OMIGOD! Today is Boxing day!! I'm so excited (I just can't hide it, etc.)
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minimalism:
Yeah, I got the first RY 30 for cheap, and I'm still deciding whether to get a Drumstation or another RY 30. The Yamaha can do a lot more, but the Novation is space efficent. And the whole reason why I sold a lot of my gear was to only have rack equipment. I used to play live with the gear a lot and it was so much easier to just load up a few racks than to drag out huge keyboards.
minimalism:
You know it's such a toss up. The thing that I love about the RY30 is the variety of sounds and the ability to control them from the front panel. And like I said I prefer rack mounted gear. The Drumstation obviously is a rack and has tons of pots to twist, but hardly gives you any range when it comes to sounds. Sure I love the 808 and 909, but I've got plenty of those sounds in the R8 already. My buddy used the K5 and loved it, but he preprograms every nook and cranny ahead of time. I get in and modulate and arrange my songs on the fly. I need my little knobs to play with.