Im thinking of buying an A-station, I dont have any other ooutboard gear at the mo and am looking for a good cheap starter synth. Is the A-station a good option???
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Im thinking of buying an A-station, I dont have any other ooutboard gear at the mo and am looking for a good cheap starter synth. Is the A-station a good option???
Yep - really good in fact.
It has that really nice Novation "liquid synth" sound, and it's really easy to use.
Enjoy.
The v-station (a plugin) is purported to sound identical to it, so if you already have a midi controller you might want to compare prices.
The A-Station is just about the most amazing synth in the world for the price... Bit of a fiddle to edit but well worth it 'cos you can get them for under £200 now..
I've seen Turnkey are selling K-stations (same engine as A station just bigger box with more knobs) for a little over 200. I've been contemplating getting one...
oooh, should I...
The hardware and software sound identical, as they use the same algorithm!
Hardware:
Pros - Buttons & Knobs, hands-on control.
Cons - Learning curve associated with external hardware.
Software:
Pros - Piss-easy to use.
Cons - Uses up processor cycles / memory.
An A-station is not bad at all. :)
But should also be nice if you can arrange yourself this:
http://www.korg.com/gear/images/prod...rg_ES1MKII.jpg
After looking on turnkey I found you can pick up a KS rack for £238!!!
http://www.novationmusic.com/nov_rou...srack_over.htm
They look pretty impressive any one had any experience with them??
whats that electribe like then?
I like mineQuote:
Originally Posted by mrbenn
Spent lunchtime playing with a K-station at Turnkey, I'm definately thinking of getting one - I was much more impressive than the Virus B I had a go with and at that price I might just have to get one!
Also playing an Electribe ESX - the sampling one, it sounded great although I guess it's down to the samples it comes with... oooh
and I need a new PC...
and at this rate a second job!!! :shock: :lol:
haha Ive just sold about 150 vinyl shit loads of cds & my nan on ebay so I could buy myself an m-audio ozonic & a ks rack synth.
It will all be worth it though :cool: