Synths
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Topic: Synths
Posted By: Sweetnighter
Subject: Synths
Date Posted: November 29 2004 at 19:25
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1) What are your favorite synth sounds and who is your favorite synthesist? (is that a word?) 2) Do any of you own synths, and if so, what kind? Pictures would be great too  I for one think that Chick Corea and Joe Zawinul did some of the most amazing and innovative work on synthesizers in the 70s. I'm a particular fan of the minimoog and the ARP synths. I'm looking to get a Korg MS2000b synth with the money i get from work and the holidays coming up in the next few months  (donations to the buy-ian-a-synth fund are now being accepted  )
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 13:03
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Favourite Synthesists:- Peter Bardens. Tony Banks Keith Emerson.Tim Blake,Flavio Premoli(PFM) Cyrille Verdeaux (Clearlight)Michael Hoenig,Klaus Schulze, Peter Baumann. My favourite sounds:-Mellotron 400,Korg MS20,Roland 303 Minimoog,Prophet. Synths that I own are:- Korg Prophecy (Digital Modular),Korg N5 Workstation and a Novation Nova ------------- 
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Posted By: Sweetnighter
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 17:15
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thats awesome! what was the first synth you started with? and do you know anything about the korg ms2000b? i've been looking stuff up, and i'm really pumped about getting one... its just that my budget is limited.... i can't really afford to exceed $750 ------------- I bleed coffee. When I don't drink coffee, my veins run dry, and I shrivel up and die. "Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso? Is that like the bank of Italian soccer death or something?" -my girlfriend |
Posted By: Inferno
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 22:12
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Hey there, new to this board and English ain't my First langage, so please be indulgent :P My favorite Synthesist are the follow: Rick Wakeman, Keith emerson, Jordan Rudess, Chick Corea, Joe zawinul, Derek Sherinian, Martin Orford My favorite Synth sounds: The Grand piano, Fender rhodes/Wurlitzer, Clavinet, Minimoog, Hard leads like those that Jordan and Derek use, i like the harder sounds of those leads! Noisy effect I own a Roland RD-170 for Piano/Rhodes use (I usually use this keyboard on big prog shows or Jazz gig), I have a Roland Phamtom that i use usally as a complete keyboard or if i have my RD-170 as a Pads, Effects, Clavinet, Organ, Mellotron/string patches, and I also have a An1X for Moogs, Hard leads, effects and a little bit of pading, I usally use this keyboard on Rock/PRog gigs or if i Play with a Jazz fusion band! I Am working to have the Roland VX8m (don't remember if it's the correct name of the thing) witch is a Organ Modulator with all nine tone bar, Distortion, Chorus, Depths, Tremelo, If someone have 1200$ to give it to me... I'm opened mind to those suggestion :P |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 05:59
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Good questions Fave synthesist: Tomita or at a push Jean Michelle Jarre (early period) Fave synth sounds: I love the CP80 piano sound, always reminds me of Tony banks or 'SO' era Peter Gabriel. Crystal sound with a hint of edge in it. Fantastic.
