But that's also something he could do in the M3. In terms of sonic capabilities, I think the only advantages of the rack units in this case would be the ability to have custom samples in the box. Though there are some people who like rack modules because of the inherent high level of protection racks provide, or the convenience of being able to leave a number of pieces wired up together. It will also be the lightest to carry around. I have played a Korg Triton for years and am somewhat happy with the sounds, and am very comfortable navigating the menus, however, I want to weigh out all the options. In addition to your list of advantages, the SonicCell is newer than the XV-5080 and I think at least as new as the Fantom Rack XR, so it will have the most 'up to date' set of Roland sounds, in terms of sound quality. The three I am torn between are the Roland Fantom X8, the Yamaha Motif, and the Korg Triton Extreme (all the full size, 88-key versions). In all cases, it's best if your main board can be programmed with easy patch selection buttons of its own that can include selecting the desired sound on an attached module (which he should be able to do on the M3). But patch selection on the rack units is not any better. Rolands flagship keyboards, V-Drums and SRX library have affected the selection of sounds of the. I thought the scroll navigation was awkward, and the biggest thing it was missing was a number pad or some other kind of direct access assignable buttons for live use. Roland INTEGRA-7: Rack Sound Module/ Tone Generator. I much prefer the Yamaha acoustic pianos and e. although from my minimal use of one, I did not find it at all easy to select patches on the fly. Motif-Rack XS - 06/17/17 05:25 PM I have thought about this choice as well. I can just put on top of my keyboard during gigs/rehearsal, select patch/edit on the fly. Roland Sonic Cell because of the form factor, good value.

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