workstation synthesizer

[Gert van Santen]

Tony Scharf schreef:
> Ive got an M3, and I have to say its an exceptional instrument.  I have 
> hardly had to crack the manual on it, and it really gets the job done. 
>  I have been using it for writing and our stage sets since August, and I 
> really couldnt have pulled the shows together without it.
> 
> At the time I bought it, Korg was giving away a free EXB-Radias board, 
> so I sold the rack radias that I had.  That was a bit of a mistake, 
> because they do sound a bit different (with the rack radias sounding 
> just a tad bit fuller to my ears).  
> 
> One thing I have found I particularly like is the sequencer.  The touch 
> screen display really makes it easy to work with.  It also has a DAW 
> like view where you can use your finger to drag blocks of MIDI data 
> round (though I dont use that much).  Ive found that writing with it 
> puts me in a different headspace than working with Live, and I have 
> actually found the two work brilliantly together.  
> 
> Also, unlike the Virus VSTi, the Korg VSTi actually works really well in 
> every sequencer I have tried it with.   I dont use it much, however, 
> because the Korgs interface itself is so easy.  Why incur the CPU expense?
> 
> So, yeah...I am a big fan of my M3.  I have even come to really like the 
> styling, which I was at first not liking.  The tilted panel makes it 
> easier to interact with on stage (and interaction is a BIG part of this 
> workstations design).  
> 
> I guess Ill just sum up and say I dont think you could go wrong with an 
> M3.  Even an M3m tied to whatever Piano controller he already may have 
> would be an excellent solution (though the M3m is not rackable..a 
> strange oversight).  
> 
> Let me know if you have any other questions on it.  

Thanks a lot for the in-depth review! I have sent it to Harry 
immediately. Have a nice weekend :-)

Cheers!

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