and I love the classic Rhodes with chorus as well. ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 09:29
My first 'synth' was a Rolf Harris Stylophone!!! My first 'real' synths were a Wasp (touch sensitive) and an old 1970s Teisco (Stereolab used to use one) that I picked up second-hand in VG condition in loot magazine for £15. I've heard and read some great thing about the MS 2000b. See if you can find a review of it on Future Music's site.They give a £ for £ ,$ for $ review. -------------
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Sweetnighter wrote:Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 09:55
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Excellent machine
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 11:53
Aaaah! Thats the baby. Trouble with those was the pen-cord would either crack or the contacts would wear-out-------------
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Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 11:58
I hear you Man Erg, that's why Steve Vai, never used one. ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 03:26
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I've had a couple over the years...the favorite being my Roland Juno-106. Other cheap thrills included a Casio CZ-1000 (raspy early wavetable synth), a JV-880, a Korg ER-1 (fun little bleepy drums and sequencer), a SC DrumTrak (early lo-fi sample drum machine), and a cheap Radio Shack Moog-designed monosynth. I've since replaced all of them with plug-ins, but I'd still love some old nasty analog modular beast to play mad scientist with. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
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Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 18:30
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favorite synthesist: Roger Powell/Todd Rundgren Listen to "A treatise in cosmic fire from todd's "Initiation" it gooooooooood stuff! |
Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: December 03 2004 at 13:36
like james i'm the plug-in king (m-tron, b4, imposcar, fm7, pro53 etc), but the guy I work with has a Korg Poly 6 - love it to bits - knob-twiddling heave .... ooer missus
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: December 04 2004 at 04:22
My Korg Prophecy has a Poly 6 setting on it.Great sound. I have 2 plg-ins. Reason & Fruityloops. Reason is fantastic. -------------
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Posted By: Radiolaria
Date Posted: December 10 2004 at 23:18
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I really want a Minimoog or an Alesis Ion. My friend has a pretty classic
monophonic Korg. MS1 or something. ------------- When 900 years you reach, look as good, you will not. |
Posted By: Dream Theater
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 21:00
My favorites Synthesists are Jordan Rudess, Derek Sherinian and Rick Wakeman 
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Posted By: aliensporebomb
Date Posted: December 24 2004 at 16:05
Yep, huge, huge use of the RMI Keyboard Computer II on that recording as well as some ARP Prototypes of Roger's. The KCII was also heavily used on Terje Rypdal's "Waves" of 1978. As far as my own synths go: I've got a Korg Poly 61, a Yamaha CS1X, a Roland R5, as well as a whole host of softsynths (Mellotron, PPG, etc.) |
Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: December 27 2004 at 18:05
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I just got a cheap yamaha. It's one of those ones that has the screen that you can learn off of.
I've had it since last christmas and I havent learned sh*t. lol. I will eventually though, once I stop being lazy. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY |
Posted By: Harlequin
Date Posted: December 28 2004 at 14:13
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my favourite synth players were chris franke and pete baumann for their ability to control a moog modular live "on the fly" before the days of midi or other means of temp sync. this may be of interest; http://www.arturia.com/en/moogmodular.lasso - http://www.arturia.com/en/moogmodular.lasso try the demo all you moog fans. my first virtual synth was a moog modular drawn on my bedroom wall my first real synth was a yamaha cs5.
------------- Information is not knowledge Knowledge is not wisdom Wisdom is not truth Truth is not beauty Beauty is not love Love is not music Music is the best... |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 31 2004 at 18:25
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i don't have any keyboards, but I would kill for an 8-voice Oberheim OB-X and an ARP Odyssey Below is the Oberheim OB-X:
This little honey is the ARP Odyssey. A monophonic analog. |
My favorite synthesists are Rick Wakeman and Joe Zawinul. My favorite synth sounds are a Minimoog saw wave or square waves, and any analog Oberheim pad.Posted By: Sweetnighter
Date Posted: January 01 2005 at 02:37
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ok redbar you rock. ARP's are sweet. Nice avatar. Welcome!
------------- I bleed coffee. When I don't drink coffee, my veins run dry, and I shrivel up and die. "Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso? Is that like the bank of Italian soccer death or something?" -my girlfriend |
Posted By: Richardw
Date Posted: January 02 2005 at 08:44
| I've got a Moog Opus 3. I bought it in 1981. Some nice sounds, but very basic. Brass, Strings & Synthesizer. |
Posted By: Squirrel_monkey
Date Posted: January 06 2005 at 16:08
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I just bought a Roland RS-5, it's pretty cool for the price. Accoustic instruments don't sound great... but you can come up with some really nice weird sounds. I've been recreating War of the Worlds in my room. ------------- i!i!i!i!i! SqUiRrEl MoNkEy i!i!i!i!i! |