Cheap synth modules

I Am the Walrus · Post by **I Am the Walrus** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:37 am

What are some cheap older digital synths? I guess cheesy '80s to early '90s B-Horror movie soundtrack sounds is what I'm after. DX7 tubular bells, Angelo Badalamenti string pads... lots of digital FM/LA stuff and/or lo-fi sampled waveforms.

I don't have room for another keyboard. Rackmount is okay. Half-rack or "desktop" type synths are even better.

Villi · Post by **Villi** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:10 am

The Kurzweil K2000 seems pretty nice for the money.

Bitexion · Post by **Bitexion** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:29 am

But since he said he didn't need another HUGE keyboard, I guess that one's out of the loop already.

synapsecollapse · Post by **synapsecollapse** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:34 am

the k2000 is available as a rack, thats what i figured he was talking about.

a few other thoughts off the top of my head of cheap and small:

oberheim matrix6r/matrix1000 (2 and 1 space racks)
yamaha tg33 (tabletop fm)
roland d550 (rackmount D50)
emsoniq esqm (rackmount esq1)

Carey M · Post by **Carey M** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:44 am

I Am the Walrus wrote:Angelo Badalamenti string pads... lots of digital FM/LA stuff and/or lo-fi sampled waveforms.

For Badalamenti string pads, Roland D-110 and MKS-70. MKS-50 (alpha juno in a 1U rack) is great too.

- CM

mao · Post by **mao** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:20 am

Kurzweil k2000R (or RS if you want a GREAT sampler too...)
Roland D50
Yamaha TX802 - TG77
Waldorf Microwave2... (if you want to spend half the price of a Blofeld...)

All these are very cheap today... and they all worth the money... K2000R in primis.

Get all them (see my sign) and enjoy...

I Am the Walrus · Post by **I Am the Walrus** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:56 am

Carey M wrote:For Badalamenti string pads, Roland D-110 and MKS-70. MKS-50 (alpha juno in a 1U rack) is great too.- CM

I have an Alpha Juno and indeed, it does do good strings.

I Am the Walrus · Post by **I Am the Walrus** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:01 pm

Sorry for posting in the wrong forum AGAIN. I don't post to this discussion board often, but I'll figure out the rules eventually.

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:27 pm

Without a doubt the DX200. I got one two weeks ago and haven't slept since!

desdinova · Post by **desdinova** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:56 pm

The U110/220s are great because they can be had for ridiculous cheap. The keyboard DXes are overpriced at this point, I think. A lot of people seem to pass on TX802s, and they're great boxes.

eskimo · Post by **eskimo** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:59 pm

What about an late 90's emu racksynth?
Morpheus, Audity, Proteus..
They're dirt cheap, powerful to program and single RU.

Post by **meatballfulton** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:55 pm

Widely available under $100 80s cheese:

Yamaha FB01, TX81Z
Roland MT32
Kawai K1m
Ensoniq SQ-R

tim gueguen · Post by **tim gueguen** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:55 am

So, what is a reaonable price for a U110 or a Yamaha TG55 these days?

Post by **Mixolydian** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:41 am

TG-55s run anywhere from $100 - $180. U-110s are about the same.

I had a D-110 once - cheap, but one of the hardest modules to figure out.

I do own a Roland MKS-70 which I paid $360 for. Not cheap - but a great string machine - perhaps the best analog string synth out there. Here's a (not so good) sample: http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=959660&t=8830

I also have a Yamaha TX802 which I quite like. I got lucky and picked mine up for $90. Several TX802 factory patches: http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=920933&t=2440 Another with one patch sequencing guitar type arpeggio: http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=947269&t=2440

Then there's the Roland MKS-50 which used to go for around $150. Suddenly, they seem to be fetching over $200. MKS-50 sample: http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=888355&t=2440

crystalmsc · Post by **crystalmsc** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:01 pm

synapsecollapse wrote:yamaha tg33 (tabletop fm)

+1, I like the cheesy/hybrid string sound of this desktop module.

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