I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE SICCNESS. I'M SIMPLY POSTING THIS REVIEW. NO WELCOME BACKS OR ANY OF THAT STUFF. WITH THAT BEING SAID LETS GET DOWN TO IT.
MOTIF ES
DATE OF PURCHASE 10/3/93
PRICE PAID: $1950 NEW FROM SWEETWATER (NO TAX AND MY SHIPPING WAS FREE)
FIRST OFF I WANNA EXPLAIN SOMETHING. THIS MACHINE IS FOR PROGRAMMERS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO AT *LEAST* READ AT A 12TH GRADE LEVEL. THIS MACHINE IS GEARED TOWARDS THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH ARPEGGIOS, COMPUTER INTEGRATION, SAMPLING AND MUSIC. IF YOU WANT A BOARD YOU CAN DIVE RIGHT INTO THIS ISN'T FOR YOU. THE WORKSTATION FOR YOU WOULD BE A TRITON WITH THOSE GAY ASS SOUNDS THAT YOU HAVE GROWN TO LOVE.
LETS TALK ABOUT THE MANUALS. THE ES CAME WITH A MANUAL, A DATA LIST (FOR SOUNDS, EFFECTS, ETC ETC ETC) AND A MANUAL FOR COMPUTER INTEGRATION.
THE MANUALS ARE COOL. THEY AREN'T CRYPTIC LIKE THE ROLAND MANUALS BUT IN THE END THEY ARE WHAT? MANUALS...ALL OPERATIONS ARE LAID OUT IN STEPS AND A "HAND" POINTS TO KEY BUTTON PRESSES. KEEP THE MANUAL JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T HAVE THE DVD. SPEAKING OF DVD I GOT ONE FOR FREE. IF YOU PLAN ON GETTING THIS MACHINE TRY TO WATCH THE DVD ***FIRST***. IF YOU DO THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUMP RIGHT IN AND MAKE MUSIC.
THE DATA LIST MANUAL IS WHAT ITS NAME IMPLIES. ITS A DATA LIST. MIDI INFO, VICE LIST,WAVEFORMS,DRUMS,TEMPLATES AND ARPEGGIOS ARE ALL LISTED HERE. OVER 1000 VOICES AND OVER 1700 ARPEGGIO PATTERNS TO CHOOSE FROM NOT TO MENTION THE REMIX SETTINGS (MORE ON REMIX LATER). LISTEN HERES THE DEAL IF YOU CANT MAKE A BEAT ON THIS MACHINE (ESPECIALLY AFTER WATCHING THE VID) YOU NEED TO END YOUR MUSIC CAREER.
YOU CAN USE THE MOTIF TO CONTROL DP, SONAR,CUBASE SX AND LOGIC. YES A COMPUTER CAN CONTROL THE MOTIF BUT THIS MACHINE WAS DESIGNED TO *SPECIFICALLY* CONTROL THOSE APPS. WHEN ITS TIME TO CONTROL YOUR COMPUTER YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICH PROGRAM YOU HAVE (YOU DO THIS FROM THE MOTIF), MAKE A COUPLE OF CHANGES AND BAM!!!! YOU'RE READY TO GO. THE ES HAS A PROGRAM THAT YOU CAN USE TO EDIT VOICES, MAKE NEW ONES ETC ETC ETC. THIS IS SOMETHING I WISH ROLAND HAD STARTED DOING A WHILE BACK. YOU CAN USE THIS PROGRAM AND CUBASE (OR ANY OTHER) AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PROGRAM IS ***REQUIRED*** TO TWEAK/EDIT BOARD VOICES SO DONT LOOSE IT. IM DISAPPOINTED AT YAMAHA AS THEY HAVE NO PRO TOOLS SUPPORT. THAT'S FOUL BECAUSE I JUST COPPED A DIGI 002 RACK (REVIEW ON THAT NEXT WEEK). THE ONLY WAY I CAN REALLY INTEGRATE IT WITH PRO TOOLS IS WITH THE OPTIONAL mLAN, MIDI OR ANALOG CABLES.
THE ES HAS FOUR FADERS AND FOUR KNOBS. THESE FADERS ARE USED TO CONTROL VOLUME, PAN, FX, FILTERS, EQ,ATTACK,DECAY,RES AND OTHER FEATURES. YOU ALSO USE THE FADERS AND PANS WHEN USING THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT COMES WITH IT. TRACKS ARE GROUPED IN PARTS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU CAN CONTROL 1-4 VIA THE FADERS. IF YOU WANT TO CONTROL 5-8 VIA FADERS PRESS A NUMBER BETWEEN 5 AND 8, WANNA PAN TRACK 12? PRESS A NUMBER BETWEEN 9 AND 12. VERY SIMPLE.
