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ok ok. some people are slaggin it off, some people love it. the thing is it depends on how you use it! i had a 505 for a couple of months but i sold it to a friend, not because i hated it but i guess it was good for me as an introduction to some synth sounds, and about making electronic music in general. you can either make it sound cheap and canned, or you can turn it into one good machine without buying expensive jupiters or 909s. not everyone can afford them y'know? ;) it's basically a good machine if you can afford to buy separate gear, or if you dont want to lug a lot of equipment when playing live (which some musicians consider cool, i mean having lots of equipment on stage), but screw it. i played with some other musicians with just 2 grooveboxes before, and depending on your creativity, you can create hell out of those. to those aspiring musicians who wants to get into all these, get a 505, learn the sounds, MAKE your own ones. Don't let Roland make the sounds for us, use your ears, make and manipulate your own patches... you can do marvels with this one thing without buying more expensive equipment. i mean, first aspire to be a great musician, get a 505, create your own sounds, release some songs, get more money, sell the 505, and THEN get your jupiters, 909s, 303s, junos, moogs etc. it's a good start! :)
the d-beam makes you look like a dork on stage though. hah!
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