Should I buy... (Page 63 of 87)

I've tried the pro one once. liked it.

allot of Modulation possibilities is important for me.
What I read is that the pro one and the monopoly are on that front superior to the moog source.
I want crazy stuff, not only a nice bass or lead.

freek, did you tried the monopoly or source?
I think you can't go wrong with these either...

Moogs are the best in thick analogue basses and leads.
Modukation wise moogs are a bit boring.
To me the pro one sounds a bit harsh.
And i am not a huge fan of the mono/poly either.

I own a Pro One and love it. It was the first analogue synth I ever owned. It definitely sounds grittier than the Roland stuff I have. The downside to the Pro One is that the build quality is a bit poor, the keyboards on some of them can go bad (not a problem if you're sequencing it via gate/cv though). Popular electro producer DMX Krew wrote about it and has sound samples of it up on this studio page: http://www.durftal.com/music/edmx/dmxstudio/pro1.htm

I don't own a Mono/Poly but I do have a Polysix which uses the same SSM2044 filter chip. It's an interesting filter and the Mono/Poly has a load of routing options which  keeps things exciting. Apparently Dopplereffekt used the Mono/Poly a lot on their (his, whatever) older electro stuff. That's reason enough to get one!

I've never used a Moog Source, but like Mono/Poly (the guy, not the keyboard, this is confusing!) says, Moog is great for bass not so great for weird modulation options.

thanks for the comments!
Checking the DMX site.

I'm looking for the more crazy stuff, so probably the monopoly.

They're all good

The MPC DSM series is pretty cool, but a bit rare.  I have Techstar toms and they're great as toms but not the best for all-around synthesis.
The jomox M-brane might be cool.  Syndrums and synares seem overpriced to me as it's not something I use regularly.

Cheers for the tips guys! I've seen those MPC units and the Kit as well. They come up in the UK from time to time as I think it was an English company. Interesting you sold the DSM Freek, was it due to crap sound?

I'm particularly interested in relatively small portable and hand triggerable units for live sets and travelling hence the interest in Synares, Syndrums etc.

Any experience of the portable ones? What do you reckon is a good price? Also do you reckon they're worth getting?

I think it could be quite nice to have full hands on control to vary the toms, snares and effects etc. during a set.

Just go straight to the top. Syncussion or SDS3.

But seriously. I tried really hard to like Synares but their sound is hard to fit in a mix unless you're doing like 70s prog or disco. Also I'm pretty sure that none of them can be triggered without modification. Gotta just play em. At least the 1 and 3.

you should visit a doctor..

ever used one, or others told you?

whatever.....

I didnt know that it was not allowed to have a opinion that isnt the mainstream one here...

Goodbye

I was just wondering where you got your opinion from..