Topklasse workstation van GEM (GeneralMusic)
475 euro
Features:
- 61 toetsen
- 1028 preset sounds
- 2048 user sounds
- 16 MB ROM
- 2 MB sample RAM
- tot 6 oscillatoren per stem
- 2 resonantiefilters per stem (LP, HP, BP, BR)
- 3 uitgebreide 10-stage envelope generators met loop-functie per stem
- 3 professioneel klinkende effect units
- 32 MIDI-kanalen (ideaal als masterkeyboard)
- 8 real time sliders, o.a. te gebruiken als drawbars voor de ingebouwde tonewheel simulatie
- groove functie met 1000 patterns
- sequencer met 250.000 events capaciteit (blijft ook behouden na uitschakelen)
- arpeggiator
Meer informatie, in de vorm van een uitgebreid testrapport, vind je op:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may...es/gemequin.htm
pros
- Master keyboard and control capabilities.
- Excellent drawbar mode.
- Sample import with battery-backed sample memory.
- Powerful sequencer, arpeggiator and groove functions.
- Capacity to hold thousands of sounds.
cons
- Display is quite small and sometimes a little slow to update.
- Stereo samples converted to mono.
summary
There's a hell of a lot in the Equinox -- Generalmusic must have taken a good look at everybody else's offerings before producing their feature list. With sample import, a groove mode, sequencer, master controller features and drawbar mode, this is a workstation to challenge all-comers. With many upgrade options available, only the omission of user sampling prevents this being the Full Monty.
475 euro
Features:
- 61 toetsen
- 1028 preset sounds
- 2048 user sounds
- 16 MB ROM
- 2 MB sample RAM
- tot 6 oscillatoren per stem
- 2 resonantiefilters per stem (LP, HP, BP, BR)
- 3 uitgebreide 10-stage envelope generators met loop-functie per stem
- 3 professioneel klinkende effect units
- 32 MIDI-kanalen (ideaal als masterkeyboard)
- 8 real time sliders, o.a. te gebruiken als drawbars voor de ingebouwde tonewheel simulatie
- groove functie met 1000 patterns
- sequencer met 250.000 events capaciteit (blijft ook behouden na uitschakelen)
- arpeggiator
Meer informatie, in de vorm van een uitgebreid testrapport, vind je op:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may...es/gemequin.htm
pros
- Master keyboard and control capabilities.
- Excellent drawbar mode.
- Sample import with battery-backed sample memory.
- Powerful sequencer, arpeggiator and groove functions.
- Capacity to hold thousands of sounds.
cons
- Display is quite small and sometimes a little slow to update.
- Stereo samples converted to mono.
summary
There's a hell of a lot in the Equinox -- Generalmusic must have taken a good look at everybody else's offerings before producing their feature list. With sample import, a groove mode, sequencer, master controller features and drawbar mode, this is a workstation to challenge all-comers. With many upgrade options available, only the omission of user sampling prevents this being the Full Monty.
