The following is via Sir Ruff on VSE:
"well, I don't normally write about anything new I get, but this this just showed up today and kind of blew me away. I really didn't expect it to sound so damn raw and vintage, but I guess it is essentially components of a ms-20 in a pseudo-preset box. I frankly can't ever see this being used as a guitar synth-the bass is so massive, even with just one oscillator preset on, it would be silly not to use it for this. there is just enough resonance on the filter to achieve the perfect "phwoah" sound... very rude! Twisted Evil totally unlike any filter I have used before-again I assume this is part of the ms-20 legacy... Actually this would be a perfect addition to a ms-10/20 setup due to all the inputs for pitch/filter/lfo/portamento... I guess there were special pedals you could buy for this, but surely other connections would work as well? Failing this, I will at least be able to connect it to my cs15 for some 3 osc madness.
Unfortunately, I don't have a manual, and there's none on the net, so if anyone happens to know the inner workings of the "touch sense" parameter, and others, I'd like to hear!"
And the Poll... I frequently come across mini reviews like this on various forums and... I find them interesting. On the one hand it could just be a reflection of someone's joy in picking up a new synth, but on the other it is a perspective on the new synth. And... I have seen dissapointment as well. The poll, or rather my question to you is, should I put this stuff up when I come across it? It is fascinating in that you get to see one person's reaction to a given synth, but would you consider it worth posting here? On a forum, of course it makes sense. The comment in this mini review that stood out as interesting to me was the following: "I guess it is essentially components of a ms-20 in a pseudo-preset box." The X-911, guitar synth, consisting of MS20 components. Is this correct? Of course if you know it not to be, you are free to correct this statement in the comments here and/or on the thread as well. The thing with the VSE thread is that it will eventually disappear - inactive threads there will eventually expire. Let me know if you think I should post these one of mini reviews via the poll below. Note that I am completely on the fence on this one and normally I would not put this up unless someone sent it in for a post. So if you vote no, I will not take offense to it.
Friday, August 10, 2007
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so much is in this box!
ReplyDeletei gotta modular it:
http://home.swipnet.se/ericg/x911.htm
I'd say yes. BUT!!!! Only post reviews of things that people have had for a while. Its very easy to be blown away on the first week or so of owning something but its not until you've used a synth for an extended period of time and in a few tracks can you really say how it works in your set up and thus be a worth while review to other people.
ReplyDeleteOn second thought... maybe this should be left to Harmony Central.
Your polls need to have more surreal options.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was thinking of adding whether or not you were referencing Marie Antoinette in the comments of the tenori-on post. Nice comment BTW.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I've got mixed feelings on this. Usually my reviews are favorable, so it's not about being paranoid. Some of the observations however can be either unjustified (the reviewer doesn't understand the circuit or function well enough, yet can make damaging comments) or makes observations on workmanship or the standards of workmanship which are not applicable (I've seen comments dissing some European products and the guidelines they were suggesting should have been incorporated were actually on par with NASA standards, which is totally overkill for a ground zero Sequential Switch). These types of things can be harmful. It's cool if someone elects not to purchase a product based on what they read in a review, but for a manufacturer to get dinged unjustly is weird, and permanent.
ReplyDeleteSecondly under no circumstances should you allow reviews from anonymous individuals. If someone's going to give us his or her opinions, they should have the guts to do it out of the shadows.
That being said, based on what we've come to expect from him I'm pretty sure Matrix will exercise good judgement when selecting these types of posts.
- P
No. Harmony Central's already got gear reviews. Leave it alone...
ReplyDeletethanks, Matrix! Outstanding!
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