Well I'm almost new to this type of machines. An year go i was going to get one R3, but in need of those lush Triton Hi pads ( i had to sell my Korg TR) i bought a MicroX. One month ago I sold it and was seriously concerning of getting an R3. Tried it several times in my local store but something always got me away from this little sweet synth.I saw this annoying tempo drift issue with my own eyes - not that this is unbearable but slightly concerning.
OK, i had some money and now i have one of these monsters - Korg Radias. It seems so complex to me. Surely it's not the best choice for a kind of newbie but it's done. I feel like i'm in the beginning of l a long journey....
Hope i'll be getting some help when in need:)
Cheers!
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PharmerTom
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I know EXACTLY how you feel. I am brand new with my Radias also.
Just don't rush yourself. Take some time and don't expect to get it all done in one sitting. I am growing to appreciate this great synth a little more every day. And I really felt like an "idiot" when I was first working with it. You are probably like me, not used to "creating sounds" - just used using everyone else's. This is really a chance to understand what syths are all about. It is an education and for me I think it is going to be like one of those really hard classes where - when you are done - you feel like you learned the most. Read this forum - hints that folks have posted, or use the editor and see what others have done, and just try little changes.
Hang in there!
Just don't rush yourself. Take some time and don't expect to get it all done in one sitting. I am growing to appreciate this great synth a little more every day. And I really felt like an "idiot" when I was first working with it. You are probably like me, not used to "creating sounds" - just used using everyone else's. This is really a chance to understand what syths are all about. It is an education and for me I think it is going to be like one of those really hard classes where - when you are done - you feel like you learned the most. Read this forum - hints that folks have posted, or use the editor and see what others have done, and just try little changes.
Hang in there!
However complicated you think the Radias is - and it is a bit daunting at first - it is no more than a development of the time-honoured subtractive synthesizer paradigm.
It seems complicated because of the bells and whistles, and because of the somewhat cramped control panel.
Even so, at its most basic level, it is simply four subtractive synths, each consisting of oscillators, filters, an amplifier and modulators (LFO and EGs). All the rest is icing.
You will not be a noob forever, and the Radias seems a pretty good vehicle for teaching the basics, because you mostly have a single knob for a single function. Just take it slowly and be methodical.
Good luck,
D.
It seems complicated because of the bells and whistles, and because of the somewhat cramped control panel.
Even so, at its most basic level, it is simply four subtractive synths, each consisting of oscillators, filters, an amplifier and modulators (LFO and EGs). All the rest is icing.
You will not be a noob forever, and the Radias seems a pretty good vehicle for teaching the basics, because you mostly have a single knob for a single function. Just take it slowly and be methodical.
Good luck,
D.