Which sound module

[oliver101]

Continuing the thread about midi or mp3, can I ask the members that use a dedicated sound module which model they use?

I use a Ketron SD2 module being powered by a Roland Discover 5M.

I am interested thats all.

Ian

[JohnG]

Crikey! Ian.

Have you got half an hour?

Here goes. I have two Yamaha MU1000 (yes, 1000 not 100) sound modules. They were the next generation after the MU128 but not sold in the West, and have USB interfaces and a digital output.
These have internal slots where up to three plug in cards can be mounted in each. I have 5 PLG cards, bought gradually over many years, that's why two modules.

I have three synth cards, DX (the complete DX7 synth on a card), an AN card (which pretends to be a Prophet 5 synth) and a VL (which primarily emulates wind instruments very accurately). In the 2nd MU I have a piano module and a harmoniser. On top of all that I managed to get hold of a Roland SC-8850 a few years back.

The MUs and the SC were bought at very competitive prices off eBay.
Most of these have been gathering dust for a while, but there's a new plan afoot. More later.

For the last couple of years though, I have been sequencing songs for my wife and so needed much more in the way of orchestral sounds. So I use a number of orchestral Virtual Instrument libraries, mainly those from Garritan.

A week ago I acquired second hand, of ebay again, a Yamaha AN1x syntheiser and am having great fun with that. The sound modules will be connected to the MIDI output of the keyboard and brought back into service.

So MIDI files are created and rendered to wav in the PC, then cut to CD to be played back via a Denon DN-C615 semi-pro player at the gig.

JohnG's kit.

[freeway]

Hi Ian

I use mainly the GM/XG sounds from my PSR S700 which are fairly decent I also still have an old Sound Canvas SC 55 GS/GM and use it occasionally but its served its purpose over the years.

As far as I know it was Rolands first Sound Module and to compliment that I used the Roland Sound Brush as a player for my floppies . pretty expensive at the time I remember .

Geez we've come so far since eh! ;D;)

Barry

[frankie]

Started with a Roland MT 32 [ the first Roland module I think]with 2 chips 1 SM and the other a pirate.
2 Sequencers Kawai Q80 and Q80ex.Have spare increment pots as these wore out quickly when writing in notes gate times etc.and creating motives.Made a switch box up to run both sequencers as at times could only fit 5 or 6 songs due to data restrictions.Have schematics and wiring diagrams of both sequencers.
Moved to laptop and Yamaha TG100 and 2 Voiceworks harmonisers and a midi thru box.[for duo work].
[Toying with the idea of a keyboards with built in harmoniser and flash drive for solo]
2 sound systems PA for vocals and 300 watt per side Teac hi fi stereo for tracks.[with modified inputs] A bleed of the stereo to the PA with a small amount of backing comming thru PA.Was lucky enough to score some speakers from the Tina Turner tour weighed a ton though.
Probably well over 1000 DD and modified HD-DD floppies.
Come to think about it I must have modified everything lol.

[Sequenzzer]

I used to use a roland xv-5050 sound module and Alesis DM5 for drums, my Korg trinity v3 keyboard was my master controller...I use a laptop with Cakewalk. I recently picked up my heartthrob Roland Fantom G6,loaded with 2 expansion cards,which basically has a sequencer onboard,RAM for sampling,and tons of patches. I'm trying to integrate all the MIDI sounds from the fantom,taking both boards out and play some live sounds from the fantom and trinity...I have removed the roland xv module out of the rack and is sitting on the side...Not sure if I want to reuse it in the future,it's a great sound module. The DM5 I still use,the drums still blow away the roland stuff.