Analog factory – Product Review

Filed Under (Digital Synthesizers) by Duke Simpson on 18-01-2010

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If you always wanted to find immediacy on a hardware synthesizer, you have to try Analog factory. It is the combination of flexibility of a software based solution. It also combines a 3500 sound software synthesizer with high quality hardware controller. This instrument provides a gratifying plug and play experience.

In editing your sounds, there are three factors to consider and they are Four “key parameter” controls, Eight snapshots, and MIDI control. Four “key parameter” controls varies from preset to preset and it represent parameters. Eight Snapshots stores the preset settings. And MIDI control has all rotary controls.
Other great feature of this product are:

1. Robust 32-key Universal MIDI keyboard built by CME and based on the U-key technology
2. 3500 synthesizer sounds
3. 32 semi-weighted keys with velocity response housed in an aluminium chassis with wood side panels
4. Smart preset manager: fast filter the presets to your requirements, by instrument, type, characteristics
5. Full compatibility with major formats and hosts on Mac OS X and Windows XP or Vista (VST, AU, RTAS)
6. Compatibility: Windows XP and Vista; MAC OS X.2 or higher (notably Universal Binary)

Unveiling the keyboard is one of the pleasant surprise. This keyboard is solidly constructed with metal case. It is composed of different unique combination of software synthesizer that brings out 3500 sounds. The results from this instrument always surprise first time users. In fact, even if you are used with it you’ll still get surprise by the sounds you’re going to discover.

So, what are you waiting for? Grab your own now and see for yourself!

Popularity: 77% [?]

Ableton Live 8 – A Unique Studio Tool

Filed Under (Digital Synthesizers) by Duke Simpson on 18-11-2009

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ableton_liveIf you love making music, composition, recording, production, and song writing, remixing and live performances, then opt for Ableton Live 8. It is a unique studio tool. It offers powerful real time editing, intuitive flow, and has flexible performance options.

This Ableton version enhances its creative vision, real time digital music plus a bunch of new techniques, effects, that most musicians wants in order to have workflow improvements. It also has a new groove engine to add up life and swing with its straight sequences. This new version is very snappy. It reacts faster to user input.

Ableton Live also contains a revolutionalized Dj. Its groove patterns offers an innovative way that completes the over- all timing and feel. This also takes straight dance style beat, swing or bossa nova easier to record. This music software allows any channel to be used as a group. However, group track is much neater and explicit. One of its new feature is its group quantise engine.

Other great features of this product are:

New intelligent Looper for building massive one-man-band songs
Session View lets you grow songs in a new way
An audio environment for the creative mind
Loaded with tools for beat and groove creation
Packed with effects, including a new vocoder

This product really offers all tools you need in order to make music traditionally linear and create music in a uniquely creative approach. I personally find this product really interesting. So, what are you waiting for? Grab your own now and create your own unique music.

Popularity: 75% [?]

Logic Studio – A Comprehensive Instrument

Filed Under (Digital Synthesizers) by Duke Simpson on 17-11-2009

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logicIf you are looking for a gadget that could take music from initial concept to final production, then opt for Logic Studio. Apple’s logic studio is a comprehensive instrument that is perfect for professional musician. This great product is a complete instrument that comes with great features. It has a set of professional applications that enables you to write, record, edit mix and perform. With its largest collection of modelled instrument as well as sampler instruments, you are rest assured that you’re getting amazing sounds and recordings.

This instrument adds up your confidence and you projection on stage. With this instrument you will surely have the best and you’ll able to create perfect music plus it has writing tools. This is also great if you wanted to make beats, three cord pop song, or even reshaping loops. If you love composing videos, this instrument can take you further with your creative mind.

One of the Logic Studio’s best offers is its new audio manipulation engine. This feature allows you to reshaped recorded sound. It also offers significantly upgraded features. Its content is also expanded. In fact, Logic studio is offering almost everything you need for professional recording sessions. Not just a simple recording but seamless punch recording.

In every performance, there’s always something that we wanted to edit right? So, if you love editing performances then Logic Studio is what you are looking for. If you love music, write, record songs, edit performances, mixing and a better live performance then Logic Studio is really perfect for you.

Popularity: 72% [?]

Cubase 5 – The latest music trends

Filed Under (Digital Synthesizers) by Duke Simpson on 16-11-2009

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cubase-5If you are updated with the latest music trends you might be familiar with Cubase 5. Cubase 5 is one of the advance music production system available in the market today. This product is fully loaded with integrated new tools. This new tools is capable of working with loops, beats and vocals.

This great product is made possible through the effort of Steinberg. In fact, this is more creative and one of the world’s premier production software. It also features outstanding and impressive new tools intended for beats. It also gives you the ability to generate exciting new rhythms.

