Let's see your KEYS/SYNTHS!

[Faldoe]

This has been really fun. Noise and what I can blend with it has been really good for me. The juices are flowing

[ancientbones]

This has been really fun. Noise and what I can blend with it has been really good for me. The juices are flowing

hell yeah! the k stations were sick.

[Forrrest]

well, since this is a "new synth thread"
Gone are the Evolver, x0xb0x and Pulse 2. I regret selling the Pulse 2 already.

also the nord wave was in, and then right back out. big nope, lasted 4 days.

but 3 new synths are:
Mopho; I owned one in the past, and even if I have a P6 & P12, this little guy had some balls, I missed it
AY3; I'm disappointed by the build quality and haven't gelled with it yet. I'm not used to the kind of programming that it does. we'll see if it's a keeper.
Therepsid; This guy is fantastic!!!, I really like the filter. definitely a keeper and I recommend it for anyone curious.

[Faldoe]

hell yeah! the k stations were sick.

It is. I had one and sold it, regrettably. I had an X-Station after that but it didn't sound/feel the same to me. I missed this. It just has everything laid out nice and makes performances/trip out stuff come easy. The effects are nice - the distortion is good for blowing out sounds.

Volca keys is awesome. I need to get another.

[Meriphew]

Thx for the info!

What are your thoughts on the P12 vs the P6? I want to get a Prophet soon, but I'm conflicted over which one to get.

the p12 is a huge synth with a huge pallet, a synthist programming dream.
the p12 does FM, has tons of modulation options, is multitimbral.
but it never sounded like a thick vintage analog synth. it can't.
For a year (before getting the P6) I tried in vain trying to get real analog sounds sounds. always very close, but always still missing something.
I got the P12 initially because of the slop parameter, but real analog is so much more.
The best tricks were to layer 2 almost exact patches with small variations
and to use an LFO on random (with zero rate) through the mod matrix to dozens of parameters in small amounts.

on the other hand
the p6 is so rich and immediate. it's a real analog thing. you hear it instantly.
it's limitations aren't a worry - because the synth isn't supposed to do a million things - just sound great.
if you're considering a vintage VCO two occilator poly-synth - just get the P6.
worth noting: I often use the p6 as a mono. unison mode with layered voices gets THICK. and the p6 has a huge low end.
(I'm hoping for a mono version of the p6, so I can let it be the poly it was designed to be...)

I'm spoiled having both but getting the p6 meant I could stop trying to force the p12 to be an analog synth and let it do all the other things it does great.
If I had to only get one, It'd be the p12 - I like tweaking.

[Dandolin]

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I now want a keyboard.

[cloudscapes]

[fever606]

I said hot damn!

[Forrrest]

damn.
are you going to the synth meet up today in montreal? i'd love to try the Dominion. when did you order & receive it, the wait times seem unpredictable.

[Psyre]

My first analog synth, courtesy of lordgalvar.

[Pepe]

This is a nice one. I had the chance to play an SH-09 for a moment at the SynMAG (Synthesizer Magazine) stand at this year's Musikmesse ind Frankfurt. Not too many options, but a very decent analog beast.

[untilshewokeme]

My synth cherry has been popped

[Pepe]

Not a bad start, my dear!

[blakestree]

Wooo! Congratulations!

[Warpsmasher]

Ruling, as usual