If you’re still here I’d recommend the Alesis SR-16 drum machine, or a Behringer Crave.
Or a Yamaha DX11 or DX27. Two underrated FM synths.

Over last year, since November
Kontakt
Massive
Korg Triton VST
Recently I got the Synth1 librarian.
Hardware wise I got a new USB cable for my MIDI controller.

It’s from a picture of composer Raphaël Pesqua from the 90’s.

Would Talking Head’s early albums be considered post punk? If so, I think their keyboard player used a Yamaha YC-45D and a Prophet-5 as well as maybe another synth of some sort. I don’t know what Synth they used on their first 2 albums but I know he was a fan of the Prophet-5 and Yamaha organ.

Reface DX and Reface CS as well as the other Reface models. But for non 37-key models: Also, the Casio VL-1 (ADSR mode) and SK-series, of which the SK-1 had a built in additive synth (I have one, it’s a sampler). Casio made the HT and HZ series in the 80’s which were synths with built in speakers, b...

Definitely a sampler. Maybe an Emax or Emulator. I have an Emax II Kontakt library and it’s one of the presets in it.

Yes, Model D was the king of funk and electro basses and leads along with the Prophet-5 for poly parts. It also has more oscillators.

I like Synth1, Dexed, PG8X, OBXD, SQ8L, Kontakt, Massive, Sound Canvas VA, and Korg Legacy Collection. The last 4 are paid.

I have Kontakt now so I got a free Emax II sample kit with all the factory samples. Sounds like Emulator or Emax I’d guess. It has those marcato strings.

Correct me if I’m wrong but these songs have some nice Minimoog solos, am I right? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ApGLQdebe3E https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5OvI-fbBui0 Minimoog (the cheesy 70’s portamento synths are Minimoog, right? I can’t tell) and Juno-60. This has some sort of 70’s synth on it do...

Since around 1978, I think a Korg PS-3300 or CS-80 or Oberheim polysynth would make sense for the poly parts, some sounds also sound like a Minimoog but not exactly so maybe an ARP Odyssey Mk. I? Edit: strings sound Rolandish, maybe RS-202? Lead oboe sounds like an ARP Pro Soloist or SH-2000 Roland ...

Sounds sort of like an Oberheim, Juno, or Prophet synth but can’t be too sure.

Updated Questions: 1) The synth that made you want to play music: Probably a Korg M-50 I saw a guy in a band playing. 2) Your first synth: Casio SK1 or Yamaha MX49 followed by FL Studio and now 755 softsynths and then Korg Minilogue original. 3) The synth that has surprised you most: Synth1. I thoug...

All I hear is a D-50. Probably not just that though, also something really low end like an MT-32. Sounds like D-50, DX7, M1, and MT-32. Generic early 90’s synths. The accordion sounds like a cheap Casio. It basically sounds like cheap keyboards for all those sounds, so maybe a Roland E-20 and Techni...

The intro to Never Surrender sounds like it has DX7 marimbas, a D-50ish string pad and others.
I think the synth in Sunglasses At Night is a Polysix. I recreated the sound on Polysix Legacy, and it sounded 99% similar without delay even.