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What will be the best synthesizer....
....in 2010?


Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
the one that would make green tea when turning the unison mode i guess
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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
The one that I don't spend any money on.
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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
I'd hope for an update for FM8 that gets rid of the old bugs and the new bugs (introduced with 1.4, which causes me to use 1.3), and in addition adds new functionality.
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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
That one they're making out of lab-grown larynxes and neural tissue.
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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
Without doubt....John Bowen's Solaris. 

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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
The Harrington 1200 mkII
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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
The Roland Jupiter-8 2010...
(one can always hope...)
(one can always hope...)

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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
The first old school analog that's doesn't cost a car... I hope scientists at Yamaha Lab's find a new technology for new synths, so the price of old school ones drops. Like in the early nineties.
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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
+1braincandy wrote:The Harrington 1200 mkII
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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
this...

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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
For me, the Andromeda A6. Same as 2009, 2008, 2007....
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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
there are actually quite a few rumors going around that Roland is announcing a "Jupiter" at the Winter NAMM in California (january)Synthaholic wrote:The Roland Jupiter-8 2010...
(one can always hope...)
I am going so I will def. post something on here if it turns out to be true

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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
I guess considering the last two times they implied a new synth could be interpreted as a 'new Jupiter' (JP-8000 and JD-800) we got two pretty great products, even falling short of the JP-8 mark could be good for us.ethesilence wrote:there are actually quite a few rumors going around that Roland is announcing a "Jupiter" at the Winter NAMM in California (january)Synthaholic wrote:The Roland Jupiter-8 2010...
(one can always hope...)
I am going so I will def. post something on here if it turns out to be trueAlthough a) i doubt it and b) even if they do I doubt it will live up to its name..
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Re: What will be the best synthesizer....
The one you find most useful to your music for that year or any year.
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