Allowed 5 pieces from only one manufacturer:

[MrTechno]

Originally Posted by verve92

Why is that??

Personal choice I guess.

But good on DSI for being so favoured. I own the prophet 8 and the Tempest so I guess I can see why, now that I think about it more.

I am a Roland type of guy first, so I am always going to biased.

[soundmagus]

Dave Smith

Mopho x4
Poly evolver
Tempest
Prophet 08
Poly Evolver

[Teknobeam]

Roland

SH5
MKS80
JD800
JX8P
V Synth

[verve92]

Originally Posted by MrTechno

Personal choice I guess.

But good on DSI for being so favoured. I own the prophet 8 and the Tempest so I guess I can see why, now that I think about it more.

I am a Roland type of guy first, so I am always going to biased.

Yeah my first 3 synths were Rolands

System 700 Modular (remember those)
TB-303
SH-101
Jupiter 8
JP-8000

[Crawling Wind]

TS-12 w/SCSI
Asr-10 rack ( Expanded)
Fizmo
Esq-m
Dp4 (+)

I don't have Asr-10, but have the others.

Originally Posted by silent5

Ensoniq:

ESQ-1
VFX-SD
EPS-16 plus
Fizmo
DP/4 +

[CaseyMartin]

I'll go with Elektron's trinity:

Monomachine
Octatrack
Machindrum UW

I'd say that's a pretty flexible setup with two slots to spare.:beer:

[nebelfrau]

Originally Posted by CaseyMartin

I'll go with Elektron's trinity:

Monomachine
Octatrack
Machindrum UW

I'd say that's a pretty flexible setup with two slots to spare.:beer:

Throw a SIDstation in thurrr

[greenlights]

Access

Virus TI2 Darkstar
Virus TI2 Polar
Virus TI2 Keyboard
Virus TI2 Desktop
Virus TI2 Snow

[MrTechno]

Originally Posted by verve92

Yeah my first 3 synths were Rolands

System 700 Modular (remember those)
TB-303
SH-101
Jupiter 8
JP-8000

Oh yes I do.

That old Roland stuff is really nice.

Just as long as its analog I am happy, not saying digital has not got it's nice about it.

[MrTechno]

Originally Posted by verve92

Yeah my first 3 synths were Rolands

System 700 Modular (remember those)
TB-303
SH-101
Jupiter 8
JP-8000

Your gear list is looking nice, settle down or you will run out of space

[Rude Talk]

Tr909
tr808
sh101
xv5080
re-201

[Persemone]

Ok... How about a leftfield choice?

El capistan
Timeline
Flint
Blue sky
Orbit

... 5 chunks of strymon loveliness. You could fart into that and get gold through the outputs.

[verve92]

Originally Posted by MrTechno

Your gear list is looking nice, settle down or you will run out of space

Thanks!
I have long since run out of space. A few items are in their respective cases and in another room as my studio room is quite small, hence the 5" monitors.
I usually have room for 3 synths and two guitars at one time. Rarely is the P08 and DX7 going at the same time. That's why I love the three octave jobbers!

[paugui]

For me it would be Clavia, unless we could consider a sequencer from another brand...

I would pick up the following:

Clavia Nord Lead 3
Clavia Nord Modular
Clavia Nord Modular G2X (x2)
Clavia Nord Wave

And I think I'd have a pretty nice setup that way

I actually only miss a Nord Wave at the moment but have an extra G2 Engine, Rack 2 and Micro Modular.


From my experience, the Modulars are definitely the synths I use the most and they are extremely versatile synths.
And they are also fantastic for sequences, effects processing and extremely complex pads.
And with the Wave I could use samples too and the Lead 3 would provide a more hands-on-synth with a great interface and great sound too.

Saying this, if I could only pick up one synth, my choice would definitely be the Nord Modular G2X.
Ok, I would likely pick up something else extremely rare and much more valuable, but just to sell it and spend the extra amount on the G2X
It's really a fantastic machine.

[bloodsample]

Yamaha:
CS-80
CS-30
C7 (concert grand)
AN1x
YC-30

[Brickman]

Jupiter 4
SH-5
SDE-3000
R-880
RSP-550

[Entrainer]

Originally Posted by Scories

No TKB??

Dual Animal + Soup Kitchen + Sequencer + TKB for me

Nah, no TKB...

The Animal/Animate/Soup Kitchen provide all 3 filters (4 w/ RES EQ)
Stereo Delay... DSUG. Plus Triple Wavefolder is on the Animate, but
not on the Soup Kitchen. Two NTOs, only one PVCO... but I'd make do.

