any good budget synth modules?

stateofflux

hi, im looking to buy a synth module for live...preferably one with big fat dirty bass synth sounds (kinda prodigy, modern dance vibe)...

im thinking of getting the roland xv-2020 but im not sure

any advice would be appreciated

jimi_t

Do you need it to be monophonic or polyphonic?
Do you need it just for leads/basses or do you want pads as well?
Whats your price-range?

My immediate instinct is just to tell you to get a MicroKorg/Micron and be done with it but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt in this case.

stateofflux

hi, thanks for the reply...sorry for my late reply...

yea needs to be polyphonic, i own a micron but its gonna get battered when im touring (i like the micron but editing is a pain in the ass because of the screen, also had too many upsets with sysex patch editing) (microkorg too fragile also)...i need a small robust metal box of a module that has reasonably easy editing interface or computer editing interface and has mainly quality bass sounds...arpeggiator an advantage but id settle for phat john carpenter low drone type evilness :pac:



thanks

kyle

jimi_t

Some of the small Waldorf stuff might be the ticket, or even the Blofeld comes to mind. The DSI Evolver or Mopho would have been perfect bar that they're monophonic. Akai SG01v is an outside choice or something like an E-mu rack.

Short of getting some ROMpler rack like the Triton or whatever, I can't think of anything else.

stateofflux

thanks jimi ...appreciate the advice:)

stateofflux

just one more question...ive seen a roland xv 2020 going for 200 bills....are they any good? im finding it hard to find waldorf or e-mu's on ebay at the mo.......im guessing i could get a good oberheim bass string sound off the roland but im not sure....