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Hi All,
Well I just picked up a RS-5 ... and I'm not completely finished investigating itr but I thought i'd post a bit now and abit later :)
Sounds ...
From just playing the "Tones" Id have to say that this synth is definately worth the bucks. 50% of the sounds are excellent, 40% are good to excelent and 10% are "what were they thinking" ... also there are a number of options for tweeking the sounds so I'd say this synth would be a welcome addition to ones setup (provided they dont have tons of money to spend ... If money is no object; of course there are better options) ... if u got around $600.00 to spend I'd say this is definately one to take a look at. ... (4.7/5.0)
The addition of the quick access tone selection buttons is really nice ... its very easy and quick to find a sound ya like. (5.0/5.0)
Real Time Controls ...
I'd have to agree that the cutoff and resonance are abit digital sounding (you can hear steps as u turn) so for real time adjustments I'd say pass unless u looking for that sound; however, for a quick adjustmet to get that perfect tweek for the room ur in ... definately usefull. (4.5/5)
The quick access to attack and release and an LFO are a nice additions and also very usefull. A full ADSR might have been nice but its ok with just AR (4.7/5.0).
Packaging ...
The synth is quite light; however, unlike some I lake the feature ... carrying this synth from place to place will really be nice. Even though its light its still feels quite durable (dont drop it on concret :) ... but could any synth take a good drop?? I'd say that if they were shooting for a nice portable synth with good durability I'd say they hit the mark. (4.7/5.0)
Looks .... just looks awsome (5.0/5.0)
Buttons ... Feels solid enough and light up when selected also some have multible uses so for one use they flash another theyll stay on. The flashing uses are always temporary access uses so u dont have to see flash lights ... for general purpose uses their either on or off ... (4.6/5.0)
Knobs ... Functional, by no means terrible ... but they could have been better ... not worth staying away from the synth because of em ... (3.99/5.0 Its hard to give this synth anything below a 4.0 :) ... )
Keyboard ....
I like the feel of these keys almost as nice as the Yamaha S30. (4.7/5.0 its a synth not a piano)
Misc ...
Supports Midi1, Midi2, GS INs/Outs ... at this price range u get as much as u could expect.
I have much more to check out ... (Performances, Appegiator, Serious Tweeking, Effects, Multitimbral from an external seq, ... etc etc etc.
In a few more days ill come back and talk about the other stuff.
As of this point 4.7/5.0 Definately a great synth.
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