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Korg 01/W FD |  |
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MY RATING:
CHANCES OF SELLING: 100% |
| UPDATE 2/8/2008:I'll be selling this trusty bitch very soon, right after backing up all its sequence files. I've had this relatively archaic keyboard since 1991, and it has been with me to Hell and back. You wouldn't know it to look at it though, since it's still in inexplicably great condition. The sounds inside this impossible-to-repair tank (I replaced a few keys on it, and it took friggin' forever) mix very well with a live sound, but its lack of subtractive-style analog modeling certainly limits its tonal buffet. The reason why I've had it so long is this: after sequencing on it for a decade, I've got this towering heapload of *floppy disks* (hence the "FD" in the name) with dozens and dozens of sequences over the years, not readily readable by any other means. So until I translate all this shit to General MIDI & dump it into Garage Band, I'm stuck playing 'em on the 01/W. I am in the process of this mass export, however, having only recently acquired a USB floppy drive that's Mac-happy. I give the board three stars for its ease of use and overall reliability, outdated is it might otherwise be. You can hear the best possible parts of this keyboard, and my Roland JD-800, all over my first Parallax CD "umop apisdn." My soundscaping taste is... admittedly questionable. But I regardless stand by the outrageous songwriting on that disk! I shall never again be more creative, period. The MP3 sound sample is part of the actual sequence of a track called "Tetrahedron," with some decidedly vulgar wanking dominating the mix. I made it especially to torture you. |
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