Good synths for leads?

Hellhound · Post by **Hellhound** » Fri May 15, 2009 10:25 am

Hi, I'm looking for a good synth for making leads on. I currently have a Novation Bass Station for bass parts but I would really like something polyphonic for leads.

The synth should have:
At least 6 note polyphony.
A three octave keyboard at minimum as I plan to use it as a controller keyboard as well, semi-weighted keys preferably.
Good MIDI implementation.
Analog or virtual analog synthesis.
Hands on programming preferably, although some menu programming is fine.

I don't really mind if it's old or new and cost is a factor, so I would like it to be no more than $600 AUD. Sorry if I made it a bit difficult for you guys.

Please reply if you have any suggestions.

Mati · Post by **Mati** » Sat May 16, 2009 8:37 pm

Nord Lead perhaps?
20 voices polyphony, really great leads, great midi implementation, arpeggiator, cheap, lots of used ones on eBay, virtual analog.
Nuff said

Post by **Stab Frenzy** » Sun May 17, 2009 8:39 am

Leads are generally monophonic, why do you want 6 voices? The only thing I could recommend would be an MS2000 but it only has 4 voices.

Mati: A Nord Lead is out of the price range.

Hybrid88 · Post by **Hybrid88** » Sun May 17, 2009 10:08 am

Maybe stretch the budget and get a deal on a used Alesis Ion? Seems to be good for analog emulation and has a nice key action.

Syn303 · Post by **Syn303** » Sun May 17, 2009 12:11 pm

Leads are far better suited to mono's, or in the case of digital synths, just use the one OSC.
Of course you could stack them up for a unison type lead

Hellhound · Post by **Hellhound** » Thu May 21, 2009 7:31 am

Thanks for all of the replies guys. Sorry it has taken me so long to reply, I completely forgot about this thread. As for your suggestions, the Nord Lead is out of my price range unfortunately and the MS2000's four voices are a bit of a problem. I have checked out the Alesis Ion, it looks pretty good for what I want and there is one on eBay at the moment so that is looking pretty promising.

Thanks again for the suggestions.

ned-ryarson · Post by **ned-ryarson** » Thu May 21, 2009 12:01 pm

alesis ion.... VA, 3osc, big keyboard, plenty of routing options, polphony, probably optional monophonic mode too for leads

used ones for around $650 these days

Post by **Ashe37** » Thu May 21, 2009 12:18 pm

Yamaha AN-1X

Pro5 · Post by **Pro5** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:00 pm

Ashe37 wrote:Yamaha AN-1X

Yes, esp for the price. Smooth buttery leads or hard sync leads... take your pick.

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