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    Posted: January 29 2008 at 06:25
Originally posted by nightlamp nightlamp wrote:

I would *not* recommend the microKorg; it sounds ok, but the tiny keyboard is awful and there weren't nearly enough knobs or sliders for my taste...

A great starter synth would be the Roland Juno 6 or Juno 106.  You can find one on Ebay or somesuch for under $500; it's great axe to learn basic analog synth functions, plus it's polyphonic so you can play normal keyboard parts if you want.  The 106 is easily programmable, so you can save patches you create.  Alternately, the Roland JP-8000 is a real workhorse...  Digital analog modelling, MIDI compatible, polyphonic, with plenty of knobs and sliders for tweaking.    The JP-8000 can also be had for under $500.


A synth without enough knobs and sliders is a sad thing indeed.  I have an old Kawai K1 that I got used, but unless you go deep into programing the thing, you're pretty much stuck with what it comes with.  I miss the arpeggiator that my first synth, a Korg Poly 61 had.  I could get some pretty cool sounds out of that sucker when using the arpeggiator in creative ways.
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Points: 4318 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 28 2008 at 20:42
I thought this was about history. I love synths, and I recently had the chance to play (well, goof around) with a real theremin in the "MIM" (Mirador Interactive Museum). Delightfull...
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Thanks!  I think I am reconsidering.  I was going to go for the Micron, but the Rolands sound great and have a full size keyboard!
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I would *not* recommend the microKorg; it sounds ok, but the tiny keyboard is awful and there weren't nearly enough knobs or sliders for my taste...

A great starter synth would be the Roland Juno 6 or Juno 106.  You can find one on Ebay or somesuch for under $500; it's great axe to learn basic analog synth functions, plus it's polyphonic so you can play normal keyboard parts if you want.  The 106 is easily programmable, so you can save patches you create.  Alternately, the Roland JP-8000 is a real workhorse...  Digital analog modelling, MIDI compatible, polyphonic, with plenty of knobs and sliders for tweaking.    The JP-8000 can also be had for under $500.
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Thanks!  The microKorg looks pretty awesome for a good price!
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I have the yamaha s08 synth , which costs about a thousand dollars, and I believe is worth the price. For composition, it doesn't have a built in sequencer but it comes with software, and has a good variety of sounds, effects and you are able to play with the sounds which is nice.
anyway, if you have the money I think that's worth it, and if you want something smaller for a synth they have one that is the same but 61 key I think and doesn't have the weighted keys.
Mine I like because it has weighted keys but also a variety of synth features so it's a good compromise between my classical piano side and my prog/rock/experimental/avant garde side.
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2008 at 20:28
You could look at the microKorg
 
 
or you might want to look at a PC based soft-synth and a USB Midi keyboard controller instead - that way you can use your PC for composing/saving/playback
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Well, I am not in a band currently or anything, and I want something to compose on.
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I'm no expert, but I think that you're gonna have to be at least somewhat specific as to what you're looking for if you want people to give you recommendations that will actually be relevant to you.  

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Any reccomindations for a good beginner synth?  I play piano but have no experience with synthesizers.  My budget is $500-$800. 
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