In any song, vocals are very important and this product offers you that feature. It contains amazing tool set in order to create great song vocals. This product also has numerous and useful features that brings new depth into your mix in so many ways. Steinberg makes sure that this product would offer crdative feature and compositional tools.

Cubase 5 also has an additional new ways to work faster plus added performance. This product is really an advantage because of its new technology. It is also redesigned packed with enhanced features. It also has new handy tools and functions.

In fact, this product also offers the most feature rich MIDI sequencing tool set. It also has an outstanding effects plus impressive arsenal with high quality and real time effect processors. This is really such a great product worth buying for and worth of your every penny.

Popularity: 73% [?]

Roland JUNO-D Synthesizer – Lightweight and Powerful Synth

Filed Under (Digital Synthesizers) by Duke Simpson on 16-10-2009

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Roland Juno DAre you looking for a user friendly and affordable synthesizer? Well, look no further, Roland JUNO-D Synthesizer is here. Roland has been so proud of announcing this great synthesizer. This synth has the most competitive priced and it’s a full featured synthesizer. Juno D is the world standard keyboard synthesizer. Roland Juno D has reborn with powerful new collection of sounds that includes incredibly realistic piano based with 88 key stereo multi sampled waves. This is also lightweight and powerful and greater sound quality.

Other features are:
47 multi-effects, 8 reverb types, 8 chorus types
Powerful new patches featuring 88-note stereo multi-sampled piano, legendary rock organs by Jon Lord, and ’80s Vintage synth sounds.
24 Multi Chord memory for one-finger chord triggering; 32 Rhythm Guide metronome with preset patterns and variations
Powerful arpeggiator, with 400 phrase/arpeggio templates for instant sonic animation
Compatible with super lightweight design for mobility and attractive, durable aluminium panel
Affordable 61-note synthesizer with improved keyboard feel and GM2 compatibility

Musicians and performers will surely appreciate the feel of all new Juno D’s improved 61 note and velocity sensitive keyboard. This is loaded with convenient, performance oriented features. It also offers array of world class expressive multi effects, and real time performance controllers. This synthesizer also has tools for groove creation and composition. Roland Juno D synthesizer puts world’s first class sound in your finger tips. So, create your songs with this expressive and impressive synthesizer.

Popularity: 13% [?]

Yamaha S90 ES Synthesizer – Responsive Keyboard

Filed Under (Digital Synthesizers) by Duke Simpson on 09-10-2009

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yamaha s90 esIf you wanted a fine feel, flexibility, and great sound, opt for Yamaha S90 ES Synthesizer. This synthesizer is the combination of natural acoustic piano sound with all the sonic flexibility. This piano keyboard uses new multi velocity and stereo grand piano with sound board simulation. Yamaha S90 ES Synthesizer is the most expressive piano voice of any synth. This synth is being played at normal tempos and dynamic levels of sounds. This is really superb. Opposite end of the tempo and dynamic range has stunning results. This synthesizer is about balance. This is all about the balance between performance and production, balance between its value and its features.

Yamaha S90 ES Synthesizervoice offers stretch tuning and a damper resonance effect. These features make the synthesizer more realism. This synth is able to respond to small changes because of its half damper capability. Yamaha’s acoustic piano designs offers players a natural feel, smooth and a responsive keyboard voices just like acoustic grand’s and electric grand’s.

Other great features of this synthesizer are:

Complete MOTIF ES Wave ROM
128-polyphony, 8 Part-ins effect, reverb, mastering, and master EQ
88-key weighted hammer-action with aftertouch
MIDI master keyboard functions
Optional mLAN16E card to turn your S90 ES into a multichannel ASIO soundcard
Full function remote control for DAW/VST software

Sound banks of this synth are being arranged categorically just like the Motif’s. Both synthesizers have convenient sound banks. This is a flexible keyboard that allows you to program its controllers. Indeed, this synth is perfect for professional musicians who need the right piano. This keyboard is stunningly gorgeous and playable.

Popularity: 15% [?]

Yamaha MM6 – The Power To Make You Move

Filed Under (Digital Synthesizers) by Duke Simpson on 06-10-2009

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yamaha mm6The power to make you move! The power to perform! The power to create! Yamaha MM6 Music Synthesizer has all the power you need. This impressive instrument has a wide variety of dynamic, realistic and just plain powerful voices that creates amazing music.

This instrument also gives you the total control over your sound. Yamaha MM6 offers high quality sounds, tons of real time control, dynamic music creation tools and more. It is very convenient and easy to use data storage solutions.

The first and the most important thing you look and listen for a synthesizer is it play sounds from the legendary motif right? With Yamaha MM6, you are rest assured that this feature is being delivered. Take control. Twist the knobs and tweak its sounds the way you want. Recording is very straight forward in this instrument. Just press USER button and RECORD button and then track the number and start playing to record. To end recording, just press STOP.

