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So, I know a couple people here are users of the alesis ion. I am just wondering, how do you find it as a master controller? How do the keys feel, and how simple is it to alter the global functions? Do the factory midi settings return after you turn it off, or will it keep whatever you program it to. I am curious. I want to get one, but part of its use will be as a master keyboard, not just as another synthesizer. I really like the interface, but the deciding factor will be the keyboard. I am also wondering if those modwheels are assignable to other equipment even when local is on. |
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Well, I've never tried any of the MIDI facilities of the Ion really, but I know from flicking thru menus that there are lots of MIDI controls. I think you can save MIDI settings, but again, I'm not sure. If you want me to have a look thru/scan parts of the manual, I will, but at the moment, I can't see what you're looking for in there. is a good place to ask questions |
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Thanks... Its ok. I probly should just read the manual myself. Just wanted input from people who have used one. Its known for being a bit buggy... I don't want it to be so buggy it makes me not work on music. |
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isn't this a film with Charlize Theron? |
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Yes, it's buggy, but it's great fun to work with. The only little bug that's really annoyed me (but I'm working with the first OS so you'll be different) is the arpeggiator not working sometimes. |
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How are you sequencing your ion? |
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Well, not via my PC, I don't use that kinda sequencing. If I use a hardware sequencer, it's usually the MC09. 303 Fatness All The Way. |
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Some stuff on the Ion that's hard to find demos for: |
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No offense, but if you think that is good, you need to get an evolver! I was quite tempted to get one an ion a while back, mainly due to the decent price I'd seen, but it has some fatal flaws so I'll give it a miss. I seriously think you should check out the evolver. If I ever come into some money, the poly evolver is the first thing I would get. |
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I tried an Evolver, and it was very nice, apart from one huge problem. Whatever I did, I could hear the sound of a CPU glitching. I turned everything off (no notes playing, no arpeggiator, nothing) and it was still there. I haven't a clue why this happened (most/half of it is analog surely) but it really put me off. Besides, I don't have any space for another keyboard. |
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how weird. shouldn't do that. I doubt that most of it is analogue. I think the only analogue parts are the 2x analogue VCOs and the LPF. I think just about everything else is DSP. Makes sense, digital is cheaper to design, test, make, etc. |
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i like the hr-16 |
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Yeah, I know that digital is cheaper and in mass production easier to work with but I thought most of it was analogue. I guess VCOs and VCFs are the most important things to me so I just recognise that as being half a synth haha. Yeah, I really don't know what was doing it at all. It would be like if you played one note with a really simple patch (like sine wave, no filtering, no fancy envelopes, no arp) it would click all over the place. |
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How easy is it to make tone generator? Just an on/off button, a frequency and a volume knob and a line out? |
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When you say tone generator, what do you want? It's piss easy to make a square wave oscillator, just google "555 oscillator" |
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That is very easy to make. What do you want? A tone is strictly speaking a sine wave. Presumably you want to cover the audio range 20Hz-20kHz and have a line level output? Do you want it battery powered or mains powered? Or do you want it to be powered by one of those wall socket DC converter blocks? Do you want sinewave output, saw, ramp, square, triangle, or what? As Number johnny 5 would say..."input". |
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