By
llasher
Wed Dec 18, 2002 11:29 pm
Man, you gotta get that Caps Lock key fixed :D
I have an X5D, which I assume is pretty much the same as the X5. Ages ago I had an NS5R, sort of my first synth (a little module), and the sounds on that are similar to the X5D. I sold it to my ex-wife!
I bought the X5D as a gift for my (second) wife: it's not the sort of synth I would buy. The presets are Korg-y and a bit clean for my liking. Some of them are straight up lame. Its got all the GM crap of course. There are a few nice digital basses and pads, but they would need dirtying up for the music I do. You can edit envelopes and stuff and save patches to ROM, but the screen is pretty tiny and I would suggest using a librarian/editor like soundiver for this task. That said, the OS logic of this thing is not bad once you get your head around it.
You could use this as a controller keyboard I suppose. The keys are kind of tight and springy, it is compact in size and the build quality feels really sturdy.
I think you should have a listen to the sounds to see if they suit your music. As a controller type keyboard you could do worse for $250.
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