From: khaberl@bbn.com (Karl Haberl)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: SY99 has no peers?
Date: 22 Jul 1992 15:56:32 GMT
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA
Reply-To: khaberl@bbn.com (Karl Haberl)
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com
Summary: Can you say "K2000"?
Keywords: K2000

In article <1992Jul22.032113.20916@ads.com> jtn@ADS.COM (John T. Nelson) writes:
>
>Hey... there's the SY99 from Yamaha.  
>
>The hipest thing about this synthesizer is that you can download
>samples to it via MIDI Dump Standard.  Now THAT'S a cool thing. 
>

Can you say "K2000" ? I know you can. Loads samples over MIDI SDS.
Loads samples from IBM-format floppies. Has a SCSI port. Can load samples off
internal or external hard disk drive. Reads Akai S1000 disks, soon to read
EPS16+ disks. Uses standard (cheap) Mac SIMMs for sample RAM - up to 64 MB!
Has 8MB sample ROM - expandable to 24 MB ROM.

>
>Now let's mosy over and take a look at that new Roland synthesizer, the
>JV-80.

>But what if I want to build realistic violin sounds or something?
>Naw... this isn't the box for me.  Sounds good but inflexible in that I
>can't build new realistic sounds or awesomly complex sampled sounds.
>Guess I wanta sampler...

Remember that word we said earlier? "K2000". Say it again now. Lets you
do all kinds of wonderful things - it's a SYNTHESIZER as well as a sample
player. Has superb sounding resonant filters - as well as a host of different
synthesis options, modulation routings, and processing facilities. Sampling
option that is in the works will add all kinds of neat stuff - analog and
digital ins/outs, enhanced sample editing, etc. etc.

>
>Hey look over there.... there's an Akai S1000... naw too expensive.
>And over there... an Emax II!  Mmmmm.... pretty low on the max number
>of notes/poliphony you get.  No... I won't even look at the high-end
>Roland samplers.  I know I can't afford those.  Besides.... those are
>pure playback devices and expensive ones at that.
>
>Hmmmmm... the new Proteus keyboard looks pretty sweet.  The Performance
>is a great piano module and the Proteus expanders are pretty nice.
>Sounds pretty good too.  Ugh... this keyboard suffers a little from
>over-design.  Hey guys I want this thing to SOUND good, not LOOK good.

Repeat after me: "K2000". Once again: "K2000". Many will say that it meets
both of your requirements: it SOUNDS great and it LOOKS cheesy.

>
>Oh NO!  Wave Wankers pulled the Wavestation from their displays.  Guess
>not everyone can handle one of those.  I do notice they have a Waldorf
>Wave.  I'm not sure I can warm up to the Wave's style of synthesis.
>
>Let's play with this W/01 workstation from Korg.  Hmmmm... how do I get
>out of this menu.  Grumble.  Hit this button.  Nope.  How about this
>one?  Nope...
>
>So anyone else looking for a new box?  What looks good to you?  I have
>to say the synth industry looks like its REALLY slow.  Not suprising,
>recession and all.  Looks like some deals could be had though.  Problem
>is that nothing quite has the quality I want at the price I can
>afford.
>
>- John

Well, you played with a bunch of stuff. Let's see. Hmmm, I can see at least
one important keyboard from Kurzweil that you missed. I think I'll put it in
the Keywords list. Now, one more time, repeat after me ...


Karl Haberl               | "The possibilities are truly VAST"
Internet: khaberl@bbn.com |   


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 just a satisfied (and sometimes shamelessly over-enthusiastic) customer.