Korg Radias vs Roland V synth ? Which one you prefer

[Warman309]

They're different, i know.
Talking about price, I can get an used V synth or get a rack version of Korg Radias at a similar price.
So I would like to hear some recommendation and comparison from you guys so that I can pick the best VA synth, those 2 .

[tpantano]

They're different, i know.
Talking about price, I can get an used V synth or get a rack version of Korg Radias at a similar price.
So I would like to hear some recommendation and comparison from you guys so that I can pick the best VA synth, those 2 .

A lot of people will hate me for this, but I like the sound of the V-synth better than that of the Radias. It's very smooth, and I love the basses and EPs on it. It uses a new synthesis technique that has a lot of expressiveness.

On the other hand, the Radias has some features like waveshaping and drums which I don't think the V-synth has. Also, it seems like the Radias is a lot easier to edit by itself than the V; the V really seems to need a computer to dive into the editing, where the Radias seems easy to do without one or with one.

Both are great and expressive though. Note, I haven't tried either personally.

[Hugo]

I voted for the V-Synth. Not because I necessarily think it's a better VA - I think the V-Synth is great in this aspect, but the Radias is probably more comprehensive and convincing (I do have the V-Synth and the Radias M3 plug-in, haven't spent much time with the latter, though).

The V-Synth does, however, offer so much more than the Radias. The sample mangling and performance aspect of the V-Synth is fantastic, and you can layer samples with VA (two oscillators total, so only one each if you want to do a layer).

I'd get the V-Synth.

[pillbug]

Where can you get a V-synth for $699? I'd be interested in checking one out for that price. thx

[Warman309]

I didn't know the Radias price has dropped.
An used V-synth should be around $ 800 , so I think that the Radias is pretty close to the V-synth

[TrrP]

Hi man,

I've owned them both. I still own the Radias but I sold the V-Synth a few months ago.

I feel you should only go for the V-Synth if you use the sampling alot. Thats really what its for. A problem I had with the sampling though is that most of the stuff I put in sounded like a ghost of itself before using FX or filtering. It didn't matter much which type of encoding I used my own user samples turned into weak sounds after encoding them. That can happen alot though when using sampler-manglers like the V-Synth even in software. It's seems to be a difficult business. You can get alot of typical and nice Roland synth sounds from it but again thats not really what it is for and when you tweak the filter you'll hear it's not really that nice to listen to. Personally I just think the V-Synth is alot of plastic and space for what it does.

I think the Radias is really a lot of fun. I definitely love dedicated knobs instead of a touch screen. The software editor is great. It has a very hi-fi sound so you can get some nice high-frequency sounds if you like that. *the Radias does sound digital but it embraces it in a nice way i think* I wouldn't get the Radias keyboard though. It's a waste of money. For much less money you can get a much better midi-keyboard.

Even though the Radias (seems) to have less to offer I could get lost in time programming it which is great thing. I also like the modulation options and sound more on the Radias.
EDIT: Actually the only real thing the V-Synth had over the Radias is user-sampling (which I must admit is a big thing). The Radias has a more complex FX chain. Internal bussing for more filters & FX. Very good vocoder. The V-Synth uses a COSM slot if you want a filter giving you even less FX. Using internal bussing one Radias part could have 4 filters + 2 waveshapers + 5 FX. The virtual polyphony on the Radias is also more

Try to check the sounds out for yourself before buying any of the two and maybe youtube video's. My opinion is also alot to do with personal taste.