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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 1, 2014 14:12:30 GMT -6
This is really, really cool...
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Post by drbill on Oct 1, 2014 15:19:22 GMT -6
The first minute almost made me ill, but I stuck it out. Yup, lots of cool and innovative things going on there. Although it's focus towards those who know nothing about music, scales, chords, etc.. is a bit disconcerting. It would have been cool if they had focused it towards creative and innovative musicians that need more high end tools, but NI is smart and they see where the market is headed. Unfortunately, that's not where I WISH it was heading. Still all said and done, I'd get one. I can push my output up another hundred songs a year with one of those.... heh heh
One finger and half a brain is all that's needed at this point! oh yeah, and an NI keyboard. LOL
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Post by mobeach on Oct 1, 2014 16:19:16 GMT -6
I posted this here weeks ago and no one responded, I'm a big fan of their software, it's some of the best out there. It looks like this keyboard will speed up finding exactly what patch you're looking for. Komplete 10 has like 40 programs in it. I'm still using Komplete 5 with 12 programs (purchased in 2007) and still haven't touched half of it.
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Post by yotonic on Oct 1, 2014 20:00:16 GMT -6
What a joke. Nobody who actually makes electronic music for a living would touch one of these things. Like DrBill said this is aimed at amateurs and wannabes who think they are going to be DJs or Calvin Harris - until they find out what really goes into it and that they need $30k more worth of analog gear and actual musical skills. It's a souped up version of the old Casio keyboards for the more sophisticated Apple generation. They fail to tell kids that they will have it on craigslist in two months along with 50 other college kids.
They are harmless toys. If you want to be a successful electronic music producer/artist it takes years of work and attention to sound design to be successful and at the top. Just as it does in other areas of music.
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Post by mobeach on Oct 2, 2014 4:49:28 GMT -6
What a joke. Nobody who actually makes electronic music for a living would touch one of these things. Like DrBill said this is aimed at amateurs and wannabes who think they are going to be DJs or Calvin Harris - until they find out what really goes into it and that they need $30k more worth of analog gear and actual musical skills. It's a souped up version of the old Casio keyboards for the more sophisticated Apple generation. They fail to tell kids that they will have it on craigslist in two months along with 50 other college kids. They are harmless toys. If you want to be a successful electronic music producer/artist it takes years of work and attention to sound design to be successful and at the top. Just as it does in other areas of music. And when your sample library has well over 100,000 patches? Something like this couldn't help you find what you're looking for more easily? I don't care for small, lit up plastic synths either, I look at things like this from an organizational perspective. But something like this will get some interest from those young musicians that want to get into it. |
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Post by mobeach on Oct 2, 2014 17:38:07 GMT -6
I use a 1993 Korg X-3 through a Roland Um-One MIDI interface with Native Instruments, nice heavy weight synth with great key action, it's a pleasure.
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Post by yotonic on Oct 2, 2014 19:07:16 GMT -6
Yeah I hear what you are saying. I was just editorializing regarding the onslaught of semi-pro DJ gear, that all these unsuspecting kids think will make them sound like Daft Punk. But like anything in the gear business, "buyer beware".
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Post by Guitar on Oct 2, 2014 21:35:38 GMT -6
John Kenn I want to hear your EDM song, hahaha.
Seriously though, electronic music is a lot of fun.
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Post by Ward on Oct 3, 2014 5:49:58 GMT -6
Remember the old Lowry™ and Hammond™ home organs, with their bossa nova beats and auto-chords?
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Post by mobeach on Oct 3, 2014 15:50:35 GMT -6
My parents had a Lowry, those things were fun!
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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 3, 2014 17:49:48 GMT -6
Yeah - I ain't doing much EDM...but it would be a major time saver for anyone. I mean, really, this isn't aimed at freaking Max Martin...but it sure would help me be more creative in that area.
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Post by mobeach on Oct 4, 2014 7:24:30 GMT -6
I have 3 cd's worth of electronic music, that doesn't mean it's all sequences. You can still be a musician. Tangerine Dream were doing this back in the 60's, and they're still going strong!
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Post by swurveman on Oct 4, 2014 8:08:02 GMT -6
I don't know the price, but I can do all of this with my Komplete software and my standard midi keyboard and a mouse. If it's the same price or in the ballpark of standard midi keyboard's its a bargain for anybody who hasn't already made the investments.
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Post by mobeach on Oct 4, 2014 9:38:57 GMT -6
The keyboards are $500-$700 and Komplete 10 is $500. (MSRP) That's enough software to keep you busy for the next 10 years. Like I mentioned earlier I'm still using Komplete 5. I use either my $100 M-Audio 49 key with it or my $1500 Korg 61 key. You can use any hardware synth with a MIDI out.
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