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I'm a newbie! My first synth was/is a Yamaha DX-21. Still have it. Was going to sell it, but am having second thoughts. I'm looking into getting some new sounds from KidNepro and seeing if I'll like it better. Programming FM synths is way over my head so if I can just drop new sounds it that would work.


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Synth Wish List: Alesis Micron, Novation Xiosynth 49
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Synth Wish List: Alesis Micron, Novation Xiosynth 49
- smallsynth
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ERIC31 wrote:I'm a newbie! My first synth was/is a Yamaha DX-21. Still have it. Was going to sell it, but am having second thoughts. I'm looking into getting some new sounds from KidNepro and seeing if I'll like it better. Programming FM synths is way over my head so if I can just drop new sounds it that would work.
weird. my first synth was a dx21, too. i actually did a little programming on it. it wasn't until my second synth, a k-station, that i actually programmed something useful. i was able to go back later to the dx21 (tx81z) and get decent sounds. i still have all these boards.
-geoffrey smallsynth
Didn't we already do this? http://www.vintagesynth.org/phpBB2/view ... 46&start=0 http://www.vintagesynth.org/phpBB2/view ... 24&start=0
For the record, my first analog synth was an Akai AX60 which I've no regrets getting rid of.
For the record, my first analog synth was an Akai AX60 which I've no regrets getting rid of.
I am no longer in pursuit of vintage synths. The generally absurd inflation from demand versus practical use and maintenance costs is no longer viable. The internet has suffocated and vanquished yet another wonderful hobby. Too bad.
--Solderman no more.
--Solderman no more.
yes i think we did.
whatever though
esq-1 or an200 cannot remember.
esq-1 is the only one now after a slew of in and outs.
used to do the turntablism thing...slowly figured out that synth etc were used to make the songs on the records...
played guitar, drums, and saxophone before...
sometimes i wish i didn't...as there is a strange burden when trying to figure out which to put time in to ....i cannot make up my mind...sometimes i think i should get rid of everything.
stupid music
whatever though
esq-1 or an200 cannot remember.
esq-1 is the only one now after a slew of in and outs.
used to do the turntablism thing...slowly figured out that synth etc were used to make the songs on the records...
played guitar, drums, and saxophone before...
sometimes i wish i didn't...as there is a strange burden when trying to figure out which to put time in to ....i cannot make up my mind...sometimes i think i should get rid of everything.
stupid music

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Solderman wrote:Didn't we already do this? http://www.vintagesynth.org/phpBB2/view ... 46&start=0 http://www.vintagesynth.org/phpBB2/view ... 24&start=0
For the record, my first analog synth was an Akai AX60 which I've no regrets getting rid of.
yeah, i had to check that thread to make sure i listed the right synth.
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First synth I ever bought was a Korg M500 which wasn't much more than a glorified toy.
A few months later I purchased a Yamaha CS-5 which was a bit of bad judgement as couple of months after that I got hold of a secondhand CS-15!
Wish I still had the CS-15
A few months later I purchased a Yamaha CS-5 which was a bit of bad judgement as couple of months after that I got hold of a secondhand CS-15!
Wish I still had the CS-15
DW8000,MS2000B,JX3P,PG200,SH-32,JV-1010,MU90R, TX81Z,CZ101,VZ8M, Drumstation,AStation,XR10,RT-232,VirusB,K4R,Proteus 2000:Oscar,PhilipRees CSF,C16,Roland Gaia, Studiologic Sledge,Quasimidi Quasar,NanoSynth,NanoBass,Korg 03/RW, SR-88
MS-2000 which I just toyed with while focusing on guitar and sold before I really got into it. Now I don't have any guitars. I've always wanted to get another MS2000 now that I've taken time to learn to use synths. With so many synths I haven't tried, it is hard to go back and get anything I already tried. Plus, I love my Virus and feel it covers my VA needs (just wish it were a TI).
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I've come to talk with you again
I've come to talk with you again
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ARP Odyssey in 1973. Couldn't afford a 2600. The Minimoog was the only other choice and the salesman told me the ARP was way better.
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CASIO MT-70 . . . 1982
KORG PolySix . . . 1984
CASIO SK-1 . . . 1987
(insert acoustic guitar phase here)
KORG MicroKorg . . .. 2006
ZOOM MRT-3B . . . 2006
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CASIO MT-70 . . . 1982
KORG PolySix . . . 1984
CASIO SK-1 . . . 1987
(insert acoustic guitar phase here)

KORG MicroKorg . . .. 2006
ZOOM MRT-3B . . . 2006
KORG EA-1 mkII . . . 2006
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BEHRINGER Xenyx 802; CASIO Casiotone MT-70; KORG Electribe EA-1mkII, microKORG, mini-KP; QUIKLOK T20 T-REX Series X;
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Here's a short story I wrote called "My father and my Roland S-50 sampler.":
My father bought me my first keyboard, a Roland S-50 sampler. I remember he took me to Sam Ash in Teaneck, New Jersey. He worked nearby as a College Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University. It was 1986...
http://www.wiretotheear.com/2007/11/27/ ... 0-sampler/
My father bought me my first keyboard, a Roland S-50 sampler. I remember he took me to Sam Ash in Teaneck, New Jersey. He worked nearby as a College Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University. It was 1986...
http://www.wiretotheear.com/2007/11/27/ ... 0-sampler/
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Cool story, Electrocomp.
Yes, times have changed. My decision to buy the Quadrasynth Plus (as previously mentioned) was definitely based around MIDI and the high number of multi-timbral parts offered. At the same time I bought a copy of MOTU's Performer software. Not Digital Performer, just Performer. It was a MIDI sequencer only - no audio recording. And I also vividly remember, a few years later, "upgrading" to Digital Performer and only being able to record/play back 4 tracks of audio because that's all my Mac IIsi could handle.
Yes, times have changed. My decision to buy the Quadrasynth Plus (as previously mentioned) was definitely based around MIDI and the high number of multi-timbral parts offered. At the same time I bought a copy of MOTU's Performer software. Not Digital Performer, just Performer. It was a MIDI sequencer only - no audio recording. And I also vividly remember, a few years later, "upgrading" to Digital Performer and only being able to record/play back 4 tracks of audio because that's all my Mac IIsi could handle.