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.Tell us about yourself briefly. My name is Hugo and I run Goldbaby, a studio in Auckland, New Zealand that focuses mainly on sound design.
I sell my sample packs from my website:. I have been using music technology since the mid 80s. It's gone from a childhood hobby to a full time dream job!.What was your first encounter with MIDI?
That would probably be in the late 80's when I bought a Roland MC300 to sequence an X7000 and then a Kawai K4. I loved that set-up!.How do you use MIDI today? It has multiple uses. I have an extensive hardware synth and drum machine collection, so it's essential. Not only for sequencing but for saving banks of patches. It also helps with programming synths like my Kawai K3m. Instead of using buttons to program it I have it hooked up via midi to a hardware patch editor with sliders and knobs much more enjoyable!.How has MIDI allowed you to do what you do?
I like to layer synths and drum machines when I'm doing sound design and I do that using Midi. A three synth stack sounds huge! I know it would probably be easier to do layering in a DAW with samples of the individual units however my sound design techniques require lots of gain staging experiments with real hardware pre-amps and a valve mixer.Anything else you'd like to add?
I'm still amazed at how long we have had MIDI and it's still totally relevant today after over 30 years of service. Best Regards Hugo Goldbaby Purveyors of quality sample based instruments.
⇝ ⇝ Kawai K1 The Kawai K1 is a sample-based synthesizer that uses 8-bit PCM waveforms. It functions similarly to the Roland D-series synthesizers and although it's not quite the same, it can be thought of as 'budget LA synthesis'. The patch memory can be doubled with a DC-8 memory card. A DC-16 and DC-32 can also be used. It uses a standard CR-2032 3V lithium battery for its memory.
An updated version was released as the. It is also available in rackmount form as the and in tabletop module form as the. It has a single card slot and can be expanded with a variety of. Specifications Year Released: 1988 MSRP: $799 Keyboard: 61 keys with velocity and aftertouch Polyphony: 16 notes Multitimbral: 8 parts User Patches: 64 User Performances: 32 ROM: 256 8-bit PCM waveforms (204 additive waveforms, 52 acoustic samples) Screen: 16x2 character backlit LCD Power Consumption: 4 watts Dimensions: 936 mm x 260 mm x 80 mm Weight: 6.8 kg User Demo Videos Rating.