Comments on: Who needs a Blofeld? Grab a K1m on eBay.

By: Vergel E

Vergel E — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:56:23 +0000

And not like many ppl will care; the Blofeld is going back to the store today. I think I’m going to give the Virus TI Snow a rent. The MicrowaveXT has been spared this round.

By: Spandex

Spandex — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:23:02 +0000

You want a K1r really. Identical machine but rackmount. I just gave the I owned since 1988 away! I can’t remember what the vector stick does on the k1m though.. possibly fades between the four samples. I worked in a music shop when these beasties were current and don’t remember the “m” version being any better than the “r” so the vector stick is probably a fairly minor addition.

Some really nice sounds, including a preset called “Arrangement” used on one of them early LFO tunes. I made a few nice (i.e. pleasantly shit) kicks, snares. It’s also very good for pads. Range of sounds it can produce is very limited though. I could spot one a mile off. I loved mine for many years but, ultimately, I just sampled all the sounds in it and gave it away :)

By: Blinky

Blinky — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:37:40 +0000

that store is a goldmine!!

some amazing stuff http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300256389029

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:01:41 +0000

k1 sucks. The only sunth I own that I’d consider selling (I have tons of crap). It’s way too noisy and not many good samples on it, except for the strings. It’s just a crappy little rompler. :(

By: Vergel E

Vergel E — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:26:55 +0000

Same. I picked up the Blofeld and have been loving it… I’m considering selling my MicrowaveXT 30 voice just to “offset” the purchase. Long live Waldorf!

By: Jacksin

Jacksin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:22:29 +0000

Too bad I just picked up a Blofeld desktop synth!

By: patrick

patrick — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:16:40 +0000

I recently picked up a Kawai K3m+2 carts at a guitar center for $25. Probably the best 25 bucks I’ve spent in a while. Love some of the sounds I can get out of it.

By: nk_e

nk_e — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:59:33 +0000

Hi. If I remember, it was sort of like the poor man’s D-50. Was pretty noisy too…

By: scuzzphut

scuzzphut — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:30:08 +0000

I was lucky enough to spend some time with a Kawai K1 at our local youth centre when I was young. It was a long time ago, but I remember that it sounded great and was fairly intuitive to noodle with. $75 is a bargain !