Looking for a sub $400 synth

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Looking for a sub $400 synth

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I have $400 in gift cards for guitar center and I wanted to get a synth of some form. What's the best bang for my money for the $400. I only have a microkorg and the midi controller currently.
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Arturia MicroBrute is around $300 new and you can find deals for open box or slightly used. You can also find different versions of the MiniBrute used within that budget.
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Monologue, or 2 Volcas, Sample and FM?
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MicroBrute or Monologue are both great suggestions. What kind of synth do you want though?
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For that, I’d get the Roland JP-08, but to echo D.O.S., it really depends on what you want?
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D.o.S. wrote:MicroBrute or Monologue are both great suggestions. What kind of synth do you want though?
This. You're not too far away from a Korg MS-20 mini too.
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Call them and ask for at least 15% off. They’ve gotten a bit more amenable to it. Grab a minilogue
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Got a used JP-08, didnt know they existed but that will do it for me. Thanks guys.
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Did I trade you that microkorg for a Dwarfcraft thing a few years back? Does the fourth encoder give ya fits?
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harpies wrote:Call them and ask for at least 15% off. They’ve gotten a bit more amenable to it. Grab a minilogue
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Minilogue is crazy for the price... you can probably find an open box one. Unless you're dead set on a monosynth, and even then the Minilogue has various modes which cover that territory, though not as well as a dedicated mono.
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I assume the Gift Card works for used gear too, right? I’d search online and see what they have in the used gear section. Notation K-Station is a fun synth and they usually go for cheap. I got mine for $175 and seen them around that price locally.
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An Access Virus B or C would give you a whole lot of bang for the buck.
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actual wrote:An Access Virus B or C would give you a whole lot of bang for the buck.
When you find one for sub $400 let me know! :lol:
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Re: Looking for a sub $400 synth

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Here's one for 410eur. That's 508usd, but I've seen them go for less.
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anz ... 90-74-6471
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