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Favorite synth accessories?

Post by colorbars » Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:39 pm

Name your top 5 favorite synth accessories (external filters, controllers, effects, sequencers etc etc etc)

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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by Alex E » Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:06 pm

Bode Phase Shifter. :)
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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by rhino » Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:11 pm

in no order:

good case
foot switches
foot controler pedals
bass pedals
MIDI patcher
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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by garranimal » Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:30 pm

Boss RE-20 Space Echo. It never gets old.
Sustain Pedal. It HAS to be there or something is missing.
Keywear keyboard covers. It's a dusty, dusty world.
Surge protector. I wonder too much about ac power transients, especially when the HVAC unit kicks on/off and I can see the room light flicker.

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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by garranimal » Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:32 pm

garranimal wrote:Boss RE-20 Space Echo. It never gets old.
Sustain Pedal. It HAS to be there or something is missing.
Keywear keyboard covers. It's a dusty, dusty world.
Surge protector. I wonder too much about ac power transients, especially when the HVAC unit kicks on/off and I can see the room light flicker.
1/4" audio patchbay. Helps keep me sane.

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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by colorbars » Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:35 pm

mmmmm space echo :)

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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by redchapterjubilee » Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:06 pm

1. Patch cords
2. hard case
3. keyboard stand
4. alesis mod fx pedals (bitrman + ineko)
5. Line 6 Echo Park
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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by Stab Frenzy » Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:25 pm

garranimal wrote:Boss RE-20 Space Echo. It never gets old.
It does as soon as you try a Timefactor actually.

For me it's this:

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It reminds people what I play in the band when they're talking to me at the bar after our set.

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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by space6oy » Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:59 pm

Stab Frenzy wrote:
garranimal wrote:Boss RE-20 Space Echo. It never gets old.
It does as soon as you try a Timefactor actually.

For me it's this:

Image

It reminds people what I play in the band when they're talking to me at the bar after our set.
then this once he gets a girl home from the bar.
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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by wildpaws » Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:05 am

Flight case, good stand, surge/power conditioner, roadies, groupies.
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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by tallowwaters » Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:25 am

Cables, otherwise it's all a fairly pointless endeavor.
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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by colorbars » Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:58 am

redchapterjubilee wrote:1. Patch cords
2. hard case
3. keyboard stand
4. alesis mod fx pedals (bitrman + ineko)
5. Line 6 Echo Park
Good call on the mod fx pedals, i just picked up a 'philtre' and i love it. I'm currently trying to track down a bitrman.

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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by Sir Nose » Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:02 am

MIDI Murf
Delta Labs 1020 Delay
Peavey MD-II mixer
Q-tron
BBE 482
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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by Hybrid88 » Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:03 am

Does a good set of speakers count...

...that's an accessory right? :D

But more seriously, a tape delay and an old spring reverb are a lot of fun on synths ;)

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Re: Favorite synth accessories?

Post by tekkentool » Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:14 am

My laptop ;)

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