I have a very large collection of Korg Wavestation patches that I downloaded off the net a few years ago. However they are in WSRAM format and they will not show up on iWavestation. I can only load them up on the the Korg Legacy Wavestation on my Mac. Does anyone know of any apps for Mac OSX which will convert WSRAM files to sysex files? The Aldan Librarian is a special tool for Korg M50 and M3 synthesizers using which you can easily modify the content of Korg’s PCG files on your PC. The software allows to rename, move, copy from file to file any of your Programs, Combinations, Drum Kits, Arpeggios and Categories and provides Master file functionality.
KORG ZONE Korg Zone is a new analog modelling synth from Korg. Provide a hands on video review of the Kronos piano. Demos the Korg Kronos. Sets a new standard for electronic keyboards. For the Korg M3 and M50. SonicState present videos of the Korg M3 and.
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Checkout Korg's virtual. Read about new products in. Company & Official Distributor Websites. Korg's official site with new product info,dealer locations and support downloads. Korg's official site for their arranger keyboard products. Official parts supplier for Korg, Vox and Marshall gear.
Korg - General Resource Sites. News and user reviews of Korg products at Audiofanzine. IrishActs provides a very active forum for Korg keyboards and also for available software. Harmony Central provide a large database of user reviews of Korg gear.
Also see their. An archive of the old Intermusic reviews on Korg gear.
An archive of patches for analog synths stored as.WAV & sysex files to allow you to load then into your synth. The list of patch files includes MOOG, Roland, Korg, Crumar, Oberheim, Sequential Circuits & Oxford. A Dutch website with keyboard forums. There are also styles archived for Roland, Korg and Yamaha arranger keyboards. Styles to download for Korg arranger keyboards. Irish Acts who have long been great supporters of the online Korg community have now setup KorgForums.com with forums covering all Korg synths and keyboards. All Korg owners should visit this website that also has a great archive of files to.
A synth info site with some coverage of many Korg synths. Good Korg page with a lot of users' reviews of many Korg synths. Discussion page also.
Forum for arranger keyboards. Info, sounds and pictures of many vintage synths including Korg. A great synth museum. Info on a variety of pre Early Korg synths. Another great synth museum. Wikipedia provide a good Korg overview and list the many Korg keyboards that Korg have released over the years.
Yahoo groups for Korg owners. Korg Resource Sites. Home of the ChangeIt 01W editor librarian.
Publisher present a useful guide for the 01W. Includes info on. ( Web Archive ) A quick start guide to creating and saving sequences on the 01W. Synth Editors available for the Korg 01W, 03W and 05W, N264/N364. IrishActs.com provide files and forums for Korg synths including the Karma, Triton, Trinity, 01W, N-Series and PA80.
Mailing list as well as useful files and resources for the 01W. The ROM images for the upgrade to #62 are available. Also see the.
A well laid out site supporting the 01W with, info, workshops etc. Also info on setting up General Midi emulation. A German fan site for users of the 01W with info and resources in German.
A good site for sounds, links, discussion & info and more for the 03 R/W. Sven provides some sysex dumps for the 05R/W. The Windows editor/librarian for Korg X3, X5, 05R/W and related synthesizers has now been released as freeware as it is no longer supported. Info, files and an online manual for the Korg A3 effects processor plus support for other A-Series processors. Subscribe to the mailing list for Korg A3 processor discussion with other users. Subscribe to the mailing list for Korg A4 processor discussion with other users.
Audionaut provide free patches for many synths in Audionaut Manager format. You can download the shareware version to send the patches to your synth. Patches include the DW8000, 05R/W, DS8, M3R, Wavestation and 05W. Mart provides some charts of AX-1000G patch settings.
Some patches available for the Korg AX1000G guitar processor. Site with patches written out for the Korg AX30G guitar effects processor.
A Yahoo group and mailing list for users of the D-12 and D-1600 digital recorders. A Yahoo group and mailing list for users of the D-16 digital recorder. A Japanese site for users of the D-16 digital recorder.
Japanese language option only. An archive of a past FAQ page for users of the Korg D8 digital recorder. Manual for the D8 at Korg's website. SOS provide a retro review of the Korg DDM-110 drum machine. Tribute page to the DDM-110 drum machine featuring a manual to download.
