I suspect that Roland's Boutique series are about to hand Yamaha's Refaces their behinds on a plate.
A four-voice Jupiter 8 with patch memories for £299? I know which direction my money would be heading...
Roland versus Yamaha
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Re: Roland versus Yamaha
Hej Leo!
Plastic mini-keys? Hmmm ...
Just bought a D-50, and my JV-80 will arrive in a week.
Just like Irene Cara I want to shout "What A Feeling!"
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Plastic mini-keys? Hmmm ...
Just bought a D-50, and my JV-80 will arrive in a week.
Just like Irene Cara I want to shout "What A Feeling!"
/Vänligen
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Re: Roland versus Yamaha
That you can buy the Jupiter 8 module separate, and not the stupid "mini-keys" makes it even more interesting. A midi cable to my Electro 5D and I have a decent synth when needed.
Looking forward to test this...
Looking forward to test this...
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Re: Roland versus Yamaha
I think that Roland would be wise to introduce a power adapter to encourage sales for live use. Even if Roland don't, I think third-party adapters may start appearing. Batteries, even rechargeable ones, are not a good solution for long-term use.NoDirection wrote:That you can buy the Jupiter 8 module separate, and not the stupid "mini-keys" makes it even more interesting. A midi cable to my Electro 5D and I have a decent synth when needed.
Omitting a power socket on the Reface kind of makes sense given their intended target market, but the Boutiques are clearly designed for professional use. I think it's a decision Roland may regret.
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Re: Roland versus Yamaha
Hej!
Why not "The Frech Connection"? As close to the real thing as you can get?
J8V, 99:-EUR. And your laptop ...
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Why not "The Frech Connection"? As close to the real thing as you can get?
J8V, 99:-EUR. And your laptop ...
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Re: Roland versus Yamaha
I wouldn't trust my laptop on stage as far as I could throw it. Adding a laptop to a live rig would cause more problems that it solves here.Marlowes wrote:Why not "The Frech Connection"? As close to the real thing as you can get?
J8V, 99:-EUR. And your laptop ...
Also, from what I've heard, the Roland pretty much nails the sound. The Arturia not so much.
Not to mention no real front-panel controls...
I mean, would you replace your A1 with a laptop?
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Re: Roland versus Yamaha
only 4 voices polyphony 
http://displaychord.arfntz.fr
A mobile app to display chord names while you play, using midi / bluetooth connection.
A mobile app to display chord names while you play, using midi / bluetooth connection.
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Re: Roland versus Yamaha
Yeah, but then you have to buy 2!RedLeo wrote:You can poly-chain two for 8 voices.ArfNtz wrote:only 4 voices polyphony
4 voice polyphony is poor in this day and age and it's the only thing that is stopping me from getting the JX03 at the moment - used to own and love a JX3P so would love the new one, despite the mini keys lol
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That's still less than £600. Hardly something to complain about.nordboard wrote:Yeah, but then you have to buy 2!
Again, you can polychain 2 for 8-voice polyphony. They have a full set of front-panel controls (unlike the original), they have additional programming features, full metal construction, and they're about the size of a book. If you think about it for a while, you may realise there's really not much to complain about here.nordboard wrote:4 voice polyphony is poor in this day and age and it's the only thing that is stopping me from getting the JX03 at the moment - used to own and love a JX3P so would love the new one, despite the mini keys lol
The keys are an optional extra, so you don't even have to deal with that if you don't want to.
Seriously, these are not toys, they're good quality, well thought out pieces of kit. I wouldn't turn your nose up at them.
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