Synth wish list...

[MoggieMinor]

My list of dream keys..

OSCar (the King of synths!!)

ARP Odyssey

Roland Jupiter 4

Roland Jupiter 8

Roland Juno 106

Roland TB303

Prophet 5

Just a few to be going on with! Getting rare and expensive now though. Especially the OSCar. Anyone got any more suggestions?

[Honk]

VCS 3

[Evangelion]

You missed out the Minimoog and Polymoog.

(I had a Multimoog a few years back but it disappeared in strange circumstances.)

[MoggieMinor]

I will probably get flamed for this but I always preferred the Odyssey to Moogs. Having said that, the Polymoog was Gary Numan's signature sound which still sounds awesome now.

[MitchT]

Always fancied an ARP2500 for sheer tweakability ... or more realistically, a Dave Smith Poly Evolver. That said, I'm currently really enjoying the U-He 'Zebra' software synth. I've never really gelled with soft synths before, but this one is amazing!

[sjn2004]

Can't you get softte emulators? Korg have the Legacy collection including Wavestation and M1.

[MitchT]

There are loads of soft synths emulating old analogue favourites, but for me soft synths should be going to places that original hardwear couldn't reach, hence why I prefer synths like Zebra which aren't just trying to be a cheap copy of something old. That said, Korg's 'soft' MS20 is apparently so good that it's regraded as a credible iteration of the model in is own right, rather than a copy, and I'm also rather partial to their 'soft' PolySix.

[Seeker UK]

I'll take an Oberheim Matrix 12 please, *IF* you can guarantee the reliability.

Failing that, a Waldorf Wave.

[MitchT]

MoggieMinor said:

Roland TB303

I have a TB-303. I saw it languishing dustily in the corner of a studio about 20 years ago and offered the guy who owned it £350 as I thought that was about what it was worth. He accepted and dug out the box and manual and it became mine. I still have it and have since added a Kenton 5 Socket conversion so I can hook it up to a midi to CV converter. My brother has three of the little buggers! An unmolested 303, a 'Devilfish' and an 'as new' 303 which he built from scratch after sourcing all the components as spares!

[MoggieMinor]

I'd sell my soul for a 303! Hang on to those... Considering they were virtually being given away years ago they fetch big money now.

Some good suggestions on here. I'd forgot about the VCS3, popular with Jarre.

[Evangelion]

Am the only one on here who wants a Mellotron?

[Baryonyx]

I've always wanted a Roland D-50.

[MoggieMinor]

I have a D50. Awesome synth. Some of the patches are still amazing even now.

[davegreg]

Hopefully gonna get a Synthesizers.com system sometime in 2015.

Currently got a Korg Prophecy, Korg MS20 mini, Roland SH201, Doepfer Dark Time sequencer, Doepfer Dark Energy synth module.

Only got into electronic music in recent years after playing guitar in metal bands for a long time.

Edited by davegreg on Monday 29th December 10:01

[MitchT]

Baryonyx said:

I've always wanted a Roland D-50.

I have one of those too. I got it off eBay from a bloke who lived ten minutes' drive away, so I drove over to collect it. When I arrived at his house he recognised my car. Turns out he was the guy who did the PDI on it at the dealership when it arrived new!

[dudleybloke]

MitchT said:

I have a TB-303. I saw it languishing dustily in the corner of a studio about 20 years ago and offered the guy who owned it £350 as I thought that was about what it was worth. He accepted and dug out the box and manual and it became mine. I still have it and have since added a Kenton 5 Socket conversion so I can hook it up to a midi to CV converter. My brother has three of the little buggers! An unmolested 303, a 'Devilfish' and an 'as new' 303 which he built from scratch after sourcing all the components as spares!

My brother bought an unused box fresh 303 for £30 a couple of months back.
Bargain of the century!

[anonymous-user]

I had a Jupiter 8 until a few years ago - great sounds but so limited in terms of storage, speed of loading sounds etc now that we are used to monster amounts of storage.

I still have a Roland MC 202 which I love.

Still would love a Yamaha CS80, Mini Moog, Prophet 5/10 or Korg Delta.

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 30th December 16:39

[MoggieMinor]

dudleybloke said:

MitchT said:

I have a TB-303. I saw it languishing dustily in the corner of a studio about 20 years ago and offered the guy who owned it £350 as I thought that was about what it was worth. He accepted and dug out the box and manual and it became mine. I still have it and have since added a Kenton 5 Socket conversion so I can hook it up to a midi to CV converter. My brother has three of the little buggers! An unmolested 303, a 'Devilfish' and an 'as new' 303 which he built from scratch after sourcing all the components as spares!

My brother bought an unused box fresh 303 for £30 a couple of months back.
Bargain of the century!

Unbelievable!!! Someone didn't know what that was worth...

[dudleybloke]

I know. It was a slight gamble as it needed a new CMOS battery fitting but I fitted a new one for him and it works perfectly.
The dude he got it from bought it back in the day and didn't have a clue how to use it and left it boxed up nice and safe. Got the manuals, warranty card and everything in mint condition too.

[MoggieMinor]

Museum piece then! Well found.