New Clavia product due at NAMM 18th Jan

Jackout · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:47 am Post subject:

I was left feeling a little deflated after seeing the new Clavia product is a farfisa organ - I was hoping for an update on the G2, possibly with sample memory and a few other bells and whistes. Ho Hum Sad

Depends what your needs are I suppose, but I can't see myself shelling out for something like this. The new Waldorf line looks quite tasty though.

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:18 am Post subject:

Fozzie · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:50 am Post subject:

Kassen · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:58 am Post subject:

Re; "clavia is retro"

Combining modular sound generators with treatments of pre-recorded material predates controling them with keyboards by a LONG time, I'd say that's far more "retro".

Compared to the idea of recording, manipulation and playback of arbitrary sounds something like the Lead series is very, very modern indeed. The leads are multi-oscilator *polyphonic* keyboard based synths. Compared to sampling and controling tone-generators with just kobs/sliders/anything-but-a-keyboard the concept underneath the Leads is about as "retro" as flying cars. Even using a programing language for musical expression is older then standardised CV.

There are very good reasons not to use sampling in the G2 but the "retro" argument doesn't realy have anything to do with it.

Fozzie · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:40 am Post subject:

Kassen · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:57 am Post subject:

I was replying to Wout who was in turn adressing a post that was -partially- about sampling.

I wasn't talking about refering to the oldest known form of something, What I meant to say is that much the Modular and Lead series is actually emulating things that are very modern.

In a way you could say that the act of Moog putting a keyboard on a modular was also very "retro" because he was dealing with a newer instrument in a way that came from much older instruments like the piano; sure. My point was that it's not at all clear to me how Clavia's choices are more "retro" then some of the requested features. I didn't mean to say they should now do other things.

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:09 am Post subject:

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:14 am Post subject:

Kassen · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:24 am Post subject:

Kassen · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:35 am Post subject:

Fozzie · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:51 am Post subject:

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:02 am Post subject:

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:06 am Post subject:

dorremifasol · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:09 am Post subject:

I find the G2 interface to be pretty good, I really like it. Recently I have bought a second hand Virus C and I must say that I have no use for it, the my G2 is still the king in my room (now selling the Virus Very Happy

). Turn on and play, tweak, whatever, and it sounds very neutral which is good IMHO. I think that the only way of making it better is to provide better screens (or screen), probably with graphic capabilities and perhaps some more controls.

About clavia doing something new and original, I think that the G2 was pretty new and original, and it still is, even with the shadow of Origin coming from Arturia.

Fozzie · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:14 am Post subject:

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:17 am Post subject:

Something else, something strange.

All the internet talks about that Clavia combo organ C3, but it appears to be called C1!!!!

I'm sure it was introduced as C3...
Am I dreaming?

Wout

Fozzie · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:31 am Post subject:

dorremifasol · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:39 am Post subject:

That's curious, I have checked the Clavia page this morning and it was about the C3, now it is about the C1. ?¿

Perhaps the Korg CX3 has something to do with that last minute name change?

http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?a_prod_no=CX3&category_id=1

Fozzie · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:44 am Post subject:

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:24 am Post subject:

NoiseLab · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:44 pm Post subject:

Wout Blommers · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:08 pm Post subject:

dasz · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject:

http://clavia.com/main.asp

looks like C3 is being played at namm in the video from the clavia main page and now it looks like it is a C1. All this fuss over a 2 octaves down Wink

Wonder what happened to all the mp3 demos and nord user pages?
/Dasz

dorremifasol · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:08 am Post subject:

The keyboard just rear the player (right side) seems to be a 3 octaves G2, at least it is is no the show!

Wout Blommers · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:09 am Post subject: