From Brian Cypher Sent Wed, Jan 30th 2019, 17:16
From Brian Cypher Sent Wed, Jan 30th 2019, 17:16
Thanks Sam... that helps! -Brian > On Jan 30, 2019, at 7:48 AM, Sam Mims <xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >=20 > Spot on, Peter and Florian. It's easy to compare synths on paper (or on Y= ouTube) and conclude that Synth B sounds remarkably close to Synth A, and po= ssibly has a few extra features. But until you have both of those under you= r fingers for a bit, you won't have the complete picture. >=20 > The CS-50 is an incredibly solid synthesizer, and the moment you start pla= ying it and fiddling with the controls, you will realize that you are playin= g an upper-tier finely engineered instrument. It's like driving a fine Merce= des after owning a rattletrap. In fact, when I read these posts, I realized= that it was the feel and playability of the CS-50 that come to mind for me a= t least as much as the sound of it. >=20 > A few weeks ago, an employee brought his Behringer Minimoog clone to the s= hop, and compared it to my Model D (another incredibly solid synthesizer). H= is conclusion was that the sound is so similar. Mine was that the Behringer= is tiny and does not give me the pure joy and goosebumps that I get when I p= lay the Model D. Neither of us is right or wrong, of course - it all comes d= own to what is important to you. If those tactile things are going to inspi= re and influence the music you ultimately make with a synth, you'll want to t= ry it out in person if at all possible. >=20 > Sam Mims > Syntaur >=20 >=20 >> On 1/30/2019 6:24 AM, Florian Anwander wrote: >> As a CS-50 owner and with experience in repairing / maintaining CS-60 and= CS-80: >>=20 >> No 2500 is too much. I bought mine for 1500 with some minor faults four y= ears ago; I'd pay 2000 in maximum for a technically mint one. >> I prefer the CS-50 over the CS-60 because the (mono)-aftertouch of the CS= -50 suits the CS-Sound better than the velocity of the CS-60. (also in extre= me aftertouch amount settings, the AT works also like kind of velocity). >>=20 >> And in regard of Deckard vs CS-x0: 50% of the CS-Series is the user inter= face. You are playing these short angle sliders (especially for the modulati= on and the ring modulator). And these sliders are much much better than any l= inear slider or potentiometer in a controller. >>=20 >> Florian