yeah, as i already own actual juno 106 and alpha juno 1, i'd probably go with the Reface DX. Been wanting to add some FM to my arsenal and bought a TX-802 which is about as badass as FM gets, if you can get it to work, something I'm having a good deal of trouble with. The Reface DX looks fun, would love to play around with it.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 3 October 2015 02:02 (eight years ago) link
Holy shit, that Page R screenshot!
― Turrican, Sunday, 4 October 2015 19:28 (eight years ago) link
had a play with a reface CS - don't really want a VA synth (it sounds p good) but it felt like a high quality build, miles beyond old mate microbrute. I want a DX one. or the piano!
― expert slurpers (haitch), Monday, 5 October 2015 09:55 (eight years ago) link
I'm trying to avoid anything that doesn't have patch memory these days. Actually I'm trying to avoid buying anything for a while now as i probably have more than enough synthesizers for my budget and lifestyle.
― dan selzer, Monday, 5 October 2015 14:07 (eight years ago) link
you can still get a DX7 pretty cheap, right? i kinda want the electric piano one, although for that money i might be able to get a used Rhodes of some type if i haunted craigslist.
― lil urbane (Jordan), Tuesday, 6 October 2015 01:24 (eight years ago) link
plenty of DX7s round for cheaper than a reface. they're a hefty beast, though! I honestly don't have room for one.
― expert slurpers (haitch), Tuesday, 6 October 2015 11:39 (eight years ago) link
Check out the Yamaha DX100 then!
― DDD, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 14:19 (eight years ago) link
Don't have room and DX's aren't super cheap. I'm curious about the way the reface is programmable, how different it is.
Otherwise if you just want a 4op FM, DX100 or TX81Z aren't that expensive.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 15:57 (eight years ago) link
Wow
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EMS-Synthi-100-insanely-rare-analogue-synthesizer-/281819554519?roken=cUgayN
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 19:48 (eight years ago) link
guys let's pool all our resources, we can do this
― expert slurpers (haitch), Tuesday, 6 October 2015 22:44 (eight years ago) link
I've got $8.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 22:45 (eight years ago) link
so we have $9 then!
― expert slurpers (haitch), Tuesday, 6 October 2015 23:10 (eight years ago) link
I'm in for $10
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 14:04 (eight years ago) link
it probably only works out at $10 a knob 8)
(i was o_O at the size of that patch panel. then i noticed there were two)
― koogs, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 15:33 (eight years ago) link
melbourne conservatorium of music (part of melb uni) has one, the head of the department retired this year but his last major project was restoring it! some dudes from the local modular synth mailing list/user group got to go down there and have a play - exactly as cool as you'd imagine, apparently.
― expert slurpers (haitch), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 22:31 (eight years ago) link
I can't offer any money but I can store the synth!
― DDD, Thursday, 8 October 2015 09:38 (eight years ago) link
Essentially the synths is complete and almost no money needs to be spent on it other than labour time and any spare to fix any faulty boards.
Good luck with that.
― Vast Halo, Friday, 9 October 2015 22:12 (eight years ago) link
can ppl post more pictures in here i love pictures
― surm, Monday, 28 December 2015 00:27 (eight years ago) link
you should follow factmag on instagram surm -- it's all studio pix!
― clouds, Monday, 28 December 2015 00:44 (eight years ago) link
you're smart
― surm, Monday, 28 December 2015 00:45 (eight years ago) link
http://www.sequencer.de/blog/synthesizer/2007/11/alec909.jpg
― home organ, Monday, 28 December 2015 06:14 (eight years ago) link
NICE
― surm, Tuesday, 29 December 2015 15:05 (eight years ago) link
that poor thing
― clouds, Tuesday, 29 December 2015 15:55 (eight years ago) link
you guys, I got one of these: http://www.kilpatrickaudio.com/?p=phenol
it is higly entertaining
― Justin Townes' URL (haitch), Monday, 4 January 2016 23:45 (eight years ago) link
any experience with the roland mt-32? everyone on synth forums seems to absolutely hate them but i'm guessing it's mostly anti "very midi-sounding" sounds (which i like and want in my music) -- are they really all that bad?
― clouds, Thursday, 7 January 2016 19:34 (eight years ago) link
really, really want the Korg Minilogue, seems like what i've been waiting for.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:58 (eight years ago) link
Totally! Need to try it first, but it looks pretty sweet.
― schwantz, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 15:59 (eight years ago) link
yeah, can't believe it. looks beautiful, amazing features for the price. Got the basics down well and some unique extras. No stupid dated effects.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 16:57 (eight years ago) link
This video shows some cool stuff. The voice modes are very cool and unique:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGeHKF_DrrA
― schwantz, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 17:30 (eight years ago) link
This thing looks ridiculous!
https://www.arturia.com/matrixbrute/overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfLTlbGwXD0
― schwantz, Friday, 22 January 2016 19:20 (eight years ago) link
I played with a Minilogue a few days ago. It was great. I'll get one even though I don't really need it.
― dan selzer, Friday, 22 January 2016 20:33 (eight years ago) link
want that matrixbrute soooooo bad. alpha juno, that and the kilpatrick should keep me entertained for a while.
