Robkoo R1 Wind Synthesizer: My thoughts as a woodwind player

[@rjones1357]

Great job!!! Thanks.

[@benturner6389]

Thanks for the review. Totally agree with you about the pinky keys, in the end I customized fingering to create an alternate c# and d# so that I wouldn’t need to use them at all. The other thing I struggled with was the octave buttons, which is awful compared to octave rollers on the Akai, but my work around was to play it horizontally like a flute and my thumb slides a bit easier between octaves that way.

[@ericdano]

I think the better "value" is the Aerophone 20. It has a real synth engine in it, and better sounds. Though the flute configuration is kinda neat on the R1.....but sounds and synths are way better in the Aerophone.

[@DigitalWindInstrument]

Very useful ❤❤

[@sarahasaraha1057]

The review is really good, I need some help, I have a R1, I recently by mistake pressed the “factory preset “ option , and all the info on the digital display turned to Chinese , since I don’t understand Chinese , I need to reset it back to English , any guidance is much appreciated , thank you

[@AshleyJarmack]

@@sarahasaraha1057 unfortunately no idea. 🤷‍♀️ I'm not a representative for the company or anything. I would have to read the instructions or watch some tutorial videos or something. You can try reaching out to the company....

[@JazzPaladin]

I don’t think there is a perfect wind synth out there yet, and it’s been that way for over 20 years now. Maybe if one were to take the best attributes of each model, we would be there by now, but I feel every manufacturer has to compromise or cut corners on some level to keep costs down. Roland Aerophone Pro is my main one, and is expensive, but even that as issues. Some have better fingerings, but don’t allow pitch bend via lips as one example, or others like the akai have wonky roller mechanisms for octave controls…bottom line for me though isn’t ever the sound that a unit makes but rather how well it functions as a midi controller-that is where the real fun happens, as there are always better sounds on your pc than built into a unit

[@AMPProf]

They never are built right.. What is should have is A touch and slide ribbon. That way boom awsemo

[@percebe_albino9285]

600 Euros!, best buy a real instrument is way more cheap, more noisi yes but men ... 600 euros XD

[@AshleyJarmack]

Oh, I know that electronic wind instruments aren't cheap. I will say, that these ARE real instruments...they're just a different type of instrument than a non digital/midi instrument. It serves a different purpose. ;-) Thank you so much for watching!!! I really appreciate it.

[@percebe_albino9285]

@@AshleyJarmack Thank you for your answer, I was wrong to imply that it is not an instrument, I guess that in my case this instrument don't fit on me. Many thanks !!!

[@lyntedrockley7295]

Useless, just talk talk talk talk how about a DEMO!!!!!