sjoko2
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only one thing you should do - go to a store somewhere and play with it...
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cat
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kurzweil sound.
I have a K-2500 and the sounds are incredible. When I wanted to add more sounds, I went to the website and downloaded the entire sound library they have posted (thousands of sounds). I now have a K-2500 with K-2600 and K-2000 sounds. How many other workstations have free sound libraries/ upgrades that allow you access to the newest sounds offered.
I have a K-2500 and the sounds are incredible. When I wanted to add more sounds, I went to the website and downloaded the entire sound library they have posted (thousands of sounds). I now have a K-2500 with K-2600 and K-2000 sounds. How many other workstations have free sound libraries/ upgrades that allow you access to the newest sounds offered.
sjoko2
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Chriss
Jitens Half Brother
hehe.. yup.. the new deal is definitely motif..
laj35
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Been checkin out the Motif lately, was wodering if it's that better than the ole Triton of mine. What you think I'd be looking at if I sold the Triton on EBAY and bought a Motif there is well, that is rough estimate, or even think it's worht the hassle the $$$$ for the upgrade?
Laj
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Chriss
Jitens Half Brother
depends on what you can get fo' yo' triton on e-bay.. sometimes old stuff goes for list price there, so you might be looking at no $$$ at all..
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Jeroleen
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Does noboy here like the KARMA. Frankly, I like the instrument and, as with all synths, most all of the sounds are good, IT THEY ARE USED APPRPRIATELY. For instance, you would not put on a solo violin sound and attempt to play a funk bass part. This is extreme, but the point is, sounds are sounds are sounds. Record any one of these insturments in a world class studio with a world class engineer and it will probably sound pretty darn good. Every sound will therefore sound good if not great if the sound fits the part and the part fits the song. So, in the end, this is a highly, very highly subjective area and discussions over which synth is best are absurd since none are best and all are different. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT. From there, you can decide which is BEST FOR YOU. What works for one, on this site, may not work for another. MY QUESTION IS THIS, WHY DO YOU ALL ALWAYS GET INTO PISSING MATCHES OVER WHO HAS THE0 BEST SYNTH. Why don't you discuss how to use these intruments, things that can be done with them, what sounds are useful in what situations. Share your experience with your instrument, who cares if you think your dicks bigger than his dick......
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Jeroleen
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P.S.
Or is that P.M.S. (Just thought I would say I am not excluding ladies I know they are out there in limited numbers. The point is the same notwithstanding gender).
Or is that P.M.S. (Just thought I would say I am not excluding ladies I know they are out there in limited numbers. The point is the same notwithstanding gender).
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TIGERSHARK
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KORG TrinityV3
i have a trinity v3 and i've been nothing but happy with it.
i upgraded from a korg x2 (it was stolen a few years ago at a live gig...right off of the stage 
anyway...) to the trinity v3. i must say that the older korg sequencers were difficult to work with because of the screen size. when i upgraded (61 semi-weighted keys) i was sufficiently blown away by the ease of transition into a larger screen...especially with the sequencer. i guess i endured my old x2 for enough years that i really liked the ease-of-use with the larger screened v3. all in all, i've found the sequencer to have pretty much the same high quality as my earlier korg. the larger screen just makes it easier to use. HOWEVER...i've just now personally stepped up into more of a modern technical age by adding a software sequencer to my repertoire. (new computer, too...finally ) i must say that i wish i would've taken that step several years ago. any time you can add more than one sensory perception, your editing potential greatly increases. (seeing AND hearing) so, if you're going for great patches/sounds...you could probably get by with any top-of-the-line keyboard that's out there. (as long as you select a KORG. lol) as far as sequencing goes...try to get a software sequencer. there's a lot of them out there right now...even free ones. it's worth it, if you're gonna be recording/burning your own discs.
i have a trinity v3 and i've been nothing but happy with it.
i upgraded from a korg x2 (it was stolen a few years ago at a live gig...right off of the stage anyway...) to the trinity v3. i must say that the older korg sequencers were difficult to work with because of the screen size. when i upgraded (61 semi-weighted keys) i was sufficiently blown away by the ease of transition into a larger screen...especially with the sequencer. i guess i endured my old x2 for enough years that i really liked the ease-of-use with the larger screened v3. all in all, i've found the sequencer to have pretty much the same high quality as my earlier korg. the larger screen just makes it easier to use. HOWEVER...i've just now personally stepped up into more of a modern technical age by adding a software sequencer to my repertoire. (new computer, too...finally ) i must say that i wish i would've taken that step several years ago. any time you can add more than one sensory perception, your editing potential greatly increases. (seeing AND hearing) so, if you're going for great patches/sounds...you could probably get by with any top-of-the-line keyboard that's out there. (as long as you select a KORG. lol) as far as sequencing goes...try to get a software sequencer. there's a lot of them out there right now...even free ones. it's worth it, if you're gonna be recording/burning your own discs.
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swablring
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As a newbie to this forum I find it interesting that the motif is getting such good press (if that's the right word). Many years ago, when I played keyboard in a band, a digital instrument was something we played with our fingers (the numbers we kept in our mouths).
In those days I played a Yamaha Yk45d! Yes, no doubt I'd be laughed at now. Come to think of it I was laughed at then! But it was better than Mum's Bk7 we used to cart off to gigs and pump through an amp.
So, I'm impressed that after all these years I may end up with another Yamaha. But tell me honestly skoko2 can it be true that I can do all this on the motif without using my computer at all?
My problem is I have an amd1g which everyone tells me is a nice chip if you're tone deaf and not thinking about sequencing on the pc. So I'm trying to avoid the pc altogether if instumentally possible.
