What you do like and dislike about the M50?

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aaronpico
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Post by aaronpico »

I love the sounds.

What I dislike is the cheapo/fragile build of my 61 key.
Jacks & knobs should be chasis mounted.
I had to send mine in for repair after 3 months of light use; the left channel outputs were cutting out. The service center re-soldered the left output section, and it worked fine until this month. Started doing it again. I just shipped it out today for it's second repair.
I am losing my enthusiasm about this board. I don't like the plastic'y quality. Compared to my old Roland XP-30, and my Kurzweil PC1SE, this board feels like a toy.
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Post by kimu »

like

all synth / electronic / pads sounds
strings sounds (even if trinity ones were better)
touchscreen
lightweight
joystick
IFX
loop function in sequencer
drum track
capability to load M3 sounds

dislike

programming interface
chord trigger (never used!)
too less knobs >> i'd like more knobs for more realtime tweaking
brass sounds
missing mp3/wav playback from SD
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kandarv
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Post by kandarv »

I'm considering the price range, cause it's a very good machine for it's price.

Like:
  • Lightweight
    Versatile
    Small depth (11.57") fits very well on my "studio"
    Turns on very fast
Dislike:
  • No dedicated octave sw buttons
    Weird sound when looping tracks, (I should do a video of this cause it's strange) I have a lot of issues with the sequencer.
    I don't like changing banks and keeping the number of the previous one. I'll love to select a program/combi on a bank B, switch to bank A select another program/combi and when switching back to bank B to have my previous program/combi selected. I think that's an easy fix and could be customizable on global settings.
    I need more buttons & nobs :)
About the sounds well, to me, I find them a little thin but OK. I'm happy.
Gear: Motif XS6, Ultranova & Korg M50-73
Looking for: Nord Wave, Tetr4 & Virus Ti2
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