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| Mpl4ever |
I decided to invest in a synth to produce my bass lines. I will be producing mostly Hip-Hop.
Any suggestions on the Synth I should buy??
Thanks in advance. |
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| mysticalninja |
| Hip-Hop you probably just want a deep eq'd sine. Vanguard is pretty fat for bass. If you want a synth just for bass tho, get an analogue mono synth. |
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| Diginerd |
dbx subharmonic synthesizer.
Cheap, chearfull and adds what's needed to the bottom. A million homies swear by it.
Downside is that it's an analog FX box that requires you have a mixer and multiple outs as a minimum to use properly.. |
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| Mpl4ever |
Thanks for the info!
But quick questions: Moog and Vanguard are VST. Any onther Hardware synth suggestions? |
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| Diginerd |
| Real Moog > VST emulation of Moog.. |
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| Low Profile |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mpl4ever
Thanks for the info!
But quick questions: Moog and Vanguard are VST. Any onther Hardware synth suggestions? |
Haven't you heard, they just now released a hardware version of the Moog!! :eyespop: It's the first time a VST plugin has been converted into a hardware synth!
....:rolleyes: :toothless |
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| Mpl4ever |
| quote: | Originally posted by Low Profile
Haven't you heard, they just now released a hardware version of the Moog!! :eyespop: It's the first time a VST plugin has been converted into a hardware synth!
....:rolleyes: :toothless |
I just did some research! It looks pretty mint but the actual synth is very expensive (approx.: 1,300 USD). Is it worth the investment??? or should I just buy the VST? |
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| Low Profile |
Actually my comment was sarcastic :p Moog is the oldest synthesizing company in the world, they were the first to mass produce and market synths (the Moog Modular). The Little Phatty (their latest synth) is a regeneration of the Minimoog, a line of synths produced in the 70's / 80's . See this: http://www.vintagesynth.com/moog/moog.shtml
They are very very expensive, collectibles, and pretty rare (so to speak...) . If you wipe you butt with cash, I'd without a doubt tell to buy a Minimoog or a Little Phatty, but some of us can't do that. In that case, I prefer the Minimonsta VST over Arturias Minimoog V.
Sorry about being a jackass, I just thought everyone knew about Moogs legacy :)
Another synth, which I have just discovered, well, not a synth, but a sound chip, the SID chip (MOS 6581). It was the synthesizer chip in the old Commodore 64 computers, and it's capable of sooo much more than just chiptunes/arcade music. This thing really rips for bass sounds (don't believe me, check this out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lnTh4e0b-ic )
There are a couple of manufacturers that have ripped apart old commodores, harvested the SID chip and turned them into standalone synths. Elektron SIDstation and HardSid (a PCI board for your computer with 4 SID chips) are examples of this, as well as the MidiBox SID synth you see in the video. It's a home made synth, using a SID chip for sound generation.
Sid sounds are becoming increasingly popular in modern music, especially House (electro house & progressive house especially).
there is a VST emulation of the sid, called QuadraSID, made by ReFX, it's quite good. |
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| Mpl4ever |
| quote: | Originally posted by Low Profile
Sorry about being a jackass, I just thought everyone knew about Moogs legacy :) |
No problem! Have I mentioned that I'm pretty new to the world of producing?!?!? :D
Well money is an issue for me at the moment. So Moog is out of the question for now.
The video you showed me, is this a comercially available synth? |
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| Drik |
Get a Clavia Nordlead3 with an fx unit if you're into synth sounds
or a Yamaha MOTIF Es for mixed sounds |
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| pixxxan |
if money is a problem, well i guess vst should do the trick. in fact many pros i know for fact, that have hardware analogue synths prefer to use vst for basslines, really!
the best vsti instrument for any type of bass , for any style of music i know is: spectrasonics trilogy. its just the best and can compete with any hardware synth. so its sample based , but its samples are sooooooooooo gooooooooood!!!
a hardware synth is a good thing to have, but if u not have enough money and u end up buying some cheap synthy, ure screwed.
trilogy vst sounds as good and dont have problems with midi sync delay and midi audio connections, give it a shot u wont regret it |
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