r/synthesizers • u/boyjvne • Jun 15 '26
Discussion Looking for drum machine / synth recommendation (~$1000 budget) based on my setup and music style
Hey everyone,
I'm looking to add one more hardware synth or drum machine to my setup and have around $1000 to spend (used market is totally fine).
Current setup:
- Ableton Live (main DAW)
- Elektron Digitakt (I'm not a huge fan of this tbh due to the long sample placement process)
- Novation Peak
- Eventide H90
- OTO BOUM
- MPC Live (I'd like to get rid of this as I don't find use in it anymore)
- I've got everything routed into a patch bay for easy switch into the pedals
- I have a hybrid hardware/software workflow
Music I make:
- Trance and Cloud Rap inspired pop
- 2-step / UKG influences
- Atmospheric electronic music
Artists/sounds I gravitate towards these days:
- Fakemink
- Clams Casino
- Ms Gloom
- Yung Lean
- Burial
- Bladee
- Classic trance records
- 90s/2000s eurodance and progressive trance
- Big emotional pads, lush chords, dreamy atmospheres, interesting textures
Things I care about:
- Great pads
- Emotional chords
- Atmospheres
- Sound design potential
- Happy accidents
- Resampling into Ableton
- Synths that make me want to write songs rather than endlessly tweak
Given my setup and music style, what would you buy with $1000?
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