ninehertz

1. • Podge
   • I'm thinking of getting a keyboard / synth.
     
     i'm just after something standalone (not linked to the computer) that's fairly good but mainly just for bedroom music.
     
     i used to have one but I couldn't store any sounds on it so it used to cheese me off a lot.
     
     anyone got any suggestions?
   • [13:22 on 21/09/09]
2. • Jack
   • Micro Korg- look the demos up on youtube. Awesome
   • [13:38 on 21/09/09]
3. • Tim Holehouse
   • as mis used by 100's opf shit hardcore bands...
     
     They are nice if used properly though.
   • [14:26 on 21/09/09]
4. • Podge
   • nice but £200+ its a bit expensive
   • [17:40 on 21/09/09]
5. • Gareth
   • Podge says:

     nice but £200+ its a bit expensive
     
     
     That's cheap for a new one.
     
     Go to www.vintagesynth.com/ and try their synth finder then check e-bay for any cheap ones. Adam might be good to ask on this.
   • [16:32 on 22/09/09]
6. • Podge
   • i got my last one from adam.
   • [17:04 on 22/09/09]
7. • Tim Holehouse
   • The 5% nation of casio tone!
   • [06:58 on 23/09/09]
8. • narcoman
   • hey,
     
     first time post on here - but i'm a bit of a synth wiz.... what sort of thing you looking to do?
   • [19:10 on 23/09/09]
9. • Podge
   • make noise, but i'm picky so it has to be the right kind of noise. when i say noise i dont mean like a noise band.
   • [19:16 on 23/09/09]
10. • narcoman
    • A Virus might be nice - but a bit pricey, even second hand.
      
      An old Juno is good, especially with a few distortion pedals to give it a bit of bight - good on basslines and all that.
      
      An old Jen SX1000 can be cool - kind of like a cheap Moog. Monophonic but capable of ugly squelches.
      
      More modern - Korg MS2000 is okay. Same with a JP8000 - but both are sort of okay attempts at modelling analogue beauties of the past.
      
      If you're looking for more of a sci fi sort of thing then it gets into the realm of layering sounds up....so not so hot for live work but great in the home studio.... If you're a dab hand with manuals and programming then a Yamaha SY35 might do the trick - but quite limited really.
      
      Other than that - and I'm a bit of a Can fan so bear that in mind - I've found a lot of nice vibes with using a transistor organ and effects pedals. You know the sort of thing you can pick up on Ebay for a tenner - bag of crap but brilliant with pedals.
      
      Tell me a record or two you like the synh aspects of and that'll put me in the right place...
      [Edited by narcoman at 19:35 on 23/09/09]
    • [19:34 on 23/09/09]
11. • Podge
    • cheers for the info.
      its not specifically for a synth sound. its because my fingers are too fat for guitar and i cant be arsed to get my bass out every time i think of something.
      
      i used to have a keyboard but non of the sounds were right so nothing i ever played on it sounded right.
    • [11:36 on 24/09/09]
12. • Gareth
    • narcoman says:

      
      I've found a lot of nice vibes with using a transistor organ and effects pedals. You know the sort of thing you can pick up on Ebay for a tenner - bag of crap but brilliant with pedals.
      
      
      
      Something like this? Or something else?
    • [13:42 on 24/09/09]
13. • Hopkins
    • Podge, for jotting stuff down without reaching for an instrument, I recommend Fruity Loops. Synth, drums, bass you can program it all in, and it's dead easy to use
    • [15:23 on 24/09/09]
14. • Podge
    • yes they are easy but they involve having my computer on, i just want to press a button and out comes a noise
    • [17:05 on 24/09/09]
15. • Tim Holehouse
    • i got a yamaha C5 synth but want £200 for it really its an old analogue number.
      
      One way to do it podge is get a cheap casio and then put it through pedals you'd be suprises.
      
      Another good keyboard I'd suggest is the Roland SH101 some of the roland gear can be quite nice.
    • [12:51 on 25/09/09]
16. • bad admiral
    • Tim Holehouse says:

      
      One way to do it podge is get a cheap casio and then put it through pedals you'd be suprises.
      
      
      
      wookie man speak truth. one could put my arse through a fucking pedal and it would sound unreal.
    • [13:18 on 25/09/09]
17. • Donny
    • Alternatively you could man up and stop arsing about with rave machines.
      
      
      
      
      Kidding. Love a bit of crazy sounding electro tinkering.
    • [13:39 on 25/09/09]
18. • narcoman
    • Moog Rogues and sh101 - both cool and can still be had for a moderate price.... starting to get collectable though
      
      
      As for transistor organs - more like the old gibson organs or vox continental - on the cheap end a Gem wizard. Awesome beast when used with RAT pedals..
      
      Can't be arsed to get the bass out? Me thinks you're looking for something cool and monophonic - so an sh101 might be cool.
      
    • [21:20 on 25/09/09]
19. • Podge
    • I think ebay shall be searched tomorrow, cheers guys
    • [17:55 on 26/09/09]
20. • Tim Holehouse
    • narcoman says:

      Moog Rogues and sh101 - both cool and can still be had for a moderate price.... starting to get collectable though
      
      
      As for transistor organs - more like the old gibson organs or vox continental - on the cheap end a Gem wizard. Awesome beast when used with RAT pedals..
      
      Can't be arsed to get the bass out? Me thinks you're looking for something cool and monophonic - so an sh101 might be cool.
      
      
      
      Yeah i sold my SH101 for £300 I thought maybe cause it was a rae model... I've had some silly offers for the CS5 thing i got but not sure I'd want rid to be honest having hocked a large amount of gear when I very poor.
      Ah I love old synths... I pulled out all my electronic gear yesterday started work on some new noise material.
    • [06:48 on 28/09/09]

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