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  1. Looks like they've gone down considerably. It's under $4k now. I've been seeing this xw on ebay for a long time now, and I always shake my head. It is sorta cool, but it's not THAT cool.
  2. Yes, bottom tier is (clockwise from top left) a black Waldorf Blofeld (another recent acquisition), Akai MPX16, Arturia Microbrute SE, and Roland JD-Xi. The JD is extremely intuitive to program and get phenomenal synth sounds out of, and the 4 track (up to 64 step) sequencer is very easy to use, as well; however, the sequencer, with only 4 tracks and each locked to a specific category of sound (Digital 1, Digital 2, Drums, and Analog) can be limiting. You can copy and paste patterns from one program to another and overdub notes to each track as you play, adding complexity or changing sounds for a specific track in a new program, and you can have different "motion" sequences per program, but there's no getting around the limit of only 4 types of sounds within any given sequence. The G1's sequencer, with more tracks, more flexibility in assigning different sounds to each track, multiple patterns per sequence, and 4 controller tracks, seems like it'll be more flexible overall (once I figure out exactly how to operate it ), despite having "only" 16 steps per track. For pure "synth" work, as I said, the JD has the classic, phenomenal Roland sound and is easy to tweak, but I'll have to reserve judgement on how it compares to the G1 until I've really dug into the G1 and started programming my own sounds. That's not gonna happen until I can tear myself away from the Blofeld. Man! That thing is addictive as heck. Wavetable synthesis has been one of my great loves since I had a chance to play around with a PPG Wave 2.2 that was brought into a music shop I used to work at back in the '90s for repair, and the tech and I spent most of a day playing with it, but this is the first actual wavetable synth I've personally owned, so I'm going nuts over it at the moment.
  3. 'Tis here! I haven't had a chance to really dig in, but I like what I'm hearing so far, just scrolling through presets. Music room is tiny, so I couldn't get back far enough to capture the whole thing with my craptacular old school phone camera, but you get the idea.
  4. Thanks, guys. Btw, Scott, what part of the state were you in? We've got everything here (except jungle, lol), from wooded mountains to rolling grasslands to sand dunes. People are often surprised that it isn't all desert and tumbleweeds.
  5. I've been going back and forth since joining here between the P1 and G1. I finally decided on the G1, and I ordered one last night. It should be here by Monday. This is just too much awesomeness to keep all to myself, so I had to share the news.
  6. A question just occurred to me (don't know if it's been discussed before): Is the usb midi class compliant, so I could use a Kenton MIDI/USB host?
  7. That's not the slider cap you're looking for... ​
  8. Words of wisdom there. I have the 6200, and I love it, but there are times I wish I'd saved a bit more and bought the 7200. Those drawbars, pattern sequencer, and extra event capacity in the sequencer would be nice to have. I honestly went with the 6200 because I wanted something that would give me some nice acoustic sounds to go along with my synths, and I wanted something on a budget. I didn't expect to fall in love with the 6200, but I did. It's full of very nice sounds, and the keyboard action is quite nice and very easy to play. Had I known I was going to like it so much, I'd have sprung for the 7200. The 6200 is a great board, no doubt, but the 7200 offers some serious extras.
  9. Choppin, that's a pretty darn good clone. Nice! Trivia tidbit: I believe Geddy was using either an OB-Xa or OB-8 to get that sound.
  10. I'm kinda stoked. It's obviously designed for edm, but that doesn't mean it has to be used that way. This could be a wicked little Berlin School box as well.
  11. Lol. Man, that clip brought back memories! Glad your new XW is working out.
  12. Hahaha! I'm picturing The Fonz walking up to the jukebox and giving it a gentle rap of his fist to play his song of choice. Man, we're really a couple of old dudes I guess....
  13. Sorry it turned out this way for you. But I wish you the best of luck with the 7600.
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