From ccmacdon@rogers.com Mon Feb 04 08:54:12 2013
Subject:Re: Microstation drawbar settings

Rafael,
 
The micro workstation you're looking at has been out for close to 2 years, if I'm not mistaken, and it is a very capable little synth, if you don't mind the small keys.The extra voices in the VR-09 VR-09 are probably superior if you compare Acoustic/Electric Pianos, and analog synth sounds.. HOWEVER, when you get beyond that the VR-09 sounds are basically their GM2 sound set so in this area the Microstation sounds might be better.. However for the most part I think the bread and butter keyboard sounds of the VR-09 will be equal or better (although this is just speculation, I have not played the new VR-09)..
 
Sweetwater have an interesting strategy.. They employ that guy to build unique signature sounds that they bundle with their various synths and keyboards..  They also sell the sounds directly.. (I purchased their GAIA sounds and it was outstanding!!).  The fact that they programmed a reasonably good sounding organ using Korg organ sounds is great, but it will not be like playing a real clone, it will be very cumbersome requiring that you change programs to change drawbars etc.. it will no doubt be workable, but not convenient.  The raw Korg organ samples aren't bad so these organ programs may sound very good, but it's not going to be playable and adjustable like a clone.
 
I have a friend who has a similar set of programs that he uses to give him a pseudo "drawbar" organ on his motif.. it sounds OK but it's not useable in the same way you would want to use a clone.
 
Craig  


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From: Rafael
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, February 4, 2013 11:40:35 AM
Subject: [CWSG] Re: Microstation drawbar settings


 

Craig, if so then it looks some many pieces of software that seems amazing only in the demo

Despite small keys I found some sounds there more convincing than the VR-09 with no much specs published and still waiting.......

Best,

Rafael

--- In mailto:CloneWheel%40yahoogroups.com, Craig MacDonald wrote:
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> Rafael, I don't think this has the cx3 engine it is merely a set of programs written for the Korg by Sweetwater's synth programmer.. Although it sounds ok, it's not a clone and you will find it very cumbersome to use, if you're expecting it to behave like a real clone.
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> Craig
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> Sent from my iPad
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