Re: guitar synthesizers

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

I agree, and I think that most people agree that at best, the Roland 
Guitar Synth sounds are fair.  With enough layering and effects they 
can be passable, but why bother when there's a world of great synths 
out there.  I find the tracking with my G-50 to be pretty good and it 
also doesn't take up additional floor space.  There are even better 
Axon models now, but Yamaha seems out of that business more or less.

One word of advise, when looking for a synth, try and find one that 
will allow a 24 + or - pitch bend range for the best results.  My 
Roland XV-5050 does this, but my Korg MS2000R does not.

Mark Sottilaro

On Friday, June 13, 2003, at 08:00 PM, Chris Muir wrote:

> At 7:09 PM -0700 6/13/03, Terry Blankenship wrote:
>> What are the best guitar synths on the market in 2003?
>
> For my money, the best interfaces these days are ones based on neural 
> network technology: either the Axon AX-100 or the Yamaha G-50.
>
> _WAY_ better than the brute force period-counting approach used by 360 
> Systems, Roland, Korg, and earlier Yamaha units.
>
> Chris
>
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