Info and history of the DS-8 plus the factory patch set available. Korg 707 page also. Some sounds to download for the DS-8. Philipp provides patches and resources for many synths. A DSM-1 librarian for the Mac PowerPC and 68x0x. Now free and available to download.
Info, links and resources the DSS-1 sampler. Also see the. Sounds, software and links to resources for the DSS-1 sampler. Provides files and resources for the DSS-1 sampler.
A large archive of files available for the DSS-1. An archive of files available for the DSS-1. Sysex implentation chart for the Korg DVP-1 voice processor. provides some original patches synths including the DW-8000, Korg NS5R and Korg 05RW. Resources & info for the DW-8000 from the homepage of. Philipp provides patches and resources for many synths. A DW-8000 librarian for the Mac PowerPC and 68x0x.
Now free and available to download. A bank of DW-8000 sounds in Stuffit format plus patches for the Yamaha TG-77, E-Mu Proteus and Ensoniq ESQ-1. A Yahoo discussion group for users of the Electribe A/R. A French web sit for the Korg Electribe including Electribes Pad for recording and editing. Electronisounds sell sounds and patterns for the ES-1. There is also a free demo pack available to download.
The EM-1 Editor is a Pattern Editor and Manager for the Korg Electribe M (EM-1) groovebox. A brief article on how to load Smartmedia samples to the Korg ES-1. Info, resources, styles & songs for the I-3 with an emphasis on jazz styles. A discussion forum just for for I-30 users to exchange ideas & get help.
KIT is the Korg i-Series Toolkit to manipulate styles on the Korg i30 distributed by Syncro S.r.l. KIT is a powerful editor for the PC that allows you to modify and change all the parameters of any i-Series program, arrangement and global file, as well as keyboard sets. It is also a librarian for i-Series style files. Can transpose, delete track, mute track, convert Standard MIDI files from 0 to 1 and from 1 to 0 formats. KST is a style toolkit designed to manipulate styles on the Korg i30. Styles, arrangements & other links and resources for the i-30. Files and resources for the i-30.
Makes tools for the i40M available to download. A tutorial on how to convert X and N series programs to the i-Series. A shareware editor for the Korg i-5s available for download.
Korg-i File Editor is the generic name of a family of programs that run on Windows™ 95/98, 2000 or NT4 platforms with 8 Mbytes RAM and helps a KORG™ i-Series Interactive Music Workstation User organize his/her Arrangements, Styles, KBD Sets, Backing Sequences etc. Styles to download for i-Series keyboards and the PA-80. A commercial Windows style editor for i-Series arrangers. Demo version available for download. Georg provides a collection of his original i-Series styles. Very good set of PC midi interface programs and KORG i-series programs written by G.
Nagler. produce disk kits for Korg i-series keyboards plus style expansion for the i-2/i-3 and hard disks for the Triton.
The also provide i-Series Manuals in.PDF format. Download/upload styles & program/combi files for all i-Series keyboards. IOTech are a Norwegian based analog repair service and present an archive of patches for analog synths stored as.WAV & sysex files to allow you to load then into your synth. The list of patch files includes MOOG, Roland, Korg, Crumar, Oberheim, Sequential Circuits & Oxford. Also some modifications with details and diagrams.
IrishActs.com provide files and forums for Korg synths including the Karma, Triton, Trinity, 01W, N-Series and PA80. A Yahoo Group for discussion on the Korg Karma performance synthesizer.
Karma Lab has links to Karma reviews and articles, audio demos and resources for the Karma performance synth. K-Sounds provides innovative sample libraries and sound sets for Korg, Yamaha, and Kurzweil keyboards as well as Native Instruments Kontakt.
Youtube video showing how to setup a preset bank of patches on the Kronos. There are a number of good Youtube clips on using the. User site for the Korg Kronos. Korg sell sound libraries for the Kronos. Sound On Sound review the Korg Kronos. Take a close look at the Kronos.
Resources, info and factory patches for Korg M and T series synths. Evil provides info, resources and patch banks for the M1 synth. And now offers an for the M1. Also has links to a selection of Windows sysex utilities if you don't have one. A French page with sysex files for the Korg M1. Very good page with patches, software & sequences for the M1.
