Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By dryad-66 Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:22 pm
Man....just recently ive totally gone off the boil with this digital thing.I think i need a break.Got a Radical Technologies Spectralis arriving in the next couple of days,Analog filters ectect maybe that will save me.


Sold one last year and since totally missed it.Its on another planet soundwise 8)
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By NearTao Wed Nov 07, 2018 12:02 am
dryad-66 wrote:Man....just recently ive totally gone off the boil with this digital thing.I think i need a break.Got a Radical Technologies Spectralis arriving in the next couple of days,Analog filters ectect maybe that will save me.


Sold one last year and since totally missed it.Its on another planet soundwise 8)


I was a Spectralis early adopter... never really stuck with me. What did you miss about it that brought you back?
By CharlesRandolph Wed Nov 07, 2018 2:11 am
dryad-66 wrote:Yes but no groove boxes ect.


That's because most composers are using a desktop or laptop to create over Groove Boxes.The industry is still driven by live instruments, live sound applications, broadcast, and recording. Groove boxes is a very small part of the industry and truly it's not something most manufacture focus on. However, once Akai and Roland start to adopt it, then we'll see a change.
By dryad-66 Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:58 am
NearTao wrote:
dryad-66 wrote:Man....just recently ive totally gone off the boil with this digital thing.I think i need a break.Got a Radical Technologies Spectralis arriving in the next couple of days,Analog filters ectect maybe that will save me.


Sold one last year and since totally missed it.Its on another planet soundwise 8)


I was a Spectralis early adopter... never really stuck with me. What did you miss about it that brought you back?



Where do i start..........Well the sound.Sounds huge and solid.And thats the sampled instruments.Like every instrument,hit ect has its own space.Big and round 808 bass drums ectect.Analog filters and digital filterbank,very intense sequencer,loads of different time signitures and everything can have its own bar leanth ect.Digital delays are very good and can totally modulate all over the place,very spacious.4 osc mono synth which is lush and fat and has been compared with the best out there.Some say it sounds better than the Voyger !!!!! Sequencer is very tight but does not sound rigid and boxy.Its modular so every thing can be routed everywhere and triggered by sequencer lines.If you can get your head around that.Pretty damn portable too.Oh yeah..........Portamento :nod:

Everything go through the Burr Brown converters :worthy:

As far as were concerned here,the Spectralis is made to the highest quality german specs.I doubt we will see another one quite like this.