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#283902 - 03/28/10 02:50 AM
Re: AUDYA owners that wish they held off buying now that there's the AUDYA 5
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Registered: 04/01/01
Posts: 4381
Loc: Norway
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Originally posted by spalding1968: .... Correct me if i am wrong but did he demonstrate that the Audya now has a fully functional sequencer and sampler ????? Does anyone have a link to the specs on this as if it has the Audya now has become a serious all in one keyboard and real competition now to my PA1X. This is the first time i have been seriously tempted to buy another keyboard. Link to Ketron newspage: http://newsletter.ketron.it/ As I understand the demo (Video 17) there is an option to record sounds stright into the HD, save into soundbank and pick as other sounds to play. Also there is sequenser, as we can see by his making of "Billy Jean". Agree, it sounds real nice, as usual drums and bass are very "live" as the way Ketron managed by SD1, but now I think it's even better. I was close to go for PA2X Pro, but I think I'll wait until the OS4 are out and see the reports from users before decide what to do. If hardware are a part of it, it's better wait 'till new series shipped to the dealers. Cheers GJ Btw. Now when James have MS under examination, I find that machine interesting too, and if they manage get it work well as an arranger, I think it's worth looking at. Maybe overkill for an arranger player, but it opens doors to other areas if we're willing to explore and learn.
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#283904 - 03/29/10 08:36 AM
Re: AUDYA owners that wish they held off buying now that there's the AUDYA 5
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Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14269
Loc: NW Florida
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Anyone that is sequencing in an arranger (or even WS) these days is missing 95% of the capabilities and ease of use of a computer based system. I think that all arranger sequencers really NEED is fairly basic abilities, but a strong emphasis on what is needed at the PLAYBACK end of things... easy editing of sounds used per track, basic track global offsets for volume, effects, dynamics, etc., and then easy ways to manipulate the playback of the file... Markers, conditional loops, preset mute and solo groups, integration with the style and multipad section, things like that. The arranger is still primarily a 'performing' instrument, and would benefit from those areas being the focus of development rather than trying to simply ape (poorly) the capabilities of computer sequencers. Sure, you need basic 'scratchpad' recording, for when inspiration strikes when you are away from the house, but little else, in truth. Let's face it, most us us have a computer with MORE than enough horsepower for a good sequencer... And the added real estate on a decent monitor makes editing operations that are a PITA on a tiny arranger screen so easy to do, one is tempted to do it more often. I haven't used an on board sequencer for anything more than a scratchpad since the early nineties (maybe earlier!) and don't miss the hell that working on detail editing on a tiny, tiny display puts you through...
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