Re: Another board, not synth but great!

HI
This is not directly related to Karma, the system I also enjoy but it 
is a comment on another keyboard. I really enjoy synthesized sounds 
but I have to say I am enamored by organ sounds and the Hammond sound 
stands at the apex of that focus. I had hoped my Karma would resolve 
this passion after getting the small patch on stand alone Midi 
systems that are made but alas nothing seems to compared to the real 
sound except for the Nord keyboard I just got. Whoa baby!  This 
keyboard has it nailed down. I mean I feel like I am playing a 
Hammond B3 and it is fully adjustable. It also mimics the calvinet, 
the Wurly Electric piano, a fairly good piano and two versions of 
electric pianos and has modulations that are also very good such as 
various wah wah effects, ringmod, various phasers and franger. Plus 
it allows one to equalize and has a very good or appears true to form 
Leslie sound. Another aside is that the Clavinet is designed to sound 
like it is mic-ed in various parts of the Clavinet as it is on the 
actual original instrument. I suppose it is all good sampling but let 
me say, it is right on sampling and that is why I am so thrilled with 
it. I got the 72 key version and have used it with a second midi 
keyboard for two registers. It has a split keyboard process which is 
very nice for using just that keyboard and allows one to set the 
second register and it is lite. Sadly as I am also an accordionist, 
and I can only afford one keyboard on stage, my Karma has stayed home 
on gigs as the two are too much for a stage. If you have not tried 
Nord and like the Hammond sound, give it a look.  There is also a 
rack mount version of it. I had considered making my Accordion Midi 
capable and using it as the keyboard for this, whereupon any synth or 
sound instrument would be accessible from it, and the rack mount 
might have given me more space on stage. My band is pretty large at 
times. I have yet to find a good version of this sound on any synth.
Greg
AKA Button Boy

At 10:14 AM 2/27/2008, you wrote:

>if memory is right here
>the aftertouch in the karma software for the triton (exteme in my case)
>can be set to do all sorts of clever things
>
>one can really alter the patterns, how it behaves and so on
>
>I can point to some examples of it in use on the last album
>
>I use a microkontrol with karma software to extreme, that gives me the
>additional
>controls, I am sure you can use other midi controllers as needed. I do like
>the pressure
>sensitive pads to get a little bit more modulation from some effects.
>
>karma in use on the next set of CDs, several tracks
>I am working on a track right now that has two tracks of karma work in use
>along with guitar(s)(about 10 layers of), so far. ;-)
>
>dale
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Wayne Thompson
>
>Hi,
>I wanted to chime in and give my $.02.
>I can't imagine the Triton Extreme having all the expansion boards because
>in the KARMA there are only spaces for two of them at a time. The KARMA has
>the same sound engine as the Triton. . . but I own a KARMA and not a Triton.
> >From what I know the KARMA is Triton on KARMA steroids. The MOSS option is
>completely a seperate expansion and the sounds don't intermingle (you don't
>automatically get all the other sounds with the MOSS, you may get a full
>bank of presets but that's it, I have this installed in my KARMA). If you
>are leaning towards a Triton, get the KARMA software for it : ).
>
>For the person wondering if their aftertouch is working on their KARMA - it
>probably is but as someone once described it, it's "squishy" and is more of
>an after-switch instead of after touch. It's all on or nothing, no in
>between. While the M3's aftertouch is much improved (as is the keybed
>overall) I find few factory programmers utilize this feature. .
>
>I also am a proud new owner of the M3, I don't find it loaded with "NOW"
>sounds. It's mostly loaded with real samples of real instruments. What makes
>it sound "NOW" is the fresh approach to KARMA and many new GEs and scenes
>(which are still boggling my mind : ). I'm working on a project now and find
>myself turning back to my KARMA for more guitar sounds and to my Radias for
>ease of making "synthesizer" sounds. The M3 has much fewer factory presets
>than my fully loaded KARMA with almost all the expansion boards and 3rd
>party programs, but I'm sure more banks will be released. It's invaluable if
>you need a workstation that is "easy" to use. . I don't mate my hardware
>with the computer.
>
>A note about the Radias EXB option on the M3 - - is it just me or is dialing
>up new waveforms and template sounds greatly limited? My Radias keyboard
>seems to have a lot more but I can reasearch this at www.korgforums.com
>(another great link!!). The EXB also doesn't have the step sequencer which I
>love.
>
>Cheers to all and thanks for the discussion,
>Wayne
>
>



 
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