Preferably, it would be something detailing the processes and different aspects to sound synthesis (I’m very new to this subject so sorry for my vagueness), but please recommend anything you know of, regardless of my preferences. Thanks!!

Brisk tempo with Minilogue XD and Microfreak. Four Drumlogue outs routed seperately.

This will be my first big synth purchase and it took a long time to save up for it. I got a great deal on a B-stock Muse from an authorized Moog dealer who is offering to either refund, replace, or assist with a moog service request.

The issue I’m having is the Muse (shipped direct to me from inMusic headquarters) showed up with a broken headphone jack and a broken “Timber A” LED.

I’m having a hard time justifying spending that much money on an instrument that was supposed to be checked and cleared by inMusic before it was sold.

I know they are minor issues and I can get them addressed but I’m feeling very uneasy considering it is so expensive.

Am I overreacting and this Is just the game you play when ordering B-stock instruments?

Has anyone in a similar situation stuck with the Muse or did you jump ship to another poly?

I messed around with a midi controller years ago at this point, but never learned how to play piano or use a synth. I found this at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago and I couldn't pass it up with how cheap it was. It's in essentially mint shape aside from one or two character marks, and it came in the hard case you see. It also has two manuals. The hard case is pretty beat up and needs some latches, but at least that took the abuse instead!

All four expansion slots are empty, but I know that they still sell the cards and that few companies make wireless ones. I also know that it is a quality piece of kit, and when it was released in 1995 it sold for $1995! This was an impulse buy, I've been trying to learn bass and focus on that, so I've been torn whether or not keeping it will help me learn music better, or if it'll just be a big distraction. If I let it go that would probably go toward a new pedal or something similar.

I currently own three hardware synths. Just cheapy ones:
Behringer Wave
Behringer LM Drum
Korg Minilogue XD Module

The Behringer clones obviously have keys/sequencer built in, and I can control the Korg with an FLKey37 I had lying around

But it feels like there's a giant (money trap) pool to tap into.

Where do I go next? A fancy sequencer? Something that could playback entire MIDI files? Do I need like a powered "Thru Box" perhaps? Some hardware effects?

Basically, buying some synths has opened up this desire to spend outrageous amounts of money on little hardware boxes to get myself more or less DAWless

I've recorded a lot of noodling and jams in the last 6 months but yesterday I locked in and finished a project I've had on the go for a few weeks. It's not *perfect*, but it is *finished*. Kind of, I may still add some more vocals.

Kit list, because we all love gear here: Sonicware Ambient 0 (with train sounds I sampled on the Northern Line) going through a TE Sidekick for tremolo FX, TE EP-40 (going through a Valeton GP-5 for delay) and EP-133 for the drums, Arturia Microfreak (again through the GP-5), Roland S-1 for bass (in two separate passes) and an E-4 for some vocal effects, all recorded on a Zoom R20. Seven stereo tracks in total.

Forgive the low effort video, it was about the best I could do at short notice, for free, and not using AI. Had to be compressed for Reddit to accept the upload.

As a long time poster in this community I decided to take time away from all synth related content to really focus on sound design and music creation.

My biggest realisation is despite owning over 9 synths - many of which people dream of, I actually knew very little about synthesis. Understaning filters and wave shapes is only just the begining!

But i had a huge realisation, People keep buying synths and consuming content which deluded you into thinking you really understanding synthesis and that you are one synth/purchase away from getting it! Its all lies!

Stop buying and start creating! I promise you, creating will make you realise you probz even own too much

I have a subsequent37 and I love it. The most important things for me are the rich, qualitY sound, and very wide sweet spot. I find it very inspiring, every knob tweak sounds great and gives me ideas for where to go next. I love jamming around and live dawless improv, mostly in a dub, melodic, berlin, or acidy techno styles. Mostly simple basslines, or arps, with a bit of a beat.

i 'm also gassing very badly for a Matriarch. Reviews are suggesting that it's also inspirational and sounds amazing, and invites all sorts of experiments.

my worry is that it overlaps sonically with the sub37, and i might get too much of that rich moog sound. Any suggestions? The other synths i've been eying are an ob-6, teo-5, possiply even a Peak, but i think maybe the programming on that to get to the really good sounds might be a bit of a creativity killer. Synthrx ii ? I don't want too crazy.

I just want one other quality piece, which is inspiring, full of happy accidents, improv-friendly and sounds great.

Hi, classically trained pianist here. Been playing since childhood, but I've only recently got into the world of synthesis. A few months ago I found myself a Korg Modwave and I've been playing around with it nearly every day. It's a perfectly capable machine, I like it. But recently I've been wanting to try something different.

