Favourite synthesizers

[Pesho_Zmiata]

I'm sure some of you have looked for, or even own one. So which ones are your favourite? My personal fav is the Kurzweil K2000.

[Waxhead]

Roland JP8000 (I don't think TB303 classify as a synth?! or does it?)

[speed-goddamn-focus]

(I don't think TB303 classify as a synth?! or does it?)

(why wouldn't it?)

[Waxhead]

(I don't think TB303 classify as a synth?! or does it?)

(why wouldn't it?)

It does? YAHOOO! - ok then TB303 it is - I was just to hooked up with "standard" synths with "standard" keyboards

[LPChip]

I never owned one, but I'm very fund of the classic FM7.

[Squirrel Havoc]

What are you people, middle aged?! The Korg microKORG is a nice recent one

[Sam_Zen]

Of course a TB303 is a synth too. It's a device that can be played to produce synthesised sounds.

2 LPChip
The FM7 was a fine one indeed. I've worked in a studio where it was available and I noticed than, that the players just didn't explore the potentials of the instrument, but stuck to the 'presets'. 3 % of the options available. Sad.

To me this is an obvious question. Not even a need for choosing.
I'm the happy owner of a EMS Synthi A . A hybrid one.
The combination of direct analog control with the presets of binary scales and a logic memory for a sequencer.

[Squirrel Havoc]

TB303

My problem with the 303 is that it had such a small sound variations that no matter how you used it, everyone knew it was a 303 you were playing, no matter how you tweaked it.

[LPChip]

TB303

My problem with the 303 is that it had such a small sound variations that no matter how you used it, everyone knew it was a 303 you were playing, no matter how you tweaked it.

A bit off-topic maybe, but I know what you mean. Remember those old Adlib sounds? Any way you tuned them, they always sounded like adlib

[Waxhead]

TB303

My problem with the 303 is that it had such a small sound variations that no matter how you used it, everyone knew it was a 303 you were playing, no matter how you tweaked it.

#&@#!!! BLASPHEMY!!!!!  :twisted: - TB303 small sound variations??? what do you think made the TB303 so unique?! I will agree you can almost instantly hear that it's a TB303 who is playing but I would NOT in a million years agree that it have small sound varitaion.... Ok - terrible off topic but i just had to blow some steam

[xaimus]

TB303.  I love it.

TB303

My problem with the 303 is that it had such a small sound variations that no matter how you used it, everyone knew it was a 303 you were playing, no matter how you tweaked it.

#&@#!!! BLASPHEMY!!!!!  :twisted: - TB303 small sound variations?????? what do you think made the TB303 so unique?! I will agree you can almost instantly hear that it's a TB303 who is playing but I would NOT in a million years agree that it have small sound varitaion.... Ok - terrible off topic but i just had to blow some steam ;)

100% correct.

[Snu]

my favorite synth would probably be the yamaha dx7 and variants (including old soundblaster 16 midi), fm synth rules!  
i SO want to get a dx200....

[XAVT]

TB303. And yes, you can make it sound unique.

[Squirrel Havoc]

People, give me 2 or 3 sound samples from a 303 (same octave) that don't sound similar, then we will talk  

[Diamond]

my favorite synth would probably be the yamaha dx7 and variants (including old soundblaster 16 midi), fm synth rules!  
i SO want to get a dx200....

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