M3, Radias or NordLead?

[Thiago]

I want a new rack module, a “synth” one just to play with leads and pads...

I’m a triton extreme, JD-990, kurz PC2r and DW-8000 owner….

Which of these 3 racks do you recommend to spice up my rig?

[Omega Monkey]

Definitely the NL (might as well go for the 3, or maybe the 2X).

The M3 wont really give you anything you wont get from the TE.

The Radias wont really give you much that you wouldnt get by just having the MOSS board in your TE.

Meanwhile, the NL is a completely different brand and style of synth from anything you have so far. And I believe you should be able to run it through the internal effects of the TE as well, at least until you get some external effects for it (but depending on your uses, you might not need to).

[Thiago]

thanks Omega,
do you know how’s the NL behaves about aliasing?

[SerFox]

Fantom XR.

[Grey Loki]

Y'know, SerFox, it's customary to give a short description of the reasons that you think whatever synth you're recommending is suitable, rather than just leaving us with a name to work with.

Back on topic - Thiago, i've worked with the nord Modular tabletop synth, and I didn't notice any aliasing or 'stairstepping' when changing pitch, filter cutoff, or any of the other areas that you'd expect to hear it. Granted, it isn't the Lead, but i would say that they're probably similar enough in design that the NL wouldnt' suffer from aliasing, either.

I would also recommend the Lead over the other two synths you mentioned, because it's just something extra - it's a totally different 'flavour' of synth, and has been described as 'organic' by some - I think this is a pretty good description, especially of some of the pads you can evoke from it with just a few minute's programming.

[Gustavo]

Well, I´d say M3 is not for you, cuz u already got a workstation. So its between Radias and NL. I PERSONALLY thinkn that the NL is better, though the Radias is still very good, I like NL better, looks cooler, and think its more flexible. Though if u decide on the NL, I´d recommend waiting for the Nord Wave to come out, it´s the NL3 replacement, and it looks awesome. Though if u et Radias, there won´t be a newer model in some years. So it means KORG won´t outdate itself in some time, as Clavia will outdate the NL 3 in some months


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[Omega Monkey]

Fantom XR.

Uhm... what?

Hmmm, Nord Wave, you say? Would this by any chance be related to the PPG Wave? Because I could definitely go for something like that (Ive wanted a PPG for like 10 years).

[Gustavo]

Uhm... what?

Hmmm, Nord Wave, you say? Would this by any chance be related to the PPG Wave? Because I could definitely go for something like that (Ive wanted a PPG for like 10 years).

Hmm, don´t Know if it is very alike to the PPG Wave, but it is like a Nord lead 3, but with waves, hence the name. But truly it is just NL4

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[SerFox]

Y'know, SerFox, it's customary to give a short description of the reasons that you think whatever synth you're recommending is suitable, rather than just leaving us with a name to work with.

Back on topic - Thiago, i've worked with the nord Modular tabletop synth, and I didn't notice any aliasing or 'stairstepping' when changing pitch, filter cutoff, or any of the other areas that you'd expect to hear it. Granted, it isn't the Lead, but i would say that they're probably similar enough in design that the NL wouldnt' suffer from aliasing, either.

I would also recommend the Lead over the other two synths you mentioned, because it's just something extra - it's a totally different 'flavour' of synth, and has been described as 'organic' by some - I think this is a pretty good description, especially of some of the pads you can evoke from it with just a few minute's programming.

Isn't that what WIkipedia is for?

"Featuring an 128-voice PCM-based synthesizer/sampler, MRC-Pro sequencer, 6 effects processors, dynamic pads and infrared D-Beam. It has 4 (keyboard) or 6 (module) SRX expansion board slots."

The samples you get with the fantom are very versatile and work into many different genres, and the synthesizer itself is very capable, if a little tricky to work around at first.

[jeebustrain]

Isn't that what WIkipedia is for?

"Featuring an 128-voice PCM-based synthesizer/sampler, MRC-Pro sequencer, 6 effects processors, dynamic pads and infrared D-Beam. It has 4 (keyboard) or 6 (module) SRX expansion board slots."

The samples you get with the fantom are very versatile and work into many different genres, and the synthesizer itself is very capable, if a little tricky to work around at first.

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(see what I did there?)

[Gustavo]

wikipedia´s only for doing last minute homeworks!

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