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Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:19 pm
by cloudscapes
all these mini synths are just BEGGING for a manufacterer to make tiny MIDI keyboards! not the USB kind like korg makes, but the same size.

Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:28 pm
by nieh
Stylaphone!!!

Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:53 pm
by 01010111
I'm thinking about getting one of these and one of these mini synths for guitar based awesomeness
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I thought the pic would be bigger. It's a sonus guitar to midi converter, they make bass voiced ones as well.

Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:15 pm
by Heavy_Soul
nieh wrote:Stylaphone!!!

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double whammy!

Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:46 pm
by Gone Fission
cloudscapes wrote:all these mini synths are just BEGGING for a manufacterer to make tiny MIDI keyboards! not the USB kind like korg makes, but the same size.


For reals, the RockBand keytar has a MIDI out and isn't a bad key bed. http://createdigitalmusic.com/2010/10/h ... -keyboard/ They even have a solidly built adjustable height stand for it if you don't want to rock it 80's style. I don't know if you're looking for physically smaller, but that's pretty small investment and available in any big box atrocity store.

Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:19 pm
by cloudscapes
Gone Fission wrote:
cloudscapes wrote:all these mini synths are just BEGGING for a manufacterer to make tiny MIDI keyboards! not the USB kind like korg makes, but the same size.


For reals, the RockBand keytar has a MIDI out and isn't a bad key bed. http://createdigitalmusic.com/2010/10/h ... -keyboard/ They even have a solidly built adjustable height stand for it if you don't want to rock it 80's style. I don't know if you're looking for physically smaller, but that's pretty small investment and available in any big box atrocity store.


even smaller than that! even as big or slightly bigger than the monotron keys above! 9v battery with midi out. true midi out, not usb.

a lot of us prioritize size when our synths is part of a larger setup.

Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:29 pm
by Achtane
two great-feeling synth action octaves, all in a strap-on form factor with battery power


I came

Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:22 am
by dorfmeister
wfs1234 wrote:I'm thinking about getting one of these and one of these mini synths for guitar based awesomeness
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I thought the pic would be bigger. It's a sonus guitar to midi converter, they make bass voiced ones as well.


I've got one of those on the way to me right now.

Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:28 am
by dorfmeister
Gone Fission wrote:
cloudscapes wrote:all these mini synths are just BEGGING for a manufacterer to make tiny MIDI keyboards! not the USB kind like korg makes, but the same size.


For reals, the RockBand keytar has a MIDI out and isn't a bad key bed. http://createdigitalmusic.com/2010/10/h ... -keyboard/ They even have a solidly built adjustable height stand for it if you don't want to rock it 80's style. I don't know if you're looking for physically smaller, but that's pretty small investment and available in any big box atrocity store.


The "you rock guitar" also has interesting promise as a controller.

http://www.yourockguitar.com/
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Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:03 am
by dorfmeister
A "Rock Band" guitar with a midi out.

http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Mustang- ... m_sbs_MI_5

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Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:11 am
by dorfmeister
SammichSID which looks to be a no longer active project.

http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=sammichsid

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Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:13 am
by dorfmeister
wfs1234 wrote:I'm thinking about getting one of these and one of these mini synths for guitar based awesomeness
Image
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I thought the pic would be bigger. It's a sonus guitar to midi converter, they make bass voiced ones as well.


Yeah.....I bought mine for $97 shipped from Amazon.....pair this with a Meeblip and you've got a guitar synth system for less than $250!

Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:24 am
by dorfmeister
tuffteef wrote:
Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D. wrote:is the struthi like mega customizable? or am i getting things i read mixed up?


the truth

the guy who builds them sells assembled units aswel


I noticed that now......but how often are they available? I am guessing he probably builds 3 or something and then there is like a 2 minute window of availability before they get sold out!

Any idea how much he charges for them assembled?

Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:41 am
by dorfmeister
A list of hardware step sequencers:

http://www.step-sequencer.com/hardware

Re: Relatively Cheap Synthesizers

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:11 pm
by dorfmeister
Paia fatman

http://www.paia.com/proddetail.asp?prod=9308K
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