NOW LETS DISCUSS SOUNDS. IMHO THESE ARE THE BEST STOCK SOUNDS FOUND ON ANY KEYBOARD. I HAVE AN XP60 AND I LOVE IT BUT IT DOESN'T COMPARE. I HAVE A MP-7 (REVIEW ON THAT LATER) AND ITS A TIGHT MACHINE BUT IT DOESN'T COMPARE. IM NOT GOING TO COMPARE IT TO MY PROTEUS, DR 660 OR OTHER MODULES. YOU HAVE TO ****HEAR**** THE ES IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE "MEGAVOICE" SOUNDS/TECHNOLOGY. DO SOME OF THE SOUNDS SUCK? YES THEY DO BUT FOR THE MOST PART MOST OF THE SOUNDS ARE TIGHT. GREAT STRINGS, FAT BASSLINES, NICE SYNTHS EVEN THE GM SOUNDS ARE TIGHT. ONE SOUND IS GOING TO STICK OUT AND ITS GOING TO BE THE VERY FIRST SOUND (A PIANO PATCH). THIS PIANO SOUNDS CLEAN (AND **LOUD**) AS HELL.
THE DRUMS ARE TIGHT. THEY SOUND REAL THICK, BIG, SOLID OR WHATEVER TERM YOUR FEEBLE BRAIN CAN THINK OF. IF YOU AREN'T USING V DRUMS (REVIEW ON THAT IF I DECIDE TO COP A PAIR WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS) YOU NEED TO USE THESE DRUMS.
LETS GET BACK TO THAT MEGA VOICE STUFF. NOT ALL OF THE SOUNDS ARE MEGA VOICE. MEGA VOICE SOUNDS CAN BE USED WITH CERTAIN ARPEGGIOS TO MAKE IT SOUND AS IF A ***REAL*** PERSON WAS PLAYING. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE USED ARPS BEFORE (THAT'S WHAT I USE A LOT) BUT YOU HAVE TO HEAR IT TO BELIEVE IT.
THE SOUNDS ARE ALSO GROUPED AS FAVORITES AND CAN BE VIEWED BY CATEGORY. ITS EASY TO SELECT WHICH CATEGORY YOU WANT (THEY ARE LISTED ON THE KEYBOARD). IF YOU SELECT A BASS SOUND ITS GOING TO OFFER A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT BASS BANKS ALL SEPARATED BY TYPED. SO YOUR SYNTH BASS SOUNDS WONT BE GROUPED WITH YOUR UPRIGHT SOUNDS.
THE ES HAS A LOT OF MENU SCROLLING AND SOME OF THE PAGES CAN BE CONFUSING AT TIMES. DIRECTLY UNDER THE SCREEN ARE 11 BUTTONS WHICH CORRESPOND TO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN YOU WILL SEE TWO LEVELS. THE TOP LEVEL IS ACCESSED WITH THE TOP BUTTONS AND THE BOTTOM LEVEL THE BOTTOM BUTTONS. ITS EASY FOR NAVIGATION BUT ITS SOOOOOOO MUCH STUFF IN THE ES THAT YOU WILL GET TIRED OF MENU SCROLLING. THE TERM "SMART PAD" COMES TO MIND. WITH 128 VOICES OF POLY YOU CAN DO A LOT WITH THIS BEAST.
****RANT****
IF YOU DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS MACHINES PROCESSING POWER AND YOU SIMPLY MAKE KICK SNARE BEATS YOU DESERVE TO BE SHOT. THIS IS A TIGHT MACHINE THAT SHOULD ONLY BE OWNED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE ABILITY AND TALENT TO MAKE TIGHT MUSIC. I KNOW I CAN MAKE TIGHT MUSIC (THAT'S WHY I WAS ABLE TO BUY ES DUMMY) SO IM IN THE DOOR. YOU'RE NOT. IF YOU SUCK BYPASS THIS MACHINE. WE DON'T WANT YOU RAPING THE SOUNDS AND TAKING THIS MACHINE FOR GRANTED. IF YOU WONT TWEAK THE SOUNDS, PRESET PATTERNS, ARPS ETC ETC ETC STAY AWAY!!!!
