Is anyone else here a Synthesizer nerd?

[EndtheRaven 161]

I love synthesizers, and synthesis/sound design is a huge interest of mine. I only own one hardware synth right now, which is an analogue 1986 Akai AX60. Analogue synthesizers are my favourite, though I spend a lot of time building custom patches in FM8, massive, and other software synths. I figured it would be nice to have a thread to discuss synthesizers and types of synthesis, be it subtractive, additive, FM, analogue, digital, hybrid, modular, waveshaper, anything really. 

Edited July 27, 2013 by TheRavenAviator

[John 793]

Name off some patches you've made with NI massive.  I'm interested.  I have an ancient Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer.

Having fun with Frequency modulation synthesis?  What FM synths do you use?

[EndtheRaven 161]

They don't really have any cool names, usually I just call them things like bassgrowl, basswobble1, riser1, supersaw1, stringlead, etc... haha 

ooooh a tb303? very cool.. I love old Rolands. Take good care of that thing!

Fm synthesis is cool, though it can be complex, tedious, and unstable at times. I use fm8, but I hope to get a yamaha DX7 soon. 

[Scootaloodle 1,622]

I'd say I am: but I've only ever owned keyboards and all my synths are plugin ones as I haven't got the space to keep lots of synths and only got a midi controller keyboard

 

 

I have an ancient Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer.

 

I'd love to own a TB303 and or a TR 909 drum, machine, iconic devices

Edited July 27, 2013 by Asherdangerdash

[Moog the Kvlt 1,460]

Well judging by my name I think we all know where I stand, I still want a Moog Voyager really badly, though I only own a microKORG at the moment, and it's fun to mess around with it. Been wanting to mess around with modular stuff gonna save up some money for a modular system, though the new MS-20 remake looks dreamy. Decisions, decisions.

Dem Japanese people and their synth demos

[Freewave 1,145]

Yeah that microKorg is pretty awesome. Was playing with that in Guitar Center and was making full on trance in 10 minutes. I'd buy it in a heart beat if i won the lottery.

 

Let me put these here because they are on topic

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A_world_of_vst_synths

Edited July 27, 2013 by Freewave

[akalink 163]

Not sure if this counts but I've been wanting to get a Theremin or an Ewi. Really make some crazy fun sound with those instruments. 

[mineralwater 83]

fave vst's:

dolphin (tb-303 emulator)

ALL DSK vst's, thrust me, they're AMAZING

synth1 (let's you emulate basically any sound in the world)

the tr-808

apad

a korg minitron emulator

and two other ones i can't remember the name of

 

i own a microkorg and a technics PCM sound E18L organ at the moment

Edited August 9, 2013 by mineralwater