KVR Audio

quincy · Post by **quincy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:34 pm

Am I the only person who would like a budget synth wrapped in a box of knobs without a keyboard attached?!

Alesis Ion is about £430, micron (same, less knobs/keys) is about £270, so why can't I buy a knobs only version for about £200-£220?! EVERYONE has controller keyboards these days, so why do the manufacturers keep making these budget options but not making ones for the huge number of peope like myself who want a synth but ALREADY HAVE KEYS AND CONTROLS!!

I like the microkorg, but don't want a shitty little set of keys. I like the Ion, no keys please. Novation Xiosynth, no keys please. Roland SH-201, no keys please.

Seriously, its winding me up!!

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:37 pm

what's your definition of 'budget' ??

chicken muffin · Post by **chicken muffin** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:38 pm

hmm. i admit, dam good point you make

tomg · Post by **tomg** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:57 pm

Soon... very soon.

http://ele4music.com/user/?page_id=30
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quincy · Post by **quincy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:06 pm

whyterabbyt wrote:what's your definition of 'budget' ??

Well, Under £250 would be nice, but to be honest even for twice that the options are thin on the ground!! I listened to some demos of a Korg Radias (i think it was called) and that thing sounded bloody lovely, but unfortunately my bank manager will give me a spanking if i buy one of those at around £799.

He's a bit cheeky like that.

Gargoyle · Post by **Gargoyle** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:29 pm

Depends on how portable you wish it to be, but:

Roland's SH-32
Yamaha's AN200 and DX200
Sean's DarkStar

What about one of those MFB synths...? You sometimes see them on eBay for a reasonable amount and they are most certainly portable.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:47 pm

Gargoyle wrote: Sean's DarkStar
.

oi

ive informed sean im taking it, student loans gone through

fotost · Post by **fotost** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:53 pm

Interesting topic.

Isn't a laptop with a VST basically what you are looking for? In combination with the KEYS and CONTROLL you already have its the perfect portable synth (+a sequenzer +tons of effects +++++).

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:35 pm

quincy wrote:
whyterabbyt wrote:what's your definition of 'budget' ??
Well, Under £250 would be nice, but to be honest even for twice that the options are thin on the ground!!

second-hand 1st generation Nord Modular rack?

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:49 pm

whyterabbyt wrote:
quincy wrote:
whyterabbyt wrote:what's your definition of 'budget' ??
Well, Under £250 would be nice, but to be honest even for twice that the options are thin on the ground!!
second-hand 1st generation Nord Modular rack?

could do worse...

Gargoyle · Post by **Gargoyle** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:42 am

There's also the Novation Nova, Rob - might be worth looking into

poonna · Post by **poonna** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:45 am

And all those Creamware ASB stuff, Minimax being the cheapest.

Sam@Megablastic · Post by **Sam@Megablastic** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:01 am

z15 · Post by **z15** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:05 am

There's always the lovely Dave Smith Evolver (tabletop model) but it's hardly a general purpose synth since it's a monophonic hybrid monster... It's over that price range, but it's super-small, has MEAN sound and teh bestest routing flexibility.

aciddose · Post by **aciddose** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:07 am

http://www.synthware.com/cms/content/blogsection/5/27/

No rack/portable synths - whats the deal?!