Hello Sunil, Motif ES guitar samples are excellent. Generally all the "acoustic" samples seemed to be better with Motif ES. For some reason I always get the feeling that TS sound is not too sharp and I always end up adjusting EQ's. But number of presets, internal sequencer etc are better on TS compared to Motif ES. AKAI CD support is better with TS and so does support for SCSI hardisk and a CD writer.
My favorite ones on the ES are guitars, violin and electric piano. If you are considering buying a new workstation, you should take a look at Alesis Fusion HD. I played around with it for few hours and it blew me away. Workstation market is getting better and I guess we are going to have exciting times ahead in the synth technology. BTW in case you need some MP3 recording for any of the instruments let me know. I can record one for you. I usually measure the latency at the ASIO driver level or using a digital oscilloscope by measuring the time between the input impulse (midi trigger) to output (usually directly at the sound card). 10 us in my previous mail is not the end to end value. The value the sequencers show (usually in the order of ms) are based on sound card memory, API (ASIO/DX or whatever), A-D, D-A delays etc. Depending on the ASIO driver, you might see anywhere from 2 ms and above. Regards Bharathidasan On 5/9/05, Sunil VG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bharathidasan, > > Thanks for the informative mail. A couple of questions for you - how do you > find the mega voices on Motif in comparison to the progs on TS? I've heard > that the guitar strumming is pretty realistic. I don't find this in the TS. > Also, how do you measure latency so precisely? I could be in dinosaur age > here!! > > >>It is excellent when hobby and work intersect. > > My dream is your reality!! > > Regards, > Sunil > > >From: Bharathidasan Venkatesan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > >To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > >Subject: Re: [arr] Jagdeep - Thanks and more Questions > >Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 13:25:22 -0700 > > > >Hi Prasad, > > > >This is my first post here. I do some synth programming. I own bunch > >of software synths and MIDI sequencers.I use Cubase SX 3.0 and play > >around with ProTools as well. > > > >On the hardware side, I own Yamaha MOTIF ES 6, and Korg Triton Studio. > >Well, you might very well ask, what do I do with all these gadgets. > >Nothing, other than driving my neighbors crazy :) One of them is > >member of this ever growing group and I can't wait to see how he > >reacts. > > > >Here is my personal opinion. > > > >1) Software Synths or Samplers. Generally my order of preference has > >always been VST, Rewire, DXI and MAS, AU comes last. HALION takes the > >first place. It has excellent sample library. You can buy lot of > >samples from various companies or else you can even make your own. > >Basic setup would cost you 300-400 USD. You can update your sample > >library based on your requirements. But the drawback is that it comes > >only as VST plugin. > > > >When it comes to Indian music, I haven't seen anything better than > >SwarPlug. It also comes with basic sequencing facilities. > > > >The next favorite one would be Reaktor, especially if you are into > >Techno kind of stuff. But it is a CPU killer. You need a nice machine > >to run multiple tracks in realtime and slightly pricier than Halion. > > > >I don't own GigaStudio, but few of my coworkers do. If you have a > >mediocre PC and all you need is nice dance loops and excellent groove, > >GS is for you. Their orchestra samples are also good. > > > >The cheapest beast of all is FruityLoops. But I never had chance to > >try even the demo version. > > > >I stayed away from Reason and Ableton as they don't have VST interface > >and support Rewire only which kind of limits the number of hosts that > >can use it. > > > >But remember even 3.6 GHz machines chokes if I have 16 software synth > >tracks. So it is highly risky to use in live perfomance. The minimal > >latency I have measured so far on my machine is around 10 micro > >seconds. > > > >The other determining factor is the platform of your choice and of > >course your plugin format choice. If you choose MAC, you can count the > >options available in one hand. > > > >2) Hardware Synths. Both the workstations I own are excellent when it > >comes to samples. Roland 5050 was discontinued long back. If you are > >looking at cheaper versions, Kurzweil's micro ensemble beats > >everybody with hands down.But user interface sucks. I used to have > >Motif ES rack at my workplace, but the time it takes to load new > >samples is way too high. So my choice in this category is Roland > >Fantom XR. That is a fine piece of equipment. Only thing it is > >missing, IMHO, is an internal sequencer. > > > > > >If this discussion is too technical for this group, we can take it > >offline. BTW if you think I am a pro musician, I am not :). It is > >excellent when hobby and work intersect. > > > >Have fun > >:: Bharathidasan > > > > > > ************************************* > Sunil Nair > ISTD (Solutions), ADCO > P.O. Box 270, Abu Dhabi > United Arab Emirates > Mobile: (+97150) 7802783 > Website: http://www.sunilnair.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. > > Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com > To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? 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