Which one? For the sake of theoretical questions …let’s assume you could have any synth…not just what you already own.

  • TrivialBetaState@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Among those I own, I’d go with my Yamaha MODX6 and would be happy for ever. Among all synths… hm, this is a tough one. I like too many! Perhaps, I’d still go for a workstation synth and probably the Roland Fantom 6. Note that I’d still prefer a workstation synth rather than my laptop with the best DAW with all the plugins in the world, even though a DAW is indispensable to produce music, while the hardware synth is not. I am here for the fun first, not the production necessarily.

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      1 year ago

      My main board for years was a Yamaha MOX8 so I understand this choice. I only ended up selling it because I found myself simply using it as a midi controller…so I sold it and got a NI Komplete Kontrol S88.

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    Maybe a Waldorf Quantum MK2? I don’t know, I’m not going to think about this too long. Never interacted with one, but I’d be aiming for something that’s flexible with deep sound design capabilities, and wavetables are mandatory. The sounds are good from what I’ve heard. Voice count is probably adequate. Excellent variety of filter options. They haven’t skimped on envelopes or lfo’s. Fatar keybed with polyphonic after touch (which I haven’t any experience with, but I’d need channel aftertouch for sure). Being a theoretical exercise I don’t have to worry about the price, lol.

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    1 year ago

    To answer my own question… the Prophet Rev2. It is the synth I always gravitate towards and fits well in any mix. Plays well with other instrumentation.

    I have no experience with other prophets but the Rev2 has never disappointed me so I have not bothered to look for another.

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    1 year ago

    As somebody who owns no physical synths, I am very interested in what others say! I think for me on the software side, Helm has almost infinite possibilities/parameters and I would never run out of things to try.

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    1 year ago

    Csound! Endless possibilities. I’ve been programming it for 25 years now, and it still manages to surprise me sometimes.

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    1 year ago

    I’m new and no synth expert, but i’ve to say that the versatility i found in Behringer’s DeepMind12 pleases me

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      1 year ago

      We have a DeepMind 6 and have it listed for sale. I just can’t get past menus. I would rather have stuff easy access. No complaints with sounds from it, though.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, i understand but the thing is that if you want to access more stuff than what’s on the front panel… you got to access menus and submenus… In the DeepMinds though there’s just the “edit” page of every section, it’s rather difficult to have to get past that, or the first page of the mod matrix

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    1 year ago

    i’m not entirely sure about standalone synths, but a small DIY portable modular rig is just about right, i think. it’s just “one” synth, but i can repatch and reprogram depending on what i’m trying to get out of it

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        1 year ago

        that’s fair. it’s also easier for me to repair and modify my synth if i’m the one building it, which, chipocalypse-scale disruptions aside, makes the whole thing a little more future proof. and if this is the only synth i get, then i’d need to be able to repair it.

        my rule for my own rack is that i have to solder at least part of every single module (and now that i’m set up for surface mount work, i’ll be able to build even more :3:3:3), and i’d think this would be the same