song status. The second album, whose track "Cry Wolf" was the only of its ten tracks to chart at all here in America, was such an unbelievable improvement on a-ha 1.0. (Hunting High and Low is a great album -- don't get me wrong. I just found that "Scoundrel Days" was, in fact, a more mature and more interesting album, sonically and lyrically.)
If you listen to the first track from Scoundrel, those are real strings being played by some person whose name I have completely forgotten. I also recall hearing real drums on about half of the songs on the second album, whereas the first album used samples exclusively.
I'd just love to know if anyone has any idea what kinds of synths they used for that album. I'll check Wikipedia, but I doubt that they'll say there. Anyway, I'm rambling again and am horridly off-topic. This is what happens when you drink too much coffee and sit around waiting for NAMM to get underway...
- Sammy
Good night, and good luck.
http://www.sammyjames.com
Yes we did.
Re: A new V-synth keyboard at NAMM!!!!!!!!
17 Jan 2007, 21:14Re: A new V-synth keyboard at NAMM!!!!!!!!
17 Jan 2007, 21:23I'm going to continue this thread in the "Anything Goes" forum here. Anyone who wants to join me there may!
- Sammy
Good night, and good luck.
http://www.sammyjames.com
- Sammy
Good night, and good luck.
http://www.sammyjames.com
Yes we did.
Re: A new V-synth keyboard at NAMM!!!!!!!!
17 Jan 2007, 22:42Repost from another thread:
I think were being scammed by Roland in a way. I think the marketing (and the strange removal of the new gear link over in the v-synth thread) is a ploy to misdirect us. I think there's gonna be a major Fantom announcement that they're keeping quiet. After all the best lies do contain en element of truth, the lie being "no fantom announcement" and the element of truth being "here's the v-synth our major product this year"...
And frankly, since lots of major bands have gone batty over Fantom they'd be nuts not to offer a new product in the family or a major revision/replacement...
Eye of newt and toe of frog... etc.
Adam.
http://adampianoman.googlepages.com
I think were being scammed by Roland in a way. I think the marketing (and the strange removal of the new gear link over in the v-synth thread) is a ploy to misdirect us. I think there's gonna be a major Fantom announcement that they're keeping quiet. After all the best lies do contain en element of truth, the lie being "no fantom announcement" and the element of truth being "here's the v-synth our major product this year"...
And frankly, since lots of major bands have gone batty over Fantom they'd be nuts not to offer a new product in the family or a major revision/replacement...
Eye of newt and toe of frog... etc.
Adam.
http://adampianoman.googlepages.com
RE: NEW V-SYNTH @ NAMM 2007
17 Jan 2007, 22:52.
The Freak Lead patch on the V-Synth will blow away any patch on the Fantom
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The Freak Lead patch on the V-Synth will blow away any patch on the Fantom
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Re: A new V-synth keyboard at NAMM!!!!!!!!
17 Jan 2007, 22:57RE: NEW V-SYNTH @ NAMM 2007
17 Jan 2007, 23:05.
Since I'm a tech head, my V-SYNTH has me playing it
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Since I'm a tech head, my V-SYNTH has me playing it
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I HATE to say this...
17 Jan 2007, 23:56...I really, really hate to say this: But in some sense, I hope that Roland and Korg and Yamaha will all stop producing these behemoth synthesizers.
What I hope that they WILL do, and there is evidence that they may in fact consider this, is that they should put out PCI boards for PCs. I know, I know, it isn't as warm-and-fuzzy as the thought of creating a real, flesh-and-blood (or parts and metal) keyboard instrument. I know also that for years I railed against computers as musical "instruments," fearing that this would corrupt the creative process and would lead to generic-sounding music.
I don't think that this will happen. I've been using a computer now for only a few months, but there are some clear advantages. For one thing, a guy like me who can't lift a lot of weitght can find it more appealing to have a smaller, lighter-weight package. The synths that they are building in software are the lightest of all, and they sound great.
Plus, the ability to see everything on the screen is about the best benefit to almost anyone. Even if you are blind (and no, I'm not saying this to be mean or spiteful) then you can benefit from using the audio-software that aids blind people. It is next-to-impossible to equip a regular old hardware synth to do the same thing, unless you are Stevie Wonder. And it has been over 20 years since Raymond Kurzweil invented that gadget that Stevie used with his K250.
So... again -- I HATE to say this!!! I love synths. I don't LOVE software synths, but hey -- in some sense, again, I don't actually care that much. The most creative musicians will always find ways to exploit technology. That is what made synths so cool when they came out affordably in the early 1980s.
All of this leads me up to the current V-Synth thing. I think that Roland IS milking this whole thing big-time, but it almost doesn't matter. In about twelve hours we will all see what they have got, and those of us who can't afford it won't buy it. I think that they could cut costs and bring more product to the market if they were to invest in newer technologies, like said PC boards, but I imagine that it will take them even longer to arrive at that conclusion, longer than it took me to figure it all out. They don't operate as an individual -- they operate like a corporation does, and it can take decades for a company to change. That is if change doesn't destroy them, and it may. This new V-Synth could, in fact, be the death-knell of a big corporation like Roland. It probably won't... then again, no one had any idea that ARP would go under from releasing a guitar synth...
Thanks. Comment as you see fit.
- Sammy
Good night, and good luck.
http://www.sammyjames.com
What I hope that they WILL do, and there is evidence that they may in fact consider this, is that they should put out PCI boards for PCs. I know, I know, it isn't as warm-and-fuzzy as the thought of creating a real, flesh-and-blood (or parts and metal) keyboard instrument. I know also that for years I railed against computers as musical "instruments," fearing that this would corrupt the creative process and would lead to generic-sounding music.
I don't think that this will happen. I've been using a computer now for only a few months, but there are some clear advantages. For one thing, a guy like me who can't lift a lot of weitght can find it more appealing to have a smaller, lighter-weight package. The synths that they are building in software are the lightest of all, and they sound great.
Plus, the ability to see everything on the screen is about the best benefit to almost anyone. Even if you are blind (and no, I'm not saying this to be mean or spiteful) then you can benefit from using the audio-software that aids blind people. It is next-to-impossible to equip a regular old hardware synth to do the same thing, unless you are Stevie Wonder. And it has been over 20 years since Raymond Kurzweil invented that gadget that Stevie used with his K250.
So... again -- I HATE to say this!!! I love synths. I don't LOVE software synths, but hey -- in some sense, again, I don't actually care that much. The most creative musicians will always find ways to exploit technology. That is what made synths so cool when they came out affordably in the early 1980s.
All of this leads me up to the current V-Synth thing. I think that Roland IS milking this whole thing big-time, but it almost doesn't matter. In about twelve hours we will all see what they have got, and those of us who can't afford it won't buy it. I think that they could cut costs and bring more product to the market if they were to invest in newer technologies, like said PC boards, but I imagine that it will take them even longer to arrive at that conclusion, longer than it took me to figure it all out. They don't operate as an individual -- they operate like a corporation does, and it can take decades for a company to change. That is if change doesn't destroy them, and it may. This new V-Synth could, in fact, be the death-knell of a big corporation like Roland. It probably won't... then again, no one had any idea that ARP would go under from releasing a guitar synth...
Thanks. Comment as you see fit.
- Sammy
Good night, and good luck.
http://www.sammyjames.com
Yes we did.