Studio recording & dance music: Gear / synth

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total stars: 102
total votes: 24
added: 19-Dec-98

Quasimidi are now defunkt. These two synth & drumsound rackmodules now free-ad classics. Musch rated by owners, these units were some of the first 'dance' orientated synths on the ...

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total stars: 159
total votes: 32
added: 19-Dec-98

Waldorf PULSE

The Waldorf Pulse. Real analog monosynth. Great synth! ...

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total votes: 46
added: 19-Dec-98

Korg PROPHECY

Korg Prophecy. Korgs first foray into the new Virtual analog modelling scene....

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total stars: 82
total votes: 19
added: 19-Dec-98

Orgon ENIGISER

The Orgon 'Enigiser' is one such unit, designed by Geoff Waterstone, coming out of the North of England, and it addresses a market area where there is very little choice of new pr...

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total stars: 162
total votes: 37
added: 18-Dec-98

Clavia NORD-LEAD

One of the first modelling poly synths on the market....

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total stars: 63
total votes: 18
added: 18-Dec-98

Alesis NANOBASS

cheap mini bass module from Alesis...

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total stars: 44
total votes: 12
added: 18-Dec-98

Doepfer MS-404

MS-404 is a MIDI-controlled monophonic GENUINE analog synthesizer coming from Doepfer in Germany...

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total stars: 104
total votes: 27
added: 18-Dec-98

Oberheim MATRIX 1000

The matrix 1000 - real oberheim analog, but you need a computer to edit it or there is a company that makes the controller for it... can be had for about 250 -300, mono-timbrel, 6...

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total stars: 91
total votes: 23
added: 18-Dec-98

MAM MB33

Analog VCO synth with sawtooth and square waveforms....

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total stars: 103
total votes: 23
added: 18-Dec-98

Kurzweil K2000

can be had cheap now, not much polyphony by todays standards, but one of the most comprehensive editing interfaces and a huge stock of digital waves & partials makes this a techno ...

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total stars: 54
total votes: 12
added: 18-Dec-98

Roland JV1080

the classic roland JV1080 probably the worlds most popular rompler synth....

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total stars: 293
total votes: 68
added: 18-Dec-98

Roland JP-8000

the roland synth with the unison supersaw trance sound ...

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total votes: 63
added: 18-Dec-98

Roland JD800

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total stars: 107
total votes: 28
added: 17-Dec-98

F.A.T FB-383

If you're in the Uk or dont mind some mail order & a power adapter sort out, the FAT freebass supplies excellent monolines & 303 imitation at a cheap price. ...

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total stars: 126
total votes: 34
added: 17-Dec-98

Roland M-VS1 & M-DC1

Here's a couple of little gems, now discontinued, they use sounds from the Roland JV1080 expansion cards....One's a "Vintage Synth" model, the others a "Dance" model which also has...

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total stars: 49
total votes: 13
added: 17-Dec-98

Control Synthesis DB9

I like 'em, not because they sound like a 303, (they don't), but because they're a wicked bass synth, plus they will do some dwiddly stuff. Same useage applies as with the Basstati...

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total stars: 298
total votes: 77
added: 17-Dec-98

Yamaha CS1X

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total votes: 12
added: 17-Dec-98

Studio Electronics ATC1

Monster new analog synth with exchangable filter cartidges...

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total votes: 25
added: 14-Dec-98

Yamaha DX100

The Infamous DX100 - This IS the one with all the presets you know & love... ...

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total stars: 276
total votes: 67
added: 13-Dec-98

Quasimidi 309

Quasimidi are now defunkt, but this unit sold by the hundreds of thousands, possibly millions. Lots of dance sounds and plenty of realtime control makes it an item worth looking ou...