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aen wrote:Arturia MiniBrute, or Moog Minitaur, or Slim Phatty, if you have a midi controller.

These! Also, DSI Mopho, Analog Solutions Semblance, Doepher Dark Energy, or maybe one of those old Roland SH-##'s. The Teenage Engineering OP-1 seems like a lot of fun too. These are all the synths I considered when I was looking to drop similar amounts of cash. Now I think I'm going to go modular instead.........

CS-5 was my first synth and i've hung onto it, probably will forever... that and MS-10 & 20 are my favorite bassline synths.

aside from elektron SFX-6, shruthi and SK-1 i'm all analog. sorry.

You could get a couple microkorgs.
LAWL!
Actually, I really wanted a Korg MS2000, that thing looks legit, and it's not in vogue right now, so they're pretty fuckin affordable.

maz91379 wrote:Um so what if I want something non analog and crazy... like an access virusy type thing just within my price range ?

Used Access TI Snow's def within your price range!

Finding one.

Achtane wrote:Finding one.

LOL
pros: FAT AS FUCK SOUND. really versatile controls.

cons: monophonic (really depends on your own personal taste, if u want chords or not. if u dont then this is not a con)


+1 on the MS2000. they dont get enough love

Haki wrote:

univalve wrote:

jskadiang wrote:I'd say try to get a used Minitaur somewhere (or even new actually, they're well within your price range). 100 presets, HUUUUUGE bass, compact as compact can be, very user-friendly. Moog. Can't go wrong.

hmmm, this increases my "want factor" again dramatically...

If it helps as justification, I was under the impression you already bought one.

No, no money. And other priorities (speaker, overheads, fuzz etc. you know it...)

Just sell your Baby Blue over at TGP and you'll have enough money for all of that.

Haki wrote:Just sell your Baby Blue over at TGP and you'll have enough money for all of that.

If my Buddy ever gets along with his (Band)Project that Pedal will be my main sound again. No, can't sell it

you really haven't given us much to go on, but in that price range i'd give a serious look at used alesis ion. cheap, flexible, sounds pretty good, flexible... tbh from the way you are talking yiu don't really know what you want. Which of course is totally normal (or maybe I'm reading this wrong). So what I would reconmend is a flexible VA or try some soft synths, until you have a real solid idea of your favorite sounds, then come back and ask for more advice. The trouble with the softsynth route is that you probably need a keyboard, so again, a flexible VA is a smart first choice.

If you are looking for a general all-around synth, maybe check out the Roland Juno-Di, Juno-Gi, or GAIA SH-01. The GAIA SH-01 is a VA with a lot of sliders, but the modern conveniences of USB and 64-voice polyphony. The Junos are performance synths with tons of presets and a few knobs to modify the sounds. I mention them as non analog and crazy alternatives to all of the great suggestions already.