jazzpiano88 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Jim Alfredson piqued my interest in the pigments soft synth. Would love to try this. 1 Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aynsley Green Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I learnt synthesis on a Roland Juno 106, which I foolishly sold - however, the Roland System 8 does everything that 106 did, and more (yeah it's fake analog, who cares). The System 8 engine by itself is massive, but with the ACB PlugOuts it's an entire synth collection in one box. C'mon Roland - System 16, all of the PlugOuts on board, aftertouch, 61 keys, metal chassis, better FX - you're just leaving money on the table! 3 Quote Aynsley Green Trio - Caravan Upper: Sequential OB6 or Roland Fantom 06 Lower: Nord Stage 4 Compact or Yamaha YC88 Sometimes: Hammond SK2, Roland System 8, Roland SH2, Roland SE-02, Roland JX-08, Korg Prologue 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 21 minutes ago, Aynsley Green said: I learnt synthesis on a Roland Juno 106, which I foolishly sold Same here, but fortunately I kept mine. It needs some work, as a few voices are intermittent last time I powered it up. It’s a funny story a musician borrowed it who was doubling as a cast member in a production and it came back red from stage blood. Talk about just the perfect simple test bed to learn synthesis as a teen! I’ve got the OB6 now that is totally enough to keep me occupied as a piano player. 2 Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpl1228 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 3/17/2024 at 12:28 AM, Sundown said: It would be the Oberheim OBX8, or the “lowly” Sequential Rev2, which I think is a phenomenal package for the money (and has 16 voices). I am sure I'll end up with the Rev2 at some point, because I really want the OB-X8 but my budget says nope, not until the used ones fall in price some more. The Rev2 has the Curtis filters, which meant that back when it first came out (pre-OB-X8) it was seen as a reliable classic Oberheim replacement due to the gritty similar Curtis sound. The Rev 2 and the Prophet '08 were said to sound more like an OB-8 than a Prophet 5, despite the inventor and nameplate. But still....what's my one analog? The OB-X8. I lust after that thing like car people lust for a Ferrari. And like a Ferrari, it ain't the most multifacted thing, but what it does it does so well that nothing else matters! Quote Roland RD-2000, Yamaha Motif XF7, Mojo 61, Invisible keyboard stand (!!!!!), 1939 Martin Handcraft Imperial trumpet "Everyone knows rock music attained perfection in 1974. It is a scientific fact." -- Homer Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Vintage, for me an easy answer, Rhodes Chroma. The keyboard that taught me to slow down and play the note. That is never going to happen because getting good service for vintage analogs in my area is almost impossible, and very expensive to send it off to someone good. If I am paying for it, probably the Take 5. Looks like a great deal in analog and new enough to get serviced. 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Moog One and done. 2 Quote 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motif88 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 hmm...having already owned a bunch of classics along with the overlap of digital components in "analog" synths, I think the question of pure analog is moot unless I choose to re-purchase my Oberheim Modular 8 Voice at an enormous premium. Otherwise, I might pick the UDO Super Gemini. Quote Using: Yamaha: Montage M8x| Spectrasonics: Omnisphere, Keyscape | uhe: Diva, Hive2, Zebra2| Roland: Cloud Pro | Arturia: V Collection | NI: Komplete 14 | VPS: Avenger | Cherry: GX80 | G-Force: OB-E | Korg: Triton, MS-20 Sold/Traded: Yamaha: Motif XS8, Motif ES8, Motif8, KX-88, TX7 | ASM: Hydrasynth Deluxe| Roland: RD-2000, D50, MKS-20| Korg: Kronos 88, T3, MS-20 | Oberheim: OB8, OBXa, Modular 8 Voice | Rhodes: Dyno-My-Piano| Crumar: T2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I am not an "only owning one synth" kinda guy by any means, but, at this moment, my Sequential Take 5 is really ticking a lot of boxes for me. I wanted an analog polysynth, everything else I currently own is mono, modular or semi-modular. I wanted a live solo synth to replace my Minimoog Model D for live playing. And, since most of what I first learned about programming synths many years ago was on a Prophet 5 owned by the University electronic music studio I worked at as a student in the '80's, I've always wanted a Prophet. The T5 does all that, sounds incredible, and is unbelievably cheap for how great it is. So if I had to just chose one, I'd probably go with one of the T5's modern big siblings like the Pro5 Rev 4 or Pro 10. Quote Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybanksfan Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 3/17/2024 at 6:28 AM, Justin Havu said: This... Is that the old YC 45? Quote Kurzweil PC3K8/ GSI Gemini Desktop/ ESI UNIK 8+ monitors/ QSC K8.2/ Radial Key Largo/ CPS Spacestation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 3 hours ago, tonybanksfan said: Is that the old YC 45? It's the mighty CS-80. 1 1 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I currently own only one analog synth: a Moog Subsequent 37, which is great. If I were to get one more and money were no object, the OB-X8 would pretty much make all my youthful synth dreams come true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 If that Arturia Polybrute 12 with poly AT is indeed real--and it looked like it--that is of definite interest. My powers of rationalization could easily bend things to: "I need a poly AT controller for home!" while I'd use it's sounds live. Then again, that would mean two keyboards live again and the Nord Stage 3 is doing a better-than-expected job at handling synth sounds. Truly happy with what it can do and wasn't really expecting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I actually went through this exercise last year when I decided I was going to get one analog flagship just for fun. I ended up deciding on the Polybrute (even over the Moog One), but then I went down the MPC rabbit hole and I forgot all about it. Quote "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunspot Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Growing up in the 80’s, so many of the radio hits of that time prominently featured a poly Oberheim. Many years later after I took up keyboard, I always lusted after one (any one of em) but was put off by the high price tag and the fear of obsolete chips and maintenance upkeep required. Fast forward to a couple of years ago, and the OB-X8 was announced, and it was dream come true. Yes it was $$$, but it’s the one analog poly I had always wanted. It is by far the most expensive instrument I own (number #2 isn’t even close), but for me was totally worth it. It sounds so good and brings a smile to my face every time I sit in front of it and play it. And doesn’t even need FX (IMO) to sound amazing. 