An M1 setup for the universal for Windows. This site no longer is available but you can visit an archived version. Andrea Gasperi presents a Win95 M1/M1R editor librarian available for download. A very useful online HTML manual for the M1 synthesizer.
Provide an archive of patches for a variety of synths including Access Virus, Roland JV-80 & U220, Korg M1, Yamaha DX-7 and SY-77 and others plus softsynth patches. M1 files available in.SIT for Mac and.ZIP for PC users. Provides a manual as well as patch and combi banks in both sysex and Midi Quest formats.
An M1 librarian for the Mac PowerPC and 68x0x. Discussion at Yahoo on the Korg M1. Some original M3R patches to download.
Look under Resources to find them. Another editor by Andrea Gasperi. An Windows M3R editor librarian. Windows librarian for the Korg M3 and M50. John creates software for Korg PA-500, PA-800,PA-2X and MicroArranger.
Free to try but please donate if you do use it to help support Korg PA software development. Korg provide a free microKorg patch editor for both the PC and Mac. Electronic Musician reviews the MicroKorg. Thor sells custom patches for the MicroKORG,.
Sound-On-Sound magazine reviews the MicroKorg. 'Synthesized Dreams + Nightmares' provides the Mono/Poly manual for you to download.
Info, pics, sounds and mods for the Mono/Poly. Nicely laid out version of the original Korg MS-20 synthesizer manual. Aose Musik Mail Order once provided patch sheets for the MOOG Rogue and Korg MS-20 synths. Pictures from a variety of angles including one of the the blank patch sheet from the owners manual. A Yahoo group for MS-2000 users to exchange ideas and tips.
IrishActs.com provide files and forums for Korg synths including the MS-2000, Karma, Triton, Trinity, 01W, N-Series and PA80. Also the home of for Windows.
Provide an archive of patches for a variety of synths including the Korg M1 & MS-2000. Yahoo Group for users of the MicroKoorg and MS-2000. Yahoo Group for users of the MicroKontrol.
History and description of the MiniKorg 700. Support site for Korg N Series keyboards. A discussion page dedicated to the N1/N5 synths. Mailing list plus info & instrument definitions for the N264/N364. John Melas's page with sounds, tools & specs for the NS5R. (Archived site) A tekno ambient & drum'n bass oriented web site with song files to download compatible with KORG N-Series, X-1, X-2, X-3, X-5D and the O3RW synths. A Yahoo group for discussion on all N-Series synthesizers.
Archive of a past site with patches, music, software and other useful information for Korg's range of N-Series synths. Forum and links for the OASYS Open Architecture Synthesis Studio.
Free EMC Works 2000 lets you convert styles from the most popular formats from Generalmusic, Kawai, Roland, Solton/Ketron, Technics, Yamaha and Wersi. See for more PA styles to download. Windows software that supports most Korg PA Series keyboards. A Dutch website with keyboard forums. There are also styles archived for Roland, Korg and Yamaha arranger keyboards.
Use to translate it from Dutch to English. John creates software for Korg PA-500, PA-800,PA-2X and MicroArranger. Free to try but please donate if you do use it to help support Korg PA software development. An independent Korg PA enthusiasts website. German Korg programmer Jurgen Sartorius has made a USB stick that offers an array of former Technics sounds for the Korg PA keyboards. Keith Ball provides tutorials and free software for the KORG PA2X/800/500/588 keyboards. IrishActs.com provide files and forums for Korg synths including the PA1x.
Korg's official site for the PA Series arranger keyboard with software updates, manual and MP3 demos. Freeware resource management software available for PA50/60/80, PA1X and Korg Style Sniffer for i-Series.
German website with info and demos to download for the PA1xPro. The does a pretty good job of translating, Just select German-English or whatever language you prefer. A website with PA-80 resources to download. A French site for users of the PA-80. A Yahoo Group that swap USER created PA80 Styles and Midi files.
IrishActs.com provide forums for Korg synths including the PA80/60/50. They also have a good archive of PA-80/60/50 files to. A shareware Windows utility for managing your PA-80 performances.
French and English lanuage options. Info and patches for the PX-1 and PX-2 guitar effects. An archive of the old Poly 6 Mailing list page. A WAV file dump of the original patches is available. Yahoo group for discussion on the Poly 6. Archive of Ricard's MIDI retrofit DIY page for the Poly 6. Info, pictures and specs and online for the Poly-6.
