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Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:17 pm
by Shish
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That's my newest toy. Since I hate using laptops for music I was on a quest for a hardware sequencer. Originally I bought RM1x, which was cool but had three broken keys (oh, ebay :facepalm: ). So I decided to pick QY700 instead. Still going through manual, but it's fun to just hook it up to Blofeld and make a complete tune with 16 synth parts in multimode. I actually consider using Blofeld as a drum machine as an addition to my Electribe, since I have keyboard version and it has samples that I can mangle with a synth engine.

Microbrute is on my gas-list as well. I really want to pair Mini (which I already have) and Micro for and ultimate Monobrute :joy:

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:38 pm
by space6oy
how much did the QY700 cost ya?

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:24 pm
by Shish
space6oy wrote:how much did the QY700 cost ya?

$300

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:17 pm
by space6oy
nice score, hope you dig it!

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:19 pm
by Warpsmasher
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVC2vyVCWJI[/youtube]

http://www.rolandus.com/go/aira/

Damn, the System 1 is brilliant. Korg really needs to follow this now and make a hardware host/controller for their legacy collection.

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:25 am
by erector
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Saturday evening synth jamz (aka I'm super tired and am providing my own zoning out soundtrack)...

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:34 am
by Disarm D'arcy
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I need to try the Trinity on my Moog Little Phatty. But I CAN'T get myself to. It brings so much to the MK.

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:29 am
by Forrrest
Hey guys.
I'm looking to change up my setup and want to look into getting 2 new synths.
I want one for deep bass tones (enough to replace a bass player, big thick bass)
and another to run into pedals for ambient/noise/pads. some polyphony here would be very useful. doing organ tones is a big plus.
don't need any arpegiators or anything typical for trance/electronic music.
presets are a must.

any suggestions?
big cap on budget at 2500$, but 1500$ would be ideal.
Any ideas yet on the arrival for the Sub37 and System-1 ?

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 11:21 am
by Deltaphoenix
The Sub37 is dope looking. It could definitely do the bass and more, it could drone, do leads, etc.

Pads mean that you need plenty of voices, often cheapest in digital. I would look at a Waldorf Blofeld or maybe an older Access Virus, like a Virus C or B.

I would say that if you are trying to do around $1500 I would get a Moog Minitaur or Little Phatty plus one of the above synths.

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:03 pm
by MeSoFuzzy
Deltaphoenix wrote: Waldorf Blofeld


Covers bass and pads :joy: I miss my desktop Blofeld :cry: My only complaints are that sometimes you need to go into the filter section and give it a boost to compensate for low output volume. Also, with some parameter tweeks, you have to press a key to hear the change. Otherwise, its an amazing synth!

I play with the Moog synths every time I go to banjo center, they are fucking sweet! The Arturia synths give good bass, but the Steiner filter is not quite as good for deep bass as the Moog filters. You should check out the Novation Bass Station II if you get a chance.

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:21 pm
by Disarm D'arcy
Bass station II is sweet. If you need polyphony, Ultranova or Blofeld ?

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:14 pm
by backwardsvoyager
MeSoFuzzy wrote:
Deltaphoenix wrote: Waldorf Blofeld


Covers bass and pads :joy: I miss my desktop Blofeld :cry: My only complaints are that sometimes you need to go into the filter section and give it a boost to compensate for low output volume. Also, with some parameter tweeks, you have to press a key to hear the change. Otherwise, its an amazing synth!

Yeah, I have a Blofeld keyboard and it sounds absolutely incredible but it is buggy and very hard to match output volume between patches. I wouldn't use it live but for recording it is a phenomenal synth.

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:18 pm
by MeSoFuzzy
Disarm D'arcy wrote:Ultranova or Blofeld ?


I'd be interested to hear what someone that has tried both has to say. The Blofeld made my day even though I sold it to fund more gear lust :facepalm:

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:27 pm
by MeSoFuzzy
backwardsvoyager wrote:it is buggy


Yeah, it froze on me a couple times. Mine was current with the updates. I sold it less than a year ago. The bugginess was pretty minimal for me. I would buy another Blofeld even though it has some quirks.

Re: Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:17 pm
by Shish
MeSoFuzzy wrote:
Disarm D'arcy wrote:Ultranova or Blofeld ?


I'd be interested to hear what someone that has tried both has to say. The Blofeld made my day even though I sold it to fund more gear lust :facepalm:

I had Ultranova and still have Blofeld. I think Blo sounds much better.