Members Inertiatic_SKS Posted April 24, 2007 Members Share Posted April 24, 2007 I'm a guitarist playing for about 7 years now and I'm wanting to purchase a synth that isn't anything pro quality, but something that will let me get the ropes, record music easily, has plenty of good quality patches and is easy to use that's within a $400 price-range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apothecary Posted April 24, 2007 Members Share Posted April 24, 2007 Roland rs-5/rs-9. Can pick them up used for that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Umbra Posted April 24, 2007 Members Share Posted April 24, 2007 used CS6x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastFashion Posted April 24, 2007 Members Share Posted April 24, 2007 Roland Alpha Juno 1 or 2. DCO Analog, polyphonic, and can be had for about 150-200 dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OPEN OCEAN Posted April 24, 2007 Members Share Posted April 24, 2007 well since synths is not your main concern in the music making process i would suggest a all rounder such as the great cs6x which i own and sounds pretty good even for today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members malfunkt Posted April 25, 2007 Members Share Posted April 25, 2007 That is able to record easily, has many patches, and learn the ropes... Well if you save up a bit more a used Roland XP-60 , XP-50 would be excellent. They sound pretty good too... as they were regarded as professional in their time. easy to use sequencer.. Roland JX-305 Groovesynth... if you need synthier tones... 305 has a very easy to use sequencer. It actually would probably be a lot of fun. The XP series are better for their expandability, wider sound pallete, but the synth engine itself is very similar. The CS6X is also aimed at the dance market, and while having better sound quality, doesn't have a sequencer that you can record into. It too is expandable to higher quality ROM and PLG cards. If the RS-5 can record, than it would notch out the XP series as it is more modern (XV engine and JV/XP engine). The RS-9 goes for more tahn you are looking at though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inertiatic_SKS Posted April 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted April 25, 2007 The main things I'm concerned about are having an arpeggiator, a good pitch control and synth and piano patches. The MicroKORG seems like it might be what I want. What's the general opinion on that around here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Superace25 Posted April 25, 2007 Members Share Posted April 25, 2007 The MicroKORG is generally a good choice for people who want basic synth stuff without much hassle, but it has abnormally small keys, and won't get you anywhere on the piano side of things. Just generally speaking, it's easy to find cheap synths or decent-sounding piano patchs, but if you want them together, you generally have to spend more. If you're willing to spend about $600, the Yamaha Motif MM6 might be a good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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