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- Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:18 pm
- Forum: Buyer's Guide
- Topic: The Best Small Synth??
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7438
Re: The Best Small Synth??
The Pro One is perhaps the most flexible small vintage monosynth but also look at the MS20, SH2, maybe some of the mid level Yamaha CS synths. As for new stuff, the Little Phatty, the DSI MoPho and the upcoming Minibrute. These are all monosynths of course, and if you want to replace your Rhodes for...
- Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: The Shamen gearlist?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4134
Re: The Shamen gearlist?
Thanks nathan for that great answer, just the era I was interested in too! Yep those Akai's were pricey as h**l back then, and it cost nearly as much upgrading them with Akai's proprietary ram and fitting a hard drive than it did for the sampler itself. Just wondering how the h**l a D10 managed to s...
- Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:28 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: The Shamen gearlist?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4134
The Shamen gearlist?
I'm a big fan of The Shamen's En-Tact and Boss Drum albums but I'm having trouble finding info about their gear. Boss Drum obviously has a lot of 303, as well as 808/909 (though I think I read that they got their 808/909 sounds from a Roland R8m, if that's the case I'm very impressed). Some big cros...
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:11 pm
- Forum: The Listening Lounge
- Topic: SH101 + Synton Fenix
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1066
Re: SH101 + Synton Fenix
Like it, the Fenix definitely has a very definable character, as heard both here and in RDJ's Fenix Funk tracks
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:02 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Ensoniq esq 1 lovings festival
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2558
Re: Ensoniq esq 1 lovings festival
Never owned one, but it has a place in my heart as it was the first synth I ever ever played, music teacher in high school (also a session player for a few famous folks) had one. I played a nice string pad whilst the rest of the class played along on the casiotones. I felt the power beneath my finge...
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:57 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Thoughts on the Alpha Juno?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8176
Re: Thoughts on the Alpha Juno?
I'm a fan as well, very well built and reliable little poly. It doesn't sound as big as a Juno 60 (I had both sitting beside each other for a few years) but it has a far more unique sonic character I've never really heard replicated in other synths. It was never a synth I turned to for basses, but i...
- Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:01 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Preloaded Perfect Presets
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4836
Re: Preloaded Perfect Presets
Everytime I hear Lore I feel the need to pee...
- Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:49 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Roland's greatest synth?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 19528
Re: Roland's greatest synth?
I'll happily stride through the irony to defend the JX1, it was a decent little synth for lots of people, for a young kid playing in a band wanting easy access to sounds, instant layers, a few sliders to wiggle, no multitimbralism and a handy little input to save you a mixer channel or plug in a dru...
- Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:32 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Roland's greatest synth?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 19528
Re: Roland's greatest synth?
I remember as a schoolkid going to a Roland demo held at a local hotel where they were demonstrating the JD800, JV80 and JV30, and gear of that era. Conspicuous by it's absence was the D70, I think by 1992 even Roland had given up on that. I remember the demonstrator trying to convince the crowd tha...
- Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Roland's greatest synth?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 19528
Re: Roland's greatest synth?
though like I said, never spent any time with a Jupiter 8...
or an SH5, or a JD990, or any of the modulars, or a Jupe 4, or an MKS80, and I've only spun through the presets on a V-synth, so I'm probably missing a good half dozen of Roland's best..
or an SH5, or a JD990, or any of the modulars, or a Jupe 4, or an MKS80, and I've only spun through the presets on a V-synth, so I'm probably missing a good half dozen of Roland's best..
- Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:47 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Roland's greatest synth?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 19528
Re: Roland's greatest synth?
Ok, so had a think about this today and this is my top 10 of their synths that I've used, if it was about gear rather than synths I would have definitely have included the 808, 909 and Space Echo as well... 1. JD 800 2. Juno 60 3. SH2 4. Jupiter 6 5. JX10 6. TB 303 7. D50 8. SH101 9. JV1080 10. Alph...
- Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:26 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Roland's greatest synth?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 19528
Roland's greatest synth?
Has this ever been a topic before? Hard to believe if not but I couldn't find it in a search. Just thinking about the 20 or so Roland's I've spent a decent amount if time with and trying to figure out my favourite, anyone else have an opinion. Never used a Jupiter 8 so I can't choose that, tho I'm s...
- Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:11 pm
- Forum: Synth Shootouts
- Topic: Juno60&Juno106vsJupiter8
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9562
Re: Juno60vsJupiter8
Midifying a 6 is just as easy as a midifying a 60. Not sure I agree with that either, adding MIDI to a Juno 60 can be as simple as adding a MIDI-DCB converter. Adding MIDI to a Juno 6 is a different and much more expensive prospect. You either get a full MIDI retrofit (expensive) or get a DCB retro...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:40 pm
- Forum: Buyer's Guide
- Topic: ESQ-1 + Guitar + ???? = Amazing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1745
Re: ESQ-1 + Guitar + ???? = Amazing
I think the MS2000 would be nice for you, you can process your guitar through it, and use its signal as just another waveform to throw through it's mod-sequencer, which is just instant cool. Great synth to learn subtractive on too...
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:15 pm
- Forum: Buyer's Guide
- Topic: New to Synths
- Replies: 5
- Views: 884
Re: New to Synths
Roland JP8000, it's easily within your price range, does decent CS80 impressions, which you'll like if you're into Vangelis.
Also a very good synth for learning basic subtractive synthesis...
Also a very good synth for learning basic subtractive synthesis...