Well I have to admit all this waiting was really starting to get to me since I had no keyboards to play. So I did a little shopping over the weekend and picked up two new controllers; A M-Audio Keystation 88 Pro and a Kontrol49 plus I got one free a MS-20 with the Korg legacy Collection software (KLC). I played with the KLC for a few hours over the weekend and I love it? I was hesitant to get involved with software synth after my less than enchanting experiences with Reason. I felt it sounded cardboard? Just not real, but this new KLC is something else. It sounds just like hardware and perhaps even more important to many, thanks to having lots of controllers it feels just like hardware. This is great if, like me, you hate turning knobs with a mouse. It was the free demo version available on Korg?s website that really sold me on it. My confidence in software has been restored. I still have hardware and there will always be a place in my studio for really good hardware synths. The TI is still on my list, provided it can impress me. But now I know it will need to be pretty dam good to compete with the new breed of software that is out.
I also have Native Instrument?s Komplete 2 on order which includes Reaktor 5, Absynth 3, Kontakt 2, Battery 2 along with a ton of other stuff. Granted I do hear that Kontakt 2 is buggy, but all version 1.0s are so no surprise there.
At least now I can satisfy my creative needs. I say, if the wait drives you nuts and you have the cash to spare, look into getting some software to play with. Just make sure you get a good controller to go with it. It makes a world of difference to the whole experience. I think many here will love the KLC, it really is an awesome piece and at $499 will hardly touch your TI fund. You can check out the demo at Korg?s website, I think they really nailed it.
Now for the first time in awhile I don?t really care if the TI takes two weeks or six months to be released, because I can make tunes either way