A page from IOTech on cutting down on noise in the Poly 6. Good info on restoration of the Poly6. EX-800 & Poly-800 ROM images as well as a sysex dump of the EX-800 factory presets. Moog Slayer is a DIY filter mod for the EX800 and Poly800. Also see the new filter mod that provides FM like sounds. Poly-800 patches available as WAV files of the original tape backup.
Audio files of the bulk dunp from the cassette interface. Progenie Prophecy editor is available for download as well as some Progenie Prophecy patches. Erik provides some original patchs, info & links for other Prophecy users. Info & resources for the Prophecy. Synthetic Sounds provide Korg Prophecy patches to download as well as some for the Wavestation, X3, M1 and M3R. Patches, info for the Prophecy.
Also how to subscribe the. Korg Forums discussion group dedicated to the Korg Radias. Yahoo discussion group dedicated to the Korg Radias. Info & tips on using the Korg S3 drum machine. Subscribe to the mailing list for the Korg SDD digital delay.
Now freeware Windows librarian for M1, M3R, T1, T2, T3, Wavestation, O & X series synths. Provides patches for a number of synths.
TOKOC is a club for owners of vintage Korg synths ie. Prior to 1979. Kevin Goodman's shareware Win 9x/NT Trinity/TR-Rack librarian.
A Yahoo group for discussion and resources for Trinity users. Some sounds to download for your Trinity. Trinity resources and files to download.
Trinity PCG files to download. Ioannou presents Trinity resources as well as some original song files. IrishActs.com provide files and forums for Korg synths including the Karma, Triton, Trinity, 01W, N-Series and PA80. Provides some sounds to download for the Ketron X1 & SD1, Korg Triton and Kurzweil 2xxx keyboards.
A free Windows tool that converts Trinity PCGs and SNGS to the Triton format. A mirror of this site is available. A Yahoo group for discussion by Triton users. Triton Controller is a shareware application for Windows 95/98, ME, NT4, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
The software enables the user to edit parameters of the Korg Triton Synthesizer Triton Rack in Program and Combination - Play and Edit mode for all banks including the MOSS bank if installed. Available to download. Freeware for the Triton. PCGLib and the Triton Sound Editor are available to download. SoundTower's editor for the Triton family with MOSS BOARD program editing and full Triton Extreme implementation. Demo available to download.
A site for French users of the Triton and PA-80 with info and resources to download. The Triton Hardware corner offers assistance and troubleshooting tips to help you get the most from your Korg Triton keyboard. Resource center for the Triton sampler. A Win9x librarian from Vancesoft to save your Triton setup and will read and write.PCG files.
It is shareware and available for download. Says it should work with Win2K and NT4. A Windows Z1 - Triton-MOSS converter. Triton tips and information. Synth Manipulator is a Windows programmable arpeggiator with support for the Triton. Freeware Windows software that provides full support for Triton-Studio and Triton-Rack PCG files.
Triton User Group at Yahoo. News, resources and sounds for the Triton range.
Info & resources for Korgs synths prior to the M1 era. Info on a variety of pre 1990s Korg synths at. Good site for technical info on the Wavestation plus a well organized collection of related resources.
presents resources & info for the Wavestation. A good Wavestation patch archive.
Variety of Wavestation & i-Series files from the Emagic FTP site. Ben Hall provides his personal archive of Wavestation patches for you to download. He is well known in the online Wavestation community for his expertise with this synth as well as for the many great sounds he has made freely available. Wavestation owners should definately visit this site. A good Wavestation patch A Wavestation patchbank in Unisyn format available to download. 32 bit Windows shareware Wavestation editor by Mark Lanoszka.
Libra editor for Windows and now a beta version for Linux. Korg Wavestation technical info, resources and patches to download. Sell new drive belts for X and i Series floppy drives and explain the replacement. Archive of a site with a Cakewalk mixer panel &.INS file plus a sysex file to reset the X3 into GM mode.
A French site that provides resources and info for the X3. KORG X3 free patches, sound sets. Songs to download for the Kurzweil K2500 and Korg X3. Patches for the X3 in PCG format to be saved to floppy. Provide an archive of patches for a variety of synths including the X3. And others plus softsynth patches. The Windows editor/librarian for Korg X3, X5, 05R/W and related synthesizers has now been released as freeware as it is no longer supported.
