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Friday, November 30, 2007
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Good job Waldorf! I'm glad they're back, and with such an excellent product!
ReplyDeleteWhat astounds me is the fact that it's the little guys like Waldorf, Elektron, DSI, and Access that are the innovators in this field, while the big 3 keep on pumping out one lame product after another. Unbelievable.
the torch has been passed
ReplyDeleteThe only thing, besides $, holding me back from trying to get one of these is that it only has a stereo out and no way to send audio directly into my DAW digitally via firewire or something else.
ReplyDeleteMr. Array, I agree but cmon, Korg trumps the other 2. Now if Waldorf would only bring back the Rack attack or a new drum goodie.
ReplyDeleteWhen is the last time Korg brought out a VA which wasn't buggy and/or suffered from poor build quality?
ReplyDeleteFor a good Korg VA, I think you have to go back to 1997. The Korg Z1 is an excellent example of innovation, great build quality, and no bugs! Although they did blow it ala Blofeld by only having stereo outs (although there is an optional ADAT interface). Too bad that was 10 years ago - I suppose once the OASYS price drops about $6500 or so, we'll have another affordable classic
ReplyDeletewhat Korg VAs are buggy?
ReplyDeletethere was some clock weirdness in certain circumstances in the first OS for the MS2000 but i can't think of anything else wrong.
as far as build quality goes, i've seen some pretty beat up MS2000s still kick serious ass.
Sounds pretty freaking awesome.
ReplyDeleteYa my MS2000 has fallen down stairs and been used as an ashtray by drunk friends of mine. It still rocks.
ReplyDeleteAFAIK, the clock timing issue was never resolved. Not even when the MS-2000B came out and Korg had an opportunity to address the issue via a hardware fix.
ReplyDeleteRegarding build quality, I HATE those cheap wobbly plastic knobs. That and those cheap rubber pads that they use for buttons. I wish they could cut out some of the gimmicks from their products (those insulting tubes in the electribe series, and those obnoxious LED rings in the Radias) and put in some components that actually feel nice.
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ReplyDelete"I wish they could cut out some of the gimmicks from their products (those insulting tubes in the electribe series..."
ReplyDeleteI agree. I hate it when all these manufacturers stick a TOOB in a unit to make it look *cool* plus add an ammount of shitty starved-plate distortion. If you're going to bother to put a tube in there, run it at 300 volts for godsake and give us the real-deal warmth!
ill be getting this one! i need something to go with my two nords, and this sounds like something id like!
ReplyDeletebtw that "Pickup" demo on there is what i wish all synth demos sounded like !
"The Blofeld is a pretty cool little box.. but 16 part multitimbral with only one stereo out? Uhh...."
ReplyDeleteBut for $700... for a new Waldorf... get a few of them! In truth, with my Qs and XTs, I tended to run them stereo only anyway.
the prototype of the RADIUS was a fucking tank. i wish the production units had been like that.
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