Your First Synth

[midierror]

Hi
An article on recommended first hardware synth: 6 affordable options for new synth explorers:

https://sonicstate.com/news/2021/10/14/ ... rst-synth/

What was your first synth? Have you still got it?

midierror

[Examigan]

That's probably better asked and answered here:
viewforum.php?f=102

I went for a CZ 101 first, and then I bought DX 21. I don't have either one of those now, but I did buy a Sub Phatty about 5-6 years ago and still have it.

[BBFG#]

Maybe a better question here for this sub-forum could be "what was your first software synth?

sans soundcard tables of stock sounds, I think my first real soft-synth plug-in was E-mu Proteus with the E-mu sampler pretty close after that. A few years later it was the novation synths.
Atmosphere almost killed the idea of plugins because the company really did a number on me. Then Camel got me to go all in and then abandoned us.
Perhaps that's why u-He comes out on the top of my synth lists now.
As the GAS mud settles, they and Modarrt still shine the brightest for me. AAS is probably right up there as well, but can be a little redundant at times for my needs.

Oh! Still have the original Proteus software. Donated Atmosphere to the local library, and sold the Novations here. (At quite a loss.)

[chk071]

Hi
An article on recommended first hardware synth: 6 affordable options for new synth explorers:

https://sonicstate.com/news/2021/10/14/ ... rst-synth/

What was your first synth? Have you still got it?

midierror

I'm a bit surprised how limited those recommended synths are. For 250 €, you already get a Behringer Model D, or a Pro-1... you get much more mileage out of those than out of a Korg Volca, Behringer MS-1, or a Moog Werkstatt.

[allofdrab]

Hardware: Pro One (purchased in 1993) - still have it
Software: Reaktor 5 (purchased whenever it came out) - still have it

[foosnark]

Casio VL-1, and no. (Or if that doesn't count: a Moog Micromoog, and also no.)

If software, not sure what the first free one was, but first paid was probably Big Tick Rhino (and, no).

[thecontrolcentre]

Hi
An article on recommended first hardware synth: 6 affordable options for new synth explorers:

https://sonicstate.com/news/2021/10/14/ ... rst-synth/

What was your first synth? Have you still got it?

midierror

If you're talking hardware there's already a thread here:
viewtopic.php?f=102&t=563453&start=120

[yobare]

[Krakatau]

[Krakatau]

the 1st i touched and took early lessons of synthesis in 1972-73 : EMS AKS
The 1st i've purchased in 1984 : Korg Poly-800

[dstep404]

Ensoniq ASR-X, though more of a sampler/drum machine. Casio WK1600 with it. Ensoniq was used from my cousin. Still have the Casio at my parents. Really, really wish I held on to that ASR-X. Major regret.

Before that, and software, was the Download.com demo of Fruity Loops 1.4. Then a copy of Reason 1.0.

[vurt]

ive spent the last two years spending a fortune on things like this.
my son and his missus hate me but my granddaughter thinks im awesome

[Bulbizarre]

Neutron and I still have it. Nice filter and the BBD sounds much rounder than plugins. The expansive patchbay is nice for potential modular setups if I ever go that route.

[Teksonik]

There's a VSTi emulation but it doesn't sound anything like the hardware.

[muki]

That's probably better asked and answered here:
viewforum.php?f=102

more specifically here:
viewtopic.php?f=102&t=563453

...reminds me of those endless recurring thoman-clickbaiting-threads on amazona.de or gearnews...