The worst features of the Micro-X are as follows

[4NDRW]

it took me a while to get around to taking mine in to get the joystick repaired
i mostly use an external controller anyway
anytime i was about to do it, i'd have another gig come up

but its at the shop still, and has been there for about 3 or 4 weeks....... and i'm missing it!
last i called, they guy said they were waiting on some part or somethin
blah, maybe i shouldve attempted the fix myself
already done 2 gigs without it

in other news, i finally bought an access virus, and it really does own everything else i have. (but has a pricetag to match lol)


sounds aside (which are amazin anyway)
here are a few things i like about how access do things compared to korg...
(actually, they're features i wish my korg keyboards had.. in particular karma and micro-x)

• the combi equivalent actually embeds the programs inside it, rather than just link to it.
  so you can edit parts of a combi, without messing up your programs, or messing up other combis which use those programs
  
  the software plugin seems alot more powerful
  you can have a massive library on your pc, and convieniently search through patches, then drag them over to slots in your synth
  
  the synth comes with a ridiculous number of banks to save sounds to
  (4 RAM banks, and 26 overwritable ROM banks)
  tho thats also a mixed blessing, as its easy to get lost in them all
  
  it handles 3 stereo pairs of audio from the synth
  so you dont need to wire up cables to your soundcard
  
  there is a seperate fx section for each part in its multi equivalent mode (called SEQ)
  so each program in SEQ mode sounds EXACTLY THE SAME as it does normally... no sharing fx or having to turn them off
  
  transpose buttons that also affect incoming notes from an external keyboard

dont get me wrong, i really like these keyboards
and they all have some amazing sounds.
these aren't problems, they're just differences in design
but these are things i find limiting when im trying to use them in a multitimbral computer based enviroment, that often makes me turn to software alternatives when doing tracks.
or i have to ignore multi mode and use it program mode and do one track at a time... which isn't really making full use of this unit

yeh, just patch management and fx sharing is a bitch

i'm done (goes back to cramming for exams)

[Clauzii]

I found out that by interchanging these two (Yes, equal pot-pin), I tend not to hit the Dial wheel anymore. I even made a round woodplate (It got woodsides too ) for the Volume plate, so its dandy know

[4NDRW]

I found out that by interchanging these two (Yes, equal pot-pin), I tend not to hit the Dial wheel anymore. I even made a round woodplate (It got woodsides too ) for the Volume plate, so its dandy know

pics or it didn't happen..

[Clauzii]

OK - soon!



- Claus, DK.

[Clauzii]

In a week or so. The woodshop I do the things at had have a renovation, so they open up after the weekend. By wednesday I hope

[Kossi]

so my micro-x joystick is broken for the second time, do not wanna spend another 99 euros in repair....

[Clauzii]

When I began in 2008 to switch the knobs and make the woodstuff, I thought all was dandy, but that stupid dial isn't worth it. After I trie to repair the dial it STILL counts forward/backward randomly, if the wheel is used as supposed to. Even a single click forward can result in the PREVIOUS sound being selected.... Crap..... Tried to fix it, worked for like two weeks.

So I'm changing the project: A rebuild, disconnecting the internal keyboard (if the microX allows). Find a decent MIDI keybord, and take the 'engine' and knobs out of the microX's chassis and make the WHOLE synth as a five octave beuty in, well, wood

This project IS going forward, and I promise PICs before another year passes by

microX = brilliant possibilities and sound but THE WORST build quality I've ever come across in my +30 years of playing keys!!

Claus, DK.

[BONES]

I've never4 had any problems with the build quality of mine and it has had some pretty rough treatment. I loaned it to a touring band and it came back filthy and covered in scratches but everything still works perfectly, except...
The PSU died on me last week and I cannot get a generic replacement so I am going to have to pay $99 for a genuine one, which is about 3 times more than it should cost, simply because it has a unique plug that I cannot buy off the shelf anywhere. I am tempted to butcher the existing socket but if the PSU isn't the only problem, I'll have butchered it for no reason. It also means we'll have to do the biggest gig we've done in two years without it, which is really annoying. We'll use our stand-by Prophecy, which is really nice, but it's only monophonic so it can't do everything the microX normally does for us. Thank God for PCs.
I took the back off it yesterday and to all those who worry about the power socket being flimsy, it is well attached internally. It is on a small board, roughly 8cm square, that is screwed down tight with 4 large self-tappers. The socket itself is well located on the board and attached very securely.