Recommend me some synths

[bcass]

I don't keep up with the latest trends in this field. I used to own a Korg Poly 61 and a Korg MS10, sold them a while ago to fund an Alessis Andromeda A6 that I have been using for about 8 years now. The only other thing I have on my radar is a Prophet 12. Any other interesting hardware synths out there that might be worth me looking at? Bonus points for anything with a true analogue signal path, but I'd consider any interesting sound generators at this point.

[phattslagg]

Budget?

[bcass]

Ideally no more than 3K, although if there's something super exceptional that costs more, I'd be interested to hear about it.

[sentry23]

Maybe a shameless plug for a friend of mine ('former' Atari ST/Falcon demo coder) , but I do find his hardware granular synth very interesting:
https://www.tastychips.nl/?page_id=2182
(mixed digital/analogue hardware)

His older ST4 is also hybrid, and more inspired by old soundtrackers with it's 4 separate analogue parts.
https://www.tastychips.nl/?page_id=933

[RiK]

Hmm, interesting things I'd look at?

Elektron Analog Four & RYTM.. (check out any of Dataline's vids)

DSI Rev 2

Moog Subsequent 37
Arturia Matrixbrite

[phattslagg]

I’d recommend taking a look at the Novation Peak. It’s a hybrid, which I find to be the most interesting of the new analogue types. Also, well within budget, which would leave ample change should anything else of interest appear in the not too distant future.

[(o)(o)]

Korg ARP Odyssey.



Moog Mother 32 and 2x DFAM in a rack per this video gravy previously posted :

[RiK]

I’d recommend taking a look at the Novation Peak. It’s a hybrid, which I find to be the most interesting of the new analogue types. Also, well within budget, which would leave ample change should anything else of interest appear in the not too distant future.

Good call. Lovely bit of kit for the money..

[bcass]

Thanks for all the recommendations. All nice kit, but the ones that stick out for me are the Moog Subsequent 37 and the Arturia Matrixbrute. I also came across the MFB Dominion 1. Has anyone ever seen a Waldorf Wave for sale? What do they go for these days?

[Governmentyard]

Thanks for all the recommendations. All nice kit, but the ones that stick out for me are the Moog Subsequent 37 and the Arturia Matrixbrute. I also came across the MFB Dominion 1. Has anyone ever seen a Waldorf Wave for sale? What do they go for these days?

There's a new Waldorf wavetable synth on the way, you might qwant to wait for that...

[bcass]

That looks nice. Is it based on the same tech as the original Wave? The interface looks amazing, but I'll need to hear more interesting sounds from it than what was initially shown before I'd be interested in it. The Hartmann Neuron was another synth I was lusting after around the time I bought my A6, but I see those are rare these days too.

[gravy]

The synth I've had the most fun with is the completely digital Virus TI 2. Getting a bit long in the tooth now, essentially a VST in a box BUT hugely versatile and sounds lush



As well as the front panel you can use a plugin for sound design

[bcass]

Sounds great from the video, but surprisingly expensive these days for a VST.

I've been playing around with the A6 today, and to my dismay two of the buttons are playing up (not always responding). Does anyone know where I might be able to get this serviced? Either in or around Manchester.

[RiK]

Sounds great from the video, but surprisingly expensive these days for a VST.

It's not a VST, it's a rather excellent hardware synth, with a very cool VST companion app that allows you to integrate it with your software *as if* it were a VST.

The name Virus TI stood for 'total integration'.

[gravy]

Yeah I wasn't clear there, there's no dependence on the VST plugin BUT the synth itself basically a VST in a box; a completely digital from start to end. The Quantum is similar except the filters are analog.