rsk@pucc-k (Wombat) (07/11/85)
I'm thinking of upgrading from my Kawai SX-210 to something a little
better; the main drawbacks of the 210 are (1) 1 oscillator per voice,
[excluding the suboscillator, which isn't much help] (2) no MIDI and
(3) no split keyboard.* One nice thing about the SX-210 is that it is
eight-voice; many machines I've seen have only six.
Now, here's the problem...for around $1000-$1200, one can get into
a Kawai SX-240 (split, midi, dual osc.) or an AX-80 (midi, dual osc., touch)
or a yet-to-be-seen DW-8000 (split, midi, touch, dual osc.). Note that
they're all 8-voice, something I personally consider a must; the Kawai
has a sequencer, but I really don't care about that much.
Does anyone out there have suggestions on which might be best?
My "playing environment" is live, not studio; my most commonly used patches
are Hammond organ lookalikes, piano sounds (acoustic and electric), and
clavinet/D-6 sounds. (Not much call for faked minimoog in an R&B band)
I'm not much interested in sampling machines such as the Mirage, since
from what I've seen (1) it can take several seconds to change patches,
and (2) they're more expensive.
Suggestions of other machines with comparable features in the
same price range are most welcome. For that matter, has anyone even seen
or played a DW-8000 yet?
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Rich Kulawiec rsk@{pur-ee,purdue}.uucp, rsk@purdue-asc.csnet
rsk@purdue-asc.arpa (soon to be) rsk@asc.purdue.edu