Should I buy... (Page 68 of 87)

I really like those boss-units. They sound really good but not clean and they can also handle loud inputs and harsh signals. Brian is using my rrv-10 at the moment and I believe he's pretty ok with it. The 5 x 9v powersupply unit is also handy but I found out its only good for small effects and pedals. My 303 and 606 for instance dont work on it..

hans olof wrote:

thanks freek. i figured it would be something like that. im hoping the rrv-10 is bad enough to replace the reverb of my broken rex50.

just to add here I've worked on a few kits that were bought from Touched by Sound. They are simply Technology Transplant kits that have been built and a sticker put on them. That being said, I have found the Technology Transplant kits are good in some respects and bad in others.

The good:
1. polyester foil caps like original TB-303
2. appropriate transistors
4. includes headers and cables with connectors
3. generally sounds very good

The bad:
1. Some parts are a little sketchy. Some of the cheap pots do not rotate the usual amount, they come up several degrees short on each end of rotation.
2. knobs are kind of ugly, large, and sit high on the pot shaft. Not horrible though, more personal opinion than anything.

Also, in regards to the two Touched by Sound boxes that I have worked on the soldering was not great. Most of the connections were ok, but any connections to large solder pads or to ground plane (pot shafts etc..) were not good. The solder used was either lead free or no clean and it seems the iron used was not appropriate and not high enough temperature, so there were balls and blobs of solder on several of these connections.

I have one from mode machines, which is the same as Touched by Sound and (supposedly) Technology Transplant. This quote is from the x0xb0x forum.

just to add here I've worked on a few kits that were bought from Touched by Sound. They are simply Technology Transplant kits that have been built and a sticker put on them. That being said, I have found the Technology Transplant kits are good in some respects and bad in others.

The good:
1. polyester foil caps like original TB-303
2. appropriate transistors
4. includes headers and cables with connectors
3. generally sounds very good

The bad:
1. Some parts are a little sketchy. Some of the cheap pots do not rotate the usual amount, they come up several degrees short on each end of rotation.
2. knobs are kind of ugly, large, and sit high on the pot shaft. Not horrible though, more personal opinion than anything.

Also, in regards to the two Touched by Sound boxes that I have worked on the soldering was not great. Most of the connections were ok, but any connections to large solder pads or to ground plane (pot shafts etc..) were not good. The solder used was either lead free or no clean and it seems the iron used was not appropriate and not high enough temperature, so there were balls and blobs of solder on several of these connections.

I have to add that mine came with a pcu without bootloader, but they (Mode Machines / Touched By Sound)  send me a new one within days.  They admitted that a batch went out with these faulty chips and you'll see more people with this issue on the x0xb0x forums. Also when I opened mine I had a quick look and the parts seemed of good quality and the soldering was neatly done. Even the pots seem to go full angle, except the resonance one, it could visually go a small degree further. All in all I think it sounds great and suits my wishes, although I have not yet compared it to a 303. Right now I use SokkOs and it's great for live. Only honest worry I'm confronted with is to not make things too acid. I don't like acid

Freek waar verkopen ze die powersupply's met 5x 9 volt uit?

I would like to buy a decent MIDI module with realistic acoustic sounds that's multi-timbral what's the reccomendations??
Roland JV/XV series I'm thinking, I saw a JV-1010 for only $300AUD or should i get a JV-2080 for $500 AUD?