Members keithbarrette Posted February 27, 2008 Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 I currently have a Roland Alpha Juno 2, and I find myself not playing it much because sound design is a pain - I want to be able to reach out and grab a knob labeled 'resonance' rather than having to scroll through menus. I'm looking for something in the $400 price range (new or used) that has a simple interface that will do generic "prog rock" analog sounding leads and basses, and function well as a MIDI controller. Keys are not my primary instrument, so this will be the only keyboard in the house (hence the controller requirement) The Roland JD-800 comes to mind. If the Moog Rouge had MIDI and was polyphonic, it might fit the bill What else is out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members keithbarrette Posted February 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 I'd love a Prophet '08 - somehow I don't think I'll find one in the $400 price range though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members raffor Posted February 27, 2008 Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 Somehow I think that you might want to get a knob box to tweak your Juno-2. It is a sweet sounding machine. However, in case you want to buy something new, these are $420 reboxed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted February 27, 2008 Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 I'd love a Prophet '08 - somehow I don't think I'll find one in the $400 price range though Oops, missed that part. Used Ion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkstorm Posted February 27, 2008 Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 Though not attractive vissually, the earlier mentioned Roland SH-201 would be good choice. As would Nord lead 2x, & Novation synths. LOts of knobs, sliders etc for easy on the fly tweaking with little or no sub menu diving. Cept for the Roland, the other choices mentioned would be for used units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keithbarrette Posted February 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 Thanks for the input guys - I'll see if I can find somewhere to demo some of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gdh Posted February 27, 2008 Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 you could always pick up a rack module of a Roland Jd-990 or JV series and insert a Vintage Card - great sounds and will keep within your budget, the Emu Vintage or Classic Keys module will also be well within your budget but I prefer the Roland - sorry but you won't get the knobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brianos Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 The Alesis ion is quite knobby More than $400, but not too much. The micron has the same VA engine (plus sequencer & onboard effects) but minimal knobbage - and a couple hundred $$ cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KingVidiot Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 Get the PG-300 for your Juno. Then you can tweak sliders for days like on a JD-800 (well, sort of). They are cheap online and fun to use. I use mine all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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