Cheap analog synth recommendations?
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Frequency Frank |
Looking to get some of that nice warm analog sound into my tracks (tech house, techno, progressivey sometimes). Any recommendations? Sub $400 would be key. |
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dannib |
for that price, i would deifniately say the Waldorf Pulse. Awesome synthesizer, especially for bass and fx. It is only monophonic though. It would definately be worth checking into the Oberheim Matrix as well. |
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cryophonik |
In that price range, your best bets are going to be monophonic - I agree with dannib that the Pulse would be a good choice if you're primarily interested in leads/basses. You could also pick up a Roland JX8P or Juno 106 in that price range. |
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IainS |
check out some of the synths by novation - some good bargains to be had on ebay :0) |
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cryophonik |
quote: | Originally posted by IainS
check out some of the synths by novation - some good bargains to be had on ebay :0) |
Yeah, Novation makes some great synths (I love my Supernova), but none of them are analog. |
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Chronosis |
You should check out some sound demos.
Juno-106 sounds quite different from Pulse. Pulse has a very aggressive sound, while Juno represents more what I consider "warm". |
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Freak |
quote: | Originally posted by Chronosis
You should check out some sound demos.
Juno-106 sounds quite different from Pulse. Pulse has a very aggressive sound, while Juno represents more what I consider "warm". |
Be vary wary of cheap juno 106s- which is definitely what you have if you find one for $400.... might have a fried chip which will hamper its capabilities.
What sort of sound are you after? All round capabilities? Certain sounds? Multi timbral? Multi output? MIDI? CV/GATE?
None of the following are analog...but as most people seem to have forgotten the meaning of the word nowadays, who gives a crap- they will all do a fine job for you.
Hugely under-rated and a bargain- yamaha An1x
My personal current favourite- novation nova
Ah it...there are thousands of competent synths- plenty of demos and sounds on line- just do your research so you know the common potential problems with a particular model.... getting vintage gear serviced, fixed or put back together is a bit of a mission (he says looking at his poor battered Alpha Juno 2 :( ) |
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kitphillips |
quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
Yeah, Novation makes some great synths (I love my Supernova), but none of them are analog. |
I thought the bass station was analogue? That would be a good option in this price range IMO. Otherwise, have a look at a roland sh 101, I think they're not too pricey. |
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cryophonik |
quote: | Originally posted by kitphillips
I thought the bass station was analogue? |
Now that you mention it, I believe the rack version of the bass station is analogue. |
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echosystm |
quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
Now that you mention it, I believe the rack version of the bass station is analogue. |
http://www.vintagesynth.com/novation/nvbs.shtml
they say it has VCOs, but the "VCOs" use ASM. ASM is the DSP code for the oscs in all their digital stuff (Nova, etc.).
pretty confusing? i don't know what to make of it heh. |
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cryophonik |
quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
http://www.vintagesynth.com/novation/nvbs.shtml
they say it has VCOs, but the "VCOs" use ASM. ASM is the DSP code for the oscs in all their digital stuff (Nova, etc.).
pretty confusing? i don't know what to make of it heh. |
Yeah that is confusing. Even more confusing is what they say about the keyboard version:
quote: | www.vintagesynth.com
Basically a 2-octave keyboard with a BassStation rack built-in. This synthesizer uses analog sound emulation to reproduce the sounds of a monophonic 2-VCO analog synthesizer with the same simple and intuitive controls via 17 knobs, 10 switches and 2 Moog-style pitch/mod wheels.[/url] |
I always thought that the keyboard version was digital only, which the bold text seems to confirm, but it also says that it is the same as a Bass Station rack, which they say is analogue. :conf: |
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Frequency Frank |
quote: | Originally posted by Freak
Be vary wary of cheap juno 106s- which is definitely what you have if you find one for $400.... might have a fried chip which will hamper its capabilities.
What sort of sound are you after? All round capabilities? Certain sounds? Multi timbral? Multi output? MIDI? CV/GATE?
None of the following are analog...but as most people seem to have forgotten the meaning of the word nowadays, who gives a crap- they will all do a fine job for you.
Hugely under-rated and a bargain- yamaha An1x
My personal current favourite- novation nova
Ah it...there are thousands of competent synths- plenty of demos and sounds on line- just do your research so you know the common potential problems with a particular model.... getting vintage gear serviced, fixed or put back together is a bit of a mission (he says looking at his poor battered Alpha Juno 2 :( ) |
More than anything I'm looking to get 2 things that I feel I'm lacking:
1) A nice, round, rolling bassline. I know that just buying a synth won't achieve this, but I would rather mess with knobs than clicking my mouse for hours at a time.
2) Plunky percussive sounds with hard snaps.
Again, I know I'll need to spend months, years, lifetimes learning the gear, but this is what I'm looking for. The end result will be tech house/techno kinda stuff. I'll look into the synth sounds online myself, but I do appreciate the suggestions thusfar. |
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