Just got the Minimax ASB...

Ganool · Post by **Ganool** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:50 am

Haven't tried it yet, but must express my feelings about the construction. It breathes quality in every inch. The knobs have a very nice resistance and the wooden panels on the sides even smells nice

Carl.

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:07 am

Congratulations. Enjoy

next to nothing · Post by **next to nothing** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:58 am

just for fun, be the first person to try to smoke it and post a pic of it!

Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:29 am

come back soon and tell us what you think of it

decimator · Post by **decimator** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:40 am

Unfortunately you won't have time to try it this WE since you have an another 100 presets to make for the upcoming John Bowen's synth : The N....

Also waiting for your first sonic impressions of the ASB, especially if you have the Scope version !

Shayne White · Post by **Shayne White** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:12 pm

I remember people saying that Noah was rather poorly put together. I guess they've moved up in the world.

Post by **garyb** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:57 pm

just played with the thing.
my first impressions are very positive. it sounds great and works very smoothly. the controls all seem high quality and it's definitely better than the original with a poly mode and effects......

Post by **Guest** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:34 am

Maybe there should be section devoted to the ABS (series)on planetZ.

How about that John??

Post by **hubird** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:04 pm

I'd prefer to combine ASB with the Noah forum

not more forums if you ask me, but who would

Post by **Guest** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:28 pm

sure

ASB & noah

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:09 pm

I hope you post some demos for us, direct connection with our useres here is the best posible connection with Creamware issues...

R.D. Olivaw · Post by **R.D. Olivaw** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 5:50 am

A Noah + ASB grouped forum is a bad idea IMO. Noah and ASB are as different as ASB and Scope can be.
All Noah threads will be useless for pure ASB owners, and the opposite too.
I think people who want such a grouped forum are just Scope users that dont want to see the Scope threads mixed with the ASB threads.
As a Noah user, I feel the very same about the Noah section...

Post by **hubird** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:41 pm

mwah...

Wired · Post by **Wired** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 3:45 pm

Does the asb have onboard effects?

On 2005-08-11 19:57, garyb wrote:
just played with the thing.
my first impressions are very positive. it sounds great and works very smoothly. the controls all seem high quality and it's definitely better than the original with a poly mode and effects......
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Post by **garyb** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:27 pm

yes it does.
it also has control of the filter via aftertouch which is really cool!
VERY easy and intuitive to operate(as an analog should be)as well....

Ganool · Post by **Ganool** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:32 pm

Absolutely a hit. When the Noah came out I wanted it to be a hit, but in my heart I knew it was too complicated and too expensive to appeal to a broader market.

Minimax ASB is something completely different.

Everything works just great. As I said earlier, the quality of the knobs are fantastic. The sound? Well... I'm not much into comparing this and the Scope-version. To be honest, I'm not a very big Moog-fan (although I absolutely adore the envelopes), but it's clear the usefulness is in a COMPLETELY new dimension when having all the knobs and buttons available.

The only thing I didn't like was the delays. Too few controls. No feedback. Didn't hook it up to my computer, and maybe things get better then?

Personally I will wait with my money for the Profit-5. That's a much more interesting synth.

To Decimator. Hahah... No, no more patches for N******. Maybe for the Solaris though. Good sounds, by the way. Interesting as always...

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