22nd October 2012
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#121 | | Lives for gear
Joined: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles
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Originally Posted by djplays  Oasys
JD-800 (have one - never giving it up!!!) | Agree!! JD is Mother of All!
I have two of them and also a spare Keybed for a rainy day. Much fun!
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22nd October 2012
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#122 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Feb 2011 Location: BC Canada
Posts: 2,381
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Originally Posted by monkeyxx from what I own... I only own.... 3 
Monotribe
Alpha Juno 1
Novation 61 SL mk I MIDI keyboard (with lots of VST synths)
think the next will be an MS2000, mopho, or some Electribes | to me,, what you have is what is important. Lusting after something else instead of rolling with what you have is a bad plan...
Put your car on the track and race with it.....
take red ..yellow, and torquise......make a great painting.
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22nd October 2012
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#123 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Asheville, NC
Posts: 2,715
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Originally Posted by Teknobeam to me,, what you have is what is important. Lusting after something else instead of rolling with what you have is a bad plan...
Put your car on the track and race with it.....
take red ..yellow, and torquise......make a great painting. | this is true... I am actually pretty excited to own what I do, and I don't feel bad about not having a CS-80. it's not stopping me from writing good music. of course I want more though!
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22nd October 2012
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#124 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,158
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Originally Posted by djplays JD-800 (have one - never giving it up!!!) | Quote:
Originally Posted by CJ1973 Agree!! JD is Mother of All!
I have two of them and also a spare Keybed for a rainy day. Much fun! | Agreed on the agreement! Love Mr JD!  | |
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23rd October 2012
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#125 | | Gear maniac
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 265
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if money is no object -
Waldorf Wave (48 voices)
Roland Jupiter 6
Macbeth Micromac
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23rd October 2012
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#126 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Jul 2012 Location: SoCal
Posts: 690
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Originally Posted by CJ1973 Agree!! JD is Mother of All!
I have two of them and also a spare Keybed for a rainy day. Much fun! | JD-800's and Virus B's are so cheap right now everyone should own one.  | |
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23rd October 2012
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#127 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Nov 2004 Location: here
Posts: 4,469
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Time proven top 3 most used here:
Analogues
Jupiter 8
Jomox Sunsyn
Andromeda
Digital or hybrid
Kurzweil 2661
PPG Wave 2.3
Access Virus TI
Above is my working setup that covers 90% of all needs, although further dozen of synths wait to jump in when necessary.
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23rd October 2012
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#128 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Paris
Posts: 533
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From what I have/had:
- Roland JD-990
- Arp Odyssey MKI
- Roland Juno 60
Quite a reasonable setup imo.
A nice poly, a great digital/rompler and one of the most flexible mono ever.
Give me that, a Mackie 1202, a DP4 and a 707 and I rule the world.
Well... my world!
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24th October 2012
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#129 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Nov 2008 Location: CPU |
I can do everything I want/need using the following 3 synthesizers:
Alesis Andromeda
Waldorf Q/32
Korg Z1/18
In fact, the first two would be just enough ...
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24th October 2012
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#130 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Feb 2011 Location: BC Canada
Posts: 2,381
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Originally Posted by monkeyxx this is true... I am actually pretty excited to own what I do, and I don't feel bad about not having a CS-80. it's not stopping me from writing good music. of course I want more though! | Monkey..I wonder if having fewer choices facilitates more focus and forces you to extract more sophisticated results from what you have?
I have so much stuff right now, and with some of it, I haven't even scratched the surface, haven't become intimate with what it's all about. I'm sure some people spend hours with a Virus C.. I love the thing, but if it was all that I had,, I'd end up knowing it like the back of my hand.
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1st November 2012
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#131 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 193
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MachineDrum UW
CS 50/60/80 (either will be fine)
Pro One/
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2nd November 2012
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#132 | | Gear interested
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 19
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Kurzweil PC3
John Bowen Solaris
Arturia Origin Keyboard
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2nd November 2012
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#133 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Jun 2009 Location: teesside uk
Posts: 188
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Originally Posted by Ghosted JD-800's and Virus B's are so cheap right now everyone should own one. | Now you said that they are probably not.
