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phaceless
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 Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 10:52 pm Post subject: R3 or micro korg |
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Im looking at buying a synth i want those fat grimey big sounds i dont want to spend more than 600 bucks, but with the right input and a good demo id go 1200... i only do hip hop and rb....i sampled both r3 and mk the mk seems to have more of a right now sound while with the r3 has more capabilities...but no programming i think mk (to me) sounds better... with korg givin a $200 rebate the r3 is the same price as mk...
is the r3 better than mk.....or should i go another route found a used ms2000 for 500.... |
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: Re: R3 or micro korg |
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| phaceless wrote: | Im looking at buying a synth i want those fat grimey big sounds i dont want to spend more than 600 bucks, but with the right input and a good demo id go 1200... i only do hip hop and rb....i sampled both r3 and mk the mk seems to have more of a right now sound while with the r3 has more capabilities...but no programming i think mk (to me) sounds better... with korg givin a $200 rebate the r3 is the same price as mk...
is the r3 better than mk.....or should i go another route found a used ms2000 for 500.... |
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The microKORG is its own unique animal and can run on batteries and has a good build quality. If you want to tweak, the mK is deep, and portable, and worth every penny.
The R3 is a stripped down RADIAS, which has a different sound engine than the mK. The unit has full-size keys, but it feels light and flimsy and can't run on batteries.
Both machines sound great, but the mK is just a wee bit more reliable, and fun, imho.
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phaceless
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:09 am Post subject: |
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| i think i agree with everything you said and since aint no one else gonna come in here and offer opinions my best option would be go with something i like so i will prolly grab the mk and just try to learn on it the see if i should get something better like a Radias or virus ti<<<< really sounds interesting |
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xmlguy
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:45 am Post subject: |
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| The R3 is an improvement over the MK in nearly every respect except for battery power. The R3 was clearly designed as the replacement for the MK, and having 8 poly instead of 4 is a huge difference. To buy the MK new at about the same price as the R3 would be crazy-stupid. The MK is worth half of the R3's value. That's not to put down the MK in any way, since it remains a great little synth - but time moves on and Korg didn't go backwards with the R3. |
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phaceless
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| well i guess ur right in most respects except right out the box mk sounds a bit bigger and the keys feel frail on the r3 but for the same price is y i was considering r3 but then again that is a rebate so i still have to pay that extra 200 at first decsision decsions |
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phaceless
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| well i ended up buyin a electribe and a realistic concentrete mg-1 for 300 for any who were concerned |
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plosive
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http://www.vintagesynth.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39358
a very good thread with alot of input on this very topic
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