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Subject: i am a control freak
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Original Message 1/8 03-Sep-98 @ 05:47 AM - i am a control freak
buggo
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...that is, i enjoy being able to play synthesizer modules instead of just looking at them...!!
what would you all reccomend as a totally basic keyboard controller (doesn't necessarily need knobs, as I eventually plan to use it with things like the basstation rack, which has 'em on the front panel, and the tx81z, which isn't much of a twiddlin' machine, etc...Just basic keys and A PITCH WHEEL! (even tiny octave range is ok! preferable actually!)
so a small, several-octave master keys that easily (quickly!!) lets me switch b/w midi channels, velo sensitivity is nice but by no means required...cheap IS required...as well as something that isn't going to fall apart right away...i plan to use it live...tips?
what would you all reccomend as a totally basic keyboard controller (doesn't necessarily need knobs, as I eventually plan to use it with things like the basstation rack, which has 'em on the front panel, and the tx81z, which isn't much of a twiddlin' machine, etc...Just basic keys and A PITCH WHEEL! (even tiny octave range is ok! preferable actually!)
so a small, several-octave master keys that easily (quickly!!) lets me switch b/w midi channels, velo sensitivity is nice but by no means required...cheap IS required...as well as something that isn't going to fall apart right away...i plan to use it live...tips?
Message 2/8 03-Sep-98 @ 09:11 AM - RE: i am a control freak
I dunno.. I killed two birds with one stone.. And one of your birds is already dead.. See, I wanted an FM unit, and I needed a controller, so I went with the DX7IIFD.. 6 op FM synth, and velocity, aftertouch, and all that good shit you need for a controller.. Now, I feel that when you buy a controller, you need to kill two birds with one stone.. Get a keyboard, AND get a really cool synth that you'll use forever... At this place in time, I personally would go for a Kawai K5000.. Additive synthesis, oh yes, killer knobs, and it looks SO COOL.. But then I'm making a little bit more money than you Buggo.. Not that much, really, but.. Lots of people like the CS1x as a controller.. And like the synth, too.. I haven't tried the CS1x, but I tried the AN1x and I was unimpressed.. I dunno.. My choice was the right one for me, but I don't know what you need... Tell me what holes you think you have in your sound setup, and I'll try to find a controller that fills 'em...
Message 3/8 03-Sep-98 @ 09:35 AM - RE: i am a control freak
buggo - talking of two birds with one stone - are you absolutely set on getting an emax rack because the keyboard version is cheaper and would work as a controller...
and then, when you're naming your emax patches you can use your emax keyboard as a typewriter - its sooooo much faster than using the slider....you get quite proficient at typing using it after a while....
and then, when you're naming your emax patches you can use your emax keyboard as a typewriter - its sooooo much faster than using the slider....you get quite proficient at typing using it after a while....
Message 4/8 03-Sep-98 @ 04:48 PM - RE: i am a control freak
I already tried that, but buggo has been corrupted by Sedusas claim that the Emax is ugly! It doesnt have aftertouch, though, but it IS velo-sensitive..thats a good set of birds to kill-Emax as sampler and synth and controller and lover...oops!
Message 5/8 04-Sep-98 @ 05:08 AM - RE: i am a control freak
buggo
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No, I've not been corrupted by Sedusa's claim...altho I saw some pics of it and it DOES look like shit...he he...no offense dave man...the real reason is that it's so damn BIG!!!
I have such a small room, and I'm looking to play out live, so I don't want to lug huge stuff around: another thing about using a synth keyboard as a master controller is then don't you lose some flexibilty? (I don't know..it just sounds kind of fishy...)
so I think I'll want a dedicated controller (how much can they cost???)
Sedusa: loopholes in the setup...er...Well I've got a tx81z arriving in the mail soon, and i've got my juno 106, and i plan to get a few more rackmount modules, and maybe a few more keyboard synths, if I ever get some room. One thing that has perplexed me...If i have several keyboards (say, juno, basstation, prophecy) and I want to be able to play into my sequencer with all of them (not at the same time!) will I have to get a merge box? I don't want to buy a keyboard like the Juno and then have to play it with a fucking controller keyboard!! (It's only an issue because I can't turn off local control on the juno...otherwise i'd use it as a controller.)
so maybe if i could get some insights into how all yer studios are set up I could figure out some shit for my own little setup...
and influx dude, let me know next time you're in the area!
I have such a small room, and I'm looking to play out live, so I don't want to lug huge stuff around: another thing about using a synth keyboard as a master controller is then don't you lose some flexibilty? (I don't know..it just sounds kind of fishy...)
so I think I'll want a dedicated controller (how much can they cost???)
Sedusa: loopholes in the setup...er...Well I've got a tx81z arriving in the mail soon, and i've got my juno 106, and i plan to get a few more rackmount modules, and maybe a few more keyboard synths, if I ever get some room. One thing that has perplexed me...If i have several keyboards (say, juno, basstation, prophecy) and I want to be able to play into my sequencer with all of them (not at the same time!) will I have to get a merge box? I don't want to buy a keyboard like the Juno and then have to play it with a fucking controller keyboard!! (It's only an issue because I can't turn off local control on the juno...otherwise i'd use it as a controller.)
so maybe if i could get some insights into how all yer studios are set up I could figure out some shit for my own little setup...
and influx dude, let me know next time you're in the area!
Message 6/8 04-Sep-98 @ 07:26 AM - RE: i am a control freak
Im actually gonna come up there tomorrow--i havent said anything, cuz that leaves me very little time to do much more than spend time with the people im going to see...friends that I havent seen in a long time...Actually, bug...I may just stop in cuz Im leavin mid day, and that would be toward the end of my trip, and I could just get up there later than what I planned. Ill E you and you can give me your # and mebbe we can pull it off...if not...definitely some other time, and Ill bring my small gear and we can jam! same thing to Sedusa..it ousnded like you were a very bizzy fella, so I figgered maybe it could wait til I have more time? The # Ill be at is 831-460-9853. Ill take your #, too, saul, adn well see what happens. id like to drive up and check out spundae or saomehting!
Message 7/8 04-Sep-98 @ 07:41 AM - RE: i am a control freak
buggo
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sounds cool...probably won't work unless it's a weekend tho because i go to school 8-3 and work 7-830. if you ever come up here on a weekend lemme know...don't know how long you'll be here but this weekend is ideal because it's 3 days so i have no worries about school until 2am on tuesday...!
Message 8/8 04-Sep-98 @ 11:46 AM - RE: i am a control freak
Yeah, this weekend at Spundaes should be a good one.. My # is 831-338-7060 .. Hehe.. And my answering machine has a robot voice saying "Please leave message.. After tone.. BEEP" .. Yup, that's my machine..
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