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Re: iOn price?

2003-02-08 by arp26002000 <arp26002000@yahoo.com>

The idea with only 8 voice Polyphony and 500MIPS DSP power is to 
make a more analog sound.


--- In Andromeda_A6-ION@yahoogroups.com, "ridszero <ridszero@h...>" 
<ridszero@h...> wrote:
> 
> I'm really waiting to hear the price. Does anyone have an idea of 
> what the IOn will go for. The pick looks cool, I actually wish 
they 
> would put more mixed colored buttons. I hope they keep the red 
side 
> panels. I would like to to see more color in it.
> 
> 
> I'm lookin at the iON , Novation KS-4, and Waldorf Xtk. I just 
bought 
> a OB 12 and a XTK (with 30 voices). But by April/May, I will have 
a 
> good idea of what to buy. I'll only keep one keyboard (one of the 
4 
> mentioned above).
> 
> 
> The major thing that is really discouraging to me about the ION is 
> that it has only 8 voice polyphony (w/ 4 parts). That's not too 
cool. 
> I could make due with 12 voices, but 8 isn't enough. IF there was 
an 
> expansion option I wouldn't worry about it. But that spec. alone 
> kinda puts it below the other synths I listed.
> 
> Nick

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