How many synths do you need?

[FranklyFlawless]

One.

[VariKusBrainZ]

All

[HTT]

Need? One. I would not limit myself to one, though.

[harddaysnight]

One, honestly.

But I like a little variety, and I like to pretend that different soft-synths excel at different things.

I know fully well I'd be perfectly fine with just one, and use third-party, or stock DAW fx/midi fx to make it do whatever I want.

[_leras]

yup, synths make you 20-40% cooler than guitars.

to a small group of bespectacled geeks

[vurt]

yup, synths make you 20-40% cooler than guitars.

to a small group of bespectacled geeks

they sound like smart folk, so are probably correct.

[kritikon]

I think I need exactly 29.
That's pretty well the limit of my MIDI and USB capability. An old 6-way MIDI patchbay and 2 X 10-way USB hubs and one of the MIDI connections goes to an old Kenton device which can control 4 CV synths. After that it becomes problematic getting them to talk to each other...



...unless I get a new laptop that has more USB ports. Might be able to push it up to 39 then, as 29 seems a bit stingy to me. TBH I don't know how I manage with so few synths, I have barely enough synths to occupy all of my fingers.

[whassup]

I think I need exactly 29.
That's pretty well the limit of my MIDI and USB capability. An old 6-way MIDI patchbay and 2 X 10-way USB hubs and one of the MIDI connections goes to an old Kenton device which can control 4 CV synths. After that it becomes problematic getting them to talk to each other...



...unless I get a new laptop that has more USB ports. Might be able to push it up to 39 then, as 29 seems a bit stingy to me. TBH I don't know how I manage with so few synths, I have barely enough synths to occupy all of my fingers.

So whatcha gonna buy next?

[kritikon]

Probably Behringer Neutron + Proton.
Unless their Jupiter or VCS3 comes out in the meantime...

[Uncle E]

If the JT-Mini I used the other day is any indication, the JT-16 is going to be fantastic.

[sl23]

Look at Hans Zimmer, then think about your question again! It depends how good you are at programming synths.

[whassup]

Look at Hans Zimmer, then think about your question again! It depends how good you are at programming synths.

He fed a few families letting other people programming his synths.

[kritikon]

What does Hans Zimmer have to do with how many synths I need? Even if I knew how many synths Hans Zimmer needs, I can very safely say with absolute certainty that Hans Zimmer's needs are utterly different to mine.

[kritikon]

If the JT-Mini I used the other day is any indication, the JT-16 is going to be fantastic.

Must admit that a cut down Jupiter that costs tuppence does appeal. I could buy 8 of them and save myself the wait...

[Uncle E]

Must admit that a cut down Jupiter that costs tuppence does appeal.

I can't unhear it. Suddenly, I'm no longer satisfied with plugins or even most real analogs. Terribly, terribly limited, though. Every mode except Unison is useless.