sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
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Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
If it's just between the 101 and the JN-60, I can't help you, as I don't have a 101. As for the 60, bass is great; nice and wholesome but a bit vanilla. It doesn't have a lot of bite or gristle, and not as flexible in architecture as the 101 or what I'm about to suggest.
However, if you're open to other alternatives, I recommend the budget priced MicroBrute. I've been getting beefy, chunky bass out of it. It also has a very flexible and expansive range and an enormous filter sweet spot. The brute factor and Sub osc add to the girth of the bass tones, as does the resonance. Not a lot of bass attenuation with the res cranked up. It's very fun all around and part of the reason I wanted it was as an alternative to the 101 (which is fetching silly prices).
It also has the flexibility of MIDI integration but also with CV integration; and it has its own on-board sequencer like a 101. If you want "fatness," it has PWM and also detuned "ultrasaw" (cue AG rant on "fatness"...)
However, if you're open to other alternatives, I recommend the budget priced MicroBrute. I've been getting beefy, chunky bass out of it. It also has a very flexible and expansive range and an enormous filter sweet spot. The brute factor and Sub osc add to the girth of the bass tones, as does the resonance. Not a lot of bass attenuation with the res cranked up. It's very fun all around and part of the reason I wanted it was as an alternative to the 101 (which is fetching silly prices).
It also has the flexibility of MIDI integration but also with CV integration; and it has its own on-board sequencer like a 101. If you want "fatness," it has PWM and also detuned "ultrasaw" (cue AG rant on "fatness"...)
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toucheCfNorENa wrote:But by then it'll be worth $1600, and you can sell it at a profit.moodorf wrote:I wouldn't pay $1200+ for an aging synth just because it has a better LFO/envelope/filter/arpeggiator/etc. than one I already have.
It's not so much an argument against the sh specifically, but against blowing a huge wad of money on another synthesizer as opposed to just banking it for when you'll actually need it. One day down the road--sooner than you think--your car will break down or you'll have medical bills or some other financial emergency will come along and you'll think to yourself damn, right about now I really wish I hadn't spent so much money on that sh101 when I already have other perfectly good usable synthesizers.

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Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
Actually, right now my car has broken down and I'm thinking to myself, damn, I really wanted to spend that money on vintage synthesizers.moodorf wrote:One day down the road--sooner than you think--your car will break down or you'll have medical bills or some other financial emergency will come along and you'll think to yourself damn, right about now I really wish I hadn't spent so much money on that sh101 when I already have other perfectly good usable synthesizers.
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Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
I just sold my car and am fighting the urge to say screw it and buy vintage synthesizers instead of another car. 
The Bass Station II might make for a good choice like someone else mentioned. Seems to offer a lot of flexibility in an affordable package. For what they go for used it's tempting to pick one up even though I really don't need one. If you want the SH-101 sound then get one, it's not like you can't turn around and sell it to get most of your money back.

The Bass Station II might make for a good choice like someone else mentioned. Seems to offer a lot of flexibility in an affordable package. For what they go for used it's tempting to pick one up even though I really don't need one. If you want the SH-101 sound then get one, it's not like you can't turn around and sell it to get most of your money back.
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Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
I'm super cereal! And I'm talking about the decay.commodorejohn wrote:Seriously? On mine, I have to move the attack knob almost up to 1 just to get an audibly non-instant attack at all.Carey M wrote:I have the MS-20 mini at our studio, great fun factor, but the envelope response alone makes it not ideal for bass sounds, IMO.
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Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
Who needs a car anyways? 101 for the win! 

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Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
I've been looking at OB-Xa's pondering that.
Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
ditto, and wtf @ ms-20 'not ideal at bass sounds'. ...bass is its bread and butter, h**l, that's its legend. as for topic nah, ms20 doesnt sound anything like a 101. a good modern 101 alternative would be the micro- or minibrute. If i had to choose between a juno 60 and a 101..as in if they were sitting in front of me and i had to pick.. i'd take the 101. but then again, the 106 and mks-30 drove me off of 80s Roland stuff and I already own a 3p...so the 101 would make sense for me.commodorejohn wrote:Seriously? On mine, I have to move the attack knob almost up to 1 just to get an audibly non-instant attack at all.Carey M wrote:I have the MS-20 mini at our studio, great fun factor, but the envelope response alone makes it not ideal for bass sounds, IMO.
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Okay, I'll grant you that the decay is much less snappy than the attack, but I'm still trying to figure out in what situation that would be such a deal-breaker. Are you making basslines consisting entirely of 64th notes or something?Carey M wrote:I'm super cereal! And I'm talking about the decay.
And there's just so much it can do for great bass tone that I can't imagine letting a slightly suboptimal envelope get in the way of that.
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Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
Just use another envelope, there's input patch points for VCF and VCA 

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Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
Hey, if I'm doing sequenced 16th note bass lines, I'm much happier with the 101 than with the MS-20 mini. That's all I'm saying. It just sounds right to my ears. MS-20 mini, not so much. For other kinds of basses, with a resonating HPF for example, great stuff.
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Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
Well, that's a different thing than saying it's just not good for bass, though, isn't it?
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Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
From my perspective, it isn't nearly as good as the 101. Your perspective is different. Which is fine by me!commodorejohn wrote:Well, that's a different thing than saying it's just not good for bass, though, isn't it?
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Re: sh 101 over juno 60 bass would you.
I actually had some difficulties doing bass sequences on the MS-20 Mini using MIDI when I first got it, but then realized it was due to the fact that the envelope won't retrigger itself unless there's a gap between notes.