Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:18 pm
DW8000? max ~225e.?
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Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:53 pm
320€ here, in France
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:13 pm
Pff, way too much! 
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:52 pm
Yeah, sure, and the synth is not worth it...
Check the DW6000 instead
Check the DW6000 instead
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:36 pm
Not interested in the DW6000...
320, that's on audiofanzine... It often too much on audiofanzine. I'll confirm the price I got on eBay when the seller tells me it's OK. I placed the best bid but can't believe the price...
I really hope the seller has not died seeing his DW8000 has been sold for... one hundred euros
320, that's on audiofanzine... It often too much on audiofanzine. I'll confirm the price I got on eBay when the seller tells me it's OK. I placed the best bid but can't believe the price...
I really hope the seller has not died seeing his DW8000 has been sold for... one hundred euros
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:20 pm
Hum, I would like to have a Novation KS ( the sounds are ... excellent ! )
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:57 pm
Yeah, good one... I'd like to have a KS-4 or KS-5 (not the K-Station). But they're hard to find...Dark Shrimp wrote:Hum, I would like to have a Novation KS ( the sounds are ... excellent ! )
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:03 pm
You'd better look for 2nd hands here in NL then!jeremy wrote:Yeah, good one... I'd like to have a KS-4 or KS-5 (not the K-Station). But they're hard to find...Dark Shrimp wrote:Hum, I would like to have a Novation KS ( the sounds are ... excellent ! )
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:47 pm
Nice synth,KS5,very underestimated too,presets don't do it justice whatsoever,one of the Few VA that can actually replicate a decent Minimoog type bass due to its 3osc structure
Although I will say one thing,If your gonna buy one check it out properly before you buy it,many of them are ridiculed with Bugs,many of which Novation never adressed,one of the biggest problems is the OS has a tendency to have a mind of its own,in that random parameters will change for no reason,and the LCD flashes the parameters up and you can see the values changing in front of you,so if you get one and it does that Beware!!although its not a major issues but its an indication that it may have OS probs I managed to sort mine out but stripping it and cleaning all the pots and doing a complete Flash memory reload,at the discretion of Novation Technical support,I know many other people had a problem with the Output jacks many were badly soldered with a lot of Dry joints and caused intermitten audio from the main outs,or worse case,some jacks broke off,thankfully Mine has never had that prob
they also had an issue with the clock timing,and the Arps were all out of sync(even usings its own internal clock)the timing to external devices works fine,well I had no issues at all,but there is still a tendency for them to drift using it on its own clock,which sems to have some form of Latency,that needs sorting out,its only really prominent in Performace mode and seems ok running arps in program mode,and externally syncing is fine,so if you can see past those its a good synth overall
My one real annoyance ,and probably this is the same with all novations Midi Implementation,is that they don't stick to a set Midi criteria with there control changes,for instance most synths will use 74/71 for cut off and resonance,so means that you can control any synth's standard parameters with the same CC Number,but Novation chose to use other numbers like 114 or 118 or something ,which meant that I couldn't control those from my Triton as it didn't support CC over 101,So I couldn't do any tweaking from my main sequencer controls(Ribbon/Knobs) unless I ran it via Cubase and converted the incoming data,which was a no brainer for live performance,I know its a limitation on the Triton's part ,but why the hell did Novation use this method when every other manufacturer stuck to a standard???
Apart from that I would highly reccomend using a KS4/5,there a nice synth with plenty of potential,and the good thing about the KS as with most of novations synths all the Programs retain there FX settings within Performance mode,so you can stack some huge sounds in Multitimbral mode
If you can't find a KS5 and you don't mind Using VSTs then get the V station its identical,theres no difference in Quality whatsoever,the sounds convert identicallly,although the sys exc data isn't crossplatform(which is a stupid idea)and if Like mean you wanted to use your Synth patches in the laptop,its means you've got to copy the settings over manually!!
Although I will say one thing,If your gonna buy one check it out properly before you buy it,many of them are ridiculed with Bugs,many of which Novation never adressed,one of the biggest problems is the OS has a tendency to have a mind of its own,in that random parameters will change for no reason,and the LCD flashes the parameters up and you can see the values changing in front of you,so if you get one and it does that Beware!!although its not a major issues but its an indication that it may have OS probs I managed to sort mine out but stripping it and cleaning all the pots and doing a complete Flash memory reload,at the discretion of Novation Technical support,I know many other people had a problem with the Output jacks many were badly soldered with a lot of Dry joints and caused intermitten audio from the main outs,or worse case,some jacks broke off,thankfully Mine has never had that prob
they also had an issue with the clock timing,and the Arps were all out of sync(even usings its own internal clock)the timing to external devices works fine,well I had no issues at all,but there is still a tendency for them to drift using it on its own clock,which sems to have some form of Latency,that needs sorting out,its only really prominent in Performace mode and seems ok running arps in program mode,and externally syncing is fine,so if you can see past those its a good synth overall
My one real annoyance ,and probably this is the same with all novations Midi Implementation,is that they don't stick to a set Midi criteria with there control changes,for instance most synths will use 74/71 for cut off and resonance,so means that you can control any synth's standard parameters with the same CC Number,but Novation chose to use other numbers like 114 or 118 or something ,which meant that I couldn't control those from my Triton as it didn't support CC over 101,So I couldn't do any tweaking from my main sequencer controls(Ribbon/Knobs) unless I ran it via Cubase and converted the incoming data,which was a no brainer for live performance,I know its a limitation on the Triton's part ,but why the hell did Novation use this method when every other manufacturer stuck to a standard???
