I agree with Hybrid that a workstation may ultimately be the way to go, simply because it offers a little bit of everything that you are asking for. The V-Synth is a good choice, and I was going to offer another suggestion in the Roland family. I have the original Roland Fantom, which I love. I boug...

I just had to re-post this because I thought it was funny, and it got lost when the forum went down.

If she's used to playing piano but wants a bit more sounds, I suggest a Casio Privia, like the PX-330. They are not very expensive, they have 88 weighted keys, built-in speakers, a sequencer / accompaniment feature, and are very lightweight (25 lbs). They also have a stereo line input so you can pr...

Also, I can't seem to find if either will send pitchbend. Anyone... From what I could see, it seems like the Zero is able to do it. I found some references, but I'm not sure how it does it. Take a look at page 31 of the Zero mkII manual. http://www.novationmusic.com/support/zero_sl_mk_ii Also, I fo...

If you are looking for something portable, built in speakers, etc, I think you are right to just take her to GC and see what she likes. I peeked at their website and ther a quite a few Casio and Yamahas on there around the $200 mark with built-in speakers. It might be something to get her started wi...

All right, I'll take a look, thanks. By the way, what about Alesis Nanosynth ? I saw a good review on VSE's synth finder. Would it fit for cold wave sounds ? Thank you It can do piano, organ, and strings; which to me would be the types of things you would looking for to make that style of music. Yo...

I like the options that were listed so far myself. If I'm not mistaken, I think that Joy Division might have used an Yamaha SK10, but that doesn't do you any good because it has keys. I was thinking maybe checking out the Yamaha TX802, Roland U220, or the Evolution EVS-1. They can do strings, pianos...

1. I want a synth that doesn't need to be plugged into a computer to use or buy software for. 2. I want it to have a lot of onboard sounds that are already programmed into it. 3. I don't need a lot of bells and whistles, however it would be nice to be able to tweak the sounds a little (like with pi...

Joey wrote:check this out:

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_ar ... cords.html

Thanks Joey...that was really cool!

So the industrial thread that was started just before the forum crashed and was lost once it came back up made me want to dig into my vinyl and CD collections to pull out some of my old industrial albums. I was listening to Nitzer Ebb's That Total Age , As Is , and Showtime late last night and today...

Reginator wrote:It seems weird that Alesis only produced the A6 from late 2000 - 2001. I don't know the history behind that but I guess they had their reasons.

Numark acquired Alesis in 2001....The Andromeda was still made in limited quantities after that, but it has officially been retired this year.

I'm based in the UK so I should imagine shipping from Canada could be a bit dear :( But I am defo interested in the ensoniq sound and sequencer, have you used it to make any songs/patterns yet? :) Basically I've been shaping my own sounds and making some patches. The factory settings on it are pret...

I just got an ESQ-1 about a month ago, and I can say that it is a pretty easy machine to work with. It is definitely more basic than some of the other synths I have owned, which might be right up your alley. Also, right now they are also very inexpensive. "Systemm 777" is actually selling one in the...

To be more precise: I'm not saying that they sound PERFECTLY alike. I'm saying that the difference is way over-spoken of :) There is a difference but it's not that big and certainly is not enough to justify "B does bass better" "C's leads cut more"...that's bull c**p. I will agree with you on this ...

I use the stock battery 3 sounds, ultrabeat, and the waldorf attack for most of my drum sounds (and occasional drums from my synths) and I often find I have too many samples to choose from already to find exactly what I need with a massive sample library like this I feel like i'd go insane All I us...