i dont know if this has been explored before, but I was wondering what would be the best setup would be for someone that liked evreything to be 'hands' on (ie. no software)

lets try to keep the discussion on subject, and please, no software suggestion (guess I could make another thread)


synth: ms2000r (499$)
mixer: behringer MX602A (55$)
groove box: Korg EM-1 (380$)
midi controller:

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First of all, i'm pleased to hear there are still hardware fans. I think that setup would not be to great. The korg is a great synth if you allready have a bigger synth but if you find one sh i would consider buying it. I don't know much about the EM but also take a look at the rm1x and the mc505, they are both great boxes to start with and can be bought at a cheap price on ebay. As a substitute for the ms2000r i suggest the novation nova which is very good value for money and you'll go much further with that synth. IMO it's better to wait a bit and then buy decent equipment, you won't regret it. Cool to find somebody who wants to spend money to make music, they are hard to find these days.
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your little setup misses a sampler.

maybe save on till you can afford a Yamaha RS-7000, may be a nice starter

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pjotr what kind of set do u have?

pretty minimal too...but not under 1000

Roland MC-307
Yamaha DX-7
E-mu ESI4000 turbo
Roland TR-606

mixer: Tapco 100M
effect: Zoom rfx-1000

and some turntables and a mixer, and an electric guitar, and a drumset, and stuff

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I think it would be pretty hard not using a computer for sequencing..
I dont know much about hardware sequencers, but I bet they are harder to use, and you can't "see" your whole mix at once..

For first hardware synth I recommend:

Novation Supernova
Access Virus B or C

For drum machine, the korg makes very analouge sounding drums,. I dunno if alot of people would actually like that in there tracks.

Sylphin you should look at something other than the MS2000r. maybe a k-station or A-station if you budget is tight. Otherwise a Supernova or Virus is definitely recommended. The MS2000 has only 4-voice poly so you will be limited when it comes to creating some complex sounds.

yes, for a first synth you would want to have asmuch power as possible.. polyphony of 4 is VERY low, and would be abit limmiting. I have 44 voices on my supernova pro, and that gets eaten up pretty fast (with features like unison, that really layer a sound to make it thick and "stringy").

Also you would want a fair amount of "multitimberal parts" as they call it. basically, how many different sounds that can be played at one time. I recommend any synth from 8-16 parts (or higher )

THis is why I dont recommend synths like the nordlead or the ms2000 .. don't get me wrong, they're good synths, just not if it's your ONLY one.