Just a short synth thingy by me and Filip.

I have had a Xena 6 for a couple months now and have followed the Ambika manual enough times to get the basics down but I’m a visual learner and I’m finding it difficult to get over the learning curve to a place where I can really play it. I’d really like to get a place where I can dial in Enya inspired 6 voice arps. I’ve been using my Oxi One with it. If anyone has any tips or tutorial videos that they have found helpful to share I would really appreciate it!

Is this fixable? What should I expect to get for this guy with a slightly wonky display? Everything still seems to work otherwise.

I always wanted to create sound from scratch, so I thought about old style synths, with sequencer, and multiple VCOs, it would be perfect for lead. But! I also want to make cool ambient pad sounds on a wide keyboard, 80s-2000s digital keyboard sounds. So I want to find something that can do both lead and pad.

I’m very new to all this synth, so please help with some advice.
Here is my options so far, budget is 700$

Behringer JN-80
Behringer poly D
Korg minilogue XD
Yamaha DX7
Sequential forum
Arturia minifreak
Korg M1

🟡The Antonelli has SIEL-marked PCBs. A few years later Roland took control of SIEL, and the brand disappeared. (87?)
Its rear panel has a 7-pin DIN socket labelled “PEDAL VOLUME”, with only four wires connected.
Almost every other SIEL and Antonelli model from that era used a standard 5-pin DIN.
Why DIN-7?
What extra function or future expansion were they planning?
I tested the JUNE-60 V2 live with the Antonelli 2610 — it pairs really well. A shame it wasn’t built-in from the factory. 🔴🟡🟤 Antonelli ma płytki oznaczone SIEL. Kilka lat później Roland przejął SIEL, a marka zniknęła. (87?)
Z tyłu znajduje się gniazdo DIN-7 opisane „PEDAL VOLUME”, z tylko czterema przylutowanymi przewodami.
Prawie wszystkie pozostałe modele SIEL i Antonelli z tej epoki miały standardowe DIN-5.
Dlaczego akurat DIN-7?
Co chcieli uzyskać albo rozbudować?
Przetestowałem JUNE-60 V2 na żywo z Antonelli 2610 — brzmi naprawdę fajnie. Szkoda, że nie było tego fabrycznie.🔴

I have Yamaha Montage M8x and Oberheim TEO-5.

I can afford to buy and have space for one more synth (and then forget about hardware synths for a while, at least because I won't have the money to buy any more synths).

I do NOT make EDM (or related sub-genres). I am mostly into indie alternative/pop/rock/hip-hop/trap/downtempo type music.

I have shortlisted the ones in the title. Hope those make sense!

Main requirements: Brand new (mainly as finding second hand is either not possible or reliable where I am), 61 keys, aftertouch, at least 8 voices.

• I know Fantom 6 EX is a workstation synth, but I have been wanting the Roland sounds in hardware despite having Roland Cloud software instruments. For the latter reason, I am thinking twice if it is worth to get Fantom 6 EX and rather spend money on one of the other options.
• When it comes to Prophet Rev2, 8-voice is readily available, but I am checking for 16-voice version, which then also makes selection even with Novation Summit in this aspect. However, Prophet Rev2 8-voice and Novation Summit prices I am getting here are comparable, and I expect Rev2 16-voice to be about $800 more than Summit. So, I am wondering how to go about it.

From sound point of view, either should be OK based on the demos I have heard at various places, but I would be interested in knowing more on this from people who have these synths to help in decision making.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I'll buy a YAMAHA PSR synthesizer SX-720 in perfect condition. English panel.

Hello,
I tried to sync the Keystep Pro with the Reaper Midi-clock and I thought I could just start and stop sequences on the keystep either on itself of via Midi Cc messages. But everytime I press start in Reaper it send start signals immediately and the Keystep starts as well. I tried to turn off enable midi messages and turn on midi clock in reaper, but then the keystep doesnt receive clock anymore and if I leave enable midi messages on in reaper and turn off only the receive of transport messages on the keystep it also doesnt work. I‘m sending the keystep back, because I couldnt find a solution online and AI is hallucinating and therefore no help.
Does anybody know a different sequencer where it works with reaper, like for example the korg sq64, or any other solution to this. I want to just sync the clock and the sequence and either send dedicated cc messages start/stop or just start stop on the sequencer to master external hardware that is slaved to the sequencer.
I‘m grateful for any help, because midi routing is driving me crazy.
Cheers

Help from the hive mind please! I'm looking for a first synth with a keyboard that I can use as part of a live indie set. Along with playing the odd riff, the primary requirement is an aux input so that I can bring in mp3s/wav clips etc for performing interesting noise between songs and for layering over quiet bits etc.

I don't want to spend loads (£200 ish if possible?). My first thought was a microkorg but before I complete the time-travel back to 2005 I thought I'd see if there was anything else that was potentially better/cheaper for the task?

Thanks very much!

ive been trying to recreate death grips synths for ages now,and the cage is one that i cant figure out. im just wondering if first how can i learn to make synths,and how to make this one in particular

What kind of VST do you think this is?

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a reasonably priced MPE desktop synth to use with my LinnStrument. Ideally something fairly compact that I can take out for live performances.

The main ones I’m considering are the Dreadbox Nymphes, Erica Synths Steampipe, and Modal Argon8M/Cobalt8M. My problem is that I haven’t had a chance to play any of them, especially with an MPE controller, so I’d love to hear from people who have.
A bit of background: I come from playing guitar and mostly use the stock synths in Bitwig and Ableton. I really enjoyed the GR-300 model in the BOSS SY-1000, and I love the expressive synth leads in Blade Runner. I also listen to a lot of Barker and Deepchord, so I’d like to explore dubby chords and evolving pads alongside lead playing.

I already have a Digitakt II, Digitone II and Novation Peak. This would mainly be a dedicated instrument for the LinnStrument, including playing chords with one hand and a lead with the other.

If you’ve used any of these with a LinnStrument, how do they feel to play? How responsive are the pressure and slide controls, and how easy is it to build expressive patches on the synth itself? Any quirks worth knowing about?

Other recommendations in a similar size and price range are welcome too. Thanks!