From Kenny Balys Sent Fri, Mar 23rd 2018, 22:07
From Kenny Balys Sent Fri, Mar 23rd 2018, 22:07
All 5 of these in the same room is a serious commitment to servicing and solder. 1 month of downtime every year, per synth, is a number I have arrived at. So if I have 12 vintage synth monsters, there will be, in perpetuity, 1 on the bench. Hope you have the craft and the will to care for these hungers tigers. Any one or all or any subset are going to be cool. I only have some minor experience with the SH5 and it was good. On 23.03.18 21:12 , Mark C wrote: > 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’t think there was; I'd probably give them all up for the > following five even though I’ve never owned or played any of them. > > > What do you think, good choice? I’m guessing a there are a few > owners/ex-owners on this list. > > > ARP2600 – best self contained feature rich semi modular, better > ergonomics, better stability and sound than EMS Synthi. > > Roland SH5 – discrete early Roland design, excellent aesthetics, best > regarded of the early Rolands. Had also considered the System 100. > > Yamaha CS80 – 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 – 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 – any model with the inductor based fixed filter, LPF and > VCOs aren’t supposed to be too bad either. Other 70s modulars (EMU, > ARP2500, Polyfusion) just don’t excite as much. > >