I want a synthesiser...

SideWinder · 6 Jan 2008 at 18:23

As topic..they fascinate me and i'd love to play around on one. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Andelusion · 6 Jan 2008 at 18:59

Budget?

Who are some of your favourite bands/artists that have made you want one?

SideWinder · 7 Jan 2008 at 18:36

Around £100...um, Benny Benassi..David Guetta..just the big club tunes really..sorry for being so vague.

One More Solo · 7 Jan 2008 at 20:21

Have you thought about buying a MIDI controller for your PC? Would be infinitely more flexible for the budget.

georges · 7 Jan 2008 at 20:48

Yeah, perhaps fruity loops or another program with a midi keyboard?

SideWinder · 8 Jan 2008 at 12:50

One More Solo said:
Have you thought about buying a MIDI controller for your PC? Would be infinitely more flexible for the budget.

Can you point me in the right direction?

Andelusion · 8 Jan 2008 at 12:58

Edit ok I made a post with links then remembered about competitors

I think you'd be happy with an M-Audio Oxygen 8 V2 and Fruity Loops Studio 7 (rainforest)..

Both together come in at about £110 which is the best you're probably gonna get..

With FL you'll have access to loads of sounds and also have a very competant recording package if you want to get into that.

Maccy · 8 Jan 2008 at 13:01

If you can stretch to it, buy the midi keyboard that Andelusion linked to and then Korg Legacy

It's absolutely fantastic!

Andelusion · 8 Jan 2008 at 13:57

Yeah plus 1 on what Maccy said to be honest, but if you see yourself wanting to record some of your tunes then FL Studio will be a good path straight to that.

The Legacy synths are great but y'know, there's plenty of ways to 'acquire' them eventually. (Like saving up!)

SideWinder · 8 Jan 2008 at 14:24

Thankyou..i'll start browsing and i'm sure i'll be back to post more questions.

Question time...

M-Audio Oxygen 8 V2: Could i just buy that or do i really NEED the software? And software..FL or Legacy? Or are they both different?

Maccy · 8 Jan 2008 at 15:10

Legacy acts as the 'sounds' and FL acts as the 'recorder'

There, hows that for simplicity

Also, I've used MiniMOOG before, and that's ace.

Andelusion · 8 Jan 2008 at 15:50

All the M-Audio keyboard is is a device to send on/off signals out to your computer, it like all other controller keyboards is just that - a controller.

The benefit of which is that they're cheaper and you have a very wide range of sounds available to you, downside is that you need a computer there to host the sounds, or some kind of rack module.