Re: Roland VG8 Guitar system?

[Martin Shellard <martins@pwdu.demon.co.uk>]

The synthetic sounds in the VG-8 can be sensitive to string noise which 
does
make the kind of sound you mention, this is still apparent on my '88 but I
rarely use these types of sounds. I think there are a couple more synth
types in the '88 but it's still very basic compared with a synth, possibly
deliberately to separate the two products. I certainly wouldn't buy one for
the synth sounds alone, I think of these sounds as added bonuses.

Martin Shellard 


> From: dan mcmullen <dog@well.com>


> i would have kept it except for one thing: when
> trying to play long, sustained notes in isolation using the synthetic
> models, i got quiet but noticable "glitches" in the sustained sound: 
>little
> bursts of odd noise.  this was confirmed by the very knowledgable sales
> guy, so i don't think it was operator error.
>  anyone else experienced this?
> haven't tried the vg-88 yet to see if this has been fixed in it.  are 
>there
> more synthetic models in the 88 than the 8?
> ___