Korg Zero 4/8

t1mp · Post by **t1mp** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:21 pm

looks hawt

D K · Post by **D K** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:48 pm

D K wrote:please post specs:
exact usable latency, please!
cpu usage?
how is the midi ...firewire vs. midi cable....
thanks!

real tech info...pretty please?

anthonymacc · Post by **anthonymacc** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:28 pm

I am not a tech guy, sorry....

I can tell you that there is little to no latency, and it does not affect my mixing.

Comparing Midi transfer to Firewire transfer / latency speed, I have no idea how to test this. If someone wants to explain it to me I'd be more than glad to post up the specs. Both methods worked with no problems.

Thx and sorry I couldn't be more specific.

SPAWNmaster · Post by **SPAWNmaster** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:45 pm

DK...I can assure you Firewire is much faster than MIDI by any means...MIDI is such a garbage, outdated standard. To be honest the only reason I'm not so interested in the Zero8 is because it lacks OSC support which shows me that Korg isn't exactly looking ahead. For this reason alone I'm getting rid of my DJM800 for a Jazzmutant Lemur

John Sweet · Post by **John Sweet** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:59 pm

Going from the DJM-800 to a Lemur isn't really a swap. It's more like giving up sports to join math club:

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... highlight=

anthonymacc · Post by **anthonymacc** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:03 pm

I can also state that I owned a Lemur for about a month, and the Zero8 is the way to go. Luckily the guys at audiomidi.com gave me 100% store credit so I was able to get a Zero8 and a Mackie SRM 450 for the Price of the Lemur.

While the concept of the Lemur is amazing, not having any real knobs for live mixing was the deal breaker for me.

ctx · Post by **ctx** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:38 pm

I also have to agree, the lemur is great for many things and I love mine, but I wouldn't want to use it as a controller for a mixer (I think a zero8 and a lemur would go well together, really...).

D K · Post by **D K** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:55 am

anthonymacc wrote:I am not a tech guy, sorry....

I can tell you that there is little to no latency, and it does not affect my mixing.

Comparing Midi transfer to Firewire transfer / latency speed, I have no idea how to test this. If someone wants to explain it to me I'd be more than glad to post up the specs. Both methods worked with no problems.

Thx and sorry I couldn't be more specific.

dude, just open up your preferences in live, and post the latency numbers you see on the audio page...including sample rate, etc.

D K · Post by **D K** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:03 am

SPAWNmaster wrote:DK...I can assure you Firewire is much faster than MIDI by any means...MIDI is such a garbage, outdated standard.

on older units, such as the original novation remote series(usb) the reaction time
and sensitivity for the encoders was bad, due to software...midi was better.
so, my question is based not on speed, which is negligible with either platform..
it is about how good the software/drivers work with live.

COSM · Post by **COSM** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:04 am

Another +1 for the dying to know any tech specs possible

D K · Post by **D K** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:18 am

cosm, i'd love to see (hear) you rip up one of these!....
anthonymacc, all you gotta do is have the korg hooked up, with live running hit:
apple comma (command ,)...this shortcut opens the preferences.
hit the audio tab, and the page with the specs will open.
this will be very useful should you decide to lower your sample buffer for better latency or raise it to get rid of artifacts....
so simple, even a dj can do it!

(just kidding!

i don't even know the technical names for apple comma...command comma? or: command ,? dammit jim, i'm just a musician, not a programmer! )

funky shit · Post by **funky shit** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:24 am

D K wrote:cosm, i'd love to see (hear) you rip up one of these!....
anthonymacc, all you gotta do is have the korg hooked up, with live running hit:
apple comma (command ,)...this shortcut opens the preferences.
hit the audio tab, and the page with the specs will open.
this will be very useful should you decide to lower your sample buffer for better latency or raise it to get rid of artifacts....
so simple, even a dj can do it!
(just kidding! i don't even know the technical names for apple comma...command comma? or: command ,? dammit jim, i'm just a musician, not a programmer! )

apple command ??

D K · Post by **D K** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:05 am

no matter, just go to live>preferences>audio....
and post those specs!
please anthonymacc?
pretty please?
with sugar on top?

SPAWNmaster · Post by **SPAWNmaster** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:26 pm

D K wrote:
SPAWNmaster wrote:DK...I can assure you Firewire is much faster than MIDI by any means...MIDI is such a garbage, outdated standard.
on older units, such as the original novation remote series(usb) the reaction time
and sensitivity for the encoders was bad, due to software...midi was better.
so, my question is based not on speed, which is negligible with either platform..
it is about how good the software/drivers work with live.

i stand corrected! i see what you mean now and I actually had never used my remote SL zero in USB mode which would explain why I didn't notice the performance issues even after upgrading firmware/etc. cheers

Dr Dub · Post by **Dr Dub** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:20 pm

Pleeeeeaaaaaaase, proud Korg Zero owner......

give us a bit more information and some technical specs......

so we can dream of having one ourselves....