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Post by hoojoosay on Aug 21, 2007 17:49:19 GMT
Glad to be a Fusion owner. Just received it Monday. I am a veteran Korg O1/W user for 15 years, so quite a lot has changed in keybd technology. A bit overwhelmed by the flexibility, but am thrilled to be able to record my own vocals along with my sequences in one box.
Thank you all for providing what looks like a great forum. I hope to become proficient enough at my HD to help some others.
Enjoy!
Mark
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Post by deweak on Aug 21, 2007 17:52:06 GMT
Have fun and make good music with your killer synth ! Welcome on the forum :-)
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Post by mps on Aug 25, 2007 3:05:53 GMT
Thanks for joining. You were sooooooo close to being the 300th member at the Club! I was wondering when we would top that mark and how close it would come to the one year anniversary in November.
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Post by hoojoosay on Aug 27, 2007 18:49:37 GMT
Hey MPS, thanks. How close was I to 300, and can I join again to get the grand prize?!? Enjoying my Fusion 6HD more than I thought I would. Losing lots of sleep just exploring all of the programs/mixes. Finally MIDI'ed it up to my 88-key Kawai digital grand. Oh my!! Good times. Take care, all./" Thanks for joining. You were sooooooo close to being the 300th member at the Club! I was wondering when we would top that mark and how close it would come to the one year anniversary in November. |
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Post by hoojoosay on Mar 18, 2008 19:20:45 GMT
Hello veteran users and newbs alike. I was wondering if there might be a good place on this forum for strictly beginner questions that rookies like myself are apt to ask. I sometimes don't want to waste space and slow down the main pages with questions like "what is an LFO," or "what's an insert vs. bus effect," or "how do you place a pattern in a sequence?"  I know the manual will answer a lot of elementary questions, but not all the time. This would give some of us non-techies an unintimidating section  , as well as give you veterans a real place to show off!  You might be asking why the heck did I buy this board if I don't know what an LFO is. That's kind of like asking a weakling why he got a gym membership.  Thanks for considering. I really value the knowledge and free assistance and encouragement out here. Good group of folks with mountains of talent.  Hooj |
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Post by gwenhwyfaer on Mar 18, 2008 21:45:08 GMT
You might be asking why the heck did I buy this board if I don't know what an LFO is. That's kind of like asking a weakling why he got a gym membership. Actually it's kind of like asking a weakling why he bought a membership at the same gym his country's Olympic entrants use... and finding out he got it dirt cheap at the end of the financial year  On the other hand, there aren't really any "beginner" synths out there, in quite the same way as there were the SH101 or the CS01 back in the early 80s (or for that matter, the Minimoog)... or are there? I guess there were the Creamware ASBs, but are they still available? Or maybe the Novation range? It's a "Low Frequency Oscillator", by the way, which just means it oscillates too slowly to hear, but at about the same speed a violinist wiggles her fingers; and indeed, if you connect it to a normal oscillator you get vibrato. |
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Post by hoojoosay on Mar 19, 2008 0:42:02 GMT
Gwen, Thanks for the LFO def. Would that have been TOO hard for Alesis to add to the manual? Well, I can't ask a manual to educate me on 60 years of synth technology in 300 +/- pages. I have mild, yet positive experience with on-board sequencing, as the Korg 01/W is fairly capable. But 15 years later when it became obvious I needed to upgrade, I did not have a computer, or recording software, or fx modules or, or, or... BUT, the Fusion does. I needed to something to capture my voice, record, and eventually accomodate vintage sounds which I am becoming addicted to (Thanks HS). Given the price was about 38% of MSRP, how could I go the route of Fantom, Motif, or Triton, or Kurzweil?? Now, I have all of this other functionality like creating a patch from scratch, mod matrix (which still scares the bleep out of me), arpegiator, etc. I got this Fusion for a steal, and I know how that bugs those of you who jumped on its release date and paid full fare; it would get to me, too. But, I want to learn as much as I can, not waste this beautiful friend-of-a-board, and do this machine justice. You lads and lasses are certainly a blessing to getting me up to speed. I just hope to become proficient enough to help someone, anyone. So, if you don't mind us rookies asking the basic questions interfused with your pro stuff, great. THANKS! Now, I'm going to visit some forum members' demo sites and get some inspiration. I hear JP's got some new stuff out. I'll put our girl to bed first! |
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Post by Hollow Sun on Mar 19, 2008 0:57:24 GMT
Hooj, Get yourself the analogue synth tutorial from Alesis' website. It really takes you through the basics of analogue synthesis and explains in some detail what an LFO is and how filters work and what an envelope's for, etc.. I am told that this tutorial is now used as the basis of some college/university courses on the subject. It might all seem like rocket science but it really is not that difficult ... honestly! Steve |
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, as well as give you veterans a real place to show off! 
On the other hand, there aren't really any "beginner" synths out there, in quite the same way as there were the SH101 or the CS01 back in the early 80s (or for that matter, the Minimoog)... or are there? I guess there were the Creamware ASBs, but are they still available? Or maybe the Novation range?