Mellotronists

As a lifelong programmer who takes great delight in pulling every bit 
of sound out of my collection of toys, I'd just like to point out 
that ALL synthesizers sound at least ten times better than the 
factory programs.  If you aren't adept at programming, take some time 
to learn some basic things.  If you don't you are literally missing 
90% of what your instrument is really capable of.  My little X5Ds 
that I buy like Kleenex on eBay for about $300 each and that look 
like toys are actually eight individually programmable two oscillator 
sample playback synths with tons of routing and modulation 
capabilities, advanced envelopes, velocity sensitivity, and twin 
dynamic stereo effects processors strapped in for flavor.  How can 
you NOT get a lot of sound out of that?

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "jonesalley" <jonesalley@s...> 
wrote:
> As a lifelong programmer who takes great delight in pulling every 
bit 
> of sound out of my collection of toys, I'd just like to point out 
> that ALL synthesizers sound at least ten times better than the 
> factory programs.  If you aren't adept at programming, take some 
time 
> to learn some basic things.  If you don't you are literally missing 
> 90% of what your instrument is really capable of.

Yes...  The Yamaha DX series of FM synths are a good example.  The 
presets sound OK but the DX's are capable of so much more.  The 
programming interface is painful to use, and noise reduction is 
necessary, but it's all worth it.

Clay