Roland JV1080

Advantages: quality & quantity of sounds
Disadvantages: bit tricky to programme

...the roland jv1080 i own is not used to its full capacity. It has great high quality sounds and an effects section but using it has been a bit of a chore. I tend to stick to preset sounds of which there are around 664, then theres performance mode and the rhythm sets. There are 40 effects but its a bit tricky assigning them. I tend to do everything I need withing Cakewalk Pro Audio rather than touch the JV panel! The outputs are a bit limited. I would have liked an output for each midi channel. The owner manual is a bit mind blowing as well, with little diagrams of how the sounds are made up, ring modulators and other things you dont really need to know. Im a musician and just wanted to get some sounds out of it. At the time I bought the jv1080 it was £700, this has probably dropped dramatically by now. Overall it has been a useful sound...

billi65 23.01.2001 · Read review
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The Yamaha EX7 Workstation Synthesizer experience

Advantages: Versatile, Endless potential, timeless, a very powerful instrument
Disadvantages: Can take a while to learn

...start to finish with its fully functional sequencer with no computer or any other instrument. Whether you have used a synthesizer to model your own voices before or not it doesn't really matter. You can get on and start playing with the built in voices straight away. However if your a synthesizer techie there is plenty of potential for modeling your own sounds from using several built in wave modelers. Fancy sampling your own sounds? no problem. The built in sampler will take care of that as well and the effects module has many high quality effects you can apply to any voice. The user interface I would say is the only let down. The main competitor when the EX came out was the Korg Triton which I have heard was very easy to use with its touch screen interface. The Yamaha is very complex compared to that, and almost bordering...

mokeyb 17.09.2009 · Read review
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Modulate The Modulus

Advantages: Lightweight, Decent Protection
Disadvantages: Easy To Be Given Out

.... The front of the pad is where the real modulus technology comes in, and oddly enough where I have my first problem. Now, I'm not in any shape to go into the LBW law of cricket, but save to say that having a distinct panel slap bang in the middle of the pad, kind of lends itself to getting yourself out. If you get hit on this part of the pad, the ball will inevitably leave a mark, making it pretty clear to the umpire *exactly* where the ball hit you. This strip is where the pads get their name. The modules hane a gel foam filled core with extensive air pockets, giving a higher level of cushioning when the ball strikes them. The remainder of the front of the pad is of the same ridges that you will find in 99% of pads on the market. They are designed to deflect the ball more than provide real protection, but perform this function fine...

beevorm 14.01.2007 · Read review
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Roland GR-20 Guitar Synthesizer

Advantages: Some very realistic synthetic sounds at an affordable price.
Disadvantages: Requires a lot of fine tuning.

...Background: I bought this pedal in Japan for £290. The Roland GR-20 is renowned for it's value for money. For this price you get: The GR-20 Synthesizer GK-3 Dedicated Pickup + Cable (to connect the GK-3 to GR-20) Power Supply Unit Short Guitar Lead Instruction Manuals Warranty Screws, tapes etc... to attach GK-3 to your guitar The pedal is very versatile and also comes with an in-built tuner. Installation: The GK-3 needs to be installed on your guitar before you can use the pedal. Ideally the GK-3 should be around 1mm away from your strings and should not be installed further than 1cm away from the bridge. The GK-3 has two main parts. The main body, which has the up/down buttons (to scroll through the patches) and a volume knob, and the pickup itself. The pickup can either be installed using screws...

Darkhodge 29.10.2005 · Read review
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Almost better than sex

Advantages: It doesn't come better than this!
Disadvantages: Not for the feint hearted

...properties of a potentiometer, and still keep his audience entertained. The basic building blocks appear on paper, at any rate, to be pretty standard; three audio oscillators, twin multi-waveform Low Frequency oscillators, a ring modulator, a pair of voltage controlled filters to die for, an voltage controlled panning system - the list goes on and on. What really makes the difference between this and 'original' synths is the stability, virtually all the first generation instruments were prone to 'drift' - using modern componentry this has been eliminated entirely - once the system has been set up in the factory, it stays as good as the day it rolls off the production line. The tonal quality of these instruments is quite literally awe inspiring - if ever a claim that the 'sum of the parts is greater than the whole' then this has to be...

dobieg 02.06.2004 · Read review
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The perfect modulation of Horror and Comedy.

Advantages: Improves on the original is nearly everyway. Bruce Campbell is the man!. A trumendous blend of genres.
Disadvantages: Your mother might not like it...

...the best film of it's type full stop and not just a great horror comedy, but one that is stunning when compared to any movie. EVIL DEAD 2 works so well because it is a perfect modulation of genre types and will probably never be bettered in its field....

moxon123 04.02.2006 · Read review
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TomTom Wireless GPS Receiver 20 channel GPS receiver module

Advantages: good
Disadvantages: none

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tan78 18.06.2009 · Read review
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Blade Runner - 1994

Advantages: As far as electronic music goes, you can't do any better
Disadvantages: So many musical styles may not please all

...the film's appearance. This is also an unusual occurrence with Vangelis, since he never returns to his old material. A good thing he made the exception in this case, for this is definitely one of his best compositions to this date, rivalling scores like 1492: Conquest of Paradise and Chariots of Fire. All in all, if you like good synthesizer music by one of the best synth composers around, or simply like the movie, then this should please you much. It is one of the key compositions of Vangelis and any fan should not be without one. © berlioz...

berlioz 04.06.2004 · Read review
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Kingston 512mb Micro Dimm Module

Advantages: Fast Service
Disadvantages: None

...I ordered a Kingston 512mb Micro Dimm Module, DDR333 PC2700 from digital-fusion.co.uk on a Monday - and it was delivered the next day via City-Link; Fantastic speed - good packaging in anti-static plastic box - excellent product from Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world?s independent memory leader - at the a very, very reasonable price compared to other well-known online etailers or even the online auction-house ebay. It only took a few minutes to add the memory and - oh boy - what a difference in speed for the overall system performance! Programs now starts a lot quicker, I can have more programs running at the same time, even switching between programs is a lot snappier now! i couldn't be happier and I will certainly use digital-fusion.co.u again for my memory needs!! Definitely would recommend them to all my friends! A...

jwurmitzer 21.03.2009 · Read review
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As a Textbook for Econometrics Module

Advantages: It covers most if not all the syllabus in the Econometrics module.
Disadvantages: It's somewhat dated compared to its new edition rivals

...The book is very organised and structured, not to mention easy to use. You can quickly find whatever information you need. Gujarati's book can be used as the sole text book for the first Econometrics module in the university, although you might wish to refer to other recommended readings since, unfortunately, the latest edition of the book is still quite dated, and therefore, you might encounter some less modern and fashionable approaches to a few problems in Econometrics. Due to this reason, you might discover that it sometimes gives more attention to a couple of topics that are no longer considered as important as they once were, and is rather easy on one or two topics which have risen in importance over time. But over all, it is less dry than most other text books, and certainly covers all and more than you want to know about...

Melodies 14.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Basic Econometrics by Damodar N. Gujarati