Korg Zero 4 & 8
Ouch. I like the idea a lot but I'll do my mixing in software for that price.TamGig wrote:I was in a music shop yesterday and they just received the pricing for the korg's new products. Here in Canada the Zero 8 should be around 2250$, 1920 USD$, if I remember correctly. But about everything cust us more here.
I agree, pretty costy.
IMO, it's more for somebody who want's to update is gear and wants protability. The price may be summarize as simple maths :
1000 Audio interface
+250 KaossPad
+250 Controller
+500 Mixer
Around 2000$ But I guess it won't be as tweakable as if you have everything separated.
With the problems people seemed to have with the ProjectMix, I'm a bit on the defensive on that one.
Cheers,
TamGig
IMO, it's more for somebody who want's to update is gear and wants protability. The price may be summarize as simple maths :
1000 Audio interface
+250 KaossPad
+250 Controller
+500 Mixer
Around 2000$ But I guess it won't be as tweakable as if you have everything separated.
With the problems people seemed to have with the ProjectMix, I'm a bit on the defensive on that one.
Cheers,
TamGig
Last edited by TamGig on Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I went over and talked to them about your question. The 8 encoders do send different CC msgs (push vs. turn). You also have 4 banks of the 8 encoders. That's pretty sweet.M. Bréqs wrote:Honestly, if there is a means of either using the rotary encoders as pushbuttons to send different CC messages, then Korg has hit a HOME RUN on this one.
Either way, this is the closest I have seen the perfect "Heart" of a Live PA rig. Soundcard, mixer, controller all in one unit, with enough control for EVERYTHING.
Simply Brilliant.
I heard a price point of $2k though - although this is not confirmed, but just overhead in conversation from someone who had said they talked to Korg about the price.
Either - it is a functional tool for sure. I'm impressed.
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not as solid as an allen and heath, it was probably on par with the DJM-800 which is pretty good, actually.
that was my feeling when playing with it.
rob.
that was my feeling when playing with it.
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No word on pricing yet over here.
Korg even came out with a virtual version of my hardware baby:
http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM07 ... nalog.html
Korg even came out with a virtual version of my hardware baby:
http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM07 ... nalog.html
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Keep in mind that the midi and audio parts on the A&H Xone 3D are really different from each other: while the EQ pots and the audio faders are perfect, there's not enough space between the midi pots and the faders are not as good as those on the audio channels.robtronik wrote:not as solid as an allen and heath, it was probably on par with the DJM-800 which is pretty good, actually.
that was my feeling when playing with it.
rob.
If the korgs are close to the DJM800, then they are better then the midi part on the A&H.
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there was no wobble to the knobs, but they aren't as beefy (i.e. thicker) as I'd like them for performance reason, IMO.
But definitely serviceable. You can really bang on an A&H and it will hold up, but I'd probably be a little more careful with the Korg unit based on my initial impression.
Then again, this was obviously a preproduction unit and some things could change before it is generally put into production.
rob.
But definitely serviceable. You can really bang on an A&H and it will hold up, but I'd probably be a little more careful with the Korg unit based on my initial impression.
Then again, this was obviously a preproduction unit and some things could change before it is generally put into production.
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Coupe70 wrote:would be cool if the zero 8 had two firewire ports so you
could use it as 2x4 mixer with two laptops if you want to.
won´t happen i guess...
if you look at the back, it appears there are two firewire ports.
my eyes might be tricking me though.
accepting the problem will only make it go away.
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Must be there to chain firewire devices (i.e. hard disk).mathew wrote:Coupe70 wrote:would be cool if the zero 8 had two firewire ports so you
could use it as 2x4 mixer with two laptops if you want to.
won´t happen i guess...
if you look at the back, it appears there are two firewire ports.
If you want to use 2 laptops just get 2 Zero4 ?