Thanks for the advice, but the problem is that where I live there are not synth stores, I have to order online.BertKoor wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:01 am You have a long list. Homework well done.
Now make the list shorter. I would usually recommend to visit a shop that sells these, and have a play. Then go home with the one you fell in love with.
Alas in these times it's difficult. Can you buy 4 and return 3?
Help me choose my first polyphonic synth.
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I have had bad experiences with Behringer gear in the past, not synths, audio technology gear, so I don't trust their build quality too much. Still, I appreciate your recommendation, thank you.
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I'm going to think about it, thank you.Distorted Horizon wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:41 am I'd say go with the digital.. More versatile and you already have an analog synth.
Though with that budget, you could buy Blofeld desktop AND Deepmind 6.
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Aftertouch is not too important, the Prologue is still one of my top options. Thanks for your opinion.
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In reality I would like to have both, digital and analog synths, but right now I just can afford one poly, and I need a good one to work with it for a long time.Distorted Horizon wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:06 pm But the idea is still the same. IMO the question is more like "should I spend 1500€ + to an analog polysynth or should I buy cheaper digital synth, analog polysynth (with lesser polyphony) and a midi keyboard".
And IMO the latter. Of course tossing 1500+ euros will bring you money worth of quality analog poly, like korg prologue 16. Will serve you for the next 20+ years.
But you'll miss some flavors sooner or later and will buy a digital synth anyways, for wavetable stuff. Or maybe yamaha modx7 for general all around workstation.
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If getting away from a computer is important in this decision, I recommend that you don't choose menu diving synths. A lot of the suggestions you've received so far have an awful lot of menu parameter levels to get through. I'd try to stick with something that has a lot of panel control with the options being tweak stuff and not main controller stuff.
If it hasn't been suggested yet, I'd be looking closely at an AMS Hydra if I were in your shoes.
If it hasn't been suggested yet, I'd be looking closely at an AMS Hydra if I were in your shoes.
If you have to ask, you can't afford the answer
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Get a vintage synth. Better investment and of course arguably will sound better.
Personally, I rather have any "lower end" vintage synths than any of the new synths from Behringer to Dave Smith.
For $1500 you could get a combination of things like Kong DW 8000 , Poly Six , Poly 61 , Roland Juno 6, 106, JX 3P , Ensoniq ESQ 1, Sequential Prophet 600.
Personally, I rather have any "lower end" vintage synths than any of the new synths from Behringer to Dave Smith.
For $1500 you could get a combination of things like Kong DW 8000 , Poly Six , Poly 61 , Roland Juno 6, 106, JX 3P , Ensoniq ESQ 1, Sequential Prophet 600.
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Basically it's an easy answer then too.. IF Blofeld is enough of digital bliss for you, it's so cheap that you could grab the analog poly now and Blo a bit later. Or Blo now and have some time to think which analog poly to get.Tino Fiumara wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:49 pmIn reality I would like to have both, digital and analog synths, but right now I just can afford one poly, and I need a good one to work with it for a long time.Distorted Horizon wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:06 pm But the idea is still the same. IMO the question is more like "should I spend 1500€ + to an analog polysynth or should I buy cheaper digital synth, analog polysynth (with lesser polyphony) and a midi keyboard".
And IMO the latter. Of course tossing 1500+ euros will bring you money worth of quality analog poly, like korg prologue 16. Will serve you for the next 20+ years.
But you'll miss some flavors sooner or later and will buy a digital synth anyways, for wavetable stuff. Or maybe yamaha modx7 for general all around workstation.
But someone earlier had a good point, you might want to avoid menu diving synths, and Blo is exactly that.
So instead of rational thinking, what does your heart say? Mine says "if I had 1500€ or more, I'd grab the best analog poly I can get
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Doesn't fit in the price range. Well maybe as used but Virus Ti2 desktop new is around 1800€ which is a bit more than 1500€.
And for 1800€ he could buy for example fore mentioned Korg Prologue 16 AND Blofeld.
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That said, the combination of these is very temptingDistorted Horizon wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:25 am So instead of rational thinking, what does your heart say? Mine says "if I had 1500€ or more, I'd grab the best analog poly I can get
https://www.thomann.de/fi/asm_hydrasynt ... cf040cc504
https://www.thomann.de/fi/novation_49sl_mkiii.htm
I think I'll leave this thread in peace before I destroy my credit card balance with stuff I can't afford right now