The Elf wrote: A web-based patch storage system really is not an answer
yep, I never signed up for that. I can generally get a specific sound quickly by twiddling the CPs limited No. of knobs from memory. Granted Im not on stage inbetween songs. Is there not some (ancient) MIDI device that can interrogate synth patches and regurgitate them on demand ?
I used to think the Reface combined MIDI socket was silly but anything goes now with devices having MIDI on jack sockets.
The Reface form factor is small so although it doesnt tick the BIG box, it is great to put in a bag along with a laptop or a phone with a drum machine app when out and about !
Arpangel wrote:My favourite EP sounds have always been from the DX7,
I have a favourite FM synth preset for a modified Rhodes in the style of Dyno-my-piano
Arpangel wrote:Yes, looking to buy a dedicated Rhodes keyboard, as I'm using that sound more and more these days, I thought about a real vintage one, but reliability, tuning etc, could be a pain.
I'm just after people's preferences, and why, looking at the Zarenburg, Korg, and some Nord offerings.
The Elf wrote: A web-based patch storage system really is not an answer
yep, I never signed up for that. I can generally get a specific sound quickly by twiddling the CPs limited No. of knobs from memory. Granted Im not on stage inbetween songs. Is there not some (ancient) MIDI device that can interrogate synth patches and regurgitate them on demand ?
I used to think the Reface combined MIDI socket was silly but anything goes now with devices having MIDI on jack sockets.
The Reface form factor is small so although it doesnt tick the BIG box, it is great to put in a bag along with a laptop or a phone with a drum machine app when out and about !
Arpangel wrote:My favourite EP sounds have always been from the DX7,
I have a favourite FM synth preset for a modified Rhodes in the style of Dyno-my-piano
I have an Alesis Datadisk SQ that loads all my old DX Patches, it's still a useful thing to have around.
I have "all" of my DX7 sounds loaded into FM8, but it's not hardware!
The Elf wrote:Since I landed a Yamaha Reface CP I haven't wanted for vintage piano sounds.
Yep !
I have tried most of the Reface range (bar the Dx)]
.....Well now I have checked out the DX and im impressed.
My first programmable polysynth was the £500 DX27, at £250 the reface has so much more, not least of all - velocity.
Since launch, it seems that WWW People have been busy creating, there are alternatives to soundmondo storage and editing, a hardware editor & tons of demo videos.
Heres an interesting DX demo using a hardware controller (£££) to create an evolving
landscape
Ooh he has some lovely stuff for sale coming soon. Even a Wurlitzer 140 and I could well be convicted that it would be a great alternative to my 200a ...
I have always promised myself a ‘proper’ Wurly one day and this is where I will be going.
The guy who runs it is called Doug. For those of us here old enough to remember, he used to have a music shop in Nantwich (I think) called Dougie’s Music. A proper 80’s music shop!!!
Oh..... don’t click on the section marked ‘Dreamtime’ unless you want to lose the contents of your bank balance!!!
