if you had to pick just ONE budget synth?

[TubularCorporation]

40 minutes ago, sheatheman said:

Im a hipster

No true hipster would self identify.

[Limo]

7 hours ago, TubularCorporation said:

No true hipster would self identify.

At some point they become self-aware, however.

Source: am hipster.

[French]

You want a Microfreak. The synth engines sound really good (if a little counterintuitive at times)and there's plenty of them, with regular updates. The touch sensitive keyboard is really nice too, it responds to poly aftertouch. Having said that, I sold mine not too long ago lol to fund an Analog 4. 

[iococoi]

Alesis Micron ...i would prefer an Alesis ION though..but they are usually around $500

Edited June 11, 2021 by iococoi

[TubularCorporation]

Three years ago when you could find them for under $300 easily I'd say "Akai S-6000"

 

In the under $300 range I'd say "Wavestation SR" now.

 

Under $200, probably the Sonicware Liven XFM. I haven't used it but based on how good the 8bit Warps has been and the fact that it the XFM is polyphonic 4 op FM and should be more flexible because of that, it seems like a really good choice.

[xox]

What happened to the 50-squid moog?!

[TubularCorporation]

50 minutes ago, xox said:

What happened to the 50-squid moog?!

Have you seen the exchange rate on squid these days?  50 squid hardly qualifies as "budget."

[xox]

1 hour ago, TubularCorporation said:

Have you seen the exchange rate on squid these days?  50 squid hardly qualifies as "budget."

Not much any diff to croatian kuna but, waitaminute…waitaminute… hah i see that usa dollar is quite loooow!  
….I should buy something from the usa!

Edited June 11, 2021 by xox

[TubularCorporation]

15 hours ago, xox said:

Not much any diff to croatian kuna but, waitaminute…waitaminute… hah i see that usa dollar is quite loooow!  
….I should buy something from the usa!

I don't know why you're bringing money into this, I'm talking about squid.

[xox]

34 minutes ago, TubularCorporation said:

I don't know why you're bringing money into this, I'm talking about squid.

I know…. Kuna means marten in croatian! 

Edited June 12, 2021 by xox

[TubularCorporation]

49 minutes ago, xox said:

I know…. Kuna means marten in croatian! 

Oooh I didn't know that so I didn't get the double meaning. Fucked that one right up.

Edited June 12, 2021 by TubularCorporation

[xox]

5 minutes ago, TubularCorporation said:

Oooh I didn't know that so I didn't get the double meaning. Fucked that one right up.

Noo man!  I didn’t expect you to know that

[thawkins]

Hungry for some fatty kuna sushi now.

[sheatheman]

I ended up getting my brother a model cycles. 

[BCM]

I've just purchased a Model: Cycles too, hopefully turn up next week :)

[sweepstakes]

On 6/11/2021 at 9:07 AM, iococoi said:

Alesis Micron ...i would prefer an Alesis ION though..but they are usually around $500

I'm sure I wrote about it elsewhere on here, but I reflect on my time with the micron with dark feelings. ymmv but it's less than the sum of its parts.

[iococoi]

a few contenders in here...nice channel btw

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakaYv2o6v1L8Nsy2_zE0Ew

 

[TubularCorporation]

I'm just waiting for my next payday (tomorrow) so I can get one of these:

 

https://www.tubesandmore.com/products/chassis-cage-hammond-steel-12-x-8-x-52

[TheBro]

I want to get a Microfreak I think it's pretty versatile!

[Grain Bastard]

On 6/15/2021 at 4:22 PM, TubularCorporation said:

I'm just waiting for my next payday (tomorrow) so I can get one of these:

 

https://www.tubesandmore.com/products/chassis-cage-hammond-steel-12-x-8-x-52

I prefer to have my one budget synth with a least a single oscillator but I’m liking the minimal design

[TubularCorporation]

I think that was supposed to be in the GAS thread.

[Fauxleroid]

I can totally concur on the Model:Cycles. You can write a complete tune with it. That's the downside of just getting a single synth like a Monologue (which is also a fantastic synth). I have to pack up all my gear in November and its getting shipped across the Atlantic home to the UK. The Cycles will definitely be coming in my luggage so I can have some gear while I'm in limbo.