Despite the fact that Roland keep raping their heritage with similarly named piles of crap to their genuine old classics, the Gaia does seem fairly decent.

To me it comes across as a mini Virus with less synthesis features, but really nice filters and a decent FX section. The UI is nice too.

Plus I can run it off batteries and program on the shitter.

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Had one, quite similar sounding to JP8000
monotimbral though, so 1 VA patch and a GM channel

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Not too fussed about the mono timbral aspect, it's more of a fuck about machine that might result in a tasty noise or two. I can maek teh acids on it in the bath.

Going for £300 on Ebay too. Bargain.

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the guy that named the machine should be fired. Honestly, you could of changed the name, called it something not gay and it would not get the bad press it does. It just sounds like a vst. I can't tell the difference.

for the price, there are just better options. I don't see why anyone sober would buy this. Get a used virus B.

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Yep, worth it, very different filters to Sylenth

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney the guy that named the machine should be fired. Honestly, you could of changed the name, called it something not gay and it would not get the bad press it does. It just sounds like a vst. I can't tell the difference.

Of course it sounds like a VST, but that's not the point.

A softsynth on an iPad sounds like a VST too, but it doesn't have cool knobs and sliders and flashing lights.

At least it's not called iGaia

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I play it once a week or so when I'm in Guitar Center and I'm waiting for the day that I don't say "wow this Roland toy is an overpriced plastic piece of shit". I think the Novation UltraNova is a step in terms of build quality, but has a less tactile interface, and more parameters hidden in memory. Honestly, I have no idea why anybody would spend more than $150 on one of these Vanguard-in-cheap-plastic-housing toys, but I suppose if you just want something to play while taking a dump without concern for it falling in the shitter where it belongs, $699 is the price you have to pay,

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Originally posted by tehlord Of course it sounds like a VST, but that's not the point. A softsynth on an iPad sounds like a VST too, but it doesn't have cool knobs and sliders and flashing lights. At least it's not called iGaia

but why spend money on something when there are just so many better options. I mean it is a bad purchase. I mean Raphie is comparing it to Sylenth and its filters which are just horrible but again Raphie is deaf so god bless his soul but really, when you start comparing a cheap softsynth to something of that price, kinda sad no ?

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Originally posted by cryophonik I play it once a week or so when I'm in Guitar Center and I'm waiting for the day that I don't say "wow this Roland toy is an overpriced plastic piece of shit". I think the Novation UltraNova is a step in terms of build quality, but has a less tactile interface, and more parameters hidden in memory. Honestly, I have no idea why anybody would spend more than $150 on one of these Vanguard-in-cheap-plastic-housing toys, but I suppose if you just want something to play while taking a dump without concern for it falling in the shitter where it belongs, $699 is the price you have to pay,

If it were just the wrapping you suggest then i'd agree, but from the videos I've seen it does at least sound nice as well. I certainly wouldn't buy one new, it's not worth £500 to me.

Sadly I don't have a store within 50 miles that has one to play so i'll be buying blind.

Edit - and 50 UK miles is about the same as 150 US miles. Or probably the same as 50 New York miles.

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do you live on Shire ?

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney do you live on Shire ?

Yes, Berkshire

Which is comprised of 25,000 miles of really tiny roads with 5 millions people driving Range Rovers and Cayennes on them.

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Originally posted by tehlord If it were just the wrapping you suggest then i'd agree, but from the videos I've seen it does at least sound nice as well. I certainly wouldn't buy one new, it's not worth £500 to me. Sadly I don't have a store within 50 miles that has one to play so i'll be buying blind.

I stayed away from mentioning the sound for the reasons you already gave - it's a soft synth, nothing to go crazy over, but also doesn't sound bad (but consider that I've only played it in GC). Spec-wise, its synth architecture is pretty basic - most $100+ soft synths will equal or exceed it.

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