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Novation X-Station 61 Synthesizer Controller

61 keys. Semi-weighted keys. Aftertouch.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           10 out of 10
Features:
           10 out of 10
Quality:
           9 out of 10
Value:
           10 out of 10
I Want It:
           9 out of 10
Sound:
           9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           8 out of 10
Support:
           9 out of 10
 
 

"Excellent Value, lots of features."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 7/4/2007
Style of Music: Indian influenced electronica
Musical Experience: Amateur
Location: Tampa, FL, USA

 

 
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Feature:
This thing is PACKED with features. There is the audio interface with effects, the synth with nice sounds and loads of tweakability, it also works as a midi keyboard for your software, there are a number of pre-programmed templates so the large control section can be mapped to your VST's or DAW. Oh yeah, and it has a joystick and touchpad.

Quality:
Feels well put together. Every key and knob felt pretty solid. Also, I like the key-action. I travel a fair amount with it, though not regularly, and it has held up well.

Value:
For the money it's great. An all in one sort of thing to use with a DAW + laptop for a great mobile studio. I got my x-station 61 for $549, which was a great deal.

Desirability:
Looks great, does so much!

Sound:
The synth section of the x-station has some great sounds, and there are more free patches available on the Novation website. Unfortunately, the synth can only store 200 of them at a time, so you have to try them out and then pick and choose. The pre-amps on the audio interface are nice for the price you are paying. There are even a number of built in effects that are tweakable and sound pretty good.

Ease of Use:
Very easy to use. You may need to update the onboard OS but directions are straightforward. They get some minor marks off for requiring a third party software though.

Support:
Novation has done an excellent job of supporting this product with updates and even free sound patches.

Overall:
I may upgrade my audio interface sometime in the future, but I definitely won't need to get another keyboard controller ever.

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