Clavia NL2X or Alesis Ion

[Psypher]

Hi there....
I have seen those two synth with almost the same price tag.

I own a Virus Indigo II, Fantom-S and some other stuff...

I?ll play around in alot of the more commercial styles (Dance, House, Trance, Hiphop, RnB, etc.)

So I was wondering - 1. Do I gain something from one of those synth compared to the Virus? 2. Which would be the best?

I am actually quite dissapointed looking at the NL2X specifications, I was like "where are the specs!?"

Heard of some problems about the Ion but maybe they were just starting errors....

They talk about the Ion as a whole other league of VA (actually sounding like an analouge!)....

any suggestions are apreciated...

[Merlot]

Wait til tomorrow and find out what is coming out before you make your mind up.
But if you are set on either one of those i would go with the ion.

[Psypher]

I kind of am considering those 2....And I know if I wait for some new stuff then the price would be twice as high and I cant afford that....

[Hollowcell]

I would say the Nord, but I'm biast because I love my NL2. The powerful leads I get out of it are so different to the VC. The Nord is one synth I will never part with.

The Alesis do sound nice though and have more in the spec area with filters and the like, but I haven't spent heaps of time with them, so for me to compare it to the Virus wouldn't be right.

In the end it will come down to personal choice I rekon.

Good luck.

[Tomer=Trance]

why not get a true analog synth?

[Psypher]

Yeah Tomer I understand your point, but I am not so good at trowing alot of money in "old" gear though it could be cool and I am also into the specifications of new gear, like 3 osc., 2 filters, 2 LFOs, etc. and old stuff would be like polyphony 2 or 4 and 1 or 2 osc. and maybe none LFO and the other need stuff.

but I could actually buy a used TB303 here for the same amount! :P

But with my luck it would probably blew up some days after I have bought it and then bye bye to alot of money!

but if anyone knows or own the Ion I would love to hear their story?

regards Kasper

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by Psypher

but if anyone knows or own the Ion I would love to hear their story?

I don't have experience with Ion but you should be aware that the Ion construction is really cheap (that explains the extremely good price/sound rate). Lot's of stories about loose knobs, etc.

I'd pick Ion because of its sound, but Nordlead is more durable (except that crappy don't-touch-me-or-I'll-get-broken keyboard).

[Tomer=Trance]

accualy vas tend to lose their price much more then vintage synths.

[Hollowcell]

Originally Posted by Psypher

I am also into the specifications of new gear, like 3 osc., 2 filters, 2 LFOs, etc. and old stuff would be like polyphony 2 or 4 and 1 or 2 osc. and maybe none LFO and the other need stuff.

Specs don't mean crap when talking about the older gear. I have a single OSC mono synth (CS10) with a multi-mode filter that puts out thicker bass than any of my other synths. It won't do moving pads very well, but the bass!!! Have some samples up at sound click that you can listen to it.

A few people on other boards have spoken about the ION being very unreliable with the first release, but they say the newer ones are much better.

[Psypher]

Yeah Hollowcell have heard the same about the Ion but I hoped that it was only firmware "beta" problems in like version 1.00!
but Im not into bad knobs and shit

Cool sounds BTW Hollowcell....

Juho L: Is the keyboard really crappy on the NL? or is it just when you use it for live action hammering!? I would only use it for home studio setup and I am pretty gentle to my gear!

I would love other synth to be like the Virus C class, they are almost created from my wishes (good knobs, not that plastic cheap feel, have always been steady and reliable to me).....

With you guys answering I am kinda disliking both synth now....