Want to buy a synth: Complete newbie here. Advice?

[Ashe37]

I have my AN1x for more than 2 years and I don't see myself selling it.
There is no other synth with the same engine with at least 10 notes of polyphony (I think that is only possible if you buy 2 PLG-AN boards, and Iam not sure if they are compatible with the actual Yamaha workstations).

Unless Yamaha makes a new improved model, I don't think the AN1x has a replacement and it might always be a good synth to keep.

The Motif and Motif ES, all models including rack, can take two of the AN boards. the new Motif XS cannot.

[pricklyrobot]

Another vote for the An1X, it was my first synth. It was easy enough to get cool sounds out of it without knowing what the h**l I was doing, but it's deep enough that (having had it for 7 years now) I'm still figuring out new things I can do with it.

The MicroKorg is fun, great sound, compact, and can run on batteries. But it's nice to have full-size keys, more octaves, and the An1X makes a great controller keyboard for playing rack/desktop synths, softsynths, or whatever. And these days it only seems to go for slightly more ($300-ish) than the MicroKorg ($250-ish).

[hotfoot982]

Another vote for the An1X, it was my first synth. It was easy enough to get cool sounds out of it without knowing what the h**l I was doing, but it's deep enough that (having had it for 7 years now) I'm still figuring out new things I can do with it.

The MicroKorg is fun, great sound, compact, and can run on batteries. But it's nice to have full-size keys, more octaves, and the An1X makes a great controller keyboard for playing rack/desktop synths, softsynths, or whatever. And these days it only seems to go for slightly more ($300-ish) than the MicroKorg ($250-ish).

Damnnnnn thats awesome to hear. It sounds like a great starter synth like you said. Im most def gonna go with that. I like how you said its good for soft synths too. I can use that.
I just hope I can grab one on ebay in time cause it seems like theres not to many for sale