Originally posted by Diki:
It would be interesting to hear what you feel about this type of keyboard, where doing the voicing of almost everything you use is the responsibility of the user, not the highly talented factory voicers that 'closed' systems enjoy...
In fact, do you actually use an arranger at all for anything (other than providing demos)? How do you see their use, and capabilities?
Well it's a different solution. Voicing is a real art - I am fortunate to work with some of the best in the world, and my very limited experience shows it to be very time consuming. However in an X76 scenario I guess you are building the specific blocks you want. It's really the answer for those dissatisfied with OOTB solutions, make your own Soundset, Styles, Audio backing, whatever you want. I use a lot of software and as a PC user struggle at times for processing power. A hardware device is a different animal - I am still using my JV1080 for Bass, sometimes for Rhodes, occasionally for PCM Synth voices form the 80s. Some soft synths cut it, some don't. Using the Polysix emulation in the OASYS was beautiful, but from memory, not REAL. . . but then again, no midi, 32 patches, battery eventually dies while on tour, buy a DW8000, need for a show, buy a Wavestation AD etc
We all love gear, lets face it, and one guy's E80 is another's PA2X is another's Orla, Gem, Wersi (if you're really loaded! :-)) ois another guys XS or Fantom,so who knows.