Oh, I want an Alesis Micron....

[idiotbear]

Wooo, these things look fun. I need a nice little keyboard synth, and this looks like a nicer version of the MicroKorg. Does anyone have any experience of them? The Sound On Sound review was super positive.

[vigs]

they're fun. pretty wild sounds. i think i prefer the microkorg but that might only be because of size. i've spent some hours annoying guitar center employees playing on the micron.

[idiotbear]

The Korg's mini keys piss me off, and I hate the vocoder mic. I like that the Micron has fullsize keys.

[vigs]

yeah, the little vocoder mic is annoying but you can just take it off and you can always use a better mic if you actually want to use the vocoder.

it's in the next price level up but i'm a fan of the korg r3. if i were in the market for such a thing, i'd be seriously considering it. has full size keys that you like. the knobs have displays telling you what they're controlling. nice little board.

[Maggieo]

I have a pretty good time with my Micron.  The nested menus are really the only thing that's a drag about it.

[El Pr0n]

I saw a video of someone playing a really cool FM pad on a Micron, it sounded really cool. I don't think they MicroKorg can do FM, can it?

[idiotbear]

The R3 looks cool. Quite a lot of cheapo synths like this on the EvilBay at the moment. I may well pull the trigger soon...

Yeah, Maggie - the nested menus are the only thing that worry me, but I won't lose sleep. It just looks so fucken sexy as well. Just a little red and silver fat cuboid. The Korg looks like the bridge of the Enterprise, as does the Ion. I want simple and cute.

[Maggieo]

Also: Approved by Bob the Cat!



Warning! Cat May Bogart Micron!

[idiotbear]

Bob does not look unlike Gary Busey. Kudos.

Bob:


Busey:

[jop]

Bob Pwns every single other cat on here. At the same time!

[Pingu]

I love how it looks like the most expensive toy piano ever made.

I sort of want one of these, if only to be able to play the intro to Strawberry Fields: http://www.analoguehaven.com/manikin/memotron/

[idiotbear]

And you'd only have to sell 1.5 lungs to afford it....

[Maggieo]

Bob Pwns every single other cat on here. At the same time!

He r001z my world, that's for sure!

[Maggieo]

And you'd only have to sell 1.5 lungs to afford it....

Are those lungs adjusted for inflation?

[idiotbear]

Yes, they are constant lungs.