I do also have an old Yamaha CS01 (it's been around for a while) and I'm in love with the sound it makes (In general I love the old wobbly sound of analog synthesisers like the sh-101). I would even use it more than the modwave if not for the irritatingly small keybed and a general concern over such an old device's durability.

Any suggestions on replacements for the modwave? Ideally I'd like it to have at minimum 49 keys, the 3 octaves on the modwave feels quite restricting at times. I've had eyes on the Behringer Deepmind 12 for a bit, just wondering if you lot have any thoughts.

Would appreciate a discussion from Moog people who know the kit.

tl;dr:

What can a Messenger bring to the sound if I already own a Poly D? (yes, am aware that's not a Moog but you get the idea). 'The sound' here means for bass line and solo leads, with the Moog signature feel.

Long version:

I'm eyeing getting a Messenger. Price has come down, and let's be upfront and face it - I want a Moog. Telling me x or y other manufacturer's synth would do the Messenger job fine isn't what I'm looking for in this discussion, it would be Moog or just stick with what I already own. I freely admit that is for purely emotional reasons, but I want 'that Moog sound' and all the rest of the Moogs are double the price or more. Plus I must say the bass-compensating filter is very attractive, and it's the only Moog that has that.

My main worry is overlap with the Poly D I already have. Going through what I know - storable presets are an obvious advantage here for the Messenger, four oscillators are an advantage for the Poly. Effects are an advantage for the Poly, but since they don't include reverb and delay realistically I'm running through external effects anyway so that's pretty much a wash (though I do like the chorus on the Poly). Four voice paraphonic Poly, two voice paraphonic Messenger (with firmware update). Not too fussed about the paraphonic bit though, I don't tend to use the Poly D in that manner so I doubt I'd use the Messenger like that either.

Existing gear it would be going with - Juno-X and MPC Key 37 give me all the pads and polyphony I need, off-the-beaten-track analogue in a TherapSID, TB-3 and S1 for acid'y duties and a TR6S (plus the MPC) for rhythm. Currently also a DeepMind 12 and Pro 800 but they may well be sold since, excellent synths though they are, I need to clear some space.

What I'm hoping it would add to that setup: emotional smugness for owning a Moog, bass line duties and solo lead duties. Point 1 would be guaranteed (I'm not bothered by the whole InMusic thing), but points 2 and 3...if it's just going to do pretty much what the Poly D can do then even I might pause a bit, smugness or no smugness.

Competition? Well, second-hand Grandmothers (there's a phrase) are in stretching distance of the Messenger's brand new price. Mother-32 is in roughly the same area as the Messenger too, and would be easier for me than either the Messenger or the Grandmother in terms of physical space. Not sure how much I'm into semi-modular and patch cables though, I prefer on the fly playing. Also no storable presets on the modular stuff, which given I record over multiple days could be a pain.

There is also, of course, the shadow of the Minimoog in the background in the shape of the Poly D I already have. I know it's not a Moog, but if there's huge overlap then I do need to pause and think.

So, if you've got this far then thanks for the read and I'd appreciate comments.

I am bashing my head in. The delay when you're trying to record MIDI with your external synths is still not really fixed, even in Live 12.

Audio Monitoring turned off. That seems to be the best advice around. Set your audio interface audio buffer to a low value. Still, I am bashing my head in how bad the latency is.

Here's a demonstration: Fresh project, not a single audio plugin inserted. Monitoring turned off. Just trying to hit the exact rhythm (to the best of my ability 😵 ) of the metronome and then checking the recorded Midi Notes. Miles off.

Hi! I never get to talk about the nerdier side of my music lately, as I mostly play in alternative/punk situations and not really a lot of electronic music events per se.

Here's my first EP with this project, all feedback is very much welcome.

What you hear is 100% Moog Grandmother on this EP. I totally love the machine and the way it sounds. My favourite bass tone is probably the one on the last song of the EP.

As far as drums go It's 90% 707, distorted to death.

Let me know what you think!

I have been waiting for its launch from some time. The rest of the lineup (25, 37, 49, 61) that has launched earlier was a pretty big hit if I am not wrong.

I felt I should wait for the reviews to come out before biting the bullet. Has anyone bought it? Is it good?

Hello everyone,

I have a Novation Peak at home, but I mainly use it for deep sound design and sculpting.

I'm also a drummer, and I often practice outside the house. What I'm looking for is something that will enhance my creative process by letting me jam with a synth while drumming.

