Your number one "electronic music instrument" you turn to for fun and productivity?

[perx]

Its tough to choose, but I gotta go with my Mono Machine.

Can spend hours on it, having alot of fun while being super productive - and I always end up with lots of original sounding and "organic" sounds.

Its incredible what this machine has done to my sound and the quality of my music overall..

So.. What synth or instrument is your number one for both fun and good end results?

Lets hear it folks..

[grantlandau]

DSI poly evolver - got it like 3 weeks ago, and its what I've been missing my whole life. It's my first poly analog synth. gratifyingly time efficient at creating the craziest patches.

[ignatius]

Originally Posted by perx

Its tough to choose, but I gotta go with my Mono Machine.

Can spend hours on it, having alot of fun while being super productive - and I always end up with lots of original sounding and "organic" sounds.

ditto. i love my monomachine.

[GrantB]

Right now it's a tie between Xbase 999 and Prophet 08 both are very immediate to use and sound superb.

In fact, all of my most recent rig is designed for maximum fun and productivity. I have never been so happy with my setup as I am now.



I hear you Elektron guys though.... MKIIs mmmmmmmm

[sashbash]

Another one for the monomachine....fun and, either ends up on the finished article or is a great sketch pad where ideas develop.

The MachineDrum is also a lot of fun, but doesn't end up on as much as I would like.

[Haskell Brooks]

Poly-800 with "moogslayer"(nomenclature not of my invention)filter mods.

[chrisso]

Buchla

[jbuehler]

Rhodes piano and Rob Papen VIs.

[henryrobinett]

Electric guitar.

[Jazzpunk]

I can't see pickin' just one synth or effects box but I will say that my Rhodes never ceases to inspire me. Lately though, I've been getting alot of joy out of my Omega+Space Echo combo.

[rachel]

My Minimoog. I spend lots of time jamming on it over simple loops and just
improvising. Problem is, I keep forgetting to record it all....


rachel

[alexp]

Originally Posted by rachel

My Minimoog. I spend lots of time jamming on it over simple loops and just
improvising. Problem is, I keep forgetting to record it all....


rachel

Dont you hate that???

My Mini is right now, unplayable off the keyboard. I just cv it though and play it off my prophet 5.

My most fun machines??

JX3P
MS10
MINIMOOG
PROPHET 5
PROPHECY
303 (great with beer!)
ESQ1
MIRAGE
MATRIX6

the samplers........ not so much (except the Mirage. Its rad.)

[alexp]

Yeah it can be a bitch. I have had mine for 12 years though now, and know it inside out. Its weird getting used to all the blinking parameters on the screen. If you need a hand figuring something out, just pm me. Im happy to help!

Alex

edit - plus its cool to say you played with your log on your latest track

[theque]

anyting plugged into the sherman filterbank

[Dopamine]

At the risk of sounding stupid, what is the "mono machine"?

I would love to hear the fruit of your inspirations... if any of you guys could post a mp3 that would be great.

[Popbott]

For good end results it's been the Virus TI, deep, deep sounding machine. Nordlead2 always shows me something new, Voyager, it just depends on the song like Divine Chemical said. Lately it's also been my ASR-10 rack sampler with loaded with Vengeance-sound drums and effects, fun stuff.

[Doktorfuture]

Korg Oasys for me man. (and I have a whole lot of other synths - Ti's, Moog's, Modulars-galore, ...).

The Oasys is quite lovely.

[plaid_emu]

I've been using the desktop Evolver to get the blood pumping. Mostly I love to process audio through it. Another thing I do with it is sample some wacked out noisy patches I've made then use the samples as oscillators or sources in Absynth and Reaktor.

Audio LSD.

[jude]

wel im gonna be well boring and say the Yamaha RM1x

i have mandatory rest breaks (as an aussie truck driver) so i have an inverter wired up so i can lay down beats while on the roads. all in one box, i love it!

tho i must say i transfer all midi data to my pc when i get back to the studio


Jude

[ari800]

Originally Posted by alexp

303 (great with beer!)

Exactly ! thumbsup

Haven't used much otherwise lately though...

[F5D]

I have a Waldorf Microwave XTk sitting in front of me so I usually turn it on if I have to test something quickly. However, it is usually the Andromeda which I turn on if I am thinking about programming new sounds. It is so easy to use because it has knobs for almost everything and it usually always sounds like I want.

[nofi]

The SH-101 - I can always go to and just make something happen with. often without really needing to think about what I'm trying to do, my hands will move the sliders, and a sound will be there. And I love the sequencer. I have a midi/cv box, but more often than not I'll just send it a clock signal from a drum machine, and work right there on the 101.

The minimoog is so amazing, and my favourite synth to just play. but I tend to get lost just playing it for hours at a time..... dunno if that counts as productivity, but it's great fun and makes me very happy.
:-)

[Jazzpunk]

Originally Posted by jude

have mandatory rest breaks (as an aussie truck driver) so i have an inverter wired up so i can lay down beats while on the roads. all in one box, i love it!

Boring? That sounds pretty damn cool to me!

[cosmos]

It is very very hard to choose one instrument... but im having real fun when im near my nord 1, its amazing how 4 houres turns to 10 min ...

[Dopamine]

<< im having real fun when im near my nord 1 >>


+1

that's my fave as well!!

[dlmorley]

ARP 2600
used on virtually every song I've done in some way

[aeonsound]

^can't believe it... i don't think i've ever known anyone who has an arp26k! *droooooooolz* it must be so much fun.

for me it's the virus. instant joyful entrancement

[vibralux]

It would be Machinedrum- its a „my first lego” experience every time I turn it on. I got a Monomachine but did not make good friends with it so far, Virus TI is pretty amazing too- bu for pure creativity MD is a killer.

Cheer
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[carlheinz]

roland jupiter 6 with europa mod.It's so fun.My minimoog is 2nd.

[crufty]

FR 777. Just amazing how varied and raw that little box can be. Set up a 24 bar drumline, take the one osc and convert to acid rubber, flip some switches and you've got a growling / screaming lead over the pounding drums. love it love it love it.

i have to say that setup with sunsyn is pretty sweet. how do we like the sunsyn?