KVR Audio

quincy · Post by **quincy** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:28 am

In a nutshell I was considering buying a Novation Xiosynth 25 becasue its cheap, the sound is decent and i can carry it around. However, i have decide that 2 octaves just isn't enough and i'd like something with all the available controls on the front.

To put it aother way, i want a basic subtractive/analog type synth that i can take with me to mates houses for having fun with, and ultimately to gig with if i ever get that far (ask me in about 18 months i suspect). It doesn't need to have 32 oscillators or 43 filter types like cutting edge VSTi, i jsut want something functional, fun, but useful in a user-friendly keyboard package.

I want all the available parameters available at one time - this is so i can totally program the thing on the spot without switchng between sets of controls or whatever. its a much more immediate way for me to get instant gratification out of the thing and it'll give me real tweakablility for performance. AT LEAST 3 octaves of full size keys.

On a budget of say, £250 or so (or less!!), and it can be second hand, what would you recommend? I have a friend who has a roland, i think its an SH-101 or something like that, but any further suggestions would be great.

Cheers

james0tucson · Post by **james0tucson** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:43 am

SH-101? Pretty cool; good luck getting your hands on one of those. You might mean SH-201, new, and very much with "all parameters available at once". It is actually very fun to play. I played around with one while waiting for my guitar to come out of the repair window. I thought it would be stupid. I found it quite addictive. http://www.roland.com/products/en/SH-201/index.html

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:04 am

Roland SH32 + a 32 notes midi keyboard.
Less than 300$ for both, and a lot of fun.

sup909 · Post by **sup909** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:09 am

Better yet, how about the SH-201?
http://www.rolandus.com/products/produc ... arentId=83

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:12 am

I love my old Prodigy, but it might take a bit of work to make one gigworthy. And it is genuinely old school, maybe too much for most folks. (I've had it, what, a quarter century?)

Want a cheap HW synth with all parameters available at once