This one sounds fairly cool, but I don't really like it anyway. The filter resonance doesn't go high enough (nowhere near self-oscillation ;-)). The envelope generators are "built in" the samples. Editing just means offsetting the values. This means you cannot really start building a sound from scratch (say, a pure sawtooth wave). Sure you can change the sounds quite extensively, but it doesn't really feel like I'm making my OWN sounds.
Also, the arpeggiator doesn't send MIDI and It's really messy to use more than one performance (=cool sound) at the same time.
It IS quite good for live playing, with lots of controls and a cool 'morph' function.
Rating: 2 out of 5
posted Thursday-Aug-06-9898 at 00:17
Simon
a hobbyist user
from Switzerland
writes:
This cool looking machine is really a bargain, it's price is unbeatable! Strings, drums, analogue sounds are exciting and you'll find hundreds of
great sounding performances on the net. You can spend nights with jamming around, the cs1x is a mindblasting live
synth! But don't try to find any usable instrument voices like piano, sax etc.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Thursday-Aug-06-9898 at 00:17
Anthony McNaught
a professional user
from Upper Wapping
writes:
This is not as melasmatic as I would like and there is not enough emphasis
on the anacrusic beats. Having said that, the crumhorns make a wonderful buzzing
noise and it is very exciting. This anologue synth has improved my street cred
and I am no-longer a complete geek.
Rating: 3 out of 5
posted Thursday-Aug-06-9898 at 00:17
David Smith
a hobbyist user
from Scotland
writes:
I know it's considered a performance synth (and the performances would seem to justify this) but using it with a sequencer really opens it up. The material sounds though slightly flat on their own can sound amazing when layered. People often seem to forget the XG sounds too. Filtering the sounds can bring out the best if done correctly, and if you're into trance like me the organic, evolving sound is a must. After reading the review from the Isreali I was quite pissed off. I know of other people that think it can only do one performance too. The truth is that it is a truly multi-trimbal synth. Incidentaly you can aply the chorus and reverb effects that are in use in the performance to any of the channels at any level.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Thursday-Aug-06-9898 at 00:17
DJL
a hobbyist user
from FINLAND
writes:
I bought cs1x after Roland XP-10, and they sounded much different. Roland sounds veeeeeery high quality...cs1x less actually much less but "analogue" sounds are nice...and prise is loooooooow
Rating: 4 out of 5
posted Thursday-Aug-06-9898 at 00:17
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