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I want to make all of the sounds, without spending all of the money.

Pocket piano or volca keys look like the only other sub $500 options, but neither seems very playable.
I would pay for some rhodes or mellotron-type sounds.

What do I do?

If it has to be analog its probably not gonna happen. If digital or virtual analog is ok then there's tons of options. Alesis Micron is awesome for a cheap compact synth, can be had for like $150.

Microbrute has most of the features of the Minibrute and could probably be picked up used for under $200 smackaroos. I'd just save up for the mini, it rules.

casiotone MT-65 or similar
run through octave pedal if you want the sub bass (honestly i think these sound better than most new cheap synths)

or a microkorg

if you want something thats not super limited you're gonna be hard pressed finding an analogue synth at that price point. there are plenty of digital or VA ones that do a lot more for a lot cheaper.
a pocket piano MIDI with a MIDI keyboard running into a mixer to soften it out would sound awesome.

A used iPad.

trace wrote:If it has to be analog its probably not gonna happen. If digital or virtual analog is ok then there's tons of options. Alesis Micron is awesome for a cheap compact synth, can be had for like $150.

Im going to express this once again: try out a Micron before you buy. Some people dig em but a lot of peeps (myself included) have a jard time coaxing much of anything useable out of those synths.

Inconuucl wrote:A used iPad.

AniMoog and you're choice of USB MIDI keyboard. As long as you're okay using a screen to tweak parameters. AniMoog has way more sounds than any analog synth in your budget and to be honest sounds just as good, if not better.

Wes Mantooth wrote:

Inconuucl wrote:A used iPad.

AniMoog and you're choice of USB MIDI keyboard. As long as you're okay using a screen to tweak parameters. AniMoog has way more sounds than any analog synth in your budget and to be honest sounds just as good, if not better.

Neat, I like the sound of that.

Makes sense for my needs.

Wes Mantooth wrote:

Inconuucl wrote:A used iPad.

AniMoog and you're choice of USB MIDI keyboard. As long as you're okay using a screen to tweak parameters. AniMoog has way more sounds than any analog synth in your budget and to be honest sounds just as good, if not better.

This is what I did, and Massdrop is selling a Samson 25 key controller with samplers for like 50 bucks right now? https://www.massdrop.com/buy/samson-gra ... controller

ANIMOOG RULES

John Matrix wrote:ANIMOOG RULES

I think if the interface was just on a screen on a keyboard that Moog sold, it would be far and away their most lusted after model. Does shit you can't do with all of Moog's other synths combined.

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I just watched a demo of animooog for the first time.

Fuck.

I agree that Animoog is BADASS. For fun, the Moog Theremini is a theremin that has Animoog as it's sound engine…I think it can do midi over USB too so you could use it with a midi controller as an Animoog sound module with keys and then have Theremin freakout times, being a dedicated piece of hardware, it may have better digital to audio convertors than the iPad and thus, sound a little better. I don't think it has every patch from Animoog but it has recently had an update so you would need to check that out further.

Also, there are a ton of other cool apps for the iPad like Waldorf Nave, Korg Gadgets app., several apps that do some great stuff with sampling and granular synthesis. I think a good iPad is a solid way to fill in blanks in one's electronic music explorations. I have a drum machines, synths, a modular and I still find great uses for the iPad.

Deltaphoenix wrote:I agree that Animoog is BADASS. For fun, the Moog Theremini is a theremin that has Animoog as it's sound engine…I think it can do midi over USB too so you could use it with a midi controller as an Animoog sound module with keys and then have Theremin freakout times, being a dedicated piece of hardware, it may have better digital to audio convertors than the iPad and thus, sound a little better. I don't think it has every patch from Animoog but it has recently had an update so you would need to check that out further.

Also, there are a ton of other cool apps for the iPad like Waldorf Nave, Korg Gadgets app., several apps that do some great stuff with sampling and granular synthesis. I think a good iPad is a solid way to fill in blanks in one's electronic music explorations. I have a drum machines, synths, a modular and I still find great uses for the iPad.

Thank you for letting me know that exists, because holy shit I've never needed something more.