― Justin Townes' URL (haitch), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 23:40 (eight years ago) link
I just bought a Machinedrum. They cut the price in HALF. Now orders are all backed up. Sweetwaters supposed to get it to me in 4 weeks.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 25 February 2016 01:43 (eight years ago) link
I got my minilogue yesterday. I'm LOVING it. It's just fun to play with. Nearly everything is on a knob (other than portamento time, which I miss), and there's no switching between envelopes or LFOs with a button to confuse you. The different voice modes are cool, and well-thought-through. The little OLED waveform display is a little gimmicky, but it's neat as a teaching/learning tool.
Mostly, it just sounds great. It's intuitive, and musical, which is the best thing you can say about an electronic instrument.
Cons? The delay is a little noisy, but I have a SpaceEcho pedal, so it's nbd. I'd rather have full-size keys, I guess (though I'd rather have 37 smaller keys than just 25 full-size ones). I wish there was a mod wheel, but the knobs are all pretty big, so it's not a huge loss...
― schwantz, Monday, 29 February 2016 21:57 (eight years ago) link
nice. the only thing preventing me from getting one at this point is that i honestly don't know where i would put it. my studio space is super tight, really need to re-arrange that room (currently i store my drums behind my synths, and risk knocking them over every time i pack up for a gig).
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Monday, 29 February 2016 22:46 (eight years ago) link
I'm going to get rid of my JP-08 (it's cute, but not fun to play, and constantly reminds me that is is not actually analog) and my midi controller keyboard (never could get it to work right - it was designed to work with Live, and other uses seem pretty unsupported), and just putting the bass station 2 and the minilogue next to eachother on a board on top of my keyboard stand.
― schwantz, Monday, 29 February 2016 23:07 (eight years ago) link
the motion sequencing on this thing seems like a masterstroke to me. gets around it only having the one LFO to an extent.
― Justin Townes' URL (haitch), Monday, 29 February 2016 23:51 (eight years ago) link
http://www.factmag.com/2016/03/22/melbourne-electronic-sound-studio-mess-vintage-synth-workshop/
I have just taken out a membership here!
― Justin Townes' URL (haitch), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 12:41 (eight years ago) link
Oooh, I would love something like that. Well, there's a guy who runs his own thing here, but uh I do not want to spend any time in his company.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 13:50 (eight years ago) link
This is pretty neat:
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2016/05/19/200000-synclavier-now-a-200-app/#more-71357
― schwantz, Friday, 20 May 2016 02:20 (eight years ago) link
just got my minlogue from sweetwater. only ordered in in mid march!
I love it. Sounds cool, fun to play with. love the little built in sequencer. Probably won't use most of the modes except for the arpeggiator and chord, which is a really smart implementation. Sure you can't use chord memory on some weird chord you come up with, but it covers all the basics.
― dan selzer, Monday, 11 July 2016 03:38 (seven years ago) link
here's me ripping it up on two VCS3s at once:
https://soundcloud.com/incrementalcontroller/vcs3-explorations
amazing setup - VCS3 x2, sample and hold module, filter bank module, pitch to voltage module and the keyboard! barely scratched the surface...
― Executive Ball Clicker (euphemism) (haitch), Monday, 12 September 2016 01:56 (seven years ago) link
I'm thinking of upgrading from a Microkorg at some point - not particularly fussed on analogue or not but ideally something with lots of hands-on options for tweaking sounds in real time. I'm looking at the Sledge 2.0, Minilogue and Minibrute SE. I know lots of people don't like the GAIA. Is there anything else in the same sort of price range that stands out?
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Thursday, 29 September 2016 11:08 (seven years ago) link
I think the Minibrute wins out unless you're really set on polyphony. The Sledge 2.0 seems to work best when it's hooked up to a computer, so that might remove some of it's hands on appeal. A Korg Volca Keys/Bass/FM combo works out at about the same price, the FM even managing to make FM synthesis moderately tweakable. The Novation Ultranova is in the same price range, but it's not much more accessible than the Microkorg, although it does have an LCD display running under the knobs to indicate what's what.
― here we are now entertain us (snoball), Thursday, 29 September 2016 19:00 (seven years ago) link
Thanks!
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Thursday, 29 September 2016 19:15 (seven years ago) link
Also:Moog Minitaur - it can do non-bass sounds but it's a little more work.Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-1 Black Box - a standalone synth, but it can be interfaced easily Eurorack modules and can even be removed from it's desktop case to be installed in a regular Eurorack case with other stuff.Makenoise 0-Coast - might be too far out sonically and a lot of the functions are hidden and accessed through 'program pages' (tapping on the two buttons labelled PGM).
― here we are now entertain us (snoball), Thursday, 29 September 2016 19:20 (seven years ago) link
Don't forget the Moog Mother-32 as well.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 29 September 2016 19:28 (seven years ago) link
For mono stuff, I really like the bass station 2, as well. It's got 2 oscillators (whereas the minibrute only has one, I think), so you can do osc sync. It also has sub oscillator and ring mod. It could use a couple more knobs rather than context switches, but it's still pretty tweakable.
That being said, the Minilogue has most of that, but has 4 voices! The only things I miss on the Minilogue is a mod wheel and the lack of aftertouch modulation.
― schwantz, Thursday, 29 September 2016 19:55 (seven years ago) link
you guys I played an OB6 last night, phwoarrrrrrr
― Executive Ball Clicker (euphemism) (haitch), Thursday, 6 October 2016 01:22 (seven years ago) link
This looks pretty dope:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmwxoho-o4o
― schwantz, Friday, 7 October 2016 17:23 (seven years ago) link