AT THIS POINT IN TIME I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS SAMPLING. YES YOU CAN SAMPLE BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I HAVEN'T COVERED BUT YOU CAN INPUT A GUITAR, MIC OR ANOTHER INSTRUMENT AND DO YOUR THING. SLICE IT, DICE IT, RUN IT THROUGH FILTERS WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO CAN BE DONE.
THE MORE RAM THE BETTER AND I SUGGEST USING THE 128MB SMART MEDIA CARD FOR STORAGE. YOU DON'T HAVE DIGITAL OUTS (UNLESS YOU GET THE OPTIONAL CARD) BUT I WOULD GET THE MLAN OPTION BEFORE THE DIGITAL OPTION (IF YOU HAVE MLAN).
WHAT'S TIGHT ABOUT THE ES IS THE REMIX FEATURE. THE NAME IMPLIES WHAT IT DOES. YOU SELECT A PATTERN AND YOU REMIX IT. YOU CAN REMIX IT HUNDREDS OF WAYS. SERIOUSLY ITS NO REASON YOU CANT MAKE MUSIC ON THIS MACHINE....UNLESS....YOU SUCK (OR READ AT A SECOND GRADE LEVEL). REMIXING IS *****EASY****** !!!!!!!! YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BANG OUT TRACKS WITH THIS FEATURE IN LIKE 10 MINUTES BUT I SUGGEST GETTING MORE IN DEPTH. YOU CAN TAKE A BASSLINE AND REMIX IT. AFTER YOU REMIX IT YOU CAN REMIX THE REMIXED BASSLINE ALL YOU WANT (REMIX THE BASSLINE 666 TIMES FOR ALL I CARE).
ARPEGGIOS NEED TO BE DISCUSSED AGAIN. ITS LIKE 1700 ARP PATTERNS NOT TO MENTION THE ONES YOU CAN CREATE. YOU HAVE TO *RECORD* THE ARPS AND YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF HOLDING THE KEYS OR USING "HOLD." YOU CAN CHAIN UP TO FIVE ARPS AT ONCE FOR EASY PLAYING, PROGRESSION ECT ETC ETC. ONCE AGAIN ITS NO REASON WHY A PERSON SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MAKE MUSIC ON THIS MACHINE.
YOU WANT TO DO MOST OF YOUR RECORDING IN PATTERN MODE. PATTERN MODE IS JUST THAT. PATTERN MODE AND EACH PATTERN CAN BE ASSIGNED TO A KEY, A BUTTON OR BANK.
THE ES HAS A RIBBON CONTROLLER A MOD WHEEL AND PITCH WHEEL. ALL OF THESE SEEM TIGHT. I CANT SAY HOW THEY WILL FEEL AFTER I USE IT FOR A YEAR.
WHAT DO I THINK ABOUT THE ES OVERALL?
SOUNDS: 4.5 OUT OF 5
EASE OF USE 2.5 OUT OF 5 (STRAIGHT OUT THE BOX) BUT A 4 OUT OF 5 IF YOU WATCH THE DVD.
VALUE: 5 OUT OF 5
FEATURES: 5 OUT OF 5
BEST WORKSTATION I HAVE EVER USED/OWNED.IF IT WERE TOUCHSCREEN IT WOULD HAVE A MAJOR ADVANTAGE OVER THE TRITON. IM USED TO WINDOW SCROLLING (XP 60) SO I CAN GET AROUND THE MACHINE.
IM IN THE PROCESS OF LAYING DOWN NEW CARPET AND TUNING MY STUDIO. HOW MANY OF YOU CATS HAVE A ******TUNED ROOM****** OR NOW HOW TO DO IT? LMAO!!!!!!!!!! I FIGURE I WILL BE READY TO GO IN LIKE 2 WEEKS. WHEN I DO I WILL POST MY SECOND SONG (FIRST SONG WASN'T SAVE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A CARD AT THE TIME).
I FEEL SORRY FOR MOTIF AND MOTIF RACK OWNERS. YOU WERE SHAFTED BIG TIME BUT GUESS WHAT? A NEW MOTIF IS ON ITS WAY AND IT KILLS THE ES SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR PAIN...
ANOTHER IN DEPTH REVIEW WILL COME AFTER I RECONFIGURE THE LAB. THIS WILL BE THE *REAL* HANDS ON TEST.
