Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!know!news.cs.indiana.edu!att!pacbell.com!ucsd!dog.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!ucbvax!SNYBUFVA.BITNET!NOWAKO09 From: NOWAKO09@SNYBUFVA.BITNET (APPLE //GS - THE POWER TO BE YOUR BEST) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Stellar 7 re-release Message-ID: Date: 9 Dec 90 19:55:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 19 Someone obviously has little experience in the synthesizer field out there...Comparing the Roland to the Ensoniq proves and solves nothing. BOTH support excellent synthesis, the difference is that the Ensoniq (though a b*tch to program) is a *built in* digital synthesizer. It is NOT a 'sound chip' but a full fledged digital-sampling-synthesizer. And if you want to get down to add ons (such is the Roland LAPC to the PC) then lets compare your PC with Roland to my GS with Audio Animator by AE and a Midi keyboard. NO COMPARISON! The sound on a IIgs beats even a MAC! Don't you know that even the most ardent supporters of the PC will admit that 'if you want to do music, buy and Apple (Mac or GS)'? IBM showed up here at Buffalo State College over the summer and set up a big open air demo stand for the PC in the quad. They had the Roland with a MIDI keyboard set up and I checked it out. Nice, and the mouse with the GS/MAC style graphics was familiar too. I went home thinking that for about 500$ less I had more and better sound than what they tried to impress me with! Such that I consider my GS to be a mini 'Fairlight' but 9000$ cheaper. The only thing that impressed me about the Roland Ripoff was 'Oh, IBM is trying to imitate Apple, how cute....' - Joe Nowakowski