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02-22-2011, 07:44 AM
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CEO: Madhat® | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Boston | | | What do you look for when buying a new synth?
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Must have features for synths and samplers to you. Midi? At least a 'so-and-so' many octave keyboard? Certain brand name? Certain kind of action on the key bed? Minimalistic adjustment knobs? 10 band, onboard graphic EQ? Kryptonite resistance while on stage and bullet proof shielding? So on and so forth...
Lemme hear your thoughts on the matter!! I'm curious...and bored....mostly bored though!! 
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02-22-2011, 11:26 AM
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Sponsored Artist: Free Idea Clothing | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Athol, MA | | | I look for a lot of knobs. I hate having to edit using menus. So annoying. |
02-22-2011, 11:45 AM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | I look for Moog. That's about it. |
02-22-2011, 11:49 AM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | Knobs, sliders & spaceship and/or helicopter sounds. I SOOO want some ancient analog Yamaha stuff.
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02-22-2011, 02:13 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York City | | | Either a really intuitive user interface, or a mind-bogglingly comprehensive feature set...preferably both. |
02-22-2011, 02:22 PM
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Beta Tester: Source Audio. Hacker: Heavy Drone FX | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spokane, WA. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar I look for Moog. That's about it. | That's what I was going to say.
Does it say MOOG and cost an arm and a leg? If not,....next. |
02-22-2011, 02:48 PM
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02-22-2011, 02:54 PM
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Applications Engineer, QSC Audio | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Costa Mesa, Calif. | | | I like analog voltage-controlled stuff (there have been some interesting digital ones that functionally emulate analog synthesis). |
02-22-2011, 03:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, UK | | | Dust, preferably at least two missing knobs and one broken key...MIDI is a bonus but not essential; All-analogue signal path is very important. I've had some good times with an old Roland Juno.
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02-22-2011, 03:13 PM
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CEO: Madhat® | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Boston | | | Alrighty, so the obvious intuitive interface. Midi is a plus. Lot of features. Anything else?
Also, following further into this survey, are people interested in keyboard samplers with tons of built in effects, etc? For instance, does anyone use the Roland Juno G simply because it has a great array of manipulatable samples (bass, strings, etc....)? The Nords (and the new[er] MicroKorgs kinda) and whatnot fall into the same category. I'm not talking Akai samplers here hahha
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03-02-2011, 10:23 PM
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