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Average rating:
4.8 out of 5
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I've owned this thing for about two months now, so the initial giddiness has settled a bit and I think I'm a little more prepared to give a level-headed review of this thing. This is the coolest and most unique synth I've ever heard of, let alone owned. It cannot be overstated that this is NOT an instant-gratification synth, and if you don't like getting your hands dirty then don't get one. Programming this is a chore (if you look at it that way) and it is roughly 5 times more involved than programming the old 4-op machines I came up from (tx81z, fb01). First off, an FM box with filters and FX is cool enough. That sold me right away. The fact that is was 8-op was just a nice bonus. And when you take into account the Formant Shaping, well, it's overwhelming. Front panel editing is just not realistic, you're going to want a computer editor like Sounddiver (which allows you to create your own FSeqs, by the way - despite what you've heard -- if anyone has any questions about this feel free to email me) or MidiQuest v.8, as far as I know these are the only ones that have picked up the fs1r. The sound is, in my opinion, a bit plastic but I mean that in a good way. It lacks the grit older Yamaha FM units had, there's no denying that. The outputs are very clean and this unit, despite Yamaha's admonitions, is a great all-rounder. The only problem is that it's only 4-part multitimbral. If I had two of these I could do all my synthwork on them. They are capable of startling leads, great pads, bass that you can actually FEEL rattling in your head, and really nice percussion sounds. FM synthesis is my personal absolute favorite medium, but Formant shaping allows you to add a whole organic element to FM. I love this synth even when it confounds me, I want another. Only two things will ever seperate me from mine and those are death, or the release of an fs2r.
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Yessssss. Meiner PA-Anlage wurde Angst und Bange als ich die ersten Bass Sounds anstimmte.
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I'll try to be as specific as I can. Sound quality:5/5. User interface:3/5. Looks!:5/5. Analog sounds:5/5. Digital sounds:5/5. Manual:1/5. Number of sounds:5/5.
I've only had it for a few days but I already believe that it's the best synth I own, but that's probably since it's capable of a lot! Name any kind of sound and this thing does it well. The onboard effects really make the sound that much nicer and glossier. The manual is not of much help and there are a lot of parameters that can be messed around with, so many it's mind boggling. If you are willing to take the time to figure this beautiful shiny beast out then you will love it. If you just like using preset sounds...you'll love it too, since there are so many and they are for the most part excellent. If you want a synth that is easily editable then this ain't it! Very complex and deep, it will take some time to master. All in all one of the greatest synths to be released in years! Great for any style of music you can imagine...
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I had an fs1r for two weeks only but i've found out some things about it, it's a damn good synth, which at times you'll love and at times you'll hate, on the one i had(i don't know if it was fucked up it was the floor model) whenever i'd tweak a knob it'd either not effect it at all or drastically effect it, rarely would it smoothly effect the sound, which is upsetting because there's some gtreat leads on this machine, i love it more for leads and basses than any other sound on it, i don't really like the pads(reminds me of really really really cheazy 80s sounds, but not cheezy enough to b funny cheezy, just bad taste in the mouth cheezy) if you like to program or not this synth is great, it's got 1500 presets so for preset lovers yer in there like peanut butter gym wear, my gripes with it(besides for the knobs) are that theres too many damn presets, that i just want to listen to them all and then make sounds, but that never happens 1500 is a lot of sounds to hear, as well as although some sounds are phat as fuck most of them are really really cheazy, and the supposively good acid sound is horrid, my 303 gets insulted when it hears it, the programming isn't really that difficult, once you dive into it, i've found that the most annoying part about diving into this synth is just about everything other than the synth engine itself, i kind of miss it, and some of the drum kits are insanely good, the techno one i love: ) so much fun just tweaking knobs i could make a little loop and have fun for hours...for days.....i give it a 5 out of 5, you'll get some banging sounds out of it, sure they'll be really shitty ones too, but for $400 how can you go wrong?, sure as hell destroys all this va bullshit, you'll get 100000x more use out of it, very versatile
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Alright Sorry about that, the FS1r is a great machine, yes I'll admit the presets are great in the Fs1r but limited. It really shines when you take your hand in programming. Chances are if programming's not your thing.. you won't like this. But if you can program it's wonderful! Great for Industrial or Ambient or Rock or Whatever. You also need to learn how to layer. Like layer a BASS with a String and another BASS for an awesome patch. Most will want to wait till they have more experience programming to get this little monster or take extensive time learning it. It's awesome! DX7? B'ah! this thing is like a DX7 on super-roids! 8 operators, an awesome digital filter, and more Polyphony! Complements analogs great also, like if you have a few old or new mono synths it'll give you all the best Choruses PADS and Strings you'll ever need! Keep your ass biting BASS and leads and have your PHAT PADS and Strings. Best PADS since the Prophet VS and best Strings since the Roland JXs. And if you're really good..you can get dead on 303 sounds out of this (NO JOKE!) which makes it great for Techno!
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