Product: Alesis Sanctuary Q-Card
Price Paid: na (see below)
Submitted
09/12/2002
at
02:08pm
by
Andy
Email: edwin dot andy<at>tiscali dot nl
Ease of Use
:
10
Very simple. Don't need a manual. Just put it into a slot.
Features
:
9
No extra polyphony. Adds more basic samples, programs and combi's to your Quadra or QS synth.
Expressiveness/Sounds
:
9
The classic organs and choires/voices are killer sounds! If you play Gothic metal you MUST have this card. Harpsicords, are no real addition because there are allready very good ones on the synths itself. Trumpets, cornet, horns are no addition. Alesis must still learn a lot about those sounds. The rest of the samples are good. I used some basicsamples of the card to create new organsounds.
Reliability
:
8
It seems strong. Slot of the QS-series seem better than the quadra, but in both cases never had any troubles.
Maybe a tip for Alesis: built the (2) slots in future models on a place where the carts can stay in it while transporting like Korg or Rolands.
Customer Support
:
9
Dutch dealer gave me all the time I needed to find out what carts I could use, including looking in the basicsamples.
Overall Rating
:
9
Got a hiphop cart with my Quadra, exchanged it with the Sactuary-cart with someone.
If it was stolen I would buy another one. A lot of Combi's and programs I made are based on this cart. I cannot live without its classic organs and choires.
