Roland GR-700 Guitar Synth & 707 Guitar Controller
I've been meaning to do this for awhile. I scrolled thru some of the factory presets. I'm not really a guitar player but I got the GR-700 to do ambient textures and fat pads, etc. The GR-700 has the same synth engine as the JX-3P but has a more "organic" sound because each string can send pitch bend so you can get a really nice slight de-tuning. Two digitally controlled oscillators per string and a fat 24db analog filter. The filter is the key for the sound. It has grit and balls. The new sample playback guitar synths may have more sounds, but they can't compete in the "balls" category. I used the G-707 guitar controller.
I went thru 4 different 707 controllers on Ebay before I found one that really worked well. The 707 I own has been completely tweaked by a tech who knew how to set the guitar up. The 707 also sounds awesome on its own - the humbuckers are fat! When I enventually sell this the buyer will know he (or she) is getting a kick-ass collector's piece that works beautifully.
Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: Analogger
Length: 05:53
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Tags: analog arp buchla dave doepfer moog motm oberheim sequential serge smith synthesizer
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