If you had to have ONLY 3 rack synths to last for years to come.....

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I would have to go with a: Fantom XR Rack, Korg Triton Rack, and Yamaha MOTIF Rack - even better if they are all fully expanded. I think these three have the best sounds ever, can replicate sounds of the past, present and can be used many, many, many, years to come.

Well, I currently have a:

Roland:
JW-50 Being used as a master controller
JV-1080 w/hip hop exp, house exp, dance exp & techno exp
JD-990 w/vintage synth exp
JV-90
JP-8080 synth
XP-30 w/orchestral II exp & Keyboards of the 60's & 70's
MC-303
Yamaha S80
Alesis DM-PRO drum module
Alesis QSR
Korg Triton Rack w/192 MB RAM maxed out

So get this. I'm thinking about trading my S80, JV-90, MC-303, Alesis QSR, and DM-PRO, Hart Dynamics 7 Piece drum controller set for the DM-PRO in on a Roland Fantom XR.

What do you guys think? Only think I have left to get will be the Yamaha MOTIF, then I think I'll be set. All I will need is a good, do-it-all Analog synth - which im thinking about a Nord Lead 2 rack or Access Virus B.

I thought about getting a XV-5080. But I believe that the Fantom XR has the XV-5080's souns already in it.

So what do you guys think about the Fantom XR, MOTIF, Triton Rack as the 3 best/most useful pieces for years to come......I mean best sounds for HipHop, R&B, Gospel, House, Trance, Techno esp if all boards are fully expanded.

I think there is no sounds that these three cant do

Plus I will never get rid of my JV-1080 and JD-990.

Thats why I'm thinking that my JW-50, jv-1080, jd-990, jp-8080, fantom xr, triton rack, motif, and access virus b or nord lead 2 rack is waaaaaaay plenty for many many years to come.

I need to downsize my studio size-wise. I dont have much room in my apartment right now, and worse, I might be moving into a RV for a while. I spend $800 a month on rent and its killing me. So I'm thinking about getting a RV (pull type travel trailor) to save money (about $400/mo), I get to own it vs rent never owing it, and staying at a camp ground w/rv would be like $250/mo. Plus if I want to do a mobile recording, I'm set.
 
I have the motif rack,and I was wondering why i even bought it..i almost forgot I got that and a jp8000 in a trade...
To me the motif has good electric pianos,and strings....the bass sounds are ..ASS...and the rest are alright.A fantomx is a whole lot better....a triton ..they alright....but If I had a fantom I wouldnt get a motif or triton...

1.FANTOMX
2.STUDIO ELECTRONICS ATC (ORIGINAL NOT X)
 
Depends on what kind of sounds/music you're into.

My main boards are a FantomX6 and a V-Synth, and I use the V a lot more than the X. Romplers are good for the bread-and-butter sounds, but the weird synth stuff is where I like to focus.

If you like the sounds in the various romplers, then your rack of 3 sounds reasonable. Personally, I'd have one rompler, a V-synth XT, and some sort of Access/Nord unit as the third.
 
Kurzweil K2600, Roland JV1080, and Korg Wavestation A/D.
 
That's a lot of romplers. That'll be a lot of worthless formerly expensive modules in your rack in a couple of years. What could you possible need a motif, fantom, and a triton for? Their sounds aren't that much different, and there's this whole thing called editing. I had the fantom, traded it for a k2500r, traded it for a motif, and just traded the motif for a triton. I think of romplers as expendable but necessary synths. They all have the same cookie cutter sounds, and they're great for trading when you don't have money for new toys. Software romplers don't have too far to go before they make your tritons, fantoms, etc totally obsolete. All they do is play samples. For the money you want to spend I think you'd be better off getting Gigastudio and a dedicated computer to run it. You'll have much better sounds, and money left over to buy a "real" synthesizer.
 
Hmmmm...rackmount....let's see....how bout a good fast PC with XP Pro or an Apple G4, either of them with a good sound card??, bout the same cost as unit #1, then u could add Arturia's Moog Modular, Minimoog, Arp 2600, and a couple others including NI B4 for the cost of unit 2, then Reason 3, Cubase SX3 (which comes with a couple of good synths), and a couple more for the cost of unit 3. With these, you can make about any sound known to man...and some not yet discovered. Very programmable, and u can save your creations for later recall. In a couple of years, they will not be obsolete due to new technology and will not break down and need repairs (except the computer).
 
If you think the Kurzweil is a rompler, you are seriously misinformed.

mikeyp62 said:
That's a lot of romplers. That'll be a lot of worthless formerly expensive modules in your rack in a couple of years. What could you possible need a motif, fantom, and a triton for? Their sounds aren't that much different, and there's this whole thing called editing. I had the fantom, traded it for a k2500r, traded it for a motif, and just traded the motif for a triton. I think of romplers as expendable but necessary synths. They all have the same cookie cutter sounds, and they're great for trading when you don't have money for new toys. Software romplers don't have too far to go before they make your tritons, fantoms, etc totally obsolete. All they do is play samples. For the money you want to spend I think you'd be better off getting Gigastudio and a dedicated computer to run it. You'll have much better sounds, and money left over to buy a "real" synthesizer.
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It's not JUST a Rompler, but if you're the type of person who feels it's necessary to buy a triton, motif, and a fantom, I'd have to assume you're not too big on sound design. In which case you would treat it as a Rompler and just use it for bread and butter presets. A triton, motif and fantom can be used for sound design too. Most people just flip through the presets until they find something they like though, and for those cookie cutter generic expressionless sounds, you can save a lot of money and get some software. My three rack synths would be a moog voyager rack, nord lead, and an evolver. To me, those synths have character, and cannot be duplicated with software. That's just me though, and I'm an idiot!
 
fraserhutch said:
Kurzweil K2600, Roland JV1080, and Korg Wavestation A/D.
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Pretty much my list... Except I'd replace the JV1080 with Nord Modular Engine.

If you think the Kurzweil is a rompler, you are seriously misinformed.
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Ain't that the truth.

mikeyp62 said:
It's not JUST a Rompler, but if you're the type of person who feels it's necessary to buy a triton, motif, and a fantom, I'd have to assume you're not too big on sound design. In which case you would treat it as a Rompler and just use it for bread and butter presets.
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I hear ye. In which case the Kurzweil is absolutely the wrong instrument to get. You'll get far better milage from the other workstations if you're into preset flipping... at least for the first year, but then 2 years down the road they'll start sounding dated. Kurzweil presets sounded dated the day they left the factory floor back in 2000.
 
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