Members evildragon Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 Effects section of M1 was the most advanced of that time, because you had 2 FX processors with various kinds of effects. So that was new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Strenge Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 FWIW: 80's synths are dying. I see them all the time - somebody got a great deal (they thought) only to find out the batteries in the synth died and leaked acid all over the internal boards, the batteries in those ROM/RAM cards are suffering the same fate, even transistors and simple parts are becoming obsolete. Old synths are liabilities.This is part of what keeps me from picking up a cheap old synth to use as backup (and another controller) in a casual band situation (I use an older macbook with softsynths). All of my own old synths had their problems, and that was long ago, so it would be a risk, exactly what I don't need in an emergency backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 FWIW: 80's synths are dying. oh i agree.. it seems a couple years ago all i was getting was lies and fixer uppers. considering that and my anti clutter sentiments i decided to go with a euro modular. i dont need the exact sound per se and i figure with the right modules and filters i can patch up almost any sound that would be close enough.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OFM Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 Most affordable & all around, Id say the Kurzweil K2000 (not really 80's this is 1991)... If it has to be 80's the Roland D-50. OFM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xanderbeanz Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 i'm so glad i have a DW8000 on the way after reading this thread, there seems to be much love for them around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Umma Gumma Posted October 15, 2009 Members Share Posted October 15, 2009 FWIW: 80's synths are dying. I see them all the time - somebody got a great deal (they thought) only to find out the batteries in the synth died and leaked acid all over the internal boards, the batteries in those ROM/RAM cards are suffering the same fate, even transistors and simple parts are becoming obsolete. Old synths are liabilities. As far as batteries are concerned : are replacements easily sourced ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted October 15, 2009 Members Share Posted October 15, 2009 As far as batteries are concerned : are replacements easily sourced ? For the most part. See: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2408877 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted October 15, 2009 Members Share Posted October 15, 2009 Nord Lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarcinP78 Posted October 15, 2009 Members Share Posted October 15, 2009 DX7 is a good recommendation as a complete package. Very affordable as well. Pros: 1. Extremely diverse sound palette 2. Capable of interesting transients3. Sounds great without external effects4. Can sound like the 1980's or 2050's - the person at the controls decides5. Can do two (or more) layers of independent synthesis lines (like the CS80)6. Great feeling, solid keyboard7. Can be played expressively8. Ultra fast/very slow envelopes 9. Can do very convincing emulations of accoustic instruments Cons:1. Requires some time to get used to the FM synthesis2. Monotimbral3. Takes time to programme one parametre at a time4. Limited MIDI implementation5. Only one LFO (you can get more LFOs through advanced FM tricks)6. No filter (you can get many kinds of filtered sounds, see #5)7. No internal effects (you can get reverb, chorus, phaser, distortion, fuzz, etc, see #5) 8. No backlit LCD display9. Surprisingly heavy for its size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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