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Original Message 1/9 31-Aug-01 @ 05:20 AM - Next piece of equipment?

Lucid

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HEy there guys, I got a question for you. I'm pretty new to the recording thing, and I'm not sure where to go next. I just bought a synth (OB-12, love it! Doesnt deserve the bad wrap it's gotten.) and I am thinking about what I'm going to buy next.
I have been looking at an AKAI CD3000, but I dont know.
Or should I get a Good Soundcard like the Luna II?
I already have Reason and CuBase VST along with just about every other softsynth/sampler out there.
Or should I go for another synth? Thats probably not the thing I will do, but I would like your advice.
OR, should I get a drum machine?
And if you think of something different, please let me know, I'm kinda stuck right now, and your advice is appriciated.
Thanks!

-Mike
Peace!

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Message 2/9 31-Aug-01 @ 01:32 PM - RE: New Synth or Sampler?

john.walsh

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I can't believe the first thing you bought was an oberheim! If you have that much money to just go out and buy a ob12 as the FIRST thing you're going to buy ... i'm speechless. I am without speech.

Buy a sampler and soundcard. And i guess price is not really that much of a problem so go absolutely nuts and buy the best you can find.

Buy a mpc.. they are horribly overpriced but they cut the rug in a acceptable fashion. Drums are thereby taken care of.

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Message 3/9 01-Sep-01 @ 08:48 PM - RE: New Synth or Sampler?

nothingnewhere

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yeah a mpc would be good if you think the OB-12 will handle all of your synth needs.

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Message 4/9 04-Sep-01 @ 08:06 PM - RE: New Synth or Sampler?

Pongoid

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E4 platinum. you have the loot.

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Message 5/9 07-Sep-01 @ 02:02 PM - RE: New Synth or Sampler?

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No... i'd seriously think about going s/w for the drums & sampler & for more synths for ancilliary roles - after all the OB is going to be your main 'hands-on' synth - so why not get a GOOD new fast asio2 rack and route the OB output's into the rack merging them in the VST mixer with any onboard like Reason drums & synth/s & sampler & VSTi's - s/w drumboxes are SO good now and have the ability to s/w mix EQ &FX with such ease then why not?.. you can monitor the whole stereo mix via the VST L/R master out to your monitor chain

you can play the Reason stuff & any VSTi's with the OB key's so that is sorted too - those REASON & good VST drumboxes areas good as anything you'll get in hardware I reckon. - also you dont say if you have a mixer so if NOT then again the rack method would work fine - if you dont have a mixer and add more outboard you still have to get a mixer to mix it, AND you'd need fx unit's to add fx etc to the sampler out's or any other synth out's you decide to buy... i'd get a hoontech or other 8 in rack and go with that - cos the beauty is, you can always add-in a mixer and outboard AFTERWARDS if you decide there is certain outboard you want, and route it all into the rack just fine via the outboard mixer.

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Message 6/9 25-Sep-01 @ 12:13 AM - RE: New Synth or Sampler?

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hehe E4 platinum. Pongoids on an emu kick

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Message 7/9 25-Sep-01 @ 11:49 PM - RE: New Synth or Sampler?

Pongoid

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I still love my A3k, but an e4 is a VERY nice machine and a different class of bird.

Ape

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Message 8/9 29-Sep-01 @ 09:18 PM - RE: New Synth or Sampler?

influx

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wouldnt it be nice if they actually had decent FX? I mean...damn...the yammy FX capabilities are SICK! Ive always envied those. wish Emu would focus on that side

altho..I guess a "real" studio that would use an E4 would have outboard

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Message 9/9 19-Oct-01 @ 07:11 AM - RE: New Synth or Sampler?

horizens

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i was finally getting around to playing with my
e6400 yesterday and the filters are so good.
and the cords are really cool as well. so many
good routing capabilities.

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