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Posted on Apr 06, 2005 10:01 am
mac74
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Member Since: Mar 23, 2003
hello
I'm buying a synth to flesh out some of my mainly acoustic recordings and really not sure where to start. Firstly, i can't play so i ain't gonna spend a lot.
Secondly, i can only offer a couple of recordings as guides to the type of sounds i'm after. I love the synth on Flaming lips 'yoshimi battles....' album and also some of the stuff on Becks 'mutations'.
I'd also love to be able to do slightly bizzare sci-fi effects.
I know i'm not helping much but there goes. My limit is £150 and i suppose my realm will be second hand e-bay.
Are there any key words i should be looking for in the descriptions? Heres a couple i'm looking at....would they be any good? If you could tell me why they would or wouldn't that would be ace.
Thanks very much
Mark
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISA...048928&rd=1
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISA...860022&rd=1
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISA...292125&rd=1
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HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Apr 06, 2005 10:14 am I'd go for #3 . I don't know what the sounds are like, but I like trigger-thingys ! It's got midi too, so... thereyago .
Apr 06, 2005 10:20 am Id get any old lame controller, and get a computer and a bunch of soft synths and have thousands of sounds at your disposal...
HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Apr 06, 2005 10:23 am Right-on, the #3 is a synth AND a lame controller... with pads !
mac74Show me to the beer....Member
Since: Mar 23, 2003
Apr 06, 2005 11:51 am and why are they good?!! Will i be able to get sounds like i mentioned above if i mess around for long enough?
I make no apologies for being clueless.
Sorry db, i don't have a pc at home and won't do for a while.
thanks for the input.
Mark
Apr 06, 2005 11:58 am well, the PC route your just need one keyboard purchase, then just download more samples and sounds to use with it on your PC to use, you don't need to buy a new keyboard every time you want a new sound...but eh, if you don't want one, thats cool...
HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Apr 06, 2005 12:22 pm No computer for the midi, eh ?... well, you might be able to get the sound you're talking about, but I wouldn't expect anything stellar out of any of those models . Maybe with the technique you mentioned in your profile ? I've been turning my Casio cheesmaster 2000 into an ok synth that way for years . heh Still hit and miss, though . : )
Apr 06, 2005 12:24 pm oh, I didn't even look at the choices until now, yeah, none of those are gonna be much, the Korg maybe...
HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Apr 06, 2005 12:33 pm Yeah, without a synth prog/computer, I second the Korg-maybe .
Apr 06, 2005 12:34 pm doin' it old school! :-)
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Apr 06, 2005 09:46 pm If you can swing the Korg it will be much more versitile and give you more original sounds. The Yamaha is more of a home entertainment type unit. Not a very serious keyboard. Although it will work good as a controler or a good starting point.
To bad ya missed out on the Casio CZ-1000. For some odd reason those were the thing to have in the day. I should know, I owned 2 at one time. They had some very unique sounds. But were a royal pain to program.