Novation Remote-25 / X-station 2.0, X-station - Its just a bit Crap. Options

[Richard Trier]

Finally Novation have released X-Station 2.0 software for REmote Audio Extreme. This OS upgrade converts the humble midi controller into a single part KS Engine.... whatever that is when its at home.

For people who already bought the Remote 25 you will know just how long novation have taken to release this software.. their excuse at the time was "we're just trying to get it right"... OK so this is an acceptable excuse, we'd rather a bit of kit that works than a half baked mess. Unfortunatly it seams is exactly what novation have made. The Synth sounds awesome with excellent patches (well they come from the KS synth - so Im chuffed)

It seems the problem is useability. YOU CANT PLAY IT! you can press a few keys and twiddle the occasional knob but anything more than this makes the keyboard crash. Which them requires a swift on and off manouver (do this to often and OS X will crash too).

The update is available at www.novationmusic.com/xkstation
if you need it.... dont expect too much though.

P.S. AudioUnit version of V-Station still hasnt been updated to a version that actually works either.. but thats a story for another day.

[nuon]

Hi all ! The reason i used this forum is because i am having the crash problem too. The thing is that it crashed and i dunno why, however it does not need an on/off procedure, as a bit of time waiting is enough to make it come back to life

I am using it with ableton live, and it works very fine, but it crashed after a bit of time... I think it might be because of the usb cable ... is there anything such as USB 1.0 and 2.0 specific cables ? because that can be the problem ...

TO RICHARD : you can sample what you play mate choose the input on the preferences to be the remote 2in/2out, and in the input of the channel you wish to record to, choose live in and youre on the road it really works, the patches are very nice and the sound is great. Be sure to use the monitor knob to mix the synth/soundcard volume !

I hope you enjoy the live/x-station combo, and if you guys find a solution for the unit NOT TO CRASH please send me a PM or anything just to let me know how to work that out !

Thanks
nuno
Portugal