$500 or less synth

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What $500 or less synth is hot right now. I am open to all suggestions.
 
batchmister1 said:
Hello

What $500 or less synth is hot right now. I am open to all suggestions.
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None are really "hot"/ If you are looking new, you have about 5 choices. It depends on if you need "realistic" sounds or ambient/analogish sounds. Which is it.?
 
If I had to choose I would go with the realisitc sounds.
what are the 5 choices?
 
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Thats what they have. The Yamaha S03 and the Alesis are more for "real" sounds, the others make synthy sounds.
 
bsr2002 said:
Go SO3 :D
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They are apparently discontinuing S03, so it is going for $400 in the stores. I would have bought one but they were sold out at both local stores. I ended up spending just a bit more and getting the Yamaha MM6 and really like it. Its not programmable like the SO3 but has nice sounds. I agree, of that list the S03 would be my choice.
 
The microkorg is cute for synthy sounds, I can at least verify that.
 
you can get an alesis QS8 for five or under if you take your time.
88 weighted keys
fatar action
64 note poly
4 voice
624 presets
128 user presets

The older ones have metal bodies, the newer ones plastic, the newer ones LED is larger, otherwise not much difference, get a metal one if you choose this route.

I have one, it is not bad for the money. I bought mine when they first came out.
1500.00.
 
Another vote for the S03. I still use and love my S80 (the big daddy of the S03). I recommended the S03 to a guitar playing friend who plays a little bit 'o keys in his band, and we headed to Guitar Center to try one out. Pretty decent little board IMO.
 
The keyboard action on the S03 is absolutely horrible.

I would dig up a used Roland XP30 before I ever considered the S03.
 
brzilian said:
The keyboard action on the S03 is absolutely horrible.

I would dig up a used Roland XP30 before I ever considered the S03.
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Although I'd agree the XP30 is better than the S03, they're not terribly easy to "dig up". I haven't seen them popping up on eBay in past months (been looking for one). I know that eBay is only one source, but if the dude wants a synth in the near future, I'd opt for the S03.

I miss the XP30 I used to own and it really did have great action.
 
ALL I can say is.... I will NEVER part w/my XP-30 !!

:D :D :D

Cheers! It's beer 30 !
 
zacanger said:
The microkorg is cute for synthy sounds, I can at least verify that.
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Yeah, i actually like the microkorg but it's too limited for me to actually buy it. It depends on what you want though. Realistic, nope. I'd probably try to find a motif rack if i were you used, i've seen them for about $600 here and there. That's how i would spend my money. This assumes you don't need a sequencer and you have some sort of controller.
 
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