![]() However the keys themselves are nothing special. It makes it feel like a “real” instrument in a way that few synths do. I love mine, in no small part due to the poly aftertouch. And smacking membranes with sticks feels great.Īs far as electronic stuff goes asked about the hydrasynth. Nothing beats drums and strings as far as I’m concerned, I rarely even play guitar with a pick because I like the direct finger to string control (even when playing metal). The tactile aspect of music making is super important to me. This is also a possible counter example to putting smooth encoders on the Evolver It feels like the Blofeld knobs are overcompensating. Access got this balance right: mostly functional synth engine with good controls. Blofeld: great smooth, heavy knobs, but somehow they emphasize how buggy the synth engine is.Someone needs to make me an offer I can’t refuse before I send it back to storage. But it’s a cheap way to get the DSI sound. Desktop Evolver: encoders with detents were a mistake.The underlying synth engine is amazing though. TG-77: The button-and-fader interface is much more usable than I expected, but not really good enough for the “amazing” category.Why do you insist on nerfing your entry level music products?! Thanks very much, Yamaha, for using a custom port for MIDI in/out. Where the Reface falls short is on the back panel. Reface FM: I agree with others who dislike touch interfaces, but I like the touch controls on the Reface.You can get the big X if you want something nicer Jupiter Xm: controls are acceptable, interface is a 10m menu-dive with a triple backflip, but I knew that going in.They definitely grow on you, but can’t compare with Erica’s pots Elektrons: cases are good, buttons are good, knobs are acceptable.NDLR: feels lightly built, but again the functionality wins.Keystep 37: I’m ambivalent about the keys, but the CC knobs and arp/seq functionality far overshadow the small keys.The Z1’s touchpad deserves special mention, one of the few good ones. Korg Z1 / Yamaha EX5: Two great keybeds with a great (Z1) and good (EX5) synth engine.Big Eventide Pedals (Space/TF): much like the Virus, a perfect balance between a great and reliable engine and nice smooth encoders.Faders are a game changer, and these are remarkably good faders for such a mass market device TR-8s: say what you will about the plastic case and the trig keys.Only downside is that it is also as big as the Syntrx ![]()
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