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synthesizers for a new studio. - SynthWizard - 03-07-2021
synthesizers for a new studio.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi there,</p> <p>​</p> <p>Would like to start my question with a little disclaimer; so far my research has showed that many of the synthesizer people don't like to assign particular equipment to musical genres, however I'll kindly ask to bear with me. I also realise that a lot of synthesizers are capable of a very wide variety of sounds and it mostly depends on the users effort and programming, I enjoy starting with an INIT patch and don't mind menu-diving. The analog/digital oscillator discussion does not bother me at all as I mostly see it as nostalgia induced elitist "fanboyism," filters however seem to be another story. </p> <p>​</p> <p>I make and want to continue making mainly ambient music mixed with drum & bass elements, techno, acid house as well as deep house.</p> <p>​</p> <p>I have been using Ableton Live (with Push 2), Octatrack MK2, Digitakt, Analog Rytm MK2 for a number of years now as well as a very wide range of modular synthesizers (which I have now sold for my own reasons and would not be interested in unless I had a much bigger budget).</p> <p>​</p> <p>I have some money saved up and want to purchase some hardware synthesizers. So far I have looked at a lot of demos and reviews but I'm having trouble narrowing everything down, also there are no music stores within a 3 hour drive where I would be able to try out the gear for myself.</p> <p>​</p> <p>I'd be very thankful if your recommendations would take into account some key aspects that are important to me, these include:</p> <ul> <li>All options must be desktop synthesizers (no keyboard).</li> <li>The possibility to sequence all of the synthesizers using the Octatrack, Digitakt and Ableton Push.</li> <li>The synthesizers would preferably fit into an 19-inch rack.</li> <li>The effects section is not a must, I will be using effects on Ableton (Valhalla, Convolution Reverb etc.) and in the future will get some dedicated effects processors.</li> <li>Should have a good and sturdy build quality, would much prefer metal over plastic.</li> <li>Dedicated HW synthesizers for each of the sonic ranges (bass, pads, lead). <ul> <li>Bass synthesizer should be able to produce deep warm creamy tones as well as 303-type sounds and distorted industrial techno inspired sounds.</li> <li>Pads synthesizer should be able to produce warm, nostalgic sounding pads as well as bright/metallic ones. Glide and a lot of modulation options are preferable.</li> <li>Lead synthesizer should sound warm and weighted.</li> </ul></li> <li>The overall combined price should not exceed 6000 Eur.</li> </ul> <p>​</p> <p>The demos I enjoyed the most so far were:</p> <ul> <li>OB-6 (I am 99% certain I will buy this synth, but am confused which role it should play in the sonic range, perhaps lead?)</li> <li>Virus TI2 (Really enjoyed the possibility of producing pads and acid-like basslines)</li> <li>Waldorf Blofeld / Korg Minilogue XD (seems like good and cheap options for pads)</li> <li>Moog Minitaur / Sirin / Sub Phatty (seems like good options for warm and rich bass, but unsure if I'll be able to create acid-like sounds with them)</li> </ul> <p>​</p> <p>Synths I know nothing about but heard they were quite good:</p> <ul> <li>Prophet 12</li> <li>Rev2</li> <li>Novation Peak</li> <li>DeepMind 12D</li> <li>Waldorf Iridium (seems like a good allrounder on paper, but a lot of people seem to dislike it)</li> </ul> <p>​</p> <p>Synths I do not want:</p> <ul> <li>Analog 4 MKII</li> <li>Digitone (had one, was not impressed)</li> </ul> <p>​</p> <p>I hope that this thread will prove useful to people with a similar needs.</p> <p>Many thanks in advance!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/qu1etud"> /u/qu1etud </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/lzrilw/synthesizers_for_a_new_studio/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/lzrilw/synthesizers_for_a_new_studio/">[comments]</a></span>