Music messe... Whats new..

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:13 pm

Yet there are huge differences between AWM2 now and then. Otherwise you could say the same about Korg's HD-1 (used in Oasys/Kronos) which is essentially "identical" to the M1.

Jan1 · Post by **Jan1** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:41 am

Perhaps a bit overlooked is the statement of Native Instruments concerning the latest Kontrol S series. They announced that the controller will feature full deep integration with third party VST plug ins with full parameter mapping, which is a big step forward since it turns the Kontrol S into a more versatile controller along the lines of an Akai Advance.

After playing the controller I have to say that my initial impressions of the keybed after watching a demonstration on YouTube were wrong, and that it actually feels great and it is not as noisy as I initially thought it was.
To sidetrack for a moment: usually a 'premium keybed' is associated with a 'premium price', but after trying out a low cost Alesis VI controller as well I was surprised at how good this semi-weighted keybed felt and how quiet it was.
So it puzzles me why companies are hellbent on crippling a good instrument by giving it a cheap, noisy plastic feeling even wobbly keybed. The first thing I do when I visit a music store is try out the feel of the keybed without hearing the sound of the instrument, because it is a key element in how I will experience playing the instrument.

Post by **Sharp** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:14 pm

SanderXpander wrote:Yet there are huge differences between AWM2 now and then. Otherwise you could say the same about Korg's HD-1 (used in Oasys/Kronos) which is essentially "identical" to the M1.

Just my 2 cents.
Yamaha have simply evolved AWM2 in complexity over it's 25+ years, but essentially it is in many ways like watching paint dry. You can see the change over very long periods of time, but the change is so slow it's almost unnoticeable between recent models.

Where if you take two different KORG sound engines back to back like EDS and HD-1, they sound nothing alike whatsoever.

Regards
Sharp

chilly7 · Post by **chilly7** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:30 pm

SanderXpander wrote:Yet there are huge differences between AWM2 now and then. Otherwise you could say the same about Korg's HD-1 (used in Oasys/Kronos) which is essentially "identical" to the M1.

What is the huge difference?