for a 1st synth for prog stuff, have you considered a vintage analogue like an ARP? If you just want lead sounds, a tidy Axxe, Solus or Pro Soloist/Pro DGX should be within your price range if your patient and cruise ebay for a couple of months. The PS in particular has the advantage of using preset...

No problem Mini. My source is from an article in last months UK "Performing Musician" which ran a quite informative feature on the ARP Soloist series. I quote: "..Phillip Dodd's claim(ed) that the foam in the Soloist's pressure sensitivity mechanism dries out and stops working" "...the Pro Soloist w...

Thanks Mini

I have been lead to believe that the conductive foam issue was isolated to the original Soloist and that the Pro Soloist/Pro DGX were based on a different design - Can anyone confirm this?

Cheers Neil

Hi all I'm looking to buy my first analogue synth since owning a Moog Prodigy back in the 80s/90s and currently in negotiations re the above, i have had the following mail from the seller: *It looks as if the touch sensitivity could do with retuning, and possibly updating. This is a common problem w...