so you want to spend hella $$ for real knobs n sliders?? you can 'jam' with a midi keybaord + any vst...same thing...and you can get a midi controller to control the parameters of the synths...so tehre are ur knobs n sliders....costs like a fraction of the price too...damn.....hardware is cumbersome

You could try the Alesis Micron which has some funky mini seq built in for patterns and stuff. It might work but I don't know too much about it so you'll need to dig around for more info.

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Originally posted by dj_palm the new roland SH-201 is pretty basic and easy to use, and good for starters. it also has usb so and a vst editor so u can avoid using money on soundcard and mididevices + that u can (when u some day realize u should use computers too) edit the presets in the vst editor. im considering one myself and get rid of my JP, just for the ease but im not sure.

While the SH-201 is an okay synth, it's nothing like the JP-80X0.
It's too simplified. They have removed too many important features.
I've heard some say that the supersaw doesn't even sound the like the JP supersaw.

Ok, looking at more reviews etc this morning, I think the Microkorg looks the goods. The only serious complaint that people seem to have is the small size of the keyboard, which would probably be a minor annoyance, but worth it for the cheaper price, as most synths with a full-sized keyboard seem to be at least $300 extra.

As well as being synth, it also has midi in/out, so in future I could use it with softsynths too?

Would anyone here recommend or not recommend this? What are its good and bad points?

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Actually, maybe the Alesis fusion is your go? Thats got a sequencer and its cheaper than korgs and rolands, so maybe go there first. I forgot about that one initially.

OT: Is it true that the V synth has a JP built in? I heard that the V synth has the JP software running in part of it... Could be good, I know that BTs a big fan of it, but the presets suck by all acounts. Apparently its time stretching and stuff is very fun to play with, that an the JP engine could be really nice...

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Originally posted by Beat Blog Ok, looking at more reviews etc this morning, I think the Microkorg looks the goods. The only serious complaint that people seem to have is the small size of the keyboard, which would probably be a minor annoyance, but worth it for the cheaper price, as most synths with a full-sized keyboard seem to be at least $300 extra. As well as being synth, it also has midi in/out, so in future I could use it with softsynths too? Would anyone here recommend or not recommend this? What are its good and bad points?

My friends got this, he really likes it, its got an analogue sorta sound (its digital unlike what someone else said, most synths under $3000 ARE) he says the sound is killer. But theres not much FM and its a bit of a one trick horse. Polyphony is quite low I believe and theres no sequencer. Its a synth for someone with a computer/ sequencer.

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Originally posted by kitphillips OT: Is it true that the V synth has a JP built in? I heard that the V synth has the JP software running in part of it... Could be good, I know that BTs a big fan of it, but the presets suck by all acounts. Apparently its time stretching and stuff is very fun to play with, that an the JP engine could be really nice...

No, it has the same engine as SH-201, which isn't exactly like the JP.

Pity, I guess the SH 201 isn't quite as good as the JP...

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