It was tough between TKB/CV1 to add to the SEQ, but the CV1 won out
with the extended ADSR, Quantizer. The Soup Kitchen needs modulation,
so you could have 2 synths, 1 effects/modulation, 1 sequencer panel.

TKB would be the 6th.

Now, where did I set that $40k? I just had it in my hand...

[The Hamburglar]

With Yamaha you could get a jet ski and a motorcycle alongside your grand piano, CS80, and maybe RS7000...so it's really no choice.

[MrTechno]

Originally Posted by verve92

Thanks!
I have long since run out of space. A few items are in their respective cases and in another room as my studio room is quite small, hence the 5" monitors.
I usually have room for 3 synths and two guitars at one time. Rarely is the P08 and DX7 going at the same time. That's why I love the three octave jobbers!

Yeah its not hard to run out of room.
The Prophet 8 can take up allot of space on its own.

Anyway good luck with it all.

[mattyc]

Originally Posted by The Hamburglar

With Yamaha you could get a jet ski and a motorcycle alongside your grand piano, CS80, and maybe RS7000...so it's really no choice.

[relis]

The most complete system would probably be Roland:

System 700
Jupiter 8
S750
JD990
JX10

But, my dearest company is Korg:

PS3300
Trident MkII
MS20 (re-discovered!!!)
M1
SV1

[verve92]

Originally Posted by relis

The most complete system would probably be Roland:

System 700
Jupiter 8
S750
JD990
JX10

But, my dearest company is Korg:

PS3300
Trident MkII
MS20 (re-discovered!!!)
M1
SV1

Wonder how many system 700's there are in existence? Or any model Roland modular? The only Roland modular's I have seen on Ebay in the last year are the 100M's. There are two on now with a 191 J and an old as hell but clean looking keyboard. Like $3800 US

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rolend-syste...ht_8555wt_1037

I got the impression Roland were not big players in modular.
BTW how could one un-discover an MS20. Those things are bad-ass!!

[7 Hz]

Originally Posted by bluegreengold

Here's a little game. Consider that you're allowed a studio that contains only five pieces, from a single manufacturer. Assume you have access to a computer with interface for recording. Which would you choose?

I presume that, if I was wanting to sequence things, then at least one of the units would have to have a sequencer? What about a mixing desk and effects? Monitors? Amp? Phones? Mic?

[Teknobeam]

At the end of this exercise....you reflect and realize that there are so many killer hardware synths out there despite the manufacturer

[relis]

Originally Posted by verve92

BTW how could one un-discover an MS20. Those things are bad-ass!!

I had and sold one five years ago. Now, having more experience, and playing one again recently, I'd appreciate having so nice synth much much more. But, that's the way it went...

[nebelfrau]

Originally Posted by relis

I had and sold one five years ago. Now, having more experience, and playing one again recently, I'd appreciate having so nice synth much much more. But, that's the way it went...

The unfortunate thing about the MS-20 is that its super sweet filter lives in eurorack land, and dollar for dollar you'd get more synth from eurorack than a MS-20 these days. Love the MS-20, but if I had to spend that money, I'd just go modular.

[scriptkiddy]

Originally Posted by CaseyMartin

I'll go with Elektron's trinity:

Monomachine
Octatrack
Machindrum UW

I'd say that's a pretty flexible setup with two slots to spare.:beer:

Loving this - I might be tempted to go for:
2 x MachineDrum UW
1 MonoMachine
1 SIDStation
1 Octatrack

[yaaf]

Originally Posted by CaseyMartin

I'll go with Elektron's trinity:

Monomachine
Octatrack
Machindrum UW

I'd say that's a pretty flexible setup with two slots to spare.:beer:

Yes... But wouldn't spare those slots

Monomachine
Octatrack
Machinedrum
Sidstation
Monomachine keyboard

Loads of fun

[kpsiegel]

OK I had originally said Waldorf and made a list but the Yamaha choice with a C7 concert grand is just too irresistible. I would give up every synth I own before I gave up my Yamaha grand. So...

Yamaha:

CS-80
C7 Grand piano
DX-7 II FD with eMagic mods
AN1x
RM1x (cause I need some drums)

[Robertbfw]

Roland
Tr808
Fantom G8
V-Synth GT
TD-15k
Mv8000

If Roland is out then definitely Avid
HD I/O
PRE
SYNC HD
C/24
Pro keys Sono 88