I used to be an enthusiasm geek for Yamaha gears since 1991, I noticed they just change their mind very quickly & their mood is not stable. There were good synths already like CS-80, SY-99 (mighty monster), QS300, FS1R (the ultimate FM synth), AN1x etc. Why not then keep those big names alive? Why not trying to make new models?
I tried & hoped a lot to see such thing, but then realized that Yamaha will not satisfy us with impressive product like before. After they acquire Steinberg, they only make controllers to Cubases. Face it!
Roland... I salute them for what they did & still doing, they never let their fans down. Korg also trying to offer good solutions from time to another. Actually all the brands are good in productivity, only Yamaha, they think about big sales & benefit.
Too bad, really too bad :(
Phreaque
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From: jondl_2000 <
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AN1x-list@yahoogroups.comSent: Sat, June 12, 2010 6:04:58 PM
Subject: [AN1x] Where's Waldo? (er, um, Yamaha... )
Yesterday I stopped at the musical instruments department of a Best Buy (who ever thought they see THAT?!?) in Reston, VA and had opportunity to try out the new Roland Gaia SH-101. I was impressed - clearly they've taken the JP-8000 experience to a new level. The interface is so immediate, no menu's - no cryptic LED. The layout is remarkably similar to an old Juno or original SH-101. The sound was good, perhaps a little too good - but the presets we ho-hum. The price point was $700 USD (and I had a 10% coupon in my pocket... ) It felt very solid and even the funky Roland Mod/Pitch bender felt above average. Color me impressed.
Korg has recently reintroduced the Electribe series and has churning out mini-synths for what seems like years now. Even Akai is in on that act - as Novation has been for years -with mini-synth/controller combination units.
So where's Yamaha? Are they going to follow suite? They had a period of engaging synthesizers at one point (CS1x, AN1x, CS6x, AN200/DX200, RM1x, A3000, EX5, etc.) but have since been successfully riding the workstation bandwagons. Is there any cause to believe they've something up their sleeve?
Regards,
Jon
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