By the way I know some of these arguments can be very subjective and a little ego driven, but for me it's still a very valid and worthwhile discussion. Where else are old bastards like me going to learn? Ta.
In those days I played a Yamaha Yk45d! Yes, no doubt I'd be laughed at now. Come to think of it I was laughed at then! But it was better than Mum's Bk7 we used to cart off to gigs and pump through an amp.
So, I'm impressed that after all these years I may end up with another Yamaha. But tell me honestly skoko2 can it be true that I can do all this on the motif without using my computer at all?
My problem is I have an amd1g which everyone tells me is a nice chip if you're tone deaf and not thinking about sequencing on the pc. So I'm trying to avoid the pc altogether if instumentally possible.
By the way I know some of these arguments can be very subjective and a little ego driven, but for me it's still a very valid and worthwhile discussion. Where else are old bastards like me going to learn? Ta.
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hdi
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Motif plug-ins
Speaking of the Motif, how are the plug-ins? I am especially interested in the 'Vocal Harmony' plug-in. My impression is that it will help in exploring vocal harmonies when writing a song. How would this be different then just sampling your own voice on the onboard sampler and using it for harmonies?
Also, any way to get a good electric base on the Motif? I've been using a patch called 'Frec FW' adding reverb and chorus and boosting the lower freq and it comes out ok......
Any good human voice patches you can get for the Motif?? That is one one weak area on the board.
Speaking of the Motif, how are the plug-ins? I am especially interested in the 'Vocal Harmony' plug-in. My impression is that it will help in exploring vocal harmonies when writing a song. How would this be different then just sampling your own voice on the onboard sampler and using it for harmonies?
Also, any way to get a good electric base on the Motif? I've been using a patch called 'Frec FW' adding reverb and chorus and boosting the lower freq and it comes out ok......
Any good human voice patches you can get for the Motif?? That is one one weak area on the board.
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ISPdeRuiter
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SOUND DIAGNOSIS
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ISPdeRuiter said:
I humbly agree. No questions. It's what eventually ends up in your ears. Kurz sounds truer.
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Busy
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We're Motif on this list
Dude! Where is the Motif on the selection Box. I asked sales guys at 4 major chains (Music123, SamAsh, GC, & Mars) which one was selling the hottest this year and they all told me Motif was. I got one and it's just amazing. They recently put a poll up at HarmonyCentral and the Motif won the vote (one of the largest threads I think in HC memory).
Dude! Where is the Motif on the selection Box. I asked sales guys at 4 major chains (Music123, SamAsh, GC, & Mars) which one was selling the hottest this year and they all told me Motif was. I got one and it's just amazing. They recently put a poll up at HarmonyCentral and the Motif won the vote (one of the largest threads I think in HC memory).
Roel
That SMART guy.
Well.... simply because I didn't know about the motif back then. It was pretty new at the time... (this thread started septembre last year!)
subtractor
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Why does'nt anyone take into account what kind of music the instrument is being used for?
I've got a k2500s and I'm convinced some of you people are high!
(Not that there's anything wrong with that, it just impairs judgement)
My kurz has awesome sound quality, and I don't even have the kdfx. And I've got a jv-1010 that I think has some of the finest piano and acoustic guitar sounds I've ever heard. They're beautiful!
But if you want to do electronica/house/techno, whatever, those and the motiv8 can be out gunned by a whole lotta virtual analog synths.(or even analog).
A nord lead2 or 3, korg ms2000, virus c or b, super nova's, waldorf q, even a crappy ass jp-8000 will kick a motif's ass when it comes to fat dance sounds!
Not to mention, to adhere to the questions a the beginning of the thread, almost all of the synths mentioned by everyone else is sample based. I guess that might have been a typo since all the choices given are sample based...
And like Jeroleen said! The karma is a kick ass board! AND it's true, it seems pissing contests are all to common around here. It's like you guys are sitting around a bowl of fruit yelling at each other about how good the fuckin bannana is! As good as that bannana is, it is simply not gonna cut it when it's time to make an apple pie! So there!
I've got a k2500s and I'm convinced some of you people are high!
(Not that there's anything wrong with that, it just impairs judgement)
My kurz has awesome sound quality, and I don't even have the kdfx. And I've got a jv-1010 that I think has some of the finest piano and acoustic guitar sounds I've ever heard. They're beautiful!
But if you want to do electronica/house/techno, whatever, those and the motiv8 can be out gunned by a whole lotta virtual analog synths.(or even analog).
A nord lead2 or 3, korg ms2000, virus c or b, super nova's, waldorf q, even a crappy ass jp-8000 will kick a motif's ass when it comes to fat dance sounds!
Not to mention, to adhere to the questions a the beginning of the thread, almost all of the synths mentioned by everyone else is sample based. I guess that might have been a typo since all the choices given are sample based...
And like Jeroleen said! The karma is a kick ass board! AND it's true, it seems pissing contests are all to common around here. It's like you guys are sitting around a bowl of fruit yelling at each other about how good the fuckin bannana is! As good as that bannana is, it is simply not gonna cut it when it's time to make an apple pie! So there!
subtractor
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And it's kina funny Kurz and triton acct for almost 60% of the votes on the poll.
What's up, you motiv guys not voting?
What's up, you motiv guys not voting?
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lozone
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kurzweil
are you willing to sell/i'm in the market for kurzweilsjoko2 said:I've got one - it sucks - hardly ever gets used for recording - that's why I bought the Motif
Guernica
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great thread fellas........ a whole buttload (uh....boatload) of info here.......
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Bstage
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Trak said:
Takes more than a month to get familiar with equipment like the Motif...... The sequencer does take time... Thats the beauty of the Motif you Cant learn it in 20 minutes..... I find that a strength...