Synthesizers vs. Vintage Synthesizers
G_Balliando
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Let's say I was in the market for a synth and didn't have that much money to spend (up to $300) What are your experiences/what is your knowledge on synths? I like old records so I think I like old synths, but I don't know much. I know a little about Moog, Mini-moog, ARP Odyssey, some of the popular schtuff. But that stuff costs a lot. What would you say is a good, versatile synthesizer, new or old, that is affordable? Thoughts? Reccomendations? Warnings? What's good in the vintage area vs. what's good in the new area? Pictures and sound samples are welcome...
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new: software, get reaktor or absynth and build your own shit.
I don't have one, so I dunno the ins and outs... just played with a friends'.
If you're patient and check out pawn shops and used gear places regularly you can find some pretty sweet old synths. the older korgs are cool, and as was mentioned before, Moog made some budget models for other companies like realistic that are cool and usually not too pricey.
its a cool machine. Just limited by polyphony. and its the micro korgs big bro. And by going to the user sights online you can download mad patches for this thing including the microkorgs presets. Pretty cool.
cool to smoke some trees then just play with knobs.
Now i just use reason or lives vsti synths. I like being able to save the shit with my sampler data in one nice file. The korg though is pretty cheap. it was like $499 when i bought it.
and right within your budget
Go to vintagesynth.com and check the clip.
I had a collection of old synths and e-pianos but after I started using the plug ins which emulate this stuff I never went back.
So I know a lot of producers say there is a diffrence, yeah thats true, but the diffrence is so SMALL that I dont give a fuck.
What I do is to use all emulations of old synths and e-pianos. Play my shit on it and than run it through some guitar amp plug in, fuck the sound up, add some tape hiss and dirt and there it is, my old fucked up sounding tracks.
Listen to "On the run" on my myspace profile. There I used a arp emulation and it sounds like a old fucked up moog recorded in the 70s.
The wurlitzer in that same track is also a plug in, but it sounds very old too.
Check "On The Run"
When it comes to prices, you can buy those plug ins, but you can also dont buy them
. Ever heard of "try before buy" ????
Peace
Hawkeye
1s and 0s can be your friend, just gotta warm em up with a little air.
also in your price range you can find stuff like the korg poly-800 or the sequential six track...analog synths with digital controls.
Fuck "On The Run", how bout' that "Organ Donor" cover, Shitt, Fuckk, Damnn.
Nice Hawkeye.
You blasphemous batch you.
Thanks man I'll