Here's what the RM2x really needs:
More outputs and Midi jacks
Better drum sounds (or a nice total sound overall)
A 303 style slide command. The glide doesn't cut it.
Switch styles without skips (by cacheing the next sounds or something)
Grid mode beep sucks ass.
Record while playing. And I am sure a slew of other enhancements. But those
enhancements would make me buy the RM2x. Who cares about a sampling ability.
I'm putting my money towards a A4000, which would kick the sampler on a
Rm2x's ass. Plus, if you add a sampler, it's really just a waste of money.
That would jack the price up on the RM2x to about $1,000, assuming it would
release at $700 without it like the rm1x is now.
Dustin
----- Original Message -----
From: Olaf Molenveld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 5:29 AM
Subject: Re: Rm2x?
> am i the only person that doesn't want an all-in-one approach?? such
beasts
> always seem to loose points on dedicated devices.....i rather would see an
> expanded RM1x in the midi and sequencing approach, and additional buy an
> SU200/SU300....
>
> the most important things for a much better RM1x are: 2 midi outs, no
> stopping when switching between recording and playing, hearing the other
> tracks play when in grid-recording, and of course better knobs and
> switches...i don't care that much about internal sounds (although a
sampling
> option like the SU200 would be nice ofcourse..aarghhh.there i go again ;)
> because that's why i have other dedicated synths and a sampler...
>
> maybe some kind of chord-sequencing would be very nice though...cause i
> ain't that good with playing chords..
>
> Olaf
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jay Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 11:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Rm2x?
>
>
> > At 10:31 PM 05/14/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >Someone said: I can tell you with absolute certainty that there are
NO
> > > plans for
> > > >a RM2X in
> > > >the near future...
> > >Bullshit man, Yamaha is a huge corporation! You think they're going to
> pass
> > >up on a successor to their succesful blue box? No way! DJX2, A3k, 4k,
> 5k,
> > >CS1x, 2x, etc...the RM2x is coming.
> > >Dustin
> >
> >
> > I can tell you with 100% certainty that there is a Yamaha engineer
working
> > on the next generation of 'remix sequencers'.
> >
> > Whether or not it will be called an RM2X, or what features it will have,
> is
> > a total unknown, and is up to Yamaha to announce when appropriate.
> >
> > (I can give you this hint, though, based on rumours I have heard:
> > RM1X+SU300+PLG. *Rumours*, remember.)
> >
> > Also, whether or not this product actually *makes* it on the market is a
> > different story. A lot of cool projects are developed at Yamaha R&D,
and
> > not all of them make it out on the market...
> >
> > (I cite the famed AN1R - rack mount AN1X - as an example. This was
done,
> > ready for production, but got canned in favour of continued PLG
> > development... which is another story in and of itself...)
> >
> > j.
> >
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