Difference between 05R/W and X5DR

[wuss88]

Hi all, has anyone had any of these or both? Whats the difference between these two things, they look awfully similar to me. Thanks...

[Murdock]

Hello

This 2 synthesizers are very similar, the Korg X5DR have more sounds.

In this web you have more sound banks for your Synth.
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/korgx5d/

Bye bye...

[wuss88]

Hello

This 2 synthesizers are very similar, the Korg X5DR have more sounds.

In this web you have more sound banks for your Synth.
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/korgx5d/

Bye bye...

Thanks. Any difference in the sound? Which one is better? Does the 05RW really have the 01W engine? Has anyone tried both side by side?

Thanks

[zisidisnikos]

Thanks. Any difference in the sound? Which one is better? Does the 05RW really have the 01W engine? Has anyone tried both side by side?


is brothers...
the same sound but
05R/W 32notes polyph.-A and GM banks
X5dr 64notes polyphon. A B and GM banks

yes... and the X5DR HAVE and more multisamples to rom memory...

[JayB]

The X5DR doesn't have a B-Bank. Only - just like 05RW - 100 (user definable) combis, 100 (user definable) progs in bank A and 136 fixed GM-Sounds.

[pegnafroy]

Sorry JayB:

But the X5DR have an extra Prog and Combi bank (in fact a B bank), but you can only load one of them in memory each time or make a compilation between Bank A and B.

Desde Santiago de Chile.

Froilán

[Gargamel314]

I've used both. The 05R/W has 32 voices polyphony, and 6 MB of ROM. The X5DR has 64 voice polyphony, and 8 MB ROM. The X5DR can be set up rather easily with the combinations and programs of the 05R/W. otherwise, they are entirely identical.

By the way, yes, the 05R/W and 01/W use the same synth engine, and MOST of the same PCM Sample ROM in their programs, but the 01/W has some multisamples that the 05R/W and X5DR dont have, and vice versa. 01/W also has a waveshaping function that the other synths do not have.

[JayB]

Sorry JayB:

But the X5DR have an extra Prog and Combi bank (in fact a B bank), but you can only load one of them in memory each time or make a compilation between Bank A and B.

Desde Santiago de Chile.

Froilán

You mean the "Pre-B" preset set, which are the sounds from Korg X5. The same function is included in the X5D, too. However, I don't consider it as "Bank B" as the sounds are loaded into "Bank A" again.