Product: Formanta Kvintet
Price Paid: USD 150 USED
Submitted
10/09/2009
at
01:34pm
by
Alex
Ease of Use
:
10
Preset polyphonic synth, extremely easy to use. Cyrillic labels, but I bet it is not so complicated to remember.
Features
:
9
Full polyphony via basic frequencies division. Keys are fairly crappy, which is a problem of all keyboards by "Formanta" plant, including Polivoks. CCD-based chorus onboard.
Expressiveness/Sounds
:
9
Great simple synthie! Four presets: 'Organ', 'Piano', 'Clavinet' and 'Brass' (which is Organ but with VCF added). VCF is a sort of Formanta(Polivoks) VCF, and could be hypothetically modded into a cool one. Chorus sounds are amazing!! Quite fat, juicy, and rough enough, very 80s pads & brasses! Analog as it is!
Reliability
:
8
Well, I suppose it will not be problematical to work and gig with, when preventive maintenance done before. But no warranties with it. This could become a problem when searching hard-to-find soviet ICs to repair. Though, its keyboard is a piece of crap, as I mentioned before.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Out of production for about fifteen years ago, and Formanta plant doesn't exist by now, so no support.
Overall Rating
:
10
Yep, I'll buy another one again, if it will be lost.
