olivier@butler.UUCP (Charles Olivier) (09/04/85)
I need some advice from anyone out there in netland. I am considering the purchase of another synthesizer and I not quite sure which one to buy. At present I have a Roland HP/300 Electronic Piano connected to my IBM PC via a MIDI interface. This is what I would like to have in the next synthesizer that I am considering on purchasing; Features I want: o Be able to reproduce good string sounds (esp. the violins, and guitar) o Be able to produce a good kettle drum sound. (maybe this sound can be handle in a drum machine, But I've haven't seen one). o Be able to configure multiple instruments on the same keyboard and have the ability to play each one seperately. (I think this is called split keyboard). o Be able to layer different voices on the same key. (at least 2). o Can be a slave device to my Roland HP/300. o Must be able to respone to velocity sensitive midi commands. I haven't look at very many synth. on the market so I don't know whats availible. I'm not looking for an expensive box. The perfect synth would be a keyboardless box that I can program through my PC (or a master keybord). I'm also looking for an inexpensive drum machine (any suggestions ??). A friend of my has a DX-7 with 2 TF-1 modules/w rack and a drum machines. He has suggested that I might have to go his route to get set-up that I want. Does anybody know anything about the casio cz-101?? Does I produce good sounds ? Also, how does the casio cz-5000 compares with the DX-7? I heard that they are basically compatible machines. Thanks for the Help. Charles Olivier P.O. Box 2249 Kirkland Wa 98083 uucp: ...uw-beaver!{tikal,teltone}!dataio!butler!olivier & Email