The synth GAS thread

randomhandclaps

No comment.  Slippery slope. 

What I will say though is that after avoiding Synth-GAS for a very long time, some of the sounds on @GavHaus's new stuff are absolutely awesome and not healthy for the bank balance.  I'm now trying to convince myself that my fully expanded JV2080 & Korg should be enough but...

dogload

@randomhandclaps I know what you mean... I was watching this film on Netflix the other week and I just wanted to plug stuff in!

GavRichList

@randomhandclaps Prophet 6!

axisus

dogload said:

I would love either of these.

Brilliant! A synth that you can also play battleships on!

cpcompany

Prophet 6
Korg/Arp Odyssey
MFB Dominion
Elektron Octatrack (Sampler not a synth)

I am well into my Eurorack these days and have to stop myself from getting Mutable Instruments Elements.

Sassafras

lasermonkey

Currently I have:

Roland Jupiter 6

ARP Omni 2 string/ pararphonic synth

ARP Odyssey Mk I 'whiteface" model (in need of repair)

Yamaha CS 60 polyphonic monster from 1976

Cheetah MS6 analogue, multitimbral polysynth module

and an EMU Proteus 2000 rack rompler with the Virtuoso 1 card fitted in addition to the standard one.

The Odyssey I bought broken quite some time ago for £100. I got it almost working perfectly and, long story short, a vital part went missing. This was pre-internet and until relatively recently, I wasn't able to track down the part. When I have some spare time, I will renovate it and move it on. Much as I'd love to keep it, I'll need the money to fund moving to a much nicer part of the country. Sadly, the CS60 and Jupiter will most likely have to go too.

I also used to have:

Control Synthesis Deep Bass Nine (basically a TB 303 in a rack)

Korg MS 10

Moog Prodigy (lovely sounding little synth, this.)

2x Roland D 50 (at different times)

and a Roland SH 101 (which I really regret selling. One of my favourites.)

I'd love a Prophet 6, but can't envisage a situation where I'd have that kind of spare cash again. :-(

dogload

Sassafras said:

Obviously one of those 'Soft Synths' I've read about...

minimoog

Oo a synth thread 

I'd love a Prophet 6. And a JP8 obviously, but that train has sailed.

Still, I have some nice things...

http://i.imgur.com/SbE96VH.jpg

Here's the Mini after I had it re-finished last year

http://i.imgur.com/oe1aX3f.jpg

No pics handy but I also have a Jupiter 4 and and Polymoog Keyboard (a la Gary Numan). Oh and a Novation KS4. Er and a broken Logan String Melody in the garage. And a Yamaha CP30. 

GavRichList

I'm enjoying my Prophet 6. It'll be a lifetime before I properly understand it, but by god it sounds lovely. Back in studio tomorrow, and suspect it'll feature prominently as our producer has fallen in love with it.

minimoog

Must admit I occasionally think that selling the Juno would get me half way towards one, which is mighty tempting...

GavRichList

offer me a grand and a Juno 60 and I might be tempted

minimoog

I'm sure you would I could buy new for that though.

GavRichList

how?!

minimoog

Juno 60s fetch up to £1k these days from what I can tell, and mine is (overused word alert) mint, absolutely immaculate with original manual and patch cassette tape. And a new P6 is £2k. So sell the Juno and chuck another £1k in = new P6.

Admittedly I might have to wait a little while for a £1k buyer or settle for a little less, but I wouldn't be far off.

It's all theory anyway, I'm not that likely to put money where mouth is.

GavRichList

blimey, do they go for that much? i'd always thought around £700, but then I only really looked at Juno 6's. But yeah, the P6 is £2k on the nose if you ask shops nicely enough. I came into a chunk of cash which is why I bought one; had I have had to save for it, not sure I'd have gone so indulgent, but it is bloody lovely.

minimoog

There's a few completed on ebay for £950, so yeah. (and some scammy-looking ones for a lot more).

£650-700 is the asking for a Juno 6 these days, though whether they get that for them I don't know.

Vintage analogue synths have gone mental lately, which strikes me as weird seeing as there's so much more good new analogue stuff out there now. 

minimoog

BTW you don't even have to ask nicely now - gear4music, Andertons etc advertsing at £1999

GavRichList

ah really? I bought when they'd only just landed - they were listed then for circa £2200. They were always going to come down mind you.

minimoog

Aye it's the way of things. On other stuff I had a quick play of the Korg Odyssey in a shop the other day and left pretty impressed. I'd almost consider getting rid of my real ARP one for it, if it wasn't for the stupid mini keys. Grr.