Getting my first synth - recommendations (Page 2 of 2)

Don't fuck with an SH-101 or an ax-60 or a juno because they are so basic. If you only have one synth, make sure it has a wide range of sound possibilities...

MS-2000 is really really great and Microkorg is also great, unless like someone said before you're going to be playing on the keys. The vocoder isn't spectacular on either one (compared to standalone vocoders), but it definitely does the job. The thing I fucking love about the MS-2000 is the mod sequencing, which is far superior to the MicroKorg's "powerful arpeggiator".

BTW, you NEED MIDI, I don't see how you wouldn't. And a matrix really isn't that bad once you get used to it--it's not daunting in any way. Having every knob or slider available to be tweaked is not that necessary, to be honest, because you're not going to be tweaking every knob on every track every time you play.

Couple of new little friends.

I couldn't resist a Microkorg for $250 Cdn. locally. I just kept hearing more and more about them and decided to take a chance. It might not be the only synth you'll ever need but with everything else I have it has been kind of a neat little tool this week. No vocoder mic with it but I wouldn't use it anyway.

What I'm most excited about though is the Bugbrand Board Weevil I got in the mail the other day. I can't put it down the little thing sounds so insane. I have just been playing with it on its own but a guy just put up a crazy video of it through a reverb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XsvxFIrrJ0. I swear to god this thing came from HELL!