:H THE G.K.:
PS YOU CAN LOOP ONE TRACK FOR 4 MEASURES BUT HAVE OTHER TRACKS LOOPED FOR HOWEVER LONG YOU WANT.
MOTIF ES
DATE OF PURCHASE 10/3/93
PRICE PAID: $1950 NEW FROM SWEETWATER (NO TAX AND MY SHIPPING WAS FREE)
FIRST OFF I WANNA EXPLAIN SOMETHING. THIS MACHINE IS FOR PROGRAMMERS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO AT *LEAST* READ AT A 12TH GRADE LEVEL. THIS MACHINE IS GEARED TOWARDS THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH ARPEGGIOS, COMPUTER INTEGRATION, SAMPLING AND MUSIC. IF YOU WANT A BOARD YOU CAN DIVE RIGHT INTO THIS ISN'T FOR YOU. THE WORKSTATION FOR YOU WOULD BE A TRITON WITH THOSE GAY ASS SOUNDS THAT YOU HAVE GROWN TO LOVE.
LETS TALK ABOUT THE MANUALS. THE ES CAME WITH A MANUAL, A DATA LIST (FOR SOUNDS, EFFECTS, ETC ETC ETC) AND A MANUAL FOR COMPUTER INTEGRATION.
THE MANUALS ARE COOL. THEY AREN'T CRYPTIC LIKE THE ROLAND MANUALS BUT IN THE END THEY ARE WHAT? MANUALS...ALL OPERATIONS ARE LAID OUT IN STEPS AND A "HAND" POINTS TO KEY BUTTON PRESSES. KEEP THE MANUAL JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T HAVE THE DVD. SPEAKING OF DVD I GOT ONE FOR FREE. IF YOU PLAN ON GETTING THIS MACHINE TRY TO WATCH THE DVD ***FIRST***. IF YOU DO THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUMP RIGHT IN AND MAKE MUSIC.
THE DATA LIST MANUAL IS WHAT ITS NAME IMPLIES. ITS A DATA LIST. MIDI INFO, VICE LIST,WAVEFORMS,DRUMS,TEMPLATES AND ARPEGGIOS ARE ALL LISTED HERE. OVER 1000 VOICES AND OVER 1700 ARPEGGIO PATTERNS TO CHOOSE FROM NOT TO MENTION THE REMIX SETTINGS (MORE ON REMIX LATER). LISTEN HERES THE DEAL IF YOU CANT MAKE A BEAT ON THIS MACHINE (ESPECIALLY AFTER WATCHING THE VID) YOU NEED TO END YOUR MUSIC CAREER.
YOU CAN USE THE MOTIF TO CONTROL DP, SONAR,CUBASE SX AND LOGIC. YES A COMPUTER CAN CONTROL THE MOTIF BUT THIS MACHINE WAS DESIGNED TO *SPECIFICALLY* CONTROL THOSE APPS. WHEN ITS TIME TO CONTROL YOUR COMPUTER YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICH PROGRAM YOU HAVE (YOU DO THIS FROM THE MOTIF), MAKE A COUPLE OF CHANGES AND BAM!!!! YOU'RE READY TO GO. THE ES HAS A PROGRAM THAT YOU CAN USE TO EDIT VOICES, MAKE NEW ONES ETC ETC ETC. THIS IS SOMETHING I WISH ROLAND HAD STARTED DOING A WHILE BACK. YOU CAN USE THIS PROGRAM AND CUBASE (OR ANY OTHER) AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PROGRAM IS ***REQUIRED*** TO TWEAK/EDIT BOARD VOICES SO DONT LOOSE IT. IM DISAPPOINTED AT YAMAHA AS THEY HAVE NO PRO TOOLS SUPPORT. THAT'S FOUL BECAUSE I JUST COPPED A DIGI 002 RACK (REVIEW ON THAT NEXT WEEK). THE ONLY WAY I CAN REALLY INTEGRATE IT WITH PRO TOOLS IS WITH THE OPTIONAL mLAN, MIDI OR ANALOG CABLES.
THE ES HAS FOUR FADERS AND FOUR KNOBS. THESE FADERS ARE USED TO CONTROL VOLUME, PAN, FX, FILTERS, EQ,ATTACK,DECAY,RES AND OTHER FEATURES. YOU ALSO USE THE FADERS AND PANS WHEN USING THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT COMES WITH IT. TRACKS ARE GROUPED IN PARTS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU CAN CONTROL 1-4 VIA THE FADERS. IF YOU WANT TO CONTROL 5-8 VIA FADERS PRESS A NUMBER BETWEEN 5 AND 8, WANNA PAN TRACK 12? PRESS A NUMBER BETWEEN 9 AND 12. VERY SIMPLE.
