x-station?
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Posted on Sep 26, 2005 11:19 am
Anvil
Member Since: Sep 21, 2005
alright, i was looking at getting an audio interface and midi controller/interface separately, and im wondering if the x-station provides a nice solution to this, seeing as its an all-in-one dealy. Im not sure how reliable it is as i couldnt find alot of helpful reviews, but i did reasd that it has some problems with mac osx, which is a problem for me because, guess what! haha, anyway, some feedback as to whether this would be a wise investment would be greatly appreciated :)
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Sep 26, 2005 07:03 pm Yep, the only problem with X-Station is the drivers for the Mac os. I believe they have released new ones just recently that fixed most, if not all the problems they were having.
www.novationmusic.com/news.asp?id=77
It does appear they are considering it done.
AnvilMember
Since: Sep 21, 2005
Sep 27, 2005 04:45 pm do you know anything about its quality? i dont care how much money it saves me, if it isnt servicable them its a waste. I like the portability, but i CANNOT find any decent reviews, at least not enough to form a well rounded decision, so some opinions would be welcomed
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Sep 27, 2005 07:31 pm Novation has been at the cutting edge so to speak for many years. They dont build junk if thats what you mean. Their early versions of the Bass-Station are coveted by many and are still around and in use many years down the road.
So ya, their quality is more then up to snuff.
AnvilMember
Since: Sep 21, 2005
Sep 27, 2005 08:51 pm And you say that the new drivers have fixed the mac crashing problem? are you assuming that cuz of the new drivers, or do you know it for a fact? Not to question your word, but i want to be sure if im gonna spend that kinda scratch :)
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Sep 27, 2005 09:00 pm Anvil, I guess for you to be perectly safe I would recomend contacting Novation through the link I gave you. simply conatact the support team and ask them about any issues you have heard of.
I know it fixed some timing issues and several other things. I dont know all the details sorry to say.
but I know there were at least 2 updates to the X-station OS itself as well as the Core-Audio drivers for the Mac OS-X.
AnvilMember
Since: Sep 21, 2005
Sep 27, 2005 09:09 pm ok, sounds good, thanks for all your help, appreciate it.
