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Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:51 am
by oscillateur
More like tangerines and oranges, to be fair... :)

I didn't say anything about you prefering the sound of the brute's filter, just that the sequencing and patch memories are in my opinion big advantages of the Korg (Monologue, the Minilogue is a poly so a different beast).

Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:59 am
by actual
oscillateur wrote:More like tangerines and oranges, to be fair... :)

I didn't say anything about you prefering the sound of the brute's filter, just that the sequencing and patch memories are in my opinion big advantages of the Korg (Monologue, the Minilogue is a poly so a different beast).
"In my opinion" being the key words ;)
Not to drag it out, but it's kinda like saying an active bass with a 3 band eq is better than a passive bass with a simple tonestack, but we all know it isn't that simple.

Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 11:18 am
by Invisible Man
roland furtkamp wrote:
;)

Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:25 pm
by raj007
Bumping to say I got a used Microbrute :yay:

It'll arrive next week.

I've spent a large portion of the day reading about synth and even modular stuff ...

And watched I Dream of Wires...

I have a feeling the Brute will be a gateway drug.

Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:01 pm
by Jero
So it's been a little while...how did it go with the microbrute?

I'm about to either get one of those or the monologue.

Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:30 pm
by raj007
Jero wrote:So it's been a little while...how did it go with the microbrute?

I'm about to either get one of those or the monologue.
Microbrute was a feeler for me to see if I wanted to go further...yuuuuuuup.

Sold the Brute a few weeks ago and now I have a Kilpatrick Phenol and BeatStep Pro. I am going to learn modular synthesis and sequencing with these two devices and then sometime in the Fall I'll likely go the Euro/Case route. But it will be a very slow process. To get a full voiced 6U case...prob $3-3,500...honestly, it'd probably take me a good year or more to fill it. But, I'm excited to learn in baby steps.

It's been so fun thus far.

Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:57 am
by Jero
Looks like the bug bit you good haha. I have no intention of getting into modular/euro but it's fun vicariously living through all you guys who are.

Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:18 am
by Stinkbug
Has anyone used the Korg Volca Keys? It looks pretty cool, and used its borderline inexpensive.

Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:31 am
by actual
A bunch of dudes on here use the Volcas :) Pretty sure you could find something in the search.

Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 3:01 am
by fcknoise
Stinkbug wrote:Has anyone used the Korg Volca Keys? It looks pretty cool, and used its borderline inexpensive.
Haven't tried either but if I wanted one I'd look at the volca FM first.

Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 11:12 am
by Jero
fcknoise wrote:
Stinkbug wrote:Has anyone used the Korg Volca Keys? It looks pretty cool, and used its borderline inexpensive.
Haven't tried either but if I wanted one I'd look at the volca FM first.
That's where I'm at as well. Looks like fun :joy:

Re: Thinking about Synth--Help!

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 3:00 pm
by Psyre
Volca FM is insanely cool. It's become my main synth until an OP-1 gets ordered. Even the indepth parameter editing is quite and intuitive. The FM and the Kick are in a league of their own.