Built-In Sounds?

[Loose Cannon]

Im only thinkin about it, but i was lookin at keyboards. I saw the Korg microKorg and the M-Audio Oxygen-8. And i dont work with keyboards much so i dont have a clue if this a stupid question (i dont care either).

Do those two that i named have built-in sounds? Or do you have to buy a sound library or something? If you only hafto load up samples, thats cool cuz i got plenty. But if you hafto get a certain thing, or it has to do something with midi, then im clueless.

When i say built0in sounds though, i mean like casio. You just type the number in for the instrument you want and its there.

Help
PEACE

 

[afriquedeluxe]

dat m-audio oxygen-8 aint got built in sounds, but i tink da micro-korg mite do

 

[eka]

The microkorg is a synthesizer so it has presets and you can make your own sounds with it.
it has two oscilators (those are the sound engines)

http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?A_PROD_NO=microKORG

here you can read all about it and download some samples of what you can do with it.
it can also load korg ms2000 sounds.

 

[Loose Cannon]

Thanks,

What about the ASR10?

 

[eka]

that's a sampler.
check this site and search for it.
it has all the info you"ll need:

http://www.vintagesynth.com/

 

[DJFANTOM]

Yeah the micro korg is a synthesizer like eka said.

Korg also has another keyboard called the microkontrol, which is a midi controler, which is not the same as the micro korg. It has 16 pads (like on the fantom s) and keys.

The oxygen 8 is also a midi controller you hook it up to the comp thru usb and it controlls programs like Reason and such.

The asr10 is a sampler/ sequencer sorta like the mpc. But pads are aranged like piano keys and are soft to the touch .

 

[Loose Cannon]

i saw a Yamaha DX27 in one of the music rooms at my school. Im thinkin of jackin it but i gotta know if its worth it first. Anybody know anything about it? Good sounds? Or is it almost a casio?

THANKS

 

[eka]

that's a nice one.
you have to add your effects with your computer though:

Technical Info
Polyphony 8 voices
Oscillators 4-Operator Digital FM synthesizer
Multitimbral 1 part
Memory 192 preset, 24 user
VCF None
Keyboard 61 keys
Effects None
Control MIDI
Date 1986
Current$$ $150




The DX-27 is a full sized keyboard version of the DX-100. Like all DX's it uses (FM) Frequency Modulation synthesis. It's not the easiest form of synthesis to program but can result in some excellent sounds. The DX27 is not as flexible nor powerful as a DX7, but it does have some cool sounds. It is most renowned for its great analog bass sound (Patch #01) that is awesome for techno, house, jungle, and acid music styles; it's very gritty, the bass tone with gristle! However, any other preset sounds that you'll find in the DX-100 are pretty bad. Though the DX-27 adds a standard 61 note keyboard it still lacks filters, arpeggiators, effects or performance wheels and controllers.

some sounds:
http://www.vintagesynth.org/audio/dx100.ram

 

[bigdmakintrax]

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