Lust In Space

[elwoodblues1969]

This will be my last song with the XioSynth,as I am returning it.
The 7th white key up from the left,is making a terrible noise and the 12th white key has a bad connection,because I have to strike it several times,just to get a sound out of it.

[Oren]

Another excellent showcase of the Xio-Synth's capabilities. (cute song too )

At this stage of the game, a guitar is easy for me to evaluate, but I have no idea how to assess an electronic keyboard's build quality. Can a person tell just from a few minute's examination?

[Laguna Rising]

 

This will be my last song with the XioSynth,as I am returning it.

:surprise:

Nervous groovin' thing, nice breaks.

Cheers

[elwoodblues1969]

Oren,

There really isn't much to evaluate,as I see it.Dislocated spring,bad contact between the underside of the key & circuit board below.
I've only had the keyboard 5 days,so I see no reason to get it repaired.

This incident prompted me to delve deeper into the Novation website,to better determine what the actual differences are between the Xio & X-Station.

In my readings,I discovered that-aside from a few trivial features,there is no different between the two(sound engine-wise).

The main difference between the two,is that the Xio has less manual controls(but the same amount of functions,because the buttons are multi-functional).

That being said,the X-Station has a more hands on feel,so in essence,it is a more desirable layout controls-wise and the X-Station has a 61 key option,so I concluded that the X-Station is the ideal choice for me.

In light of my new findings,it would not make any sense for me to have both the Xio & X-Station,so I think everything will work out for the best.

Thank you for your effort to help and thanks for your compliments-much appreciated.

Kind regards,

Thom

[elwoodblues1969]

L.R.,

Thanks for your compliments.

Thom

[MarioD]

Thom, this is very good; great groove with some very nice breaks!  Super!

Sorry to hear about the XioSynth.  It is a super sounding synth.  To bad it’s not built properly.  Did you google to see if this was a common problem?  Maybe you just got a bad unit, unfortunately that happens a lot with electronic stuff. 

But I am looking forward to hearing your replacement synth.  I’m sure you will make that sing also!

[elwoodblues1969]

Mario,

I had researched the XioSynth before I placed an order for it,& I have not come across any bad reviews of it.

This incident may very well be a freak occurance,but like I had mentioned in my previous post,I had found out more information between the two synths and both sound engines are identical and since a 61 note keyboard is available in the X-Station series,it only makes sense to just have the one.

Also,there is a considerable price differenece between the two,so perhaps I'm buying into more durable build quality...hopefully.

Besides which,since the X-Station program patches are compatible with the Xio,theoretically,I should be able to download the Xio patches I like,to the X-Station.
That being said,there's nohing to lose and everything to gain,by me returning my Xio & buying an X-Station(for what I'm after feature-wise).

Thanks for all your kind words,

Thom

[kara]

Sorry to hear about the mechanical problems you found out. Realy a shame for such a great sounding synth !

k

[elwoodblues1969]

Kara,

As it is now,it's all working out for the best,as I realized that just having the X-Station,is all I will need....better I know this now,as if I were to have both keyboards,I would have ended up with two synths that have identical sound engines,so I'll be saving myself a considerable amount of money in the end!

Thanks for your kind words,

Thom

[Servetus]

Man, that bass pretty much sat on my brain when it first kicked in. I like it.  Interesting composition, some of the sounds are outside of my taste, but an enjoyable piece none the less.

A shame, about the XioSynth, sounds like the X-Station will be pretty rad though.

[folderol]

Yes. Good work - even if I am a bit late commenting

[elwoodblues1969]

Servetus,

Glad the bass blew your hair back. Thanks for the commentary.

As for the XioSynth,well...I hope no one gets the wrong idea about this particular keyboard,as I am sure that this defective one is few-to near nill.

If the X-Station was not available,I would get another Xio in a nano-second.

According to Novation,the X-Station is thier flagship keyboard and by one of the staff's own admission,you are paying more money for a better keybed(whatever that means),but overall,Novation keyboards have great action on them,but I opted for the 61 key version,as essentially,the Xio is merely an updated,more compact version of the X-Station,so both sound engines are the same.

For different reasons,I think both the Xio & X-Station are rad.

Thom

[elwoodblues1969]

Will,

Don't sweat the period of time it took you to comment,as there really is no set schedule for commenting. The only reason I am so quick to comment,is due to the fact that I am retired and I spend most of my time indoors.

Everyone has different lives with different schedules and I can fully appreciate that.

There was a time when I worked 3 jobs,stayed up half the night with my daughter AND shared all the other household duties and at that time,I had zero time to spend online.

Thanks for your compliment.

Thom