Tetra... Prophet 08 rack or something else?

[eXode]

You know, there are people arguing over the differences between the new SEM and the old SEM as well. Crazy stuff. :)

I just wished that he would have included MIDI in the CV/GATE version. 8)

[ghettosynth]

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[waveriderarts]

EDIT: There's a Roland RS-505 on e-bay right now.

I used to own one. Never really missed it. Except now cause I had paid 50$ for it and now they go for an insane price... really, I do not see the point, my P08 has much nicer strings.

[waveriderarts]

Anything with CEM 3396s including the six-track, multi-track, akai AX73 and VX90 among others.

there is an Akai ax73 here for 400$
http://montreal.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sel ... Z168758979


never heard this one, has some good reviews going, but also reports of units that can't keep in tune...
this is my main gripe about those old vco polysynths, SOME ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO TUNE... they detune across the keyboard, or one osc against another, or one voice against the others... they have tuning pots but many old synths are out of range and can't be tuned right anymore. I had many like that. Notably a Jupiter8 nobody ever tuned right. I sold it to a guy who taught could do better but years later he told me it was impossible. So THE SAME units are re-sold over and over again. These are the faulty ones. Good luck getting your hands on a good one. On the other hand my cs-60 was rock solid.

I am late at the game but I would really like a jx-3p with programmer, here is one nice video:


there is one here at 600$...

http://montreal.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sel ... Z165434351

[waveriderarts]

Chroma Polaris

a very nice one, there are 2 models I had the smaller... multitimbral, velocity (I forgot about aftertouch), inbuilt sequencer, superb sounding arp filter, with incredible resonance, I remember tweaking it for hours holding chords...

the problem: they have a membrane switch interface with thin plastic ribbons that dry up and break with time, they must be all dead or on the verge of dying by now

[Dogboy73]

EDIT: There's a Roland RS-505 on e-bay right now.

I used to own one. Never really missed it. Except now cause I had paid 50$ for it and now they go for an insane price... really, I do not see the point, my P08 has much nicer strings.

It's obviously a very subjective thing. But I really love that string sound on the RS-505. I could probably get close on my DSI TETR4 with a bit of work. I guess part of it is the appeal of owning something as old as I am that looks like it's from another time. The fact that it probably won't work properly is neither here nor there Same reason people like classic cars I guess. They drive like crap & fall to bits but have bags & bags of appeal. Weird!!

never heard this one, has some good reviews going, but also reports of units that can't keep in tune... this is my main gripe about those old vco polysynths, SOME ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO TUNE... they detune across the keyboard, or one osc against another, or one voice against the others... they have tuning pots but many old synths are out of range and can't be tuned right anymore. I had many like that. Notably a Jupiter8 nobody ever tuned right. I sold it to a guy who taught could do better but years later he told me it was impossible.

That's one of the reasons I went for a brand new DSI TETR4 instead of a golden oldie. Can't really be arsed with all that! It's also the reason everyone started chucking there's out with the advent of digital synths & why you were able to get your Roland RS-505 for $50 (jeez, imagine the bargains we could have picked up back then?! ). I suppose if I had the patients, know how, time, money & space for a classic old analogue beasty I'd have one. Unfortunately I don't have any of those things

[waveriderarts]

why you were able to get your Roland RS-505 for $50 (jeez, imagine the bargains we could hav epicked up back then?! ). I suppose if I had the patients, know how, time, money & space for a classic old analogue beasty I'd have one. Unfortunately I don't have any of those things

yeah back in 93 I bought a museum sized amount of gear for next to nothing
jupiter4 50$ also. Tr808-909-cr78-sh2(x2)-csq600(x2) for peanuts. also CS60 rhodes polaris, korg monopoly, juno-6, paraphonic 505, jupiter8 (never worked), sh1 (out of tune, unreparable), moog prodigy, and I must forget some. Oh and if I had any real money at the time there were minimoogs for $400 and P5s and everythnig analog for quite cheap.

2 years later I sold everything at profit for bad reasons yes I still want to kill myself


today I build a hardware studio out of cheap 90's digital gear -future classics nonetheless -Nord Modular1 rack, JP8080 +some dsi stuff +mfb + elektron monomachine

well if you want that 505 -I remember mine stayed in perfect tune

[Dogboy73]

yeah back in 93 I bought a museum sized amount of gear for next to nothing jupiter4 50$ also. Tr808-909-cr78-sh2(x2)-csq600(x2) for peanuts. also CS60 rhodes polaris, korg monopoly, juno-6, paraphonic 505, jupiter8 (never worked), sh1 (out of tune, unreparable), moog prodigy, and I must forget some. Oh and if I had any real money at the time there were minimoogs for $400 and P5s and everythnig analog for quite cheap.

WOW!!

2 years later I sold everything at profit for bad reasons yes I still want to kill myself

DOH!!

[ghettosynth]

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[ghettosynth]

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[deastman]

You know, there are people arguing over the differences between the new SEM and the old SEM as well. Crazy stuff.

I just wished that he would have included MIDI in the CV/GATE version.

I got one of the new SEMs, and my Kenton Pro 2000 mkII works just fine with it. No point in running the cost up even higher with a built-in MIDI interface.

[Dogboy73]

You know, there are people arguing over the differences between the new SEM and the old SEM as well. Crazy stuff.

I just wished that he would have included MIDI in the CV/GATE version.

I got one of the new SEMs, and my Kenton Pro 2000 mkII works just fine with it. No point in running the cost up even higher with a built-in MIDI interface.

No. Much better to run up the cost with the need to buy a seperate one!

[Dogboy73]

It's obviously a very subjective thing. But I really love that string sound on the RS-505. I could probably get close on my DSI TETR4 with a bit of work.

I think quite a bit of work. Someone may like the Tetra strings more but you won't get them to sound the same. The 505 has a BA662 based filter not unlike many other Roland synths of the same era as well as a great chorus/ensemble effect. It's also fully paraphonic which, although you may not value, you won't get that out of a TETRA either.

The Chorus & Ensemble sections on those old string synths make a huge difference to the sound. You can hear it in the demos when it is brought in. That's when the real magic starts to happen. It's a great sound but unless I could find a bargain priced string synth it's probably not worth it. Maybe I'll try the GMedia Virtual String Machine or stick the TETR4 through a nice chorus effect with loads of modulation on the patch ..... probably still won't get close to that authentic string sound though.

I suppose that you don't want to hear about the 808 that I turned down....for $50.

[Dogboy73]

I'd say that polyphony, midi, and most importantly, the digital sound starting with FM and continuing on with sampling where what really drove the shift.

Absolutely. You know when bob Moog starts doing seminars for CMI Fairlight that something is up! (excellent video actually. well worth watching.)

The quality of the piano patch has always been a key factor in driving keyboard sales.

Synthesizers actually sounding like real instruments always seemed to be a goal of the big name synth manufacturers for electronic instruments. Analogue synths just seemed to completely fall out of fassion for a while there ..... then they got popular again & prices skyrocketed to stupid levels!

[Dogboy73]

EDIT: There's a Roland RS-505 on e-bay right now.

I used to own one. Never really missed it. Except now cause I had paid 50$ for it and now they go for an insane price... really, I do not see the point, my P08 has much nicer strings.

They sound good, and distinctive, but I agree, I don't think that they're worth the insane prices people are asking these days.

Ooooohhh! Look here; There's another one on e-bay. I'll watch this & see what it ends up at. Seller only has (7) feedback & it costs a fair bit to ship. Some cosmetic damage as well. Still tempting though. Now, where to put the damn thing

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Roland-Paraphonic ... 3a55552838