NOW LETS DISCUSS SOUNDS. IMHO THESE ARE THE BEST STOCK SOUNDS FOUND ON ANY KEYBOARD. I HAVE AN XP60 AND I LOVE IT BUT IT DOESN'T COMPARE. I HAVE A MP-7 (REVIEW ON THAT LATER) AND ITS A TIGHT MACHINE BUT IT DOESN'T COMPARE. IM NOT GOING TO COMPARE IT TO MY PROTEUS, DR 660 OR OTHER MODULES. YOU HAVE TO ****HEAR**** THE ES IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE "MEGAVOICE" SOUNDS/TECHNOLOGY. DO SOME OF THE SOUNDS SUCK? YES THEY DO BUT FOR THE MOST PART MOST OF THE SOUNDS ARE TIGHT. GREAT STRINGS, FAT BASSLINES, NICE SYNTHS EVEN THE GM SOUNDS ARE TIGHT. ONE SOUND IS GOING TO STICK OUT AND ITS GOING TO BE THE VERY FIRST SOUND (A PIANO PATCH). THIS PIANO SOUNDS CLEAN (AND **LOUD**) AS HELL.
THE DRUMS ARE TIGHT. THEY SOUND REAL THICK, BIG, SOLID OR WHATEVER TERM YOUR FEEBLE BRAIN CAN THINK OF. IF YOU AREN'T USING V DRUMS (REVIEW ON THAT IF I DECIDE TO COP A PAIR WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS) YOU NEED TO USE THESE DRUMS.
LETS GET BACK TO THAT MEGA VOICE STUFF. NOT ALL OF THE SOUNDS ARE MEGA VOICE. MEGA VOICE SOUNDS CAN BE USED WITH CERTAIN ARPEGGIOS TO MAKE IT SOUND AS IF A ***REAL*** PERSON WAS PLAYING. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE USED ARPS BEFORE (THAT'S WHAT I USE A LOT) BUT YOU HAVE TO HEAR IT TO BELIEVE IT.
THE SOUNDS ARE ALSO GROUPED AS FAVORITES AND CAN BE VIEWED BY CATEGORY. ITS EASY TO SELECT WHICH CATEGORY YOU WANT (THEY ARE LISTED ON THE KEYBOARD). IF YOU SELECT A BASS SOUND ITS GOING TO OFFER A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT BASS BANKS ALL SEPARATED BY TYPED. SO YOUR SYNTH BASS SOUNDS WONT BE GROUPED WITH YOUR UPRIGHT SOUNDS.
THE ES HAS A LOT OF MENU SCROLLING AND SOME OF THE PAGES CAN BE CONFUSING AT TIMES. DIRECTLY UNDER THE SCREEN ARE 11 BUTTONS WHICH CORRESPOND TO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN YOU WILL SEE TWO LEVELS. THE TOP LEVEL IS ACCESSED WITH THE TOP BUTTONS AND THE BOTTOM LEVEL THE BOTTOM BUTTONS. ITS EASY FOR NAVIGATION BUT ITS SOOOOOOO MUCH STUFF IN THE ES THAT YOU WILL GET TIRED OF MENU SCROLLING. THE TERM "SMART PAD" COMES TO MIND. WITH 128 VOICES OF POLY YOU CAN DO A LOT WITH THIS BEAST.
****RANT****
IF YOU DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS MACHINES PROCESSING POWER AND YOU SIMPLY MAKE KICK SNARE BEATS YOU DESERVE TO BE SHOT. THIS IS A TIGHT MACHINE THAT SHOULD ONLY BE OWNED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE ABILITY AND TALENT TO MAKE TIGHT MUSIC. I KNOW I CAN MAKE TIGHT MUSIC (THAT'S WHY I WAS ABLE TO BUY ES DUMMY) SO IM IN THE DOOR. YOU'RE NOT. IF YOU SUCK BYPASS THIS MACHINE. WE DON'T WANT YOU RAPING THE SOUNDS AND TAKING THIS MACHINE FOR GRANTED. IF YOU WONT TWEAK THE SOUNDS, PRESET PATTERNS, ARPS ETC ETC ETC STAY AWAY!!!!
