This card is all that has been advertised as, and then some. It really is an MU100R on a card with audio recording and 12 track playback plus 5 fx busses! For around $550! I've had mine for a year and half and there's still nothing to compare to it.
The downsides of this device are simply small technical compromises -- the synth sounds and the onboard fx are overly sterile. Though you CAN liven them up, they always seem to have a sharp edge. The quantity and quality of what is there for the money is simply astounding, though. The only other negative is the difficulty in recording through the fx -- there are some things I just don't want to record dry (compression and exciter on vocals, for instance) and the SW won't let you. I would recommend holding on to at least one multi-fx box and a good compressor.
The SW1000 can do everything else, and that's still an awful lot for very little.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Wednesday-Aug-09-000 at 15:25
Dogbreath
a professional user
from USA
writes:
I give it a big thumbs up. Great synth, 12 channels of audio, 6 seperate effects blocks(deadicated eq, chorus and reverb, 2 inserts, 1 variation). Plus the plug in system....I have the plg150-AN and am completely impressed. The sounds are phat. Gotta hear it to believe it...
By the way, Off Axis, Atari????? I think your definition of a synth is a little dated, this isnt the 80's anymore.....
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Friday-Mar-17-000 at 10:12
Da
a hobbyist user
from USA
writes:
This card is awesome from its specs. I have not used all of its sounds yet.. I am not sure if I ever need all of them. hehe.:) To set it up with Cubase VST/24 was a bit pain, that is only I had no clue what I was doing at the time. Yamaha's support f*&!ing kicks ass. They responded within 10 hrs. And I had some question regarding a software they recommanded, XGedit, they forwarded my email to the AUTHOR of the software, and BAM!!! it fixed all of my problems. Their support owns. hehe.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Thursday-Aug-19-9999 at 17:13
Allan Naeslund
a professional user
from Sweden
writes:
HEY! I gave it a 5!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Friday-Dec-18-9898 at 13:48
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