Got $250 to spend - want new toy - TR Rack or D-550?

Yeah, I'm with you, more modern sounds and thousands of patches on the net :D and can compete with my triton, and still (IMHO) sits well in a modern mix.

IDK that much bout the TR rack but does it take the same expansion boards from the triton and vice versa?

Cheers
 
I think it's a different architecture. I haven't had mine all that long, maybe 2 months, and I've been swamped with work and gigs so I really haven't had a chance to do much more than muck with the presets.

anppilot said:
Yeah, I'm with you, more modern sounds and thousands of patches on the net :D and can compete with my triton, and still (IMHO) sits well in a modern mix.

IDK that much bout the TR rack but does it take the same expansion boards from the triton and vice versa?

Cheers
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anppilot said:
Yeah, I'm with you, more modern sounds and thousands of patches on the net :D and can compete with my triton, and still (IMHO) sits well in a modern mix.
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Well, seems like you already made your decision Anppilot. By all means, for many, TR is more attractive and useful box.

But D550 and PG-1000 together? Not even with 1000 fresh and deluxe programmed sounds, would they wash my pleasure working with this duo! Provided it is well preserved and sound able D550 :)
 
In general, I agree with you as to how nice it is to prgoram a D50, but to my ears it's a little dated, somewhat along the lines of the Korg M1. Some of the sounds are still viable, true, but in whole, the D50/D550 is at best a niche instrument. All my humble opinion of course...

Anthony said:
Well, seems like you already made your decision Anppilot. By all means, for many, TR is more attractive and useful box.

But D550 and PG-1000 together? Not even with 1000 fresh and deluxe programmed sounds, would they wash my pleasure working with this duo! Provided it is well preserved and sound able D550 :)
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fraserhutch said:
but to my ears it's a little dated, somewhat along the lines of the Korg M1. Some of the sounds are still viable, true, but in whole, the D50/D550 is at best a niche instrument
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WO THERE !!!

I can say this about the M1. I've been programming synths cince the 80's when I was a kid starting with yama's FM systhesis.

However, The M1 (which I have a M1r rack) I can make better 'digital' pads' on the M1 1 thousand times better then what I can make on my Virus Ti rack !!!

It's all how you program it I suppose. If your talking about M1's brass, pianos, strings, yes you're mostly right - definately dated. But even digital strings - M1 Hands Down !

I used to do alot of hiphop & R&B, I'm mostly into remixing, trance, techno and house. I'm not in a good city for hiphop & r&b. Theres talent here, but it's just not a marketable city. At least not yet.
 
There's no accounting for taste, is there? :D

To each their own. As I said, it's my opinion, coming from a guy who's owned and programmed the fore-mentioned DX7, and M1R.
 
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