By KaoticShock
Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:20 am
Straker wrote:Just finally tried the new plugins.
Stage pianos are quite good, not top notch but very useable and a lot of detail.
EP are just not good.
Strings are ok but nothing special.
Organ is not that bad.
Honestly, I autosampled EP and strings and organs from an MC707 and they sound much better.
I think piano is the only one worth when prices will get down.
For the rest, we are still not there.
Just a simple mc707 which is not a workstation has better sounds.
Fantom is years ahead.
I will definitely agree, Straker. I also have an MC-101, and I would definitely prefer certain Roland Presets over the AIR ones depending on the sound. The cool thing about the 707 is all the editing parameters tho, There aren't enough knobs on the 101, even when using the assignable parameters! Zen-Core engine still has ethnic instruments, more Electric Basses and Guitars than Fabric, etc. Its a balancing act, but I still like having the option to edit and automate instrument parameters in addition to using keygroups. Thanks for all the feedback.
And yes, even the Fantom-X6 from 2004 is still lightyears ahead of the current MPC Firmware. Where's my stummer/phrase generator Akai??????????