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From: mdb@aicchi.UUCP (Blackwell)
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: synth shopping...
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Date: Mon, 27-Jan-86 17:36:40 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 27 17:36:40 1986
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I'm looking to get a synth and related equipment sometime late this year.
(My 1986 christmas present to myself :-)  I need some advice on what is
available for my particular application.  I have very little experience
with current synths.  I usually play piano...

What I would like to do is to be able to write multi-intrument scores and 
be able to play them back.  Since I am a pianist at heart, the keyboard/
controller *must* have velocity sensing.  I also need to keep the overall
cost down.  Hopefully below $5k.  Most of the <$2k synths I have seen at
local stores do not have velocity sensing, and are limited to playing
two 'instruments' at once, usually via a split keyboard which reduces 
the available range for the 'instrument'. I would like to be able to 
print out the scores in serveral formats (eg, piano, band, vocal).  
Scores should be enterable(?) by computer or keyboard.  Hopefully some
good editing should be available, too.

Well... Is this all possible???

I also saw a very nice thing called a sampler, by akai.  VERY nice sounds.
Is this gadget worth the ~$1500 price tag?

BTW: It seems no-one can do a good acoustic piano on a synth (or sampler).
Why???


Thank you all in advance for any help you can supply.

				Mike Blackwell
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