From Peter Forrest Sent Sun, Mar 25th 2018, 08:50
Can anything be too crazy for a noise gig? :o) -----Original Message----- From: Lorne Hammond [mailto:xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xx]=20 Sent: 25 March 2018 05:37 To: xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx; 'analogue' Subject: RE: [AH] Choose Five Synths re sk-1=20 peter remember that insane one sk-1 glitched with nails for patch points = and alligator clips and the 8 stages of relay-thunk-switches as a = sequencer I bought off Vemia. it can even acoustically couple with = itself. Too crazy to even play a noise gig with. : ) Lorne -----Original Message----- From: Peter Forrest [mailto:xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx] Sent: March-24-18 5:49 PM To: 'AH' <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> Subject: RE: [AH] Choose Five Synths I always thought the Casino SK-1 was bit of a gamble ;o) -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Dohman [mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx] Sent: 25 March 2018 00:49 To: AH Subject: Re: [AH] Choose Five Synths Is ownership a requirement? Moog sub phatty - Only analog I will attest to - excellent editability = even withstanding its poor knob count & menu diving. Dialing in patches = was often musical & results were frequent.=20 Kurzweil K2VX - A great experimental synth with an almost brilliant = workflow that literally facilitated composition. Waldorf MW XT - The hands down winner in polyphonic pads & ambient = drones. After learning how to build on user presets and avoid = reinventing the wheel a fun synth that initially I found too mysterious. Clavia Nord modular GT2 - The quintessential clavia sound in a modular = was surprisingly the way I learned to play melodic bass due to its = respectful portamento & legato modules.=20 Casino SK1 - I know I=E2=80=99m sounding sarcastic :) I threw it away = after soldering things that shouldn=E2=80=99t a surprisingly adept = glitchy experimental synth especially for pitched sampled material.=20 #Synths I=E2=80=99ve played# Synton Fenix - Cool normaled functionality in a curiously well thought = out pre-built modular. Studio Electronics SE1 - Damn that is a bass synthesizer.=20 MFB-Dominon 1 - If for no other reason but it=E2=80=99s aesthetics - = Finally a boutique got it right. A handsome Moog sound to boot. ARP Odyssey 1 - A first rate drone machine that can create satisfying = leads that are difficult to emulate on other synths.=20 Regards Patrick > On Mar 23, 2018, at 4:12 PM, Mark C <xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> = wrote: >=20 > Being in possession of a sprawling but cheaper synth collection I = tried to think if there was anything I would keep regardless of what = else was on offer. I don=E2=80=99t think there was; I'd probably give = them all up for the following five even though I=E2=80=99ve never owned = or played any of them. >=20 > What do you think, good choice? I=E2=80=99m guessing a there are a few = owners/ex-owners on this list. >=20 > ARP2600 =E2=80=93 best self contained feature rich semi modular, = better ergonomics, better stability and sound than EMS Synthi. > Roland SH5 =E2=80=93 discrete early Roland design, excellent = aesthetics, best regarded of the early Rolands. Had also considered the = System 100. > Yamaha CS80 =E2=80=93 chosen for control features and polyphonic = aftertouch. For some weird reason I might prefer the sound of the = Polymoog but Yamaha keyboard, dual voice and ring mod gives this the = edge. > Oberheim OBX =E2=80=93 best sound of two oscillators beating against = each other in existence? Perfect filter for polyphony. Would you rather = take to the stage with this against a Prophet, Jupiter or newer OB? > Moog Modular =E2=80=93 any model with the inductor based fixed filter, = LPF and VCOs aren=E2=80=99t supposed to be too bad either. Other 70s = modulars (EMU, ARP2500, Polyfusion) just don=E2=80=99t excite as much. >=20