Hopefully this covers a nice tea or coffee of your choice, Tim. It's a very small symbol of the large amount of appreciation I have for your channel. I'm a neuroscientist, about your age, I have a bunch of mostly vintage synths, and I enjoy all your videos. If you're ever in San Diego, I'll buy you one in person! Cheers. From one Tim to another.
Sure, Polyphonic Aftertouch, but how can anyone make a comparison to the Yamaha CS-80 and it not have the famous Ring Modulator? Also the Ribbon Contoller was a big feature of that instrument.
Tim, rethinking your views about the new gear being eye-watering, and it's all expensive. Comparatively speaking, compared to the 70's and 80's the machines are more affordable. Also, more folks are doing synthesis than ever before, and also, there are price points for everybody - Korg's offerings and many others are cheap. It has never been better to get into this at all. And so, those 'high prices' you mention are there only because the market can sustain it. They wouldn't be making them if folks couldn't afford them. You just need to pick your price point, because there is something there for everyone at ever level.
Re: high prices, I imagine a big part of it is that these smaller companies realise that it's futile trying to compete with behringer on affordable synths, and have instead focused their efforts on the higher end market. Can't say I blame them.
I just sold my DD….. it sounded great, but when Behringer eventually release their CS80 clone (which will have much better build quality) the value of DDs will plummet. IMO. Until then I’ll be using the Arturia plugin, which sounds fine if you process it through some analog FX.
I saw in EBay records someone got an open box DD for $2,300 MKII in June. Only 1 bid. He'd have been dumb to have shipped it off for that. A second one sold for $2,800 but not even BC has any so I'm speculating either there are no more coming out to be discontinued or the MKIII stereo with effects is coming soon. I can't pull the string to invest $3K or $4K on what might become obsolete soon.
I now do have the DD and it is 16 voices and I bought the Meris LVX MIDI system to see if the ring module will work in some capacity however that LVX does a lot more. Haven't tried it yet but I noticed my ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe has CV connectivity (poly touch) and a long ribbon like the CS80. That might be a perfect fit. CV for the Rachael that is using the ASM as the controller.
Comfy demo as always. I have to admit that I often have your videos on in the background while I work. The combination of your enigmatic music and soothing voice quality gets me into a good mood.
For the moment it's time deep dive into what I already own. There is so much to explore and master in what we already have at hand. Less is more. Thanks for the reminder.
I think it's great we are so spoiled these days that people can complain about the price. I'm old enough to remember when the Yamaha DX-7 came out and it was a revelation because of its "amazingly low price point". This price point and feature set turned the industry on its head, which caused it to sell in the hundreds of thousands, blowing out every previous sales record by an order-of-magnitude. If you were a keyboard player in the 80's and you didn't have at least one DX-7 in your rig you were unemployable.
Hopefully this covers a nice tea or coffee of your choice, Tim. It's a very small symbol of the large amount of appreciation I have for your channel. I'm a neuroscientist, about your age, I have a bunch of mostly vintage synths, and I enjoy all your videos. If you're ever in San Diego, I'll buy you one in person! Cheers. From one Tim to another.
Sure, Polyphonic Aftertouch, but how can anyone make a comparison to the Yamaha CS-80 and it not have the famous Ring Modulator? Also the Ribbon Contoller was a big feature of that instrument.
Tim, rethinking your views about the new gear being eye-watering, and it's all expensive. Comparatively speaking, compared to the 70's and 80's the machines are more affordable. Also, more folks are doing synthesis than ever before, and also, there are price points for everybody - Korg's offerings and many others are cheap. It has never been better to get into this at all. And so, those 'high prices' you mention are there only because the market can sustain it. They wouldn't be making them if folks couldn't afford them. You just need to pick your price point, because there is something there for everyone at ever level.
If I could afford one I would. But I’m not worthy
Re: high prices, I imagine a big part of it is that these smaller companies realise that it's futile trying to compete with behringer on affordable synths, and have instead focused their efforts on the higher end market. Can't say I blame them.
I never realised it was that small.
So I searched the universe and there are no DD units available including BCorp. I wonder if the MKIII is coming soon in stereo. Anyone know?
I just sold my DD….. it sounded great, but when Behringer eventually release their CS80 clone (which will have much better build quality) the value of DDs will plummet. IMO. Until then I’ll be using the Arturia plugin, which sounds fine if you process it through some analog FX.
I saw in EBay records someone got an open box DD for $2,300 MKII in June. Only 1 bid. He'd have been dumb to have shipped it off for that. A second one sold for $2,800 but not even BC has any so I'm speculating either there are no more coming out to be discontinued or the MKIII stereo with effects is coming soon. I can't pull the string to invest $3K or $4K on what might become obsolete soon.
Waving a €5+ grand synth in one hand as if was an empty cardbord box 😄
I now do have the DD and it is 16 voices and I bought the Meris LVX MIDI system to see if the ring module will work in some capacity however that LVX does a lot more. Haven't tried it yet but I noticed my ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe has CV connectivity (poly touch) and a long ribbon like the CS80. That might be a perfect fit. CV for the Rachael that is using the ASM as the controller.
Comfy demo as always. I have to admit that I often have your videos on in the background while I work. The combination of your enigmatic music and soothing voice quality gets me into a good mood.
For the moment it's time deep dive into what I already own. There is so much to explore and master in what we already have at hand. Less is more. Thanks for the reminder.
The best in-depth explanation of this synth that I’ve ever seen, as well as a great overview of why it’s a keeper - well done, thank you 🙏
This may be my favourite of all your videos so far, a balanced perspective.
Another great review, Tim! Thanks so much. There's not much info on the Deckard so I'm glad that you gave us an in depth review
I think it's great we are so spoiled these days that people can complain about the price. I'm old enough to remember when the Yamaha DX-7 came out and it was a revelation because of its "amazingly low price point". This price point and feature set turned the industry on its head, which caused it to sell in the hundreds of thousands, blowing out every previous sales record by an order-of-magnitude. If you were a keyboard player in the 80's and you didn't have at least one DX-7 in your rig you were unemployable.
Another brilliant video and review Tim!
as always Tim, well measured discussion and really nice to watch/listen - thanks
Really enjoyed this review Tim. I've had one of these on my radar since I first read about the kits. It just hasn't been in my budget yet.