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Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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This is great, pretty much what I'm always trying to do with my A4 and failing, ahah.
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Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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Been following this from the start, it turned up on syntaur which is a US channel based on repairing all the good gear (well worth a watch, its a rabbit hole)
But Chris is a great guy, and is persistent in his quest
But Chris is a great guy, and is persistent in his quest
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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The Rockshop are doing some good discounts at the moment for some Modal synths.
The full-sized keyboard versions of these synths (8 has 37 keys/3 octaves and 8X has 61 keys/5 octaves) feature FATAR TP9/S keybeds. These keybeds are considered the gold standard in today's synthesizers by the synthesizer community. They are semi-weighted, velocity sensitive and can do channel aftertouch (not polyphonic aftertouch).
Regarding the sound engines, the Argon series feature a wavetable synth engine whilst Cobalt is a Virtual Analog synth engine. The Argon has a much broader sound palette as it can use wavetables whilst Cobalt can only do classic oscillator shapes (e.g. Pulse, Sawtooth). Tone wise, I prefer the Cobalt over the Argon.
If anybody is looking for a unit that doubles as a standalone synth AND a great MIDI keyboard, I'd suggest looking at these. To put the pricing in perspective, the Rockshop is selling the Argon 8X for $1,199. The only other MIDI controller (no synth engine) that Rockshop sells with a 61-key Fatar keybed is the Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL S61 MK2, which they are selling for $1,399.
The full-sized keyboard versions of these synths (8 has 37 keys/3 octaves and 8X has 61 keys/5 octaves) feature FATAR TP9/S keybeds. These keybeds are considered the gold standard in today's synthesizers by the synthesizer community. They are semi-weighted, velocity sensitive and can do channel aftertouch (not polyphonic aftertouch).
Regarding the sound engines, the Argon series feature a wavetable synth engine whilst Cobalt is a Virtual Analog synth engine. The Argon has a much broader sound palette as it can use wavetables whilst Cobalt can only do classic oscillator shapes (e.g. Pulse, Sawtooth). Tone wise, I prefer the Cobalt over the Argon.
If anybody is looking for a unit that doubles as a standalone synth AND a great MIDI keyboard, I'd suggest looking at these. To put the pricing in perspective, the Rockshop is selling the Argon 8X for $1,199. The only other MIDI controller (no synth engine) that Rockshop sells with a 61-key Fatar keybed is the Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL S61 MK2, which they are selling for $1,399.
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This is literally what I used to do back in the days... though I had an Atari ST Then a DX21 and a 4 track but went back to mods when I got more into PC's. Gravis Ultrasound cost me more than my PC
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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yeah this is why I watch Chris Blyths series avidly It was the sound of my generation - the other side to heavy metal, the side that girls liked
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Link?
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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About 4 posts above yours……
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Original cartridges and a bunch of others are available here: https://homepages.abdn.ac.uk/d.j.benson ... l/dx7.html
Just download the https://homepages.abdn.ac.uk/d.j.benson ... 7patch.zip file and extract it into a new folder in the cartridges directory for dexed (C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\DigitalSuburban\Dexed\Cartridges\ on windows)
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.