On Thu, 6 Oct 1994 13:21:58 -0700 (PDT),
Joseph Morrison <brapman@netcom.com> wrote:
quoted 4 lines Honestly, I test drove the XD-5, which was $295, just BEFORE I tried the>Honestly, I test drove the XD-5, which was $295, just BEFORE I tried the
>ProCussion, which was $800 (2 weeks before they dropped the price a
>coupla hundred...always my luck). the ProCussion won, hands down, to my
>ears. But that was presets only.... I wouldn't mind em both... <G>
And that is EXACTLY the reason why it was discontinued. People tried the
xd5, procussion and (shudder) d4 out in the store and went by presets
only. When they did get into the programming of the beasties, the xd5 BY
FAR outdoes either box, but most people do not want this. The general
public wants plug and play drum modules for the most part. I can't TELL
you how many xd5s I have seen selling used because the owner "does not have
time to learn how to program it".
The problem I have with most drum modules is that basically all you
can do with them is transpose the pitch a of the samples bit and a few
other do-dads, but nothing majorly EVIL to REALLY create a totally
new sound. The xd-5 on the other hand works like an analog synth except
replace the VCOs with one of their rather odd drum samples. It GREATLY
lends itself to making drum loops that sound very much like when a regular
drum box is processed through an anlog synth like say a Moog sonic 6 or
eml101.
Nice filters, envelopes, modulation, psuedo-ring modulation, and layering
allow for TRUE creation of sounds that are very percussive in nature, but
also some cool synth sounds as well. I have fooled many people with an
xd5. The XD5 might take a bit more work (the presets UTTERLY suck) but
IMHO it is REALLY worth the extra trouble, especially if you like the
analog pardigm (sp?) like myself.
But, in the end, it is all in the ears. What works for one doesn't work
for others and so on and so forth. Whatever you have, use it to its
utmost.
This is definitely not IDM, so lets take it to private email, rmms,
analogue heaven, synth-l or elsewhere.
=B)
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Rob
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