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Author: quip on July 12 2007 Viewed 2736 times. 5 people liked this blog. You can rate it below if you haven't already.
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right i need a synth for my band. i am playing bass at the moment and want to augment the sound with some bass synth sounds, maybe some pads and tweaked out stuff.
i have some analog synths, but don't want to take them out live. i want something with the same amount of knobs as an analog, small, polyphonic and tough.
the microkorg has been coming to mind. but whenever is see bands with them they sound shit, although they have the ms2000 brain in which i quite like.
any other more interesting propositions are welcome. i haven't got much cash, but would like to buy something soon as we need to gig asap.
cheers
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07/12/07
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soft
sounds cool ben!!
if you need a 'singer/nl2/tx81z/bass stationist'.... you know where to look ;)
07/12/07
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quip
we not gonna have vox -yet although i have been doing singing lessons...
07/12/07
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Loz
@quip - sent you a pm
07/13/07
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SeanShea
I have the Nord Micro. I do suggest it for almost anything, also if you play bass guitar you can patch your guitar through the inputs of the Nord Micro.
Is there a different version of the Nord Micro that has 127 patches? Mine holds just 99.
Also i would say that if you are looking for really deep bass, i like the Alesis Ion and Alesis Micron.
I'm currently pissed at Alesis with how stupidly they are running their company, but the Micron I have really does belt out the bass. But WARNING! make sure you buy a Micron that a steal shaft on the white main programming knob. Don't buy one of the first ones that has a plastic shaft. it was a big f-up to make them with plastic on the first run.
I had a Korg MS2000b rack for a while. i found it to be amazingly poor at cutting through the sound of real acoustic instruments or analog synths. It was one of those synths that just disappeared in a mix like the original DX-7.
The Ensoniq ESQ-1. you can find them dirt cheap in the states and they have real analog filters.
i can't really think of a lot of cheap synths that are dependable and cheap and have a lot of knobs. this is because knobs add a lot of expense to a synth and they get so easily damaged.
07/13/07
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Taxis
What about an X-Station? Small polyphonic and tough are words I would use to describe it. It also acts as a very nice midi controller.
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07/13/07
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daswesen
oh i may have confused that with the micro and the 127 then. I am in the world of 0x7F at the moment and I just brainfarted I think.
07/13/07
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djugel
poly or mono?
07/13/07
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djugel
you should just bust out your Juno - 60. It's not anymore fragile than any modern synth. I treat those things like shit ... never breaks.
07/14/07
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quip
i can't do it man. i used to gig with analogue stuff and it would kill
me to break one of those. also i am not insured.
will look into the micro a bit more. although been given
a good price on the korg
07/14/07
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quip
oh an poly
07/15/07
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quip
right now thinking about the alesis micron?
comments..
07/15/07
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soft
not enough knobs!!
what about a nord?
07/16/07
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yghartsyrt
i'd say nord lead. but that would be kinda expensive.
otherwise i'd second the x-station. nice versatile and cheap synth
07/16/07
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quip
nord lead is my fave. bit big and to pricey.
will look at micro mods on ebay.
this is a minefield..
07/16/07
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djugel
ah ... so you want less than 61 keys I'm guessing.
I think it's MIDI controller time. I like the cheap EMU controllers... nice aftertouch.
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