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whoa

"collects Fairlights"

What is he, a hedge fund manager?

holy smokes

nbd, I collect Synclaviers and RCA Mark IIs.

fucking hell

that is fucking rad

Founder of D@nger (which sold to MS)...

Just ordered the JP-08 (http://20khz.gizmodo.com/mini-versions-of-classic-roland-synths-let-you-recaptur-1734254763). I got to play a real Jupiter-8 a few sessions ago, and LOVED it, so hopefully I won't regret this purchase.

I really want the new Moog Mother-32.

maaan, i want that JP-08. such a sucker for tiny synths (especially since i have a very limited amount of space in my little studio).

Anyone try the JD-XA yet?

this looks kinda dumb/unnecessary but also fun, like if you got one for free: http://uk.novationmusic.com/circuit/circuit#

i wonder how playing chords works with the pad layout.

Pretty cool, but those grid controllers are pretty mystifying for this piano player...

Those Rolandz are nifty, but I like my tiny synths to be REAL COOL DIGITAL like the Reface DX (or the DX100 for that matter) (or the VSS-200)

^ All machines by Yamaha, the best musical toymaker

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.

Holy shit, that Page R screenshot!

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!

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.

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.

plenty of DX7s round for cheaper than a reface. they're a hefty beast, though! I honestly don't have room for one.

Check out the Yamaha DX100 then!

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.

Wow

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EMS-Synthi-100-insanely-rare-analogue-synthesizer-/281819554519?roken=cUgayN

guys let's pool all our resources, we can do this

I've got $8.

so we have $9 then!

I'm in for $10

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)

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.

I can't offer any money but I can store the synth!

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.

can ppl post more pictures in here i love pictures

you should follow factmag on instagram surm -- it's all studio pix!

you're smart

http://www.sequencer.de/blog/synthesizer/2007/11/alec909.jpg

NICE

that poor thing

you guys, I got one of these: http://www.kilpatrickaudio.com/?p=phenol

it is higly entertaining

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?

really, really want the Korg Minilogue, seems like what i've been waiting for.

Totally! Need to try it first, but it looks pretty sweet.

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.

This video shows some cool stuff. The voice modes are very cool and unique:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGeHKF_DrrA

This thing looks ridiculous!

https://www.arturia.com/matrixbrute/overview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfLTlbGwXD0

I played with a Minilogue a few days ago. It was great. I'll get one even though I don't really need it.

want that matrixbrute soooooo bad. alpha juno, that and the kilpatrick should keep me entertained for a while.

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.

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...

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).