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offline ChildrenTalking from United States on 2003-11-17 17:10 [#00954192]
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i was thinking about getting it. does anybody own this, can
u give any insight on whether or not its a good synthesizer


 

offline ChildrenTalking from United States on 2003-11-17 17:19 [#00954207]
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bump


 

offline jkd from Twitch City (Canada) on 2003-11-17 17:31 [#00954217]
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hi. i have one..

i like it. i mostly just use it as a midi controller with
reason. but it's a pretty nice synth as well.

what are you looking for in a synth?



 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-11-17 17:33 [#00954218]
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Isn't it a less featured MS2000? They sound good, Korg
wouldn't put their name to it if it was crap.


 

offline warpphex from lurkston, ziltyland. (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 17:36 [#00954222]
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I heard it has big sounds for a little box , the microphone
for the vocoda looks very eightys ;)


 

offline jkd from Twitch City (Canada) on 2003-11-17 17:40 [#00954225]
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yeah, it sounds quite good. i've heard it's similar to the
ms2000.

the vocoder sounds great too.. the mic is a little silly
tho. =)

the main drawbacks are:
a) the keys are a bit small and toyish (but i like this =)
b) only four voice polyphony

but again, it sounds awesome.



 

offline Rambling Madman from the future (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 17:43 [#00954228]
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It's the same synth engine as the MS2000, repackaged in a
smaller case with a different menu system.


 

offline Rambling Madman from the future (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 17:55 [#00954246]
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It comes with a mic as standard & can be run of bateries
(unlike the MS2000)

It looks a bit of a wimp next to the MS2000 & all those
knobs tho

http://www.vintagesynth.org/index.html


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-11-17 17:56 [#00954249]
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Have you played with an MS10 or 20 Rambling Madman? they
are soo harsh and fun!


 

offline ChildrenTalking from United States on 2003-11-17 18:20 [#00954292]
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heres the thing. i dont know anything about synthesizers.
the only thing i've used in the past is Fruity Loops Demo
and i'm getting tired of making music with midi sfx.


 

offline jkd from Twitch City (Canada) on 2003-11-17 18:24 [#00954301]
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have you tried the reason demo? reason 2.5 is very nice..
it's all you need really.



 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-11-17 18:24 [#00954303]
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If you can afford it, get a microkorg and have some fun,
play around, all the vst/fruity etc things are okay if you
want to be limited by some nerdy programmers view of
creativity. Don't play in their playground, it's quite
limmiting


 

offline ChildrenTalking from United States on 2003-11-17 18:28 [#00954313]
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thanks jive. another stupid question. how do i record the
stuff i create


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-11-17 18:30 [#00954318]
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using the micro korg?


 

offline ChildrenTalking from United States on 2003-11-17 18:35 [#00954330]
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yup


 

offline Rambling Madman from the future (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 18:50 [#00954366]
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The MS20 is exactly the synth I am after, I love the sounds
those things can create & to tell you the truth it's just
what I need for added inspiration (working inside the pc too
much can numb the mind) & to give my tunes some extra
character.

I've never heard any of your stuff Jivver, do you make
music?



 

offline B3n from Manchester (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 18:54 [#00954373]
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how much are they?

i've got a friend with an ms2000 and he loves it apart from
its limited polyphony

but i'd prefer to have 2 nice sounds than 20 shite ones eh?


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-11-17 18:59 [#00954384]
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I do, the MS 20 is a beautifull synth! you can patch things
but it's soo harsh! My main synth of choice is the EMS
synthi, it's my weapon of choice..


 

offline B3n from Manchester (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 19:00 [#00954385]
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what about software?


 

offline D-Steak from Kansas City, Mo. (United States) on 2003-11-17 19:01 [#00954388]
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whats the price on this bitch?


 

offline jkd from Twitch City (Canada) on 2003-11-17 19:04 [#00954393]
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cost me $650 canadian, new. that was about six months ago..
might be cheaper now.



 

offline promo from United Kingdom on 2003-11-17 19:09 [#00954396]
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Hey warpphex like your Dizzy avatar!


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-11-17 19:12 [#00954406]
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software wise, the ppg is cool for arppegiating 80's things,
the micro modular and arp2600 emulator is quite powerfull
for individuality, If you want harsh AFX sounds get the
PlastiCZ.


 

offline Rambling Madman from the future (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 19:18 [#00954414]
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The MS20 can go for around the same price s/h as a new
MS2000, around £500. However, the MS2000 can go for around
£300 s/h. Thats just going by ebay though, keep your eye
out in the classifieds section of your local paper & look
around at second hand music equipment dealers on the net for
a bargain. Thats the way to do it!
8D


 

offline B3n from Manchester (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 19:19 [#00954417]
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i'm not into any sound in particular, though I have a
fondness for fm...i'm a big fan of certain industrial
ambient tracks i've heard

I love the synths that I can get for my creamware card but
it runs out of dsp too easily and its really frustrating
becuase projects don't open, and don't want to splash out
more on another


 

offline B3n from Manchester (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 19:20 [#00954420]
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yeah! i can't really afford hardware at the moment cos i've
got a massive overdraft

I always seemed to be pissing around with cables too!


 

offline SweetAsCandy from Atlanta (United States) on 2003-11-17 19:23 [#00954426]
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LOL! I have no input on this stuff I just thought MicroKorg
sounded funny.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-11-17 19:30 [#00954445]
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If you're after a'real' hardware synth, cheap, and does
things properly, check the DX range. otherwise download the
PPG wave, it's cool for digital fun



 

offline B3n from Manchester (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 19:32 [#00954456]
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yeah well i've got a tx synth which a certain mr kennedy has
but was thinking more about reaktor possibly becuase it runs
off the cpu


 

offline B3n from Manchester (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 19:33 [#00954460]
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oh and I never got a reply about tribal gath!


 

offline Rambling Madman from the future (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 19:36 [#00954468]
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Hey Jivver, I would like to hear your stuff man. my msn
address is in my profile if you havn't got any tracks on the
net already. Just an idea.

8)


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2003-11-17 20:18 [#00954563]
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Yow! Thanks for turning me on to PlastiCZ! It's loads of
fun, and I love the hard candy interface.

Check it out people - free version with two voices! You
can do a lot of shit with even one voice when the sounds are
this thick and insane.


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2003-11-17 20:49 [#00954581]
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Aw fried cunt cheesewitches, it dies after 15 minutes and
you have to restart Cubase. The sadistic bastards expect
money for their hard work?!


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-11-17 20:55 [#00954587]
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The evil bastards! is it something like £15..? It's fair.
I'd pay a lot for a synth that could be soo in your face...
If you can't mail me and I'll find the unlock key...it'd
better be an amazing excuse, I'm sure it's £15.


 

offline ChildrenTalking from United States on 2003-11-17 21:05 [#00954596]
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i guess the manual should explain to me how to record the
stuff onto pc or cd. shouldn't be all too complicated


 

offline Rambling Madman from the future (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 21:14 [#00954603]
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I guess I'll shut up............... I obviously don't exist

8/


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2003-11-17 21:23 [#00954607]
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Oh I have no problem paying for it if I like it... it's just
upfront it looked like it was a free version with reduced
polyphony for a decent test drive. It's reasonably priced
too - fifty bucks.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-11-17 21:24 [#00954608]
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I make the crappest music ever! according to these genius
clones. can I hear some of your music?


 

offline Rambling Madman from the future (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-17 21:33 [#00954617]
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Ok, I'll have to upload my latest. I'll post a thread in a
bit.


 


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