What synth with my 1000

WORD. being able to use my synth and change programs from mpc means i can save what patches i was using with each beat, which is a HUGE plus.

loading up a beat you made a month ago, you will not remember what you were doing haha. unless ya taking snaps of your synth settings!

something more to think about i guess!

SimonInAustralia wrote:Manually patching sounds might be OK if you are using the synth to create MPC samples, not really efficient if you want to have the synth sounds playing along side your MPC compositions in real time.

all about your comfortable workflow, I guess. I do real-time synth stuff all the time.
And if I want to save some precisely tuned patch, I can write it down or take a pic. also, in response to Tom's ninja'd post, if I'm looking back at something from months ago, perhaps it's time to try something new with it, not resume exactly where I left off.
again, just my personal style.

SimonInAustralia wrote:I don't think there are any multi-function knobs or sliders on the BassStation2, just additional functions on the keyboard keys.

I believe some parts like the two oscillators share sets of knobs. Though yes, important ones like filter cutoff are dedicated.

SimonInAustralia wrote:I think you really need to compare them side by side, rather than by listening to demos, to know what limitations there are, not really sure how you can know what any limitations are from a demo.

probably. I was just talking from my experience with the minibrute. not saying it's some definitively right method, just one guy's input into the op's question.
Haven't looked into direct comparisons with the bassstation, because I'm not looking to get one, I'm happy with my minibrute right now.

I've been using the Bass Station 2 with my MPC2500 for about 6 months and love it. The main reasons a picked it over the Arturia are the patch memories and the detunable oscillators.

I ended up buying an OP1, looking forward to messing around with it.

Thanks again for everyone's input.

TYPO wrote:

SimonInAustralia wrote:But maybe a polyphonic/multi-timbral synth might be better suited as a first synth to go alongside an MPC, rather than a monophonic/mono-timbral analogue synth with no patch memories?

Indeed, id grab a multitimbral keyboard first. 16 midi channels of sounds to mess with instead of one. I started with a 1k and a emu pk6 and eventually added reason.

Hey Coz, gimme high five I got a bass station one. it needs a bit of a service which will do myself eventually, but it works great still. I would say to OP get a second hand VA poly synth or workstation then you can make anything, as a mono synth would be a bit limiting. That and there are so many more monosynths to be had, you might as wait till later and get a few, not just one. But for now, second hand poly synth or work station. Get to eBay or where ever and hunt one down. And second hand will probably be the same price as a new mono synth to. but there are more pitfalls to.


And you want presets. Bass station has a grand total of 7 patches yeah, take that monobrute I am thinking of getting a bass station 2 cos they would look cool together. Oh And I am cutting out buttons from old remote controls as there is not any spare parts for the buttons any more from Novation. I asked, they have the pots only unfortunately. but i will hack it when I get around to serving it, cos quite frankly it is begging for blue LEDs. They original ones are red and its a blue synth. So I figure, fix it up, and replace LEDs with blue ones to make it a bit spesh and look cool.

I like the struthi synth you can make to, and a heap of other mono synths. too many to get

blip rock wrote:Hey Coz, gimme high five

I should have a Sub 37 before the year is out but that's subject to change. Hopefully not though.

I'm just decking out my new comp with a few choice bits of software. I've been tinkering with the u-he Diva demo for the past week and ended up buying it. Phenomenal synth.

on nos Cos has gone to the soft side
I am actually digging the gayer, no the ghia synth just cos of polyphony, but really should get a access virus. anyone wanna lend me four grand?

bliprock wrote:on nos Cos has gone to the soft side
I am actually digging the gayer, no the ghia synth just cos of polyphony, but really should get a access virus. anyone wanna lend me four grand?

Just bought one, you wouldn't regret it

I can't wait to offload the Gaia. It's a shame the sound is so thin because the layout is killer.

thin? well there you go OP, dont be a gahia lover. Hmm so it sounds like a weak VA then? Yeah well I got enough roland synths I guess. I got to get a FX raxk first then save for that virus.

bliprock wrote:Hmm so it sounds like a weak VA then?

I think the filter on it is super weak but some of the sounds can cut through a mix well. Pads and strings are what it does best IMO. I'd probably keep it if I had a decent hardware fx unit to run it through, but I've only got space for one keyboard unfortunately, so it's getting upgraded.

I'm trying to get out the habit of buying stuff because it's cheap and actually finding the sound I want first and saving up. Hence the Sub 37 and Diva for poly duties because it models all my favourite classic analogue synths that I'll never be able to afford.

that sounds like a good plan coz. Yeah its hard to really say to anyone that this is the synth to get as there as lots of things to consider. A synth might be cheap or have a great user interface, but might not sound great or the workflow is not suitable for instance. Polyphony is the probably the first thing to consider, so when you know that you can then go from there in a price range and find a few, then see if you can get some hands on time with one at a shop and see if you like it. Kinda how I figure it out, and don't read the marketing hype, just the specs to. That will help a lot

Also should consider what sort of sounds you want out of it, for example, an anlogue synth, for just analogue synth sounds, or a rompler, with a wider variety of sounds.