A useful page for the X5 with software, songs, sounds and a trouble shooting FAQ. A nice collection of X5 banks, resources & info. Files to download for the X5D/X5DR. Page with resources and tips for users of the X5D, X5DR, X5 and 05R/W. X5DR sounds to download plus chord, scale and guitar charts. Sound-On-Sounds article on the Z1 when it was first released. Yahoo hosts a forum for Z1 users.
Some patches and files for the Z1 are available to download. Resource links and info for the Z1 synth. Resource links for the highly acclaimed Z1 modelling synth from Korg. Originally released as a free trial this software is available for download but unsupported. Info page & screen shots presented by Harmony Central. Z1 manual in 3 PDF files is available to download. Z1 patches are available to download from SampleLibrary.
Z1 patches in midifile format. Z1 Resources, info and links. Vintage Patch Archives. &.
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Kenton make MIDI retrofits for the Korg Trident, Poly6, Poly61, CX-3 and BX-3 organs as well as the Oberheim OB-X, OB-8, OB-Xa, Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, Roland Jupiter, Juno-6, Juno-60 and Rhodes Chroma, plus Yamaha CS-70M and CS-80. Sound design for the Triton, Kronos, M3, M50 and Oasys.
Patches for older Ensoniq, Kawai, Korg & Roland synths. Sell styles and MIDI files for Yamaha, Roland, Solton, Korg, GEM and Technics keyboards. Powerful Universal Editor/Librarian software for Windows and Mac. British software mail order company specialising in music software & synth styles for some Korg keyboards. Disk kits for Korg i-series keyboards plus style expansion for the i-2/i-3 and hard disks for the Triton. The also provide in.PDF format.
Patches for sale for the Korg M1 and M1R. Sell patches for the Prophecy and also Triton and Trinity PCGs. Create an sell original combinations for the KORG Karma, TR & TRITON and also styles for the PA-80/60/50 and PA1X/Pro.
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Supply original replacement drives for Korg DSS1 sampler, T1,T2 or T3 workstation, 01/W or i-Series synths. Sample expansion for the M1, M1r, M3r, Wavestation WS1, WS/AD and T-series synths by Zadok at. SCSI Hard Drives, SCSI CDROM Drives, SCSI Adapter Cards and SCSI Cables for your Sampler. Carry compatible equipment for Akai, Ensoniq, Kurzweil, Yamaha, Roland and E-Mu samplers. A full featured universal sound editor for Mac with support for over 360 samplers, synths & other midi devices including the Korg 01/W, 01/W PRO (X), 01R/W, 03R/W, 05R/W, X3, X2, X3R, X5, X5DR, DVP-1, DVP-1, DW-6000, DW-8000, EX-8000, M1, M1R, M1REX, M3R, Prophecy, SDD-3300, T1, T2, T3, Trinity, Trinity Plus, Trinity pro/pro-X, TR-Rack, Wavestation, WS EX, WS-A/D & the WS-SR. TrinityPCG for Macintosh and Windows is a patch librarian for your Korg Trinity.
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Plus RAM & RAM cards as well. Inexpensive shareware 32 bit Windows editor for full control of your Wavestation. If you have any technical questions post them on on the Presented by Nigel Spencer Last modified: All Rights Reserved ©Copyright 1995-2016.
It is a shame for sure. The device don't even HAVE a MIDI port. You have to see the Wavedrum as a LIVE performance instrument when using it. You need to be good at playing percussion. There is no way to do any quantization here I have to add though. That for me it seems easy enough. Especially when you play it with your hands, the timing is pretty good, since it is easier to have good timing with your fingers, compared to a pair of sticks I'd say.
But this may just be me. I'm not a skilled percussionist, but I do have a good sense of rhythm in general, and with some practice, I think it will be allright. The best about the Wavedrum is still, that it sounds so organic. It's sensitivity. Especialy the 'double DSP' engines which are physical modelling sounds awesome, and not a single hit sounds the same, which is key. When samples are involved, you can hear the typical 'static sample sound' as on conventional samplers, but the interface still allow them to be very dynamic in use anyway.
I'd die for an editor. The interface is HORRIBLE!.I'm not even sure if I'll be doing any sounds myself because of this. Maybe I'll just use the 200 presets, and call it the day. I actually delivered the Wavedrum back.
