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Re: Help Me Spend Money -- Looking at >$1000 synths
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:56 pm
by bongoben
kbithecrowing wrote:Bartimaeus wrote:The bass on a All I Need was a Prophet 5. Maybe go Mopho or Mopho x4?
Ugh I love that sound.
Agreed. That's what I'm looking for.
Re: Help Me Spend Money -- Looking at >$1000 synths
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:19 pm
by kbit
Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D. wrote:i would totally get a Korg Mono/Poly. is my dream synth
I watched a demo of the mono/poly and as soon as it got to the the arpeggio section I was like "yup, that's totally Archy"
Re: Help Me Spend Money -- Looking at >$1000 synths
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:27 pm
by cedarskies
kbithecrowing wrote:Bartimaeus wrote:The bass on a All I Need was a Prophet 5. Maybe go Mopho or Mopho x4?
Ugh I love that sound. Do you know this from a live video or was there an article that talked about the gear they used?
It's on that king of gear site
Re: Help Me Spend Money -- Looking at >$1000 synths
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:15 pm
by Decibill
Love the Mono/Poly too...
Re: Help Me Spend Money -- Looking at >$1000 synths
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:14 pm
by bongoben
Ok. DSI Mono Evolver Keyboard PE. I like how it sounds. Any opinions on it?
Re: UPDATE - DSI question..... Looking at >$1000 synths
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:25 am
by Shish
Solid choice. I've been thinking about desktop version for a while now.
Re: UPDATE - DSI question..... Looking at <$1000 synths
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:30 am
by bongoben
This just in... I'm a fucking idiot. I used a greater than symbol in the title instead of a less than. Yeah... I've got about $1000 to work with here. Sorry
Re: UPDATE - DSI question..... Looking at <$1000 synths
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:43 am
by Deltaphoenix
Seriously, do some google searches about bugs in the OS. I never owned any Evolvers but the Tetra had a few annoying bugs and theTempest has a horribly incomplete OS, it has midi issues and Dave Smith helped invent midi!
Check out the Elektron Analog 4, you can score a used one for less than thousand, would need midi keys but is a FUN synth plus if you are getting into Euro, it has a CV sequencer.
Re: UPDATE - DSI question..... Looking at <$1000 synths
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:43 am
by bongoben
Deltaphoenix wrote:Seriously, do some google searches about bugs in the OS. I never owned any Evolvers but the Tetra had a few annoying bugs and theTempest has a horribly incomplete OS, it has midi issues and Dave Smith helped invent midi!
Check out the Elektron Analog 4, you can score a used one for less than thousand, would need midi keys but is a FUN synth plus if you are getting into Euro, it has a CV sequencer.
After I posted this last night I ran across the "Evolver issues FAQ" section on DSI's website. That's too bad.
Re: UPDATE - DSI question..... Looking at <$1000 synths
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 1:19 pm
by Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.
yea i agree. the half-assed nature is a downer. the synth engines themselves sound pretty wonderful tho
Re: UPDATE - DSI question..... Looking at <$1000 synths
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:26 pm
by bongoben
I think Adrian Utley sold me on the Arturia Minibrute as a first synth. Is the SE version worth it? I like the 1-knob per function about it. Wish it had another octave though.
Re: UPDATE - Minibrute question..... Looking at <$1000 synt
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:39 pm
by kbit
The minibrute sounds and feels really dope, and has some cool functionality, but the lack of multiple oscillators and presets killed it for me. If you're cool with pure monophonic stuff for bass and are cool with those overlaid preset sheets, go for it. You can probably get one on ebay for cheap.
Re: UPDATE - Minibrute question..... Looking at <$1000 synt
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 5:44 pm
by retinal orbita
The minibrute is awesome. I have not regretted purchasing mine, as a "mess around" kind of synth, I'm not some guy with a lot of other synths....
I'd like a sequencer though, I wish the analog ones weren't more expensive than the synth itself.....
Re: UPDATE - Minibrute question..... Looking at <$1000 synt
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 6:15 pm
by kbit
The MicroBrute has a sequencer instead of an arpeggiator and the SE edition Minibrute will have the sequencer as well.
Re: UPDATE - Minibrute question..... Looking at <$1000 synt
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:56 pm
by Shish
I use Minibrute with Korg EMX, so I'm cool with no onboard sequencer. Arpeggiator is a hell lot of fun though.