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one of the best hardware sequencers in the world; the only hardware sequencer that is better is the AKAI MC4000, which is actually a combination of sequencer and mixer and CD burner.
i put the rs7k up against a roland mc909...dude RS7000 blows away the ass of mc909 into kingdom come! with the new os v.1.2, the grid record mode can do anything the computer sequencers can do. With OS1.2, grid mode has several enhancements such as 1)scanning notes 2)shiftbutton+press a key on the rs7000 to locate the tone of the note! 3) several resolution modes for tighter midi programming.
The main thing i love about rs7k is that you can create a 1 bar phrase and loop it along with 2 bar phrase, and another 6 bar phrase. And if in another section, you want to enhance the 1 bar phrase, all you do is to append the phrase to itself, and voila! a new 2 bar phrase is created!
Great great sequencer, and wonderful sampler with real time loop remix. only thing is sampler doesn't support multisample recording, but with it, you WILL be able to play multisamples on keys including velocity and aftertouch!!
I don't use the sampler for much except for voice recording or remixing virus synth parts. I however use the rs7k midiouts to control external synths.
IF you own a rm1x, let me tell, you the rs7000 is 100000 times better, everything is far better and accurate. I had a very hard time programming using grid mode in rm1x, because rm1x had no note-scanning whatsoever like the rs7000, so locating notes that you programmed was difficult. also, when i used to record CC into rm1x, it used to fuck up bad sometimes, with rs7000, its very accurate.
Go for the rs7000 YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. I also happen to own a yamaha motif and a korg triton, 2 supersynths, and neither of them have the sequencer the rs7000 has, and those workstations are actually intended to be used with external sequencers, like RS7000! or some software sequencer. And yamaha released the new motif es...even the motif ES sequencer is similar to motif, and not advanced like the rs7000...motif es has no grid record mode! My opinion grid record is the best ... you can divide a bar into 16/20/32/64 sections! with the new os 1.2...great resolution of rs7000 is 480 ppq, compare this to other sequencers like roland mcxoX with only 96 ppq or the korg triton studio with only 192 ppq!
Regarding softies, I really hate the reliability software sequencers, and the frigging mouse. but even if you use yamaha control stations like 01x with an apple computer, the price of an apple is toooo high like some 3000 bucks!!! with 3000 bucks, I can buy great hardware stuff! And about pcs, don't even think of using a PC for live performance!
That's all...hope you get a hold of this beauty!
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