But Jerry, wait! I have a problem with my Poly-800 workstation...!
Okay, just kidding,
although my Poly-800 module did bite the dust, poor baby. While I initially sneered at it as a glorified organ and string machine, I was surprised how many cool sounds you could coax from such a basic synth.
Which brings me to comment on this fine line of gear from such an oddball company. While originally an enthusiastic Ensoniq fan myself, and then a huge Roland supporter, around the time of the Triton, I flirted briefly with Yamaha and then jumped ship completely over to KORG. Well, and Kurzweil, but that should go without saying with a nick like mine. And yes, I've managed to hold onto almost all my gear, including my original SD-1. I wish sometime you'd share the small arsenal you've amassed over the years.
KORG does seem to shoot itself in both feet at the oddest times, such as dumping you unceremoniously. Or maybe it was with a little fanfare from your fellow laborers. Whatever, I'm sure you've plotted suitable revenge... err... or maybe it's eying certain possible avenues. Or did you really buy out Motifator and Roland Clan websites?? Heck, nothing would surprise me these days.
Regardless, and assuming anyone is still reading this dribble, I have to add one more leaf to the pile by thanking you for being a part of a darn cool - if you'll pardon a pun, legacy, which led to the monster synth many of us are lusting for. Even as I type this, I have a KORG Karma leaning against the wall to use as a controller for an Arturia Origin I'm updating. All the while as Gran Turismo 5 menu music is oozing seductively from my speakers, trying to lure me into one more race. But I digress, yet again. The Karma certainly hasn't been relegated to controller status with my M3 and other dozen some odd synths lying around. In fact, it's so useful and sonically potent that I often tote it as my only keyboard to jam sessions. And while Roland used to be the largest brand in my arsenal, KORG has managed to cut that to a third over the past five years, it becoming the second third.
My fondest memory is watching the presentation with thyself and that madman Jack Hotop behind this huge monster of a synth I'd been predicting for years to appear, the OASYS. That was one heck of a show. It took a few years, but I'm finally going to get to own one, after a fashion, and it's way cool that you're part of the team which brought this son to life.
You are a man. A real man. A Todd Rundgren kind of man! Er... well, maybe not. In fact, I'd be afraid to know what a Todd R. kind of man would be!
In any case, turn on some of that gear and throw something our way when you get something mixed to taste.
McHale wrote:sewa wrote:I second that. It would be nice to see you over at motifator at some point
let's not get crazy here. He's announced he's no longer working for Korg, he didn't announce he's suffering brain damage and making a lot of irrational decisions!
Hey now, I've been known to be irrational for... a certain brand I might have stuffed in a rack somewhere...
Can I join you fella's.Pass the wasabi.)
