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Synth Advice

  • 26-02-2019 9:33pm
    #1
    Tim Robbins
    Registered Users Posts: 8,956 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I have a MicroKorg and a bunch of Korg Volca's. I was looking for a nice synth between 350 and 800 max that could do the following

    * Piano weighted keys (don't need more than 61 though)
    * Piano sounds presets (kids are learning piano)
    * Arpeggiator
    * Easy to 80 sounds (Thriller, Technotronic, Depeche Mode, Toto, Aha etc)
    * Easy to get some cool sounding trancey sounds.
    * Layering. Would like to be able to play something record it to a track and then play over it.
    * Sync with a drum machine. I have the korg volca beats. So would be nice to be able to sync with that.
    * I don't want to have to connect it to a laptop or ableton etc. I just want to turn it on wack out sounds and feel cool. Yeah I know I am saddo :-)

    I don't want to be spending ages learning how to program it. User Experience is a must.

    I saw you can get DX-7's for 400 second hand, but then I was thinking ah jaysus, I bet you I'll need a USB and that will be pain because it just too old now.

    Then I was thinking, hey what about a Modx, but it looks like a pain to program. I want to be literally see someone playing Thriller or some 80's wacky thing on youtube and then copy it quickly. I am not looking to record my own album with sounds no-one else is using.

    I looked also at Roland JD-XA, but again looks too sophisticated. I have a young family so f - all free time. If I get an hour at the weekend I am lucky and I don't want to be wasting that trying to learn to program it.

    Also look at some of the Dave Smith Instruments, they sound nice but seem very niche.

    Any advice?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Splinters
    Registered Users Posts: 885 ✭✭✭Splinters


    Keep an eye out for a used Roland System-8. I picked one up recently and it does everything you need. It was just a touch more than your budget but this would be worth making the stretch for. Its also very versatile with the Plug-Out options from Roland. It basically lets you use it as a standalone for the VST versions of the famous synths. I'm probably not explaining it very well but its worth doing a bit of research on.


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