OASYS vs. Motif XS vs. Fantom-G

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Oasys v. XS v. Fantom-G

  • KORG OASYS

    Votes: 31 29.5%

  • Motif-XS

    Votes: 34 32.4%

  • Fantom-G

    Votes: 40 38.1%
  • Total voters
    105
i agree with dansgold but still would rather have a fantom g for my set up.... would get the oaysis then sell it and buy the fantom + a new mac pro lol...
 
the korg m3

the oasys is as said before in a league of its on. the best comparison would be between the fantom g, yamaha motif, and the KORG M3. the m3 has good sounds, great synth, karma 2 is unbeatable, touch screen with XY CONTROL just like a kaoss pad whoa, but yes the roland dose have the 8'' color lcd screen. but any way with all the effects the korg m3 has plus the oasys engine inside it, it should be # 1 out of theses three. WHAT DO YOU THINK?????????????????????????????????:bat:

what no replies, guess i was right korg m3 still prince of keyboards,oasys king of keyboards

so anybody played a korg lately
 
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I keep up with Korg, Yamaha, and Roland. Heard about the Fantom-G a while back. I actually looked it up last week and found some new information on it....

First of all, the Motif isn't even in this catgory lol. The Fantom-G is the only instrument (don't think it's even out yet) that will be considered in the same category as the Oasys.

I'm not saying the Oasys is better or worse than the Motif...I'm just saying they are different machines. I personally would be using a Motif over the Oasys any day because of the needs and demands I have. The only comparison you can make Motif XS to are Fantom X series and Triton Extreme series.

The Fantom G is the only new board that will be able to compete with the Oasys and as far as I know right now I'd assume it SHOULD be better than the Oasys considering it was built to destroy it.

But for now, I'm thinkin the Oasys is better. Either way, I'm not interested in either one.
 
I don't care what I have or use... I'm going to make it work for me. Finally got rid of my original Fantom... not the S or X... but the original joint and picked up a Motif XS. Love the guitars on it... Fantom didn't have anything like it.
 
Vhz said:
Which one would you wanna get?
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i just had to hit up cuz of your sig....that's cuz most people don't do product research ya dig. arranger keyboards are just that. arrangers, know the difference between arranger and a synth workstation.

arrangers don't have the tools that workstations have.
 
the major problem that the Oasys had/has is price... i know a lot of people who would go for it, if it wasn't the price of a car. $8,000-$10,000 is simply too much for an average producer... i don't really even see them in studios (i could be wrong).

Not sure how much the G is going to go for... i see it online for about $3,500 for 88 key, but it's got a lot going for it, and can see why someone would jump from X to G.

XS is very very nice, but i don't see too much to want to make a jump from the ES (kinda like XP to Vista)

Overall i think each has it's plus and minus, if i had to choose one, i'd go for Oasys.

To be honest i still don't see the big deal with the miko/niko ... it sounds like a great thing for the PRO producers who have to travel a lot and need everything in one machine or do a lot of road tours... or even for those who are "afraid" of making the jump to software... but personally i'd rather get a quadcore with a bunch of RAM and harddisk, load it up with my DAW/sequencer of choice and VST's and a midi and go at it.

It always comes down to, what works for you.
 
You all crack me up! The Fantom G is winning and no one here has probably ever even seen it, let alone played it!

Don't get me wrong I love my Fantom X, and I love my Motif XS, but this poll is bullshyt! Comparing a synth like the Oasys ($8000) with synths you can get for 1/4 the price and then one of those isn;t even out yet and it is in the lead in the poll???

RIDICULOUS!
 
theanomoly said:
XS is very very nice, but i don't see too much to want to make a jump from the ES (kinda like XP to Vista)
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Co-sign. Outside of the interface and the expanded effects, I didn't see enough to justify jumping from the ES.
 
Lokness42 said:
i just had to hit up cuz of your sig....that's cuz most people don't do product research ya dig. arranger keyboards are just that. arrangers, know the difference between arranger and a synth workstation.

arrangers don't have the tools that workstations have.
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I know all about Auto-Accompaniment (Arranger) keyboards..

I was playing Auto-Accompaniment keyboards 12 years ago, 5 years ago....

I don't wanna do "faking" anymore, that's why i stopped using Auto-Accompaniment keyboards, and started making music "manually"/not using any preset styles, intros, endings etc....
 
kcsherrell@mac.com said:
You all crack me up! The Fantom G is winning and no one here has probably ever even seen it, let alone played it!

Don't get me wrong I love my Fantom X, and I love my Motif XS, but this poll is bullshyt! Comparing a synth like the Oasys ($8000) with synths you can get for 1/4 the price and then one of those isn;t even out yet and it is in the lead in the poll???

RIDICULOUS!
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I own a Fantom X7, Motif 8 & ES Rack, and a Triton Studio. I still say the Oasys is an over price triton studio w/ karma & a 10" touch screen. The Oasys still has the sequencer of the triton, which I hate. I would never buy one, it's a waste. Get the Motif XS or Fantom G.
It's the Motif XS for me!!!
 
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Hey can you hook up the new motif xs rack to the fantom g becuse that would be my dream setup
 
TWJMusic said:
Co-sign. Outside of the interface and the expanded effects, I didn't see enough to justify jumping from the ES.
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yep, as an ES owner i cosign this to...as for this thread, the Fantom G is an interesting piece. if im not mistaken its basically got a "best of" collection of SRX cards in it, and you can use more FX. i must say the ARX cards are pretty damn cool, I'm hoping they make a synthesizer one, something that can take on Korg's RADIAS.
 
Vhz said:
Synth wise:OASYS is the best.

Overall Sound: MOTIF XS

Effects: OASYS
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Damn right, idk about the fantom tho... we had one in my audio tech class and i really wasnt feelin it one bit... it sat there and collected mad dust all year. I used to love that class too, got outta school after 5th period and hopped the bus to boces where they let us do our music thing for a few hours everyday... and got crdits for it!
 
I VOTE FANTOM G

I dont like Korg Sounds, Yamaha got some dope sounds, Roland is in the lead I think
 
does an 8000.00 price tag make the Korg Oasys the best?
wasnt the Alesis Fusion around 4000.00 when it first came out,
before it dropped down to 899.99?
i'm not comparing the 2. but the mark ups by these companies
are are crazy!
 
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