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i want to buy a hardware synth, write now i use subtractor and malstrom, but i want one for makin hard basses and scorching synth leads, somthing i can acctualy hold. i dont know much about them and i dont want to spend my money if its not what i need. im not worried about the price if its a good machine.
what would you recomend i should go for?

EDIT: i found this on the internet... http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop ... 0cce0ec506 any there i should consider?

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop ... ct_id/3712 any one ever used or heard about one of these?

Lol @ spending £800 on that in '08.

lol stil, whats the best new synths?
i want 1

nord leads are hot 2 def

I think everyone should have a hware synth

there are some good ones out there without having to spend too much $$

you can get a mikro-korg for like $300.00 and a ms2000b for like $600

novation is making some affordable synths as well

cheers, i found the micro korg on there http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/?keyword= ... turer_id=0 looks good, im gona take a trip down to some music shops in london 2moro and have a look and try out some stuff.

cant wait to get 1.

don't get a micro korg, they're pretty shite. i don't own any hardware synths myself but i've used a micro korg and they are very basic.

i want somthing like malestrom with a keyboard if that makes any sense. i only use reason and i want to move up like, reason is searious but i want the real thing

i guess ill just have to go try sum shops out, does any1 know the best shops for this around central london? i had no luck on google

Turnkey might be you

I own both a microkorg and ms2000b, both brilliant synths and have excellent editing capabilities due to having virtual patch and mass amounts of waveforms etc... The ms2000b is discontinued now but they are doing a similar synth for around the same price which is the R3 which will set you back around £450.

vintagesynth.org has tons of information on other synths, old and new.

Be careful with reviews though because I heard bad and good things about the microkorg but I think its an amazing piece of kit. It takes a while getting into the editing matrix but once it clicks its simple as. Hope that helps.

The Alesis micron and the Ion also have similar editing capabilities and will cost you around the same as the r3 or the microkorg.

for an entry level synth you could go for the Novation Xiosynth it can be pretty heavy for a little un and it's a midi controller too

dave smith instruments evolver, £769:





the desktop version is under £400:

Nord = heaven.... sounds magic if you ask me

that evolver looks fun.. many good suggestions already.. i think your best bet is to light it up and then head to your local retailer and try a few out.. whatever one you connect with is the one for you..

korg, dave smith, moog, nord are all great brands if you need a starting place.

Vonboyage wrote:Turnkey might be you

Turnkey = Money grabbing bastards with no after-sales service. AVOID!

£10 Bag wrote:don't get a micro korg, they're pretty shite. i don't own any hardware synths myself but i've used a micro korg and they are very basic.

What's wrong with basic?
I produce dubstep with my microkorg and it's very rare that I don't use it for both the main synth riffs and basslines. For it's price a microkorg is fucking brilliant, and if you understand the basics of synthesis you'll create sounds very easily and quick, cause the interface is very logical. I find it way better and easier than every softsynth I've tried, and there are tons of cool digital sounds.
My only problem is the limited amount of waveforms, and I'd like to be able to edit them.
The vocoder is shit.
www.myspace.com/nekkroteukh -all microkorg

just to add...

i used to have a micro korg and its a piece of kit thats well built (korg) and go a very long way once you get to grips with the computer patch programmer

also synthesis hasnt been revolutionised in the last couple of years so it may be worth looking at older gear - generally the Access Virus hasnt come down in price over the last few years but some items eg the Novation Nova/Supernova can be a bargain hunter's wet dream

Chunkie wrote:some items eg the Novation Nova/Supernova can be a bargain hunter's wet dream

My husband got one of these on eBay for a song and a dance. Great little synth!

i have a microkorg and i love it. i've had it for over 6 years now and it's great. once you learn how to control it you can make some dope sounds.

lately i've been recording it's bass tones and resampling them to make new sounds. it's also fun to play with live and if you like speaking like you are a computer, the vocoder is fun, once you figure it out.

knocking the microkorg is weak. some gigantic tones live in that little sucker. the subbass preset on it is glorious.