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moontom
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PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2020 12:30 am    Post subject: question for KK owners Reply with quote

hi....I'm considering the KK and the Jupiter X.

looking for some more/less immediate analog gratification -- the ability to pull up a sound, make quick modifications, and then record it. the Jupiter looks deep but not all that flexible. the King looks easy to engage but possibly not as comprehensive.

one thing I don't like re the Jupiter is the "intelligent" arpeggiator -- seems gimmicky. it looks easier to work with/subtract/modify the 8 steps on the KK arp.

I understand there's more layering possibility w/ the Jupiter. how much menu diving is required to build a two-timbre sound or split?

thanks in advance for any/all insights...
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jeremykeys
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PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2020 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Since I've been staying home a lot more I decided to do a deep dive into my KK. Can't tell you much about the Jupiter but I think the KK is a very deep synth. I've had mine now for several years and for some reason never really tried much in the way of programming it. The thing that I don't like is all the menu diving but that's just me. In order to have a one know per function panel it would have to be enormous. There are a lot of parameters you can adjust.
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PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2020 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don’t think there’s much menu diving at all. Bring up any starting patch, hit SPLIT button and you’re there. Turn main edit knob one spot to left for layer.

Somehow it’s gotten a bad rap for menu diving, but I think this was designed as a gigging synth, everything is reached quickly once you understand the interface.

When in edit mode the category buttons work as shortcuts to anything you can edit. Most of the knobs and buttons can be dual purpose with use of the shift key.

In general there are a couple of features i wish the kk had but it seems like a reasonable instant gratification board to me. And it sounds great 👍
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