While I agree with some of your points to an extent, I don't think everything is so black and white.
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Originally Posted by goldphinga The oasys is no hotel room scratchpad, the sheer size of the thing makes this impossible and this is added to with a case of course. |
Depends on who you are. I know Thomas Bailey (Thompson Twins) often brought his Fairlight with him when he traveled. Lots of prominent artists/prducers spend days/weeks/months here and there. The OASYS isn't huge and it's not beastly heavy. The 76-key weighs just under 60 pounds (sans case). I worked with a producer in the late '90s who used to travel with a giant Mac tower, a 19" CRT, a MIDI controller and a rack of gear all packed into 2 tall road cases. An OASYS on a stand, desktop or countertop isn't really that unwieldy for a guy who'se used to dealing with that.
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Originally Posted by goldphinga I am saddened that a company such as korg would sink so much into this keyboard and not bring out anything that is really different. |
I think it's different because it has a dedicated, upgradeable OS based on a Linux kernel, so modes of synthesis and recording features can be added in software, not in hardware. The architecture is much less limited than that of a Triton or Motif. I view it more as a modern Synclavier or Fairlight, but much easier and less expensive to upgrade.
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Originally Posted by goldphinga The workstation is a dead format, computers offer so much more for much less; i dont ever see myself wasting money on a digital hardware synth ever again. |
I've got some friends who work in music equipment sales. The Tritons and Motifs still move off the shelves primarily because they're much more reliable than most computer-based setups and they simply work out of the box with no loading and configuration of software, drivers, etc. I've been using DAWs since the age of the 286, so I'm no technophobe, but I know a lot of musicians want to steer clear of computers as best they can. Computers are obviously prominent in music, but a lot of people use them in conjunction with DAWs, not as a total replacement. Yamaha's Studio Connections work great since they purchased Steinberg.
If it fails, it fails, but I give Korg credit for trying to develop an elegant machine designed to streamline the process of making and recording music. I think it all comes down to the UI.
-Synth80s