rmp@ulysses.UUCP (Reuben Prichard) (08/19/85)
I am in the process of purchasing a synth. for my eight year old son to keep up his interest in music (At least thats what I keep telling my wife!). Being new to the world of electronic keyboard, and after having done a fair amount of research on the subject, I have come up with the following two configurations that, to me, seem to be reasonable. They are as follows: Synth. Sequencer Drum Maching ======= =========== ============== 1. Yamaha DX21 Yamaha QX7 Yamaha DX11/15 or ROLAND-TR-707 (Not to sure which one) 2. KORG 8000 KORG QSD-1 I am kind of leaning toward (2) since people that have had an opportunity to play with pre-release versions of the hardware really say good things about them and I have played a DW-6000 and have found it a lot easier to program than the DX21. Before I drop a bundle on the above hardware I would like some (YOUR) educated opinions on my choices. In general and in particular, Questions! 1) What is a reasonable amount of internal capacity (note capacity) for a sequencer if you are going to feed it both DRUM machine and Synth. input? 2) How about the DRUM MACHINE choices?? I like the features of the TR-707 (Graphic display for editing). 3) Any suggestions as to the best place to purchase the equipment?? Mail orders is fine with me! I think that 30% off retail is about right! (HOWEVER The less the better!!!!!!!!). Reuben M. Prichard c/o AT&T BELL LABS 600 Mountain Ave. Murray Hill, NJ, 07974 201-582-4384 mentor!rmp THANKX MUCH!!!!!
rmp@ulysses.UUCP (Reuben Prichard) (08/19/85)
I am in the process of purchasing a synth. for my eight year old son to keep up his interest in music (At least thats what I keep telling my wife!). Being new to the world of electronic keyboard, and after having done a fair amount of research on the subject, I have come up with the following two configurations that, to me, seem to be reasonable. They are as follows: Synth. Sequencer Drum Maching ======= =========== ============== 1. Yamaha DX21 Yamaha QX7 Yamaha DX11/15 or ROLAND-TR-707 (Not to sure which one) 2. KORG 8000 KORG QSD-1 I am kind of leaning toward (2) since people that have had an opportunity to play with pre-release versions of the hardware really say good things about them and I have played a DW-6000 and have found it a lot easier to program than the DX21. Before I drop a bundle on the above hardware I would like some (YOUR) educated opinions on my choices. In general and in particular, Questions! 1) What is a reasonable amount of internal capacity (note capacity) for a sequencer if you are going to feed it both DRUM machine and Synth. input? 2) How about the DRUM MACHINE choices?? I like the features of the TR-707 (Graphic display for editing). 3) Any suggestions as to the best place to purchase the equipment?? Mail orders is fine with me! I think that 30% off retail is about right! (HOWEVER The less the better!!!!!!!!). Reuben M. Prichard c/o AT&T Bell Labs 600 Mountain Ave Murray Hill N.J. 07974 mentor!rmp
hedger@ada-uts.UUCP (08/22/85)
well rueben, let me start off by saying what a fortunate son you have!!!!! I think that your #2 setup is a better choice , considering expense and the fact that the equipment is for an 8 year old. reagarding your questions I think that the Korg sequencer with 30,000 note capacity has plenty of note storage...unless someone was going to store some fairly long song forms etc. he would be hard pressed to tape the capacity of this machine... (don'tget excited all you experienced synthesists remember this is for a beginner). another option you might want to consider is a p.c. with sequencing software...it would probablycost more and dedicated sequencers do have their advantages, but since your son probably won't have to worry about roda worthiness in the next fewyears a computer would do the same (maybe better depending on the software) job of sequencing and could be used for other applications (i.e. patch librarian programs, voicing software) as for the tr-707- a freind (and partner) of mine owns a 707 and I think that they are great boxes, again considering the price. I own a tr909 and the boxes are very similar in their funcions ( mines bigger,doesn't have the graphic display, and uses analog sounds as opposed to the 707's digital ones) I would strongly suggest that you check with LaSalle music in either Watertown Mass or Hartford Conn when you're price shopping..... I wish your son all the luck and encouragement with his new hobby. keith hedger - intermetrics ihnp4!inmet!ada-uts!hedger