In general, Yamaha MM6 falls in between professional synth and a preset machine. This is a great instrument to back up keyboard on a gig. This instrument also has a full set of Patterns that gives you wide variety of music styles. This synth offers music styles like Rap, R and B, Ambient, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Hip Hop, or even World styles. This is all you need to shake up and give power to the dance floor. It is dynamic! It is powerful. Yamaha MM6 really is the “real thing”.

Popularity: 13% [?]

Roland Fantom-X6 Synthesizer – Very Nice Acoustic Sounds

Filed Under (Digital Synthesizers) by Duke Simpson on 30-09-2009

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Roland FANTOM-X6If you are looking for a great keyboard and has a creativity, opt for Roland Fantom-X6 Synthesizer. This a better synth compared to previous Roland keyboards. Roland Fantom-X6 Synthesizer has 61 key sampling workstation with 128 voices. This instrument has greatly increased work flow and music creativity. It has a slight lining curve but then your effort is really worth it. Sounds are really great and it has the ability to expand. For sure, you will never go wrong with this synth.

Sound quality depends on the listener. Listener can only determine whether sound is good or bad but for sure listeners and musicians will appreciate its sound quality. Actually, this instrument has usable sounds. Improvements are being made with this synth. With presets, you are rest assured that you will get exactly what you expect or more than what you expect. And also, its GUI is impressive.

If you are fond of playing acoustic sounds, this is also perfect for you because this instrument has very nice acoustic guitar sounds. This instrument also has a good synthbase sounds and leads. Roland Fantom-X6 Synthesizer is a solid instrument and its reliability is no doubt.

If you are familiar with synth, it would be easy for you to figure out its functions and you will find easy to use this synth. However, if you are a new synth player, you will get used to it in no time. In fact, this instrument is more unique compared to other synthesizer brands. Roland Fantom-X6 Synthesizer has stood on its own.

Popularity: 23% [?]

Clavia Nord Stage Compact – A Classic and Versatile Synth

Filed Under (Digital Synthesizers) by Duke Simpson on 25-08-2009

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Clavia Nord Stage Compact Clavia Nord Stage Compact takes the function of North stage 76 and 88 pianos. It has a stunning acoustic grand samples. It is like a classic organ, clavinet, electric piano and synthesizer in one. Every effect that being produce by this synth, you’ll surely love it.

If you are a keyboard player, you’ll surely love the array of georgeous classic sounds and effects of this synth. It was like an all in one package. This synth is packed with semi-weighted organ. Some general features of this synth are Modulation Wheel, Master Level Control , 2 Live Buffers , 21 x 6 Program Locations , 3 Morph sources and so much more.

External section of this synth is very effective. You may send out two channel from it. This synth is a quite basic but it is versatile. It is also easy to use. This also has three different sounds methods that can be created. These three sounds methods are FM, VA, and digital wavetable. It has very great sound, build with quality, portable and very easy to use. It is worthy to be recommended and I recommend this for everyone.

This product also has a very easy on and off controllers. It has an excellent Morph function. It has a very basic concept and yet it has a very vital functions being represented on its front panel. It is also easy to access. With this Clavia Nord Stage Compact you only have to focus on your performance. So, you don’t have to struggle with the techonolgy.

All together, this synth is reliable and efficient. This could help you expressing your passion with music and most of all it delivers results.

Popularity: 12% [?]

Yamaha FVX-1 – Best FM Synth

Filed Under (Digital Synthesizers) by Duke Simpson on 25-08-2009

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Yamaha FVX-1 Yamaha FVX-1 was released in the late early eighties. It is a voice module for electrone HX series. Specification of this product is very impressing back in the eighties and that is the reason why it was a bit over priced.

Yamaha FVX-1 sounds great. It has soundchips that affects from the best e-organ. This module has a good presets and effects. This also looks great. In fact, this is the best FM synth with great sounding. Many review says that it is very good synth and if you find it, buy it.

Some of the great features of this synth are 5 LED dsplays + levelmeter, 64 editable parameters , 248 ROM, 248 RAM presets, 16 performances, 8-operator FM synthesizer and so much more. This synth has a English and German manual that fits for everyone. This synth has a mximum of 504 voices.

This manuals are very helpful at first if you are not yet familiar with this synth. Yamaha FVX-1 was prodced to get additional FM sounds with just small editing. Tone generation is the same as the HX poly tone generator. Acoustic sounds produce by this synth has became very popular in no time. You can buy this synth for as low as $500.

This is really a great product to buy. Affordable but with great quality and has a very good specifications. Indeed, it is the best FM synths.

Popularity: 60% [?]