The Motif series is definitely nice, but I think if I ever went back to hardware (*shudder*), I'd want the Roland V-Synth XT (http://www.rolandus.com/products/details.asp?catid=8&subcatid=37&prodid=V%2DSynth+XT). :) But then, ultimately it comes down to Reaktor (http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=reaktor5_us) for me.
I like to use a just-a-keyboard for that and get the soundmaking into a different device. Modularity and all that. Right now I'm using a Roland A-33 MIDI Controller Keyboard (http://www.synthesisers.co.uk/A33.htm) for playing and an Evolution UC-33 (http://www.evolution.co.uk/company/news_ucc33e.htm) for other realtime performance functions. They just send performance data to the computer, though -- all the synths I'm using are in software.
'korg' sounds cool, but not as cool as 'moog' sounded until i heard how it was actually pronounced. 'motif' is dull, but it seems to claims to have the best and most complete samples.
i mostly like the Korg interface, the Triton and Trinity and Karma all feel intuitive to me. that's probably just because i had an M1 when i was a young'un, though.
all the major manufacturers have good sounds at this point, so you should really go fool around with them in a store and see which you like the feel of.
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The Motif series is definitely nice, but I think if I ever went back to hardware (*shudder*), I'd want the Roland V-Synth XT (http://www.rolandus.com/products/details.asp?catid=8&subcatid=37&prodid=V%2DSynth+XT). :) But then, ultimately it comes down to Reaktor (http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=reaktor5_us) for me.
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roland and reaktor can be add-on products for the me, but a me-feller needs a keyboard
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they look so much alike
oh yeah! :) musta been the teal.
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all the major manufacturers have good sounds at this point, so you should really go fool around with them in a store and see which you like the feel of.
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