I cannot accept the fact that it does not have MIDI control. Mostly because I've gone back to doing MIDI recording rather than HD recording. I've bought a KORG Electribe Sampler 2 to replace it for drums and other stuff. Not as organic and live feeling, but hey.
Here is a short riff I just did using Electribe, Pulse 2, Nord Modular, Integra-7, Blofeld, Prophet 12 and V-Synth XT. Soon I'll get a used TX802 to my setup as well.
So now I'm only 1 synth from a complete setup. Wonder what it will end up being. Lots of options if you know how to do the electronics for it I would have made it in another way. Put a multi-channel USB audio interface into the wavedrum. That is all you would need, and that technology is already here in abundance.
Next, the Wavedrum should simply send out the audio from the sensors in addition to it's processed audio output to the computer for recording via USB. Problem solved. Just play the recorded tracks back thru USB to the Wavedrum.
But the question is how useful it would be. The only advantage I can see is, that you can quantize the audio for tighter timing, but why would you want that?
The point is the live feel of the Wavedrum, and then you could as well just record the audio output of it. My problem with the Wavedrum is not the timing. That was what I wanted. My problem is, that I do not record to HD anymore, and then the Wavedrum have no use for me anymore, unless I just recorded live played loops on it, and threw these into my V-Synth XT for playback. What I would like to see with the Wavedrum, is a built in MIDI controlled looper function that will allow you to record what you play on it, and time this via MIDI from my DAW. You may be able to do this already, with it connected to a looper pedal with MIDI maybe.
Have not checked for this combi. There are a couple of reasons I prefer the Microwave2 to both MW1 and Blofeld.
I still have the Blofeld though, it's not going anywhere 1. The MW2 has a lot more presets out there, specialized for my genre of music (Ambient), and it is backward compatible with earlier MW1 presets. One major reason for wanting the MW2 is that I get a lot of sounds straight out of the box, without having to program a lot myself. It's 100% digital, and thus does not need servicing. The MW1 I had, needed callibration inside the unit from time to time because of the analog filters, and had begun showing signs of being vintage.
It is considerably lower in signal/noise ratio. It's synthesis engine is better (if we do not count in the analog sound of course). It has built in FX and a modulation matrix. MW1 does not. More wavetables, more space for presets and user waves.
And the reason my Blofeld is not chosen to be my only wavetable synth is that it cannot use the MW Familys presets. It does have all the wavetables, but it lacks the MW Wave Envelope among other things. Also, the Blofeld cannot do interpolation inside the machine. You have to use external software to do this, and then transfer to the Blofeld. With MW2, I can quickly insert single waveforms in a wavetable, and have the DSP in the MW2 interpolate. This allow for fast changes of timbres in already made presets, simply by just changing a few waves and interpolate.
Just like if you had a sampler, and exchanged samples in an already made patch. I've had the MW2 many years ago by the way, so I know what it sounds like, and what it is capable of I know that many will wonder why I of all, being so analog-happy, would want to let the MW1 go, and then get a MW2. But the reason is, that I simply have revised my view on analog/digital over the last year or so, having begun making Ambient instead of dance, Techno like material. I found out, over the years, that what I really like about analog, is the bass mostly, and to some extend the 'dirty, wooly' sound on some leads. I really don't need analog for pads, and Ambient is mostly pad based music. Also, having so many different flavours of analog is not really what I need. I need flexibility, I need FX, I need polyphony and good signal to noise ratio so that very quiet passages in my music will not drown in noise from analog gear.
Thus I'm only into gear that are modern, and do not need servicing. I have bought the Pulse 2 again.
It's the only gear I have with analog oscillators. It serves me fine as analog bass, and the leads is also perfect in this box. My P12 takes care of the middle terrain. With the purchase of the MW2, my setup is complete. Makes sense, as far as the presets go. I sold my MicroWave II when I got the XT, and sold that on (as well as an extra microQ) to get the (extra) wavetables in the Blofeld (which I use, by the way, without the internal effects, resulting in better sound quality and less of the 'nasal' quality that so many people seem to complain about).