2 Quote The Players: OB-X8, Numa Compact 2X, Kawai K5000S, cheap Korean guitars/basses, Roland TD-1KV e-drums. Eurorack/Banana modular, Synth/FX DIY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyS Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 For me it's the Matrix 12... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowarezman Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On 3/18/2024 at 2:05 AM, Aynsley Green said: I learnt synthesis on a Roland Juno 106, which I foolishly sold - however, the Roland System 8 does everything that 106 did, and more (yeah it's fake analog, who cares). The System 8 engine by itself is massive, but with the ACB PlugOuts it's an entire synth collection in one box. C'mon Roland - System 16, all of the PlugOuts on board, aftertouch, 61 keys, metal chassis, better FX - you're just leaving money on the table! I didn't list the System 8 because it's digital. But I have to say, it sounds so good and accesses so much Roland magic from their vintage analogs, that it's kind of slaked my thirst for the biggest, baddest analog poly. I have a the 4-voice Poly Evolver rack and a Mono Evolver Keyboard, so I've got a 5-voice analog/digital Dave Smith hybrid, a very unique synth, seemingly best of both worlds. But since I got the System 8, I just keep gravitating to it daily and blissing out, month after month, on the 106, the Jup8, and the System-8 synth itself. nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsj Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 surprised no one mentioned groove synthesis 3rd wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 If I could only own one then it wouldn’t be Analog. 1 Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGene Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 21 minutes ago, CEB said: If I could only own one then it wouldn’t be Analog. Indeed. I’d choose the Hydrasynth as my only synth. I’d take it over any single analog synth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 System 8 (as well as the JDXA) both have vocoders, which of course is a niche thing but one I'd love to overuse in a band situation! I bought a vocoder pedal (eh v256) but haven't brought it out to gig yet. Always wished the Hydrasynth had one, I'd have bought one long ago. Still might, we'll see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, CEB said: If I could only own one then it wouldn’t be Analog. I didn't read the question as a choice between analog and digital. The availability of digital definitely makes for a different decision.😎 Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHarrell Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 The Korg Prologue is one of the most fun, one-stop shop instruments I ever played. It's more on the simple side (which can be sometimes addressed through open-source oscillators and effects), but timbrally it's such a verstaile beast, good onboard FX, bitimbrality on the 16 voice model...you can do just about anything with it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 33 minutes ago, CHarrell said: The Korg Prologue is one of the most fun, one-stop shop instruments I ever played. Agreed. The Prologue is a utilitarian synth that definitely punches above its weight.😎 1 Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 42 minutes ago, ProfD said: Agreed. The Prologue is a utilitarian synth that definitely punches above its weight.😎 I love my Prologue 16, takes me back to the realms of Prophet VS (one of my favorite synths) and I totally agree that it's an incredibly versatile machine, obviously depending on what you've got in the multi-oscillator slots can take things one step further, still, in its base configuration, an amazing synth. Will never get rid of mine! 1 Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - Band Rig: PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII Other stuff: Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHarrell Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 6 minutes ago, J.F.N. said: I love my Prologue 16, takes me back to the realms of Prophet VS (one of my favorite synths) and I totally agree that it's an incredibly versatile machine, obviously depending on what you've got in the multi-oscillator slots can take things one step further, still, in its base configuration, an amazing synth. Will never get rid of mine! Some of the programmers out there go absolutely nutty with the Logue SDK...and what's crazy, a lot of them put these things out there for free! I'm a huge nerd for S&H, for example, which of course none of the Logues have by default. But sure enough, someone created a free effect that essentially gives you great S&H. Oh, and a VA engine that is actually mapped to the physical controls of the board, multiple filters such as 24dB, aaaaand, you can blend it with the actual analog sound source of the Logue and control both simultaneously! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radagast Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Hammond Novachord and Knifonium vacuum tube synthesizer. You kiddies can have your new fangled transistor based toys. I’ll take the meaty vacuum tube sound gladly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogholic Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On 3/16/2024 at 8:05 PM, Mark Zeger said: For the past 40+ years, this Yes sir, that´s the one! 🥰 For live: OB-X8 1 Quote All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogholic Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On 3/16/2024 at 8:52 PM, marino said: and a JX-10 that I'm about to sell. Did you get tired of the DCO sound? Btw, did you do any of the upgrades? PWM etc Quote All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoB3 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 One synth... THEM'S FIGHTIN WORDS!! But I can relay it's true what was said long ago about the SQ80 being a desert island synth (and no, I'm not talking about Synth Wizards who borrowed those words but they saw it similar as well). A good old, get it done, digi-analog board with a small but musical/get it done sequencer thrown in = fun. I am on the hunt to get a DV-800 back though. So sad that disappeared long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Great timing for this clip to show up in my YT flow: 1 Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - Band Rig: PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII Other stuff: Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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