I have been enjoying the Polybrute a lot lately, and still can’t stop thinking about pairing it with a hardware monosynth. So, what are your favorite hardware mono synths? Preferably with patch memory.
Totally agree with you on the modular / semi-modular thing. I am trying to hide cables in my small studio, not add them!My dream monosynth is my favorite one: Studio Electronics SE-3X. Now priced at $2400. Patch memory, multiple filters, and more.
After that:
Pro3
Leipzig v3 (no patch memory)
SE-02 + ExtBox <--- the mono I have
DB-01 (no patch memory)
I think Studio Electronics is better at being Moog-y than Moog now; I have no interest in any Moog synths, plus I personally can't stand modular/semi-modular due to the mess of cables required on the front of devices.
I have a seemingly-huge amount of cables I can barely manage, and I have 3 hardware synths (all but one stereo and all with MIDI cables), 5fx (all stereo and all with at least one MIDI cable), and a small drum machine I just added (using 3 outputs plus MIDI), along with some MIDI boxes (merge, tru, etc. etc.). Plus power cables.Totally agree with you on the modular / semi-modular thing. I am trying to hide cables in my small studio, not add them!
Yeah, it is tempting considering its sound and its price, but no way to save patches...The Behringer Poly D is really good bang for your back in regards of mono synths.
Yeah but it's not that bad tbh. Once you've got your head around it you're really quick setting up patches since it's a really basic synth. If I had found some really cool patch that I wanted to keep I made a picture. Super oldschool but works.Yeah, it is tempting considering its sound and its price, but no way to save patches...
If going more retro, B's Pro1 is far better to me. But, again, no way to save patches. I'd get a DB-01 over a B. Model D, myself, if I was to stop caring about patches.Yeah, it is tempting considering its sound and its price, but no way to save patches...
+1Buchla Easel
Apart from anything else, it blows my mind that Don Buchla designed the Easel in 1972 with a hardware based preset system (using patch cards, which you attach resistors to)