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This is a wonderful creation. I'm all about layers and sound complexity, the subtleties present in noises. It's so cool that a manufacturer created a synthesis engine that addresses the detail in sound, and allows manipulation at the primary pure level. The engine produces basic sounds as well as the most multi-dimensional unique sounds i have ever heard. I've created patches with this thing that sound like entire midi sequences, "songs" that have their own life and personality which would otherwise require a few synths and fx units. Speaking of FX, some people have said that the fx is crap on the K5000s. I think the fx are not super, but they're really nice to have present; it's nice to be able to fuck with your sounds and have fx presets for each patch n' stuff instead of having to tweak your gear each time.
Yah the keyboard is whupass, i love it. But again, it's the synthesis sound creation/manipulation engine that's deadly. You *can* spend really long periods of time on patches, but the final results are flabbergasting. Last night, I worked 3 hours on one patch. It was long, some of the time it was fun, some of the time wearing. In the end though, I ended up with a roaring sound that pinged and screamed and throbbed, making me see stars. Some patches i've made have ended up carrying songs due to all the melodic non-repeating variation. This is a synth of dreams, one of the most unique and incredible boards ever designed.........
Hmm.... Do not come near this thing if you're looking for whupass outa-the-box presets. There's some nice presets, but it's they're not likely to impress, or to have too many aplications. Make your own shit.
It's a waste to not use the Additive synthesis on this machine. If you use the PWM samples and make stuff using the 6 source/filter/LFO setup you can get fine patches, but you can spend your money on more distinctive subtractive/sample/analogue modeling etc. synths.
This is a very complex synth. If you are willing to spend hours creating a sound from silence, controlling and choosing ***exactly*** what you want to hear coming out of the speakers, this is for you. Fuck the knobs. They're just gravy sweetening the sounds. They're fun, and will mess with your sound but again, you'll need to program the synth to use it to it's max. What the knobs WILL do though, is to turn and twist that diamond of a patch you've made, and make it sparkle and dazzle.
Buy this thing if you love SOUND. Buy this thing if you believe in your IMAGINATION. And, be willing to have the guts to stick out the time it'll take to translate the stuff you hear in your head into a patch.
I've created noises i've never heard anywhere, on any cd, from any synth, sounds that are unreal and trancedental.
That's it. :)
If you wanna trade patches, please mail me! :)
p.s. as with all purchases, you really oughta make sure this thing is right for you................
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