From James Husted Sent Mon, Oct 16th 2006, 20:13
From James Husted Sent Mon, Oct 16th 2006, 20:13
Although I find it terrible to rip synths apart for parts - the =20 Mirage commonly shows up in the $75-$100 price range for the rack =20 version here in Seattle. They all have 8 CEM filter chips in them =20 which commonly sell on this list for $30 or so. I own 2 Racks and =20 one Keyboard and love the grittier sound of 8-bits. I have one multi-=20 layer piano patch that still sounds better than most other samplers. =20 I started on synths so the "horrible" keyboard action that most =20 players complain about doesn't bother me at all. The main complaint =20 is the 4-second sample time maximum. Some of the older software that =20 makes it into a digital synth (www.syntaur.com/mirage.htm) sound =20 pretty good also. James Husted xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxx.xxx http://homepage.mac.com/ersatzplanet/ "Welcome to the first day of the rest of your money." On Oct 16, 2006, at 9:46 AM, Ross Goniakowski wrote: > > > xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx wrote: Theres a nice looking Ensoniq Mirage =20 > rack on ebay for =A380 at the moment if > anyones interested... > I was always interested by the *idea* of a low-fi sample, but wow =20 > the UI is > such a pain in the ass, that ive always ended up selling them... > > Roland S760 and S700 all the way here on a 14" Sony TV. (Good =20 > excuse to get > a TV in the studio too!) > >> xxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx said: >> >> "radio shack sells a completed digital recording circuit for use in >> projects" >> >> >> is this something that can be hit with cv controls ala doepfer's =20 >> sampling mod? (analogue content tee hee) >> >> >> to original poster:the casio SK5 hold 4 samples in memory as long =20 >> as it has batts in it..(anyone know if it's easy to mod these to =20 >> trigger samples with cv? ) try the Yamaha version as well, can't =20 >> remember the Model #, but it has much more control than the Casios =20= >> to the sample itself...also: the Nord MicroMod has realtime down =20 >> sampling, and every synth person sholud own at least one (what do =20 >> they go for nowadys? i bought mine new) >> >> sorry for OT, i hope no one blows a blood vessel.... > > > i have a Mirage in the closet atm, been there for years!