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- From: hekr@oslonett.no (Henning Kristiansen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
- Subject: Re: Any dates set for OctaMED S/S PC version
- Date: 10 Mar 96 14:19:56 -500
- Organization: SN Internett
- Message-ID: <1641.6643T859T2819@oslonett.no>
- References: <19960228.7B729F0.865B@mother.com> <676.6634T1392T2752@oslonett.no> <xQD+LMD5110aCz4@halfbyte.arda.shnet.org>
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- [...]
- >Besides the fact that VERY is spelled V.E.R.Y and NOT WERY...
- So what? did it bother you so much that you had to S.C.R.E.A.M ???
- have i told you a lie about my english is GOOD ?
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- And if that's enough for you to get angry, then i laugh!
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- >This machine has several advantages over the Roland:
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- >- Greater polyphony
- So what, minimal reduction!
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- >- Greater expandability
- Well What is better ?? the fact that you have to BUY what ROLAND has?
- we're talking EQ etc...
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- >- The Sxxxx Series is a definite Industrial Standard (Important when buying
- > CDROMS...
- This is bullshit!! allmost ALL producers of CD-ROM's is doing for ALL
- standards! like Ensoniq, Roalnd, Akai, etc....
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- Btw: Hans Zimmer!! ( spelled right ? ) uses Roland S-760! ( Lion king etc. )
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- >- The S2000 is CHEAPER (At least here in germany) (around $1700)
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- Here in norway it's NOT cheaper!.. bcoz hte price for a 2000 is a little bit
- lower BUT the EQ card will coast $800 US dollars (!)
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- >The disadvantages:
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- >- The Roland has better synthesis (Out of the famous JV-Series...)
- > * Better Filters (Lowpass/Bandpass/Highpass)
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- > * You can connect a monitor and a mouse for sample editing (by adding a
- > special interface board: $300)
- And DIGITAL inn/out's !!! A MUST!.......
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- > * You have two separate Stereo Audio outs
- Big advantage for routing to effect's !!!.....
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- > * Nice Equalizer functions on board (The fx-board of the S2k has a very
- > nice EQ, too)
- The AKAI S2000 has NO EQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- >Oh, BTW: The company is called AKAI... (Silly me...)
- yeah!
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