Apart from that I would highly reccomend using a KS4/5,there a nice synth with plenty of potential,and the good thing about the KS as with most of novations synths all the Programs retain there FX settings within Performance mode,so you can stack some huge sounds in Multitimbral mode
If you can't find a KS5 and you don't mind Using VSTs then get the V station its identical,theres no difference in Quality whatsoever,the sounds convert identicallly,although the sys exc data isn't crossplatform(which is a stupid idea)and if Like mean you wanted to use your Synth patches in the laptop,its means you've got to copy the settings over manually!!
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:29 pm
I had heard about the OS problems... Maybe someday I'd rather go for a Supernova then...
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:28 pm
The Novation KS series is truly awesome, I dare say, despite its flaws (many of which it lost with the V2 update). It's a pity that many musicians don't even know them and confuse them with the K-Station. In some points, these synths even outdo any Virus up to the C generation. I recently got myself a Virus b, but I'll keep my beloved KS-Rack. And if the Virus doesn't prove its worthiness in the band I'm playing in, I might get myself a KS5 instead of the Virus kb I'm thinking about buying some day in the future.
Anyway, my current wishlist:
– Roland XP-80 (yes, I've already got one, but I want a second one for the band so I can take my old one back here)
– the same three SR-JV80 expansion boards once more
– Access Virus kb (again, for the band)
– Korg microKorg (does one need a reason to buy it?)
– more sounds and especially samples for my two K2000s
Anyway, my current wishlist:
– Roland XP-80 (yes, I've already got one, but I want a second one for the band so I can take my old one back here)
– the same three SR-JV80 expansion boards once more
– Access Virus kb (again, for the band)
– Korg microKorg (does one need a reason to buy it?)
– more sounds and especially samples for my two K2000s
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:33 pm
If you like the KS, you'd better save some more for a Supernova
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:42 am
Right now I have no big interest in hunting/buying/owning old synthesizers so I guess it's time for a new wishlist...
* DSI Prophet 08 (as my main synth)
* AS French Connection + small modular to use it with (for ethereal soaring leads and effects)
* Access Virus Snow (for portability while traveling and for digital sounds)
That together with Logic and some nice orchestral plugins would be real sweet to make soundtrack & experimental stuff with.
* DSI Prophet 08 (as my main synth)
* AS French Connection + small modular to use it with (for ethereal soaring leads and effects)
* Access Virus Snow (for portability while traveling and for digital sounds)
That together with Logic and some nice orchestral plugins would be real sweet to make soundtrack & experimental stuff with.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:32 am
After more than one year, it is time for an updated list 
"Strings machine": Eminent 310U
Modular: ARP 2600
Monophonic analog synth: RSF Kobol
Polyphonic analog synth: Korg Mono/Poly
Digital synth: Kurzweil K2000
"ROMpler" : Roland JD-990
Virtual analog : Clavia G2X
VST : Wine country Sequential Pro-One (but needs a Creamware card to use it
)
See you next year
"Strings machine": Eminent 310U
Modular: ARP 2600
Monophonic analog synth: RSF Kobol
Polyphonic analog synth: Korg Mono/Poly
Digital synth: Kurzweil K2000
"ROMpler" : Roland JD-990
Virtual analog : Clavia G2X
VST : Wine country Sequential Pro-One (but needs a Creamware card to use it
)See you next year
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:58 pm
Hey Martman,Nice to see you back in these parts again!!! 
Will be having an annual shake out of the setup,all Romplers will be going(Apart from Oasys/Triton EX)will be having a totally VA/Real Analog setup,would like to add a Voyager for sure but think £2K for monosynth is over the top,so the Oldskool model looks more appealing,And I'd like to go back to the days of No memories..encourages more creativity.
My wishlist....
DSI Prophet 8
Moog Voyager Oldskool
Will be having an annual shake out of the setup,all Romplers will be going(Apart from Oasys/Triton EX)will be having a totally VA/Real Analog setup,would like to add a Voyager for sure but think £2K for monosynth is over the top,so the Oldskool model looks more appealing,And I'd like to go back to the days of No memories..encourages more creativity.
My wishlist....
DSI Prophet 8
Moog Voyager Oldskool