What to get....

[pmh]

I appreciate there will be many threads around the "What would you buy with $1,000" theme, and didn't want to start another, but I got a bit of a surprise at work last week when I got an unexpected relocation allowance of £600 ($900) for moving a few miles further down the road.

I had been considering the Minibrute/Microbrute, but had also been looking at the Waldorf Rocket, along with the DSI Mopho and the Korg Volca series.

Then again, should I put it towards the Nord Lead 4.

Something for settee playing would be good, but so would some more serious kit. Compact is a great consideration, as I am running out of space.

Bit of a head scratcher at the moment.

Any thoughts?

Kind regards,




Phil

[Darkseid]

I think the waldorf rocket looks really interesting for the price, simple yes but still looks a lot of fun and takes up hardly any room. I used to own a dsi mopho kb and liked the keyboard action and interface but the sound didn't do much for me personally.

[Percivale]

Any existing gear and what do you intend with new purchase?

[Ned Bouhalassa]

Waldorf Pulse 2.

[monolith]

A fun lounge synth would be the desktop evolver, especially if you're into droney stuff and Berlin school style sequencing - then you wouldn't even need a keyboard!

[pmh]

The Evolver certainly looks interesting. Despite my many visits to Dave's site, I hadn't seen this before. It's lack of headphone socket could be a problem, especially for lounge work.

This is something I'll have to check for on my shortlist before making a final decision.

I don't play in a band, just for myself, but my music teacher seems increasingly interested in laying down some tracks, so you never know.

I do have quite a bit of equipment, list and pics >here<.

Kind regards,



Phil

[Percivale]

Somehow an imagery of a Minibrute cutting through your sonic library came to mind..

[meatballfulton]

I'm a DSI fan so would point you at Evolver or Mopho.

Rocket's severely limited EG is showstopper for me, for that price I would go MicroBrute.

[Stab Frenzy]

Second hand Analog Four.

[phesago]

there should be a sticky at the top of this forum "Looking for a decent synth in your price range" and the only post in it is this.

Second hand Analog Four.

All kidding aside, this could be the go to suggestion for a long time

[pmh]

Narrowed it down a little, for the time being; though I might change my mind soon.

I have my eye on: a Mopho, Microbrute, and M-audio Axiom 61, as my other midi controller is USB only.

Still a bit undecided on the Mopho, but it would be nice to own a piece of DSI.

Kind regards,



Phil

[pmh]

Found a shop having a bit of a sale, so I bought my first item:-

Was it a banjo, was it a flute, no it was ........ a Microbrute!

Kind regards,



Phil

[monolith]

Nice one. I love mine, it's far more versatile than its size implies.

[meatballfulton]

You're gonna be sorry you passed on the banjo

[cartesia]

Honestly, with all the gear you have, I'd say -
Spend the money on drugs and lock yourself in the studio for a few days