AT THIS POINT IN TIME I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS SAMPLING. YES YOU CAN SAMPLE BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I HAVEN'T COVERED BUT YOU CAN INPUT A GUITAR, MIC OR ANOTHER INSTRUMENT AND DO YOUR THING. SLICE IT, DICE IT, RUN IT THROUGH FILTERS WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO CAN BE DONE.
THE MORE RAM THE BETTER AND I SUGGEST USING THE 128MB SMART MEDIA CARD FOR STORAGE. YOU DON'T HAVE DIGITAL OUTS (UNLESS YOU GET THE OPTIONAL CARD) BUT I WOULD GET THE MLAN OPTION BEFORE THE DIGITAL OPTION (IF YOU HAVE MLAN).
WHAT'S TIGHT ABOUT THE ES IS THE REMIX FEATURE. THE NAME IMPLIES WHAT IT DOES. YOU SELECT A PATTERN AND YOU REMIX IT. YOU CAN REMIX IT HUNDREDS OF WAYS. SERIOUSLY ITS NO REASON YOU CANT MAKE MUSIC ON THIS MACHINE....UNLESS....YOU SUCK (OR READ AT A SECOND GRADE LEVEL). REMIXING IS *****EASY****** !!!!!!!! YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BANG OUT TRACKS WITH THIS FEATURE IN LIKE 10 MINUTES BUT I SUGGEST GETTING MORE IN DEPTH. YOU CAN TAKE A BASSLINE AND REMIX IT. AFTER YOU REMIX IT YOU CAN REMIX THE REMIXED BASSLINE ALL YOU WANT (REMIX THE BASSLINE 666 TIMES FOR ALL I CARE).
ARPEGGIOS NEED TO BE DISCUSSED AGAIN. ITS LIKE 1700 ARP PATTERNS NOT TO MENTION THE ONES YOU CAN CREATE. YOU HAVE TO *RECORD* THE ARPS AND YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF HOLDING THE KEYS OR USING "HOLD." YOU CAN CHAIN UP TO FIVE ARPS AT ONCE FOR EASY PLAYING, PROGRESSION ECT ETC ETC. ONCE AGAIN ITS NO REASON WHY A PERSON SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MAKE MUSIC ON THIS MACHINE.
YOU WANT TO DO MOST OF YOUR RECORDING IN PATTERN MODE. PATTERN MODE IS JUST THAT. PATTERN MODE AND EACH PATTERN CAN BE ASSIGNED TO A KEY, A BUTTON OR BANK.
THE ES HAS A RIBBON CONTROLLER A MOD WHEEL AND PITCH WHEEL. ALL OF THESE SEEM TIGHT. I CANT SAY HOW THEY WILL FEEL AFTER I USE IT FOR A YEAR.
WHAT DO I THINK ABOUT THE ES OVERALL?
SOUNDS: 4.5 OUT OF 5
EASE OF USE 2.5 OUT OF 5 (STRAIGHT OUT THE BOX) BUT A 4 OUT OF 5 IF YOU WATCH THE DVD.
VALUE: 5 OUT OF 5
FEATURES: 5 OUT OF 5
BEST WORKSTATION I HAVE EVER USED/OWNED.IF IT WERE TOUCHSCREEN IT WOULD HAVE A MAJOR ADVANTAGE OVER THE TRITON. IM USED TO WINDOW SCROLLING (XP 60) SO I CAN GET AROUND THE MACHINE.
IM IN THE PROCESS OF LAYING DOWN NEW CARPET AND TUNING MY STUDIO. HOW MANY OF YOU CATS HAVE A ******TUNED ROOM****** OR NOW HOW TO DO IT? LMAO!!!!!!!!!! I FIGURE I WILL BE READY TO GO IN LIKE 2 WEEKS. WHEN I DO I WILL POST MY SECOND SONG (FIRST SONG WASN'T SAVE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A CARD AT THE TIME).
I FEEL SORRY FOR MOTIF AND MOTIF RACK OWNERS. YOU WERE SHAFTED BIG TIME BUT GUESS WHAT? A NEW MOTIF IS ON ITS WAY AND IT KILLS THE ES SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR PAIN...
ANOTHER IN DEPTH REVIEW WILL COME AFTER I RECONFIGURE THE LAB. THIS WILL BE THE *REAL* HANDS ON TEST.
:H THE G.K.:
PS YOU CAN LOOP ONE TRACK FOR 4 MEASURES BUT HAVE OTHER TRACKS LOOPED FOR HOWEVER LONG YOU WANT.
