Synthesizer and Gear Thread

Surprised there's no thread talking about music-making gear on this board. So, lainanons what synths do you own? Do you plan to buy any? Do you work strictly DAW-less? Feel free to post gear pics, recommendations or questions about things. I myself am not wizard, just looking for nice discussion - i've been looking for the right synth for a while - one that'd not be a kids toy (like korg volca series) that i could buy but so far all things i've found are un-affordable either because of kvlt success or just modern internet - and with current global situation i can't go much for bargain hunting (not like i'd have any luck because i live in a borderline 3rd world country). Pic rel is one of the few things i'm glad i got, MPC1000 with JJOS2XL installed. They seem to get more expensive recently but its a killer sequencer and a sampler, if you can find one cheap locally (even badly spray-painted by some soykafty DJ) it's worth getting.

I am also surprised there is not a thread for this on this board; it seems very fitting. I would love to post because I find analog synths really interesting but I have never been able to afford any gear so I dont know much. That being said, I found this really awesome video recently I think you would like. It is about a guy rigging his prosthetic arm to control his synth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSKBtEBRWi4

>>5895 here I found that there is a more active synth thread in /Δ/ at Δ/res/2910 I think it would still be fun to post synth stuff here but I figured I would still link the other thread.

I'm interested in the abstract, I used to play guitar but my wrist can't handle playing for more than like 10 min, so I'd like to get back into music without the physical demands.

>>5903 well obviously any music will requier physical demands but there's obviously less of them depending on what you wanna do, i think if you want that you could try to get some sequencer or a synthesizer with a good sequencer, getting a standalone sequencer though might be useful on its own because a good one, once you learn it you can use it with any good synthesizer. I'd have a recommendation usually but i'd have to check back on good sequencers, MPC1000 in the OP is a good one but you can find something newer (probably a rack one then) that's more flexible with newer tech i think.

>>5804 Ended up buying a korg minilogue at the start of quarantine and marvel at all it can do. I've traditionally been a wind musician so the learning curve has been steep to say the least. I've been shopping around for a DAW but honestly have been too depressed to make much music with it.

>>6153 Minilogue is a great choice, hope its fun lain! If you're looking for a good DAW, i'd personally recommend either Ableton Live or Bitwig, they should be good for sequencing minilogue noises If you'd wanna try ableton don't make the mistake *i* made and instead of aimlessly mess with it read the official manual, at least the chapter 4 is a great introduction (the entire manual is lengthy but just chapter 4 will teach you 50% of everything you will ever need and all basic concepts). Bitwig is like ableton but better UI, doesn't have the Live for MAX stuff which might be a bother for quite a few of people but it has its own modular engine. If those aren't for ya then i guess another one i use often is Renoise, its a DAW-Like tracker but its very very good, its used by a ton of great musicians and famously used by Venetian Snares and a lot of IDM and dnb people. What wind instrument do you play by the way? >>5804 Anyway, i've just ordered a Nord Rack Lead 2, it should be here soon and i'm sure it'll be a fun addition to my small music set. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhZVStJefWQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O5pluUYcZY If any lains want to try how it sounds there's a free VST imitating it: https://vst4free.com/plugin/245/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synth1