Gearslutz.com - View Single Post - Excellent all-around effects processor

aaeronn · 22nd June 2009

I second the KSP8 - not as deep or "out there" as an Eventide or Kyma, but definitely a capable and good all-rounder. You already mentioned you didn't want to mess with the Kyma curve, so VSIG on the Eventides is probably not ideal for your situation either. KSPs can be had with the RSP remote for reasonable $ these days - under 2K. Easy to program, quick to get around and very flexible - can be run as 8 mono channels, 4 stereo, or any combo in between. It maxes out at 48khz using the digital IO, so if you run higher rates you'd have to use the analog IO or a converter capable of rate conversion. Since time is a concern, the KSP quality, flexibility, and ease of use is hard to beat. I own a Kyma as well as a KSP8 and everything they say about the time investment required to make the Kyma sing is true, but the depth and results are astounding. I don't own any Eventides, but I have used the DSP400. I'd love to have an H8000FW or 7600 to play with, but can't even remotely justify one given that I've only scratched the surface of the Kyma.

22nd June 2009	#12
aaeronn Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 370	I second the KSP8 - not as deep or "out there" as an Eventide or Kyma, but definitely a capable and good all-rounder. You already mentioned you didn't want to mess with the Kyma curve, so VSIG on the Eventides is probably not ideal for your situation either. KSPs can be had with the RSP remote for reasonable $ these days - under 2K. Easy to program, quick to get around and very flexible - can be run as 8 mono channels, 4 stereo, or any combo in between. It maxes out at 48khz using the digital IO, so if you run higher rates you'd have to use the analog IO or a converter capable of rate conversion. Since time is a concern, the KSP quality, flexibility, and ease of use is hard to beat. I own a Kyma as well as a KSP8 and everything they say about the time investment required to make the Kyma sing is true, but the depth and results are astounding. I don't own any Eventides, but I have used the DSP400. I'd love to have an H8000FW or 7600 to play with, but can't even remotely justify one given that I've only scratched the surface of the Kyma.