Kick ass racked hardware synths under $600?

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Posted by DjStephenWiley on Jul-25-2009 08:30:

Kick ass racked hardware synths under $600?

The rack and Focusrite Pro 40 is on the way....I was wondering if you guys could help me create the biggest list possible for racked hardware synths under $600 (Or around there) - Doesn't have to be new and the interface I'm getting has an AD converter for analog is a go!

If you have time and don't mind, list your "favorites" of these synths and try to describe them as best as you can. Thank you

I'll start off with some......
Mopho
Nord Rack 2x (ebay) *I'm very interested in the NL2X rack)
Blofeld
JP-8080
ALESIS QSR Rack Synthesizer Sound Module MIDI

Posted by DjStephenWiley on Jul-25-2009 10:54:

All you analog lovers keep your ass off ebay for the next 3 days while i sweep up what i need

Posted by Existo22 on Jul-25-2009 12:43:

quote:
Originally posted by DjStephenWiley
All you analog lovers keep your ass off ebay for the next 3 days while i sweep up what i need

check your pms.

Posted by Jason_R on Jul-25-2009 13:22:

Yamaha CS6X Rack

Novation Supernova / May be able to get a supernova 2 if your lucky.

Should be able to get a Waldorf micro Q or even the full blown Q or
Prehaps a Waldorf Microwave XT

Quite a choice

Posted by cryophonik on Jul-25-2009 14:22:

Re: Kick ass racked hardware synths under $600?

quote:
Originally posted by DjStephenWiley

Mopho

I have it from a very reliable source that Dave Smith will be announcing a new budget-minded synth as early as next week, which should be hitting the stores in August. Rumor has it that it will be a 4-voice version of the Mopho, so essentially a synth that is half way between the Mopho and the Prophet. Not sure what the price will be, but from what I've heard, I'm guessing it will be in the $500-700 range.

edit: OK, did a little internet searching and apparently the word is already out on Tetr4. Dave Smith had posted it on his twitter, then removed it a day or two later, but I found it at:

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2...r4-synthesizer/

Apparently, the rumor is that the price will be $800 (presumably retail), so the street price will probably be around $700 ($600 if we're lucky)???

Posted by Zild on Jul-25-2009 17:42:

Nice find there. I was going to buy a mopho next month, but I guess I'll save my cash.

Posted by alanzo on Jul-25-2009 22:48:

Re: Re: Kick ass racked hardware synths under $600?

quote:
Originally posted by cryophonik
I have it from a very reliable source that Dave Smith will be announcing a new budget-minded synth as early as next week, which should be hitting the stores in August. Rumor has it that it will be a 4-voice version of the Mopho, so essentially a synth that is half way between the Mopho and the Prophet. Not sure what the price will be, but from what I've heard, I'm guessing it will be in the $500-700 range.

edit: OK, did a little internet searching and apparently the word is already out on Tetr4. Dave Smith had posted it on his twitter, then removed it a day or two later, but I found it at:

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2...r4-synthesizer/

Apparently, the rumor is that the price will be $800 (presumably retail), so the street price will probably be around $700 ($600 if we're lucky)???

Actually it's #Tetr4. Kind of a weird name. Tom Oberheim is re-releasing the SEM. It's an identical copy of its predecessor, down to every circuit. $800 street. It's a mono synth, but I'd rather have that than the similarly priced #Tetr4.

http://tomoberheim.com/

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Jul-26-2009 00:14:

Yamaha Motif ES sound module, always wanted it, never got it

Posted by Storyteller on Jul-26-2009 09:08:

I met Tom Oberheim a couple of weeks ago, he was doing a lecture where I work. Great down to earth fellow with a lot of good anecdotes. He had the SEM there with him as well.

Posted by kitphillips on Jul-28-2009 12:20:

quote:
Originally posted by orTof�nChiLd
Yamaha Motif ES sound module, always wanted it, never got it

Yeah, those old sample modules can be very useful for getting some more organic sounds. I don't think they're used anywhere near enough any more.

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Jul-28-2009 16:27:

quote:
Originally posted by kitphillips
Yeah, those old sample modules can be very useful for getting some more organic sounds. I don't think they're used anywhere near enough any more.

Yeah thats why its discontinued

Posted by alanzo on Jul-28-2009 19:15:

Posted by alanzo on Jul-30-2009 02:30:

I updated my hardware thread on thoughts about the Pules after spending the last several hours using it. Wow. Save up a couple hundred more and get two Pulses!!

Posted by meriter on Jul-30-2009 02:33:

I got my Virus B desktop for $500... you can get rack ears for them

quote:
Originally posted by kitphillips
Yeah, those old sample modules can be very useful for getting some more organic sounds. I don't think they're used anywhere near enough any more.

The Motif ES is old?

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Jul-30-2009 05:12:

quote:
Originally posted by meriter
I got my Virus B desktop for $500... you can get rack ears for them

The Motif ES is old?

I prefer the motif rack mount es over anything. It's like rop pappen predator, as soon as you use it your hooked and its very user friendly. The sounds are warm like too.

Posted by Zak McKracken on Aug-01-2009 02:03:

clavia nord rack 2x
electron machinedrum