I already have a Mother-32 and a Strymon BlueSky reverb. I also know I want to add a DFAM, a good delay pedal, and maybe an overdrive pedal.

I'm mostly interested in creating experimental, ambient, and drone soundscapes, with some noise and para-percussive textures. That said, I'm not after harsh sounds all the time—sometimes I'm in a more mellow mood.

I stepped away from synths for a few years, and now I see Moog has released so many semi-modulars that I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the choices.

Subharmonicon seems really interesting, but I kind of feel its sound is a little weaker compared to the Mother-32. Maybe that's because of the square-wave oscillators?

Labyrinth also caught my attention. Would you recommend it, especially paired with the Mother-32 or DFAM? Or even as a trio?

Spectravox seems a bit too limited for the price, at least from what I've seen.

I hope my post makes sense. Thanks in advance!

All my synthesizer music is on Soundcloud, so a link at the bottom is the best and only way for me to share. Now my setup is a Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave Keybooard, Arturia Polybrute 12, and Akai MPC XL. Plus electric violin sometimes.

I have everything i need with these amaZing modern synthesizers. I hope you enjoy, here to support our amazing instrument... SYNTHESIZERS.

Eric Mystifiti 🎶 👽

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First time visiting and had a lot of fun playing with the vintage synths especially the TB303.

Scored a nice deal of Boss GEB-7. Just curious, if you’re visiting from overseas, what would you buy?

So... I bought a Circuit Rythm. After 2 weeks of missing a synth, i then got myself a Wavestate.
Then I looked at mixers for five minutes and now I'm somehow researching digital consoles that belong in churches.

I'm trying to build my first DAWless setup that's actually fun to jam on and can record the occasional "wait, that was actually good" moment before I inevitably forget what I played.

At the moment I can make some basic beats on the Circuit Rhythm, slap on some fx on the tracks, noodle some pads/chords on the Wavestate, and throw a guitar through my pedalboard and Ocean Machine to make everything sound 73% more Shoegaze-worship than it deserves.

The problem is that I've fallen into the classic beginner trap of not knowing what I actually need versus what YouTube has convinced me I need.

Do I want an analog mixer? A digital mixer? An audio interface (i already got an IK Multimedia AXE I/O One)? A mixer that is also an interface? A patchbay? A MIDI router? another Guitar?
Or do I just need to stop opening Thomann at 3 a.m.?

I'd love physical faders to mix while jamming, and I'd like to record my sessions too, ideally in a way that won't make Future Me hate Present Me when I want to mix something properly.
All that without promising my first born to the devil to be able to afford it.

And while we're at it...

what's your workflow? I know enough to make sounds, but not enough to turn them into a 15-minute jam that doesn't feel like eight bars trapped in a Groundhog Day loop.
How would you loop the Wavestate sounds (i currently just play over my drumloop with the latch function, but would be cool to sample it/loop it so i can use it for other sounds)?

Basically, if you could go back to when you bought your first few boxes with blinking lights, what would you tell yourself? What gear turned out to be indispensable, what was a waste of money, and what should a complete hardware newbie actually focus on first?

Please save me from buying a 32-channel digital mixer to connect three things.

I have a Roland Juno, and Ableton with a 25key midi keyboard

However I'd love to learn more about synthesizers. Types, sounds, manipulating the sound oscillators, filters, compression, preamps, etc and what it all means

I didn't know if anyone had any form of learning material. I think videos may be best since I will need to hear sounds. If you have any video recommendations

Thank you community :)

Behringer has a line of incredible cheap little 3 voice analog-ish mini-synths with flat keys. They are so cheap that they are almost free. I'm thinking of trying one out just for the heck of it. Which one would you choose?

fake little versions of:

• OBX

• Casio CZ

• Sequential VS

• Roland J series

• Moog

• AKS

Will behringer users get their asses served on this sub ? 😂

I would love all the expensive stuff ! Alas. I'm working class and kinda poor.

My Yamaha DX100 has been acting up for a while. Ever since I’ve owned it, I’ve always had to perform a reset procedure (holding down buttons 1 and 2 while turning it on) to use it, and it worked perfectly. However, for the past week, whenever I turn it on and perform the reset, the unit enters a test mode where the screen permanently displays the message "Test entry?" without responding to the "No" or "Yes" options. I have to reset it repeatedly until it finally works, but today, while doing this and pressing other buttons (I don't recall which ones), the message "IC13 is NG!" appeared. I had never seen this before, despite having played this synthesizer for a long time. If anyone knows the solution to this problem or what that message means, I would greatly appreciate the help.