And Nave is pretty close, enough so that a patch converter between it and Blofeld is in the cards. Also - you should check out the Presonus AR16 mixer (not rackmount, but the all-analogue signal path is substantially cleaner than the Mackie I was previously using). It, too, constrains your synth count to an available number of channels, but they're all available to Logic (or whatever DAW you're using). Makes sense, as far as the presets go.
I sold my MicroWave II when I got the XT, and sold that on (as well as an extra microQ) to get the (extra) wavetables in the Blofeld (which I use, by the way, without the internal effects, resulting in better sound quality and less of the 'nasal' quality that so many people seem to complain about). And Nave is pretty close, enough so that a patch converter between it and Blofeld is in the cards.
Also - you should check out the Presonus AR16 mixer (not rackmount, but the all-analogue signal path is substantially cleaner than the Mackie I was previously using). It, too, constrains your synth count to an available number of channels, but they're all available to Logic (or whatever DAW you're using).
I know about the Blofeld sound character. And the FX are mostly so-so. Blofeld is a really cool and very deep and capable synth.
Doing a mix of synthesis options no other synth really offer (exept for maybe the Nord Wave). I like the idear of interconnecting VA, FM, Wavetable and sampling synthesis in the same sound preset. Gives so many options, but I'd prefer a true wavetable synth for what it does, which is why I took the MW2. Besides I got it rather cheap compared to current prices. About 360 dollars, and it has even had it's encoders cleaned and is 100% working.
Regarding mixer channels. I'm using a rather expensive 1U rack-mixer for compactness. A RANE SM82S, and I'm really happy with it. I don't want or need EQ and a hoarde of AUX sends. That's why I intended on having so many digital synths because they include their own FX, and EQ. I have a single stereo AUX send/return on it, which I use for reverb (which is crucial for Ambient, and most built in on synths are not high quality enough for me, so I'm planning on a Lexicon PCM92).
What always irritated me on analog mixers is that they are mono channels. I know you can pair them up and pan L/R, but I hate to do everything twice.
I want a STEREO mixer. And they only come in rack versions mostly.
All my synths are stereo. Regarding mixer channels. I'm using a rather expensive 1U rack-mixer for compactness. A RANE SM82S, and I'm really happy with it. I don't want or need EQ and a hoarde of AUX sends.
That's why I intended on having so many digital synths because they include their own FX, and EQ. I have a single stereo AUX send/return on it, which I use for reverb (which is crucial for Ambient, and most built in on synths are not high quality enough for me, so I'm planning on a Lexicon PCM92). What always irritated me on analog mixers is that they are mono channels. I know you can pair them up and pan L/R, but I hate to do everything twice. I want a STEREO mixer.
And they only come in rack versions mostly. All my synths are stereo. Regarding mixer channels. I'm using a rather expensive 1U rack-mixer for compactness.
A RANE SM82S, and I'm really happy with it. I don't want or need EQ and a hoarde of AUX sends. That's why I intended on having so many digital synths because they include their own FX, and EQ. I have a single stereo AUX send/return on it, which I use for reverb (which is crucial for Ambient, and most built in on synths are not high quality enough for me, so I'm planning on a Lexicon PCM92). What always irritated me on analog mixers is that they are mono channels. I know you can pair them up and pan L/R, but I hate to do everything twice. I want a STEREO mixer.
And they only come in rack versions mostly. All my synths are stereo. The only thing I miss on the mixer is a simple low-cut, to stop the mix from getting muddy.
A great deal of my synths have build in EQ though, but a few do not. So it puts a test on my skills to tweak the sound instead sometimes, or choose the presets carefully so that there is not too much low-end in them. But then again.I found this problem worse when kick and bass are involved in dance music, in contrast to Ambient which is a lot less percussive. It's like it does not matter much if some sounds overlap, it only adds to the 'swirl and twirl' of pad sounds The RANE can be cascaded though. And I've been seriously considering finding another unit. But on the other hand, I've got enough sound sources now.
I do not NEED anymore. Only WANT more. The thing I like about the RANE mixer is, that every input has a special circuitry, that eliminate the need for switches that set the input stage for consumer og pro gear output. The channels does not amplify the mixers own noise, even when you turn the volumes all the way up for an additional 6db of gain. It's dead quiet on the output, no matter if the volume knobs are all zero, or all full +6dB boost.
It's also very transparent in it's sound. So I'm happy with this mixer.