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V-Synth ?

11 Jul 2006, 15:08

Hello all, as a Fantom-X user I would love to add a V-Synth to my arsenal but with the latest topics about V-Synths becoming harder to acquire I'm wondering. Is Roland getting ready to scrap the V ? I dont want to get one now then have a newer one come out and the older V loses its support from Roland. I've been looking at a V for a long time now, just having some thoughts before making the purchase. What do you all recommend I do, get the V now or wait till after NAMM ? BTW dont think I can wait till winter NAMM lol.

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Re: V-Synth ?

11 Jul 2006, 15:27

Hi Vintage Chyld.

I had the Fantom-X first and added V-Synth over a year ago myself. I'm very happy with it. I don't think Roland is going to eliminate the V-Synth line, though they may "upgrade" the current V-Synth model. I wouldn't worry about support though. There aren't many bugs that I'm aware of with the current OS (2.0) on the keyboard model. I think there were one or two bugs in the XT model, but Roland released patches for those (version 2.01 now I believe). My point is that, other than warranty, I wouldn't worry about support as you probably won't need it like you might on a software product or a computer OS.

One of the reasons i got the V-Synth (other than its unique sound tweaking ability) is because I believe the V-Synth will be considered one of the milestones in synthesis evolution just like the original Fairlight CMI, Minimoog, DX-7, and D-50 were. I wanted a piece of synthesis history.

Regards,

Nathan Sheldon
http://www.nathansheldon.com/

Regards,

Nathan Sheldon
http://www.nathansheldon.com/

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