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[eat your parents]

Hi,

I'm looking for a synth to start up a new project. One option is to buy a cheap but decent 80s poly synth which I can put through a ring modulator and distortion pedal. The other is go for something like the MicroKorg, although I prefer the first idea. Feesibility depending.

Does anyone have anything for sale out there?



Thanks

[Pierre Von Mondragon]

Cheap but decent 80s synth?? Non-existent mate, unless you mean a home keyboard thing (Casio, etc, Bontempi !!?)you can mangle after the fact, given the right effects anything can sound interesting.(Just about) Anything pre-90s thats any cop will either be a) V pricey, or b) broken. There are plenty new and recent options you could go for, but reading Sound on Sound can save plenty time and money, and is a very good point of reference. SOS Home
MicroKorgs are OK, Roland and Korg all make synths at around the same price point, and the minisynth market has taken off since the MicroKorg was introduced.

Lateral thinking could take you to a Nintendo DS that Korg now make a prog for, DS-1, and I want one. 2 synth and 1 drum track, slicker than slick.Korg Synth.. on a Nintendo DS // Current

[RockAustin]

I find the microkorg keys a little too small but it does make some intersting noise. How much money are you looking at spending? There are good options at most price bands.

[Swingin' Ryan]

I would recommend having a look at the Roland Juno-D, I've got one and I love it. It's more geared up for people who are looking for a synth with decent instrument replica patches (organs, strings etc) but it does have some great synth patches. There's a good few decent 80's Polysynth sounds and semi-Moogish noises and it's got a decent built-in effects processor. It's also a full 88-key synth as opposed to a mini-synth, it is about a 100-ish more expensive however and might not be as 'synthy' as you're after.

[spellchecker]

Clavia Nord Lead (rack mount) on eBay, also, Synthesisers Sound Modules, Pro Audio Equipment, Musical Instruments (end time 13-Oct-08 20:29:35 BST)

[RockAustin]

In terms of rack units, the Virus TI Snow would be a totally decent bet. All you'd need is some sort of midi keyboard. You could hook it up to ableton live using the virus control software and have a lot of fun doing live sequencing using the sequencer mode... amazing software to use if anyone gets a chance. All the benefits of using soft synths without the cpu drain.

[Pierre Von Mondragon]

Aren't they a grand or something? oocha min.

[RockAustin]

hmm, yeah maybe not the cheapest, about 780 from a quick google check. But I think for the money you get a lot of power and versatility. It's always a good call to not blow your wad on the first thing you come across that does sort of what you want it to do. You want something you can grow into, and that is worth saving a little while for. Been using the TI Polar for a while now and it is a feckin mean machine. There is brilliant support too, regular firmware upgrades introducing new functions and features. They've just added an atomiser in the latest upgrade... not started using it yet but my understanding is that it is a real time glitch effect.

Whilst on the topic of exciting expensive synths, the Roland V synth GT look amazing.

Originally Posted by Swingin' Ryan

I would recommend having a look at the Roland Juno-D, I've got one and I love it. It's more geared up for people who are looking for a synth with decent instrument replica patches (organs, strings etc) but it does have some great synth patches. There's a good few decent 80's Polysynth sounds and semi-Moogish noises and it's got a decent built-in effects processor. It's also a full 88-key synth as opposed to a mini-synth, it is about a 100-ish more expensive however and might not be as 'synthy' as you're after.

isnt the Juno-D only 61 keys?!

[garbage_star]

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Ace. i want one.