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17th April 2013
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#134 | | Gear interested
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 4
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Prophet 5
Voyager
Motif XF8
Of course, what we WANT vs. what we NEED are two completely different things. But with these 3 you can do pretty much what any pro can do.
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17th April 2013
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#135 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 227
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Roland SH3a
Korg Polysix
Waldorf Blofeld
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17th April 2013
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#136 | | Lives for gear
Joined: May 2007 Location: Chicago, USA
Posts: 642
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Changing my mind here... My three would be upgrades of three synths I already have...
1). Upgrade to Virus TI 2 Keyboard (from TI 1 Polar)
2). Upgrade to Yamaha Motif XF7 (from MOX6)
3). Upgrade to Roland Jupiter-80 (from Jupiter-50)
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17th April 2013
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#137 | | Gear nut
Joined: Oct 2009 Location: texas
Posts: 124
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Minimoog
Prophet 10
CS-80
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17th April 2013
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#138 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 277
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Kurzweil 3ketc
Solaris
Rackinz PC1
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17th April 2013
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#139 | | Gear nut
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 78
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Roland Jupiter 8
Yamaha SY99
Minimoog... and Rule the World!!!!!!!  | |
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17th April 2013
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#140 | | Lives for acid
Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Me!bourne, Australia
Posts: 1,924
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I missed this one!
Crumar Spirit
Waldorf Microwave 1
Korg Mono/Poly
Man that was tough.
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Originally Posted by Alan Parsons I've always been a believer in musical repetition to draw in the listener and make the music hypnotic.
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18th April 2013
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#141 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 247
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Well, since this thread has risen from the dead:
Of what I have:
Omega 8
Mono/Poly
Pro-One
In my dreams:
GX1
Schmidt
Buchla Modular
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18th April 2013
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#142 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,282
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Originally Posted by NWSooner ARP 2600
Prophet 5
John Bowen Solaris
I could see replacing the Prophet 5 with some other analog poly. Sound-wise I'd probably choose the Voyetra 8 but the interface might drive me batty if it was my only analog poly. You couldn't really go wrong with Prophet 5/Jupiter 8/Andromeda/OB-Xwhatever/Xpander for that role. | If I could only have 3 synths I figure that means one analog mono, one analog poly, and one digital to have the kind of sound palette I'd want.
So of what I have (as well as what is currently available right now), I'm sticking with:
ARP 2600
Prophet 5
John Bowen Solaris
However, if price is no object and you can include unreleased synths, I'd probably go:
MacBeth Inferno
Schmidt 8-voice
John Bowen Solaris
Which (considering all the vintage synths I have) is amazing that I'd pick three modern synths. Truly a synth renaissance right now. | |
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18th April 2013
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#143 | | Gear Head
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 31
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EMS AKS
Juno 60
Pro One (or MS 20)
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18th April 2013
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#144 | | Gear Head
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 40
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I am going to have to go with:
PC3K8
Code 8 (loaded)
DSI Prophet 12
That should cover all of the bases
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18th April 2013
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#145 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,575
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I could spend a lifetime with my current big three:
- Mid-sized Dotcom/MU-format modular (yeah, I know the rules said no modulars, but that's what I use).
- Nord G2 expanded
- Machinedrum UW
I have other stuff but to some extent it's redundant with the three above.
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18th April 2013
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#146 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 567
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OP-1
Octatrack - technically a sampler, but can act as a synth
EWI 4000S
Though if I can't have the OT, then:
OP-1
Virus TI2
EWI 4000S
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18th April 2013
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#147 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 599
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KORG Kronos
Roland Jupiter-80
Arturia Origin keyboard
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18th April 2013
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#148 | | Gear addict
Joined: Jan 2008 Location: France
Posts: 442
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Hard choice
For Live
Juno 60 ( Or Matrix )
Yamaha TX 802 ( Or just DX7IID )
Kurzweil Pc3 (Or Motif )
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4 Days Ago
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#149 | | Gear interested
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 4
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3 desert island s to pick from my studio:
1. Jomox Sunsyn MK2 -> best analog poly
2. John Bowen Solaris -> best VA synth
3. Clavia Nord Modular G2X -> unique & expressive
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