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Tagged As: Roland V Synth

Question:
anyone got the dirt on the roland v-synth ? in the market for some new gear and ive been looking into the v-synth. im looking for a all in one unit....drums,sampler,effects, in keyboard form. something thats great live as well as in the studio. the demos ive checked out the v-synth is pretty impressive. the memory seems like it could be a problem. whats your thoughts ? if you dont think this would be good for what i need what would you suggest ?

Answer:
I've been working with the V-Synth for about a year now and I've recently upgraded to system version 2.0 which offers a lot of new features. Now, I may not be the right person to give you advice on this because I'm not a musician and I work exclusively at home. I'm more like a soundscaper, allways looking for something new, something not of this world, and I've found the V-Synth to be ideal for that purpose. In particular the flexibility of sound manipulation is impressive. The twin D-beam controllers and the TT pad allow you to change the character of a sound completely with just the stroke of a finger or hand movement. Very intuitive, it almost literally turns you into a soundpainter and really makes you part of the sound. Sound generation (Analog, PCM, Ext In) and filtering options (Cosm) are multitude and can be used in several different combinations/structures. Of course, this machine also produces nice brass sounds, strings, piano, didgeridoo (great!), voices, drum kits, etc., but what do I know about that. :-) The best thing to do is to go to the music store and try out several machines. That's how I made my choice.