First Synth
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Topic: First Synth
Posted By: Mustainez
Subject: First Synth
Date Posted: January 15 2008 at 18:50
| 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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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: January 15 2008 at 19:32
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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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Posted By: Mustainez
Date Posted: January 15 2008 at 20:04
| Well, I am not in a band currently or anything, and I want something to compose on. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: January 15 2008 at 20:28
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You could look at the microKorg
http://www.korg.co.uk/products/pro_keyboard/microkorg/pk_microkorg.asp - http://www.korg.co.uk/products/pro_keyboard/microkorg/pk_microkorg.asp
or a Novation X Station http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/5597 - http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/5597
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 ------------- What? |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 15 2008 at 22:19
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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. |
Posted By: Mustainez
Date Posted: January 16 2008 at 07:24
| Thanks! The microKorg looks pretty awesome for a good price! |
Posted By: nightlamp
Date Posted: January 28 2008 at 19:44
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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 http://www.vintagesynth.com/index2.html - Roland Juno 6 or http://www.vintagesynth.com/index2.html - 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 http://www.vintagesynth.com/index2.html - 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. |
Posted By: Mustainez
Date Posted: January 28 2008 at 19:52
| 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! |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: January 28 2008 at 20:42
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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... ------------- ĦBeware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 29 2008 at 06:25
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. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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