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Average rating:
4.8 out of 5
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just picked up my new QS7 last week...the price was right...849 simoleons...this a great keyboard for the money..nice Emerson samples...the piano needs a bit of tweaking but I see promise there...rhodes kicks real nice..keep your EQ nice and flat or the patches will sound muddy...tons of sounds available for this machine..the action feels similar to my XP80...alesis did their homework...
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The QS7 has a wide variety of functions. You get the most for your money w/ this synth. It is really is fun to work with. You can change the wave shapes (Sine Wave, Pulse, Noise, ect. plus Many Many others. It is very expandable. Has drum loops, forest loops, grooves, and much more. The control sliders make you able to change the sound quickly fo rsome changes. Mix mode allows you to program up to 16 different Programs o the Keyboard at once. So this is a neccesity for live concerts b/c it is easy to play & covers the need for more synths. I highly recommend this synth. You can buy QCards for extra sounds. THe QS& comes w/ 600 programs and 400 mixs(More than 1 program on the keyboard at once) You can make your own mixs, and you have space to save tyhem but I recommend you buy a Card to save it on instead. They don't cost very much anyway. The only real difference between the QS7 and QS8 is 12 keys and the keys of the QS8 feel like a REAl piano. But otherwise the sounds ect. are the same.
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QS7 Rocks! I play out every weekend with it!
I'd be lost without it!!
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As a live instrument, the QS7 really cooks! If you're looking for a multi-timbral Roland D-50, this baby is about the closest thing you'll get - even the hefty weight of the synth reminds me of the D50. Pad sounds are plentiful and excellent, but if you're looking for a plethora of bass sounds and drums, forget it. The QS7 has very few raw snare and kick waveforms, and synth bass sounds are sorely lacking. The usual strings, pianos, brass (etc) are pretty good compared to other synths, but anyone in the area of ambient is going to be quite excited about the synth. In a midi setup, I wasn't at all impressed with the QS7. For one, the sounds in Program mode by far outstrip those in Mix mode (the mode you would use in a midi setup). Don't be fooled by just listening to the synth in Program mode. Listen to the demo tunes, and if possible, use it in your own environment before you decide to buy it. Also, the SMF playback from flashcard doesn't work properly, so if you're wanting to playback midi files from the flashcard, don't be surprised if they don't work properly. Looping of user-loaded samples onto a flashcard (using the supplied Soundbridge software) also has some problems, but these are apparently going to be sorted out in a new software version. If you're looking to create some seering analog sounds, or you'd like to use the QS7 as a sampler ... ummm ... buy something else. I've already sold my QS7 and am looking for something else ... perhaps the Yamaha A3000. Don't be put off by this review though. I was looking for specific things (user-sampling, SMF playback ... etc) in the QS7 which just didn't cut it, and the absence of a res filter made my heart sore. Take a look, perhaps it's what you're looking for because the sounds in Program mode are outstanding.
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This is a premo unit. I was looking for a sound module and realized a need for 77 keys and decided to get this unit and get both. The sounds are great, especially the accoustic sounds like guitar; nice organ sounds (I like the hammond with percussion). Strings are good. Wurlizer sounds are great. Rhodes sounds are good. Synth sounds (which include of lot of "Keith Emerson" patchs) are super. More sounds come on the CD that comes with it. More are available from the Alesis in card form. I have yet to fully use what I've already got :-) It has 4 assignable sliders that may or may not be used with different sounds, they give you lots of flexability when using the presets. I have yet to assign sounds to the 2 aux outputs but hope to do so soon. The controls are relatively easy to use but you will need to reference the manual to figure it out initially. The drums come from their DM5 module. I occasionally use them, lots of versions of these come with presets. I like the keyboard action (semi-weighted), the modulator (volume and pitch) feel very solid. If you want a fully weighted keyboard their QS8 keyboard would be the one to get otherwise the QS7 should give you whatever you need, the sounds are basically the same on both keyboards. In summary, from a home studio aspect this is an excellent keyboard and a fantastic bang per buck keyboard. When combined with a sequencer software (such as cakewalk) it can form a great foundation for any home studio. I'd buy it again with any hesitation.
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