New cubes on the block!

Dord

:cool:

Awesome! Roland brought out some new Microcubes including a Bass one! Each of them has 4 x 4" speakers!

http://www.roland.com/products/en/MICRO_CUBE_BASS_RX/index.html

http://www.roland.com/products/en/MICRO_CUBE_RX/features.html

feylya

Oooh, built in rhythm section too! They look pretty cool. Hopefully they won't be much more than the current microcube.

Dord

Yeah and I just bought a feckin drum machine! :mad:

I'd say they'll probably be around the €150~ mark? time will tell, they'll probably hit the shops soon enough. The bass one interests me greatly.

Voodu Child

Joe Robot wrote: »

Yeah and I just bought a feckin drum machine! :mad:

I'd say they'll probably be around the €150~ mark? time will tell, they'll probably hit the shops soon enough. The bass one interests me greatly.

e200 on thomann.

I only glanced at the specs, but I can't say I see the point in the 4x4" speakers tbh. Yeah, it'll push more air, but meh...all you're doing is taking a tinny sound and making it louder, not a great idea IMO. I'd have preferred a single 8 or 10".

Some of the other features look good though...built in metronome/drum machine. Probably very basic, but dead handy. If it's got separate volume control for the line-in, that's another big plus, one of my main problems with the microcube.

Yeah, looks pretty good alright.

OLP

Reckon the bass one will sound any good?

Rustar

Heheh, I wonder if you could build your own "tower 'o cube" stack by lining out one to the other's Ipod jack. Then you *would* be able to use more of the effects at once!

Looks cool, but I notice with the 4 speakers the batteries don't last nearly as long (13 hours vs. 20 hours).

Voodu Child

voodoo_child wrote: »

If it's got separate volume control for the line-in, that's another big plus, one of my main problems with the microcube.

I looked at the specs and it doesnt appear to have a volume control for the line-in. That's a bit daft, especially considering it has two amp sections.

Dord

voodoo_child wrote: »

e200 on thomann.

I only glanced at the specs, but I can't say I see the point in the 4x4" speakers tbh. Yeah, it'll push more air, but meh...all you're doing is taking a tinny sound and making it louder, not a great idea IMO. I'd have preferred a single 8 or 10".

Some of the other features look good though...built in metronome/drum machine. Probably very basic, but dead handy. If it's got separate volume control for the line-in, that's another big plus, one of my main problems with the microcube.

Yeah, looks pretty good alright.

I think the 4" speakers would work well. Have you ever seen PJB speakers?



They use 5" speakers only, and a lot of them!! they have cabs with 2x5"'s and 4x5"s and beyond...

Voodu Child

Joe Robot wrote: »

I think the 4" speakers would work well. Have you ever seen PJB speakers?

Nope, can't say I have.

A 4" speaker physically can't push low frequencies. Now granted, im not looking for big meaty 12 inchers, but if you had asked me what i wanted in a 'bigger' microcube, i'd have gone for a bigger speaker rather than 4 small ones.

I love the ol microcube, one of my favourite gizmo's, but all the sound is *up there* and it kind of grates after a while...

SxE Punk

If Thomann are gonna have the bass cubes at anything less than 120 I'll most likely pick one up! Since they let me down with that Yamaha bb I have loads of spare cash for gear.

Sofaspud

It also has EQ controls and a footswitch input, that thing is brilliant!

edit: And a conveniently located power switch

Karl Hungus

I'm quite intruiged by that. Built in metronome/drum machine is a neat feature. I may possibly upgrade. Nice one.

Don1

When I have money again I might consider it. Just after moving into a town so need to play a little quiter. Headphones out of GT6 may do for now.

Patricide

Ok the whole 4 inch speaker for the bass really really confuses me. How do they expect it to handle low bass frequencys. Always said it was a pity they didnt have a micro cube bass but i dunno id really have to play so i see it works before id be forking out any cash for it.