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| johncannons1 |
hey im about to buy this novation x station.
i need a new midi keyboard.. and for a little extra i can get one with a hardware synth..
http://www.novationmusic.com/produc...oller/x_station
im getting it for 730$AUD
can anyone give feedback or reviews on this product ?
it will be my first hardware synth too..
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| Lolo |
| quote: | Originally posted by johncannons1
hey im about to buy this novation x station.
i need a new midi keyboard.. and for a little extra i can get one with a hardware synth..
http://www.novationmusic.com/produc...oller/x_station
im getting it for 730$AUD
can anyone give feedback or reviews on this product ?
it will be my first hardware synth too..
:) |
Although its output volume is not really loud, I love my X-station 49. It's a cracking VA synth. The controls, the keyboard, and the features are great. You get a nice bunch of Software instruments, too. I wish they gave V-station free with it, so it would make life a lot easier, when integrating X-station into the software environment (as both share the exact same technology).
Integration is not like a Virus TI though, you have to keep that in mind. There's latency and most probably no delay compensation when recording the built-in synth. Besides that, it's all good and it sounds fatter than the SH201 that I also used to have effectively does. It's not a supersaw machine, at least. |
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| cryophonik |
| I've owned both the 49- and 25-key versions and I really liked them. I sold them when I got my Virus Polar, but if I had the space and need for another MIDI controller, I'd probably go back to the X-Station 49. I always liked the sound of the synth portion as well - as Lolo mentioned, it's not a supersaw machine, but it's great for pads, arps, and basses. |
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| echosystm |
How many keys are you planning on getting? If you are looking at the 25 key one, I recommend getting a second hand K-Station instead. The K-Station comes with a vocoder, instead of the inbuilt sound card. The sound card in the X-Station sucks, so it is a non-feature IMO.
Anyway, for $730AUD I don't think it is worth it. |
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| johncannons1 |
thanks for your prompt replys..
umm thats good to hear...
i might buy it..
i wont be using it for its sound card as i have a external one..
a firebox..
so ill be using it for its synth and its midi keyboard.
and 730 seems alrite i guess.. . |
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| johncannons1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
How many keys are you planning on getting? If you are looking at the 25 key one, I recommend getting a second hand K-Station instead. The K-Station comes with a vocoder, instead of the inbuilt sound card. The sound card in the X-Station sucks, so it is a non-feature IMO.
Anyway, for $730AUD I don't think it is worth it. |
im getting the 49 key one |
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| johncannons1 |
BOUGHT!
haha
thanks again for responses :)
ill let ya know how it goes |
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| Lolo |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
How many keys are you planning on getting? If you are looking at the 25 key one, I recommend getting a second hand K-Station instead. The K-Station comes with a vocoder, instead of the inbuilt sound card. The sound card in the X-Station sucks, so it is a non-feature IMO.
Anyway, for $730AUD I don't think it is worth it. |
can you tell me exactly why the soundcard sucks for you? Of course I didn't expect an apogee/digidesign AD, but still I think it's quite ok at 400 Euros for the whole package. |
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| echosystm |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lolo
can you tell me exactly why the soundcard sucks for you? |
the DA SNR is like ~90db. |
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| johncannons1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lolo
Integration is not like a Virus TI though, you have to keep that in mind. There's latency and most probably no delay compensation when recording the built-in synth. |
lol
Explain please?
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| echosystm |
| quote: | Originally posted by johncannons1
lol
Explain please?
:) |
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| Lolo |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
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WROOOONG, I'm really happy with it.:stongue: |
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