Roland AX7

Nate · 08-23-2006, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by AXguitar

150, and i dont' know how to ask for a retraction..

Here is eBay's information.

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and the SHS-101's i've seen weren't really keytars... unless i'm looking at the wrong thing...

No, they're not really. See my most recent post. It certainly doesn't have the same "coolness" factor as one of the more modern guitar-ish-shaped keytars, but it has a real monosynth engine built-in (instead of just a bunch of samples... or, no sound at all like most keytars), and it will allow you mobility on stage (it has strap-buttons, and you can add the little grip thing). Remember... you're only going to sound as good as your actual synth, regardless of how cool you look.

Nate · 08-23-2006, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AXguitar

yeah, it does have midi.. maybe somebody will outbid me...

A possibility, if you're sure you don't want it, is to email each of the other members who have bid already and let them know what your maximum bid was and that you don't intend to outbid them if you yourself are outbid.

Nate · 08-23-2006, 01:33 PM

Even for $150 for the Yamaha, you'll still have like $250-350 left to look for a used sound module and still maintain the budget you apparently had when you were just thinking of getting the AX-7 on its own. Look for a used Novation A-Station, maybe (hell, there's a K-Station [the keyboard version] for $350 buy-it-now on eBay right now)... or any other true synthesizer module that might interest you.

Ax · 08-23-2006, 01:42 PM

that'd be cool... i'll see if i win this... i hope there's like not another bidder to drive it up if i'm not outbid... and some of these in the past have gone for like 200... plus i need the speaker kinda for practice in my room and composing, sinc i dont have another keyboard... and if i win i'm gonna buy a synth module and run midi out on it to the synth.. then it should be alright shouldn't it?

Nate · 08-23-2006, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AXguitar

that'd be cool... i'll see if i win this... i hope there's like not another bidder to drive it up if i'm not outbid... and some of these in the past have gone for like 200...

Cool. It's certainly not a bad buy for $150, even if it goes that high.

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plus i need the speaker kinda for practice in my room and composing, sinc i dont have another keyboard...

You can use any guitar amp. You may have to keep the gain low to prevent distortion.

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and if i win i'm gonna buy a synth module and run midi out on it to the synth.. then it should be alright shouldn't it?

Yeah, that's the gist of it. I don't know what programming is involved on the Yamaha, though.

You have a choice of two basic types of modules: sample-based with synth sounds, or true synths.

Personally, I like true synthesizers, but there are some GREAT sample-based modules with vintage synth sounds.

EMU has a line of modules with vintage sounds; Oberheim and Waldorf were old true synth module makers; etc.

Ax · 08-23-2006, 01:48 PM

i just need something to ease me in for right now... i may decide i hate keytar.. and i'll run it through my old 15w crate practice amp.. it's cheap, but loud enough for home practice, and with my band i have PA support and the school pepband i have my choice of piano amp or pa... i'm not overly worried...

Nate · 08-23-2006, 01:51 PM

Hey... we have rep back!

Sounds like it'll work for you.

Here's something I just found.

The basic synth sound is nice.

The organs and keyboards are ok.

Ax · 08-23-2006, 01:57 PM

yeah, that's the one.. it should keep me satisfied until i learn more... but i'm not gonna run this thing through my b52, i am afraid of damaging it, and even if you say it wont, i'm not gonna...

Nate · 08-23-2006, 01:59 PM

On old FM synths like this SHS-10, look to your string and woodwind sounds to find more "true-synth-like" sounds. For example, the violin and cello from the SHS-10 appear to be pretty much straight sawtooth waves. Yum. Also, the clarinet on any old synth is generally a straight square wave, and this doesn't seem to disappoint. Cool. The flute should be close to a sine or triangle wave.

Nate · 08-23-2006, 02:01 PM

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but i'm not gonna run this thing through my b52, i am afraid of damaging it, and even if you say it wont, i'm not gonna...

Haha. It might. Keyboards tend to run a hotter output signal than guitars, which can hurt some inputs.

Ax · 08-23-2006, 02:02 PM

sweetness... i see my goal is to take hardcore, add elements of prog/techno and run it through and arena rock filter, and take it closer to a sound that mainstream listeners can listen to without saying "that's too hard"... you know, make it wierd but listenable...

Nate · 08-23-2006, 02:04 PM

Sounds fun.

Ax · 08-23-2006, 02:07 PM

how's this

to go with it.. then i can do the opening form STW by ELO

Nate · 08-23-2006, 02:15 PM

Yeah... that'd work. I don't really like the controls on the MicroKorg, but it sounds nice. I much prefer a knob / slider for every last little thing, but the built-in vocoder+mic is hard to beat at that price.

Ax · 08-23-2006, 02:18 PM

exactly.. i really want the vocoder and i don't have a portable pc or a laptop or whatever to go with it.. but you can't be that price.. unless ebay has something...