Hard Synths

[Xonetacular]

Does it need to be a polysynth? There aren't that many great modern polyphonic synths- pretty much the only options are dave smith instruments tetra, mopho x4, prophet 08, and polyevolver for analog.

then the new elektron analog four now- though not sure if it is polyphonic or just 4 part multitrimbral (elektron site is down). I would probably only use the multitimbral aspect.

[RockingClub]

Or with too much money you could also chain some Moog Slim Phattys or Voyagers (up to 16 afaik)!

[diezdiazgiant]

Not really getting the comparison between drum machine and a synth...

well it has a sequencer and it can be used as a drum machine, but with only 4 voices its really not tailored for percussion. as a synth i think it appeals to me as my favorite synth that i have ever owned was a sequential circuits six trak. it had a really rudimentary sequencer, it could be multitimbral but the layers were very limited, im no analog purist but its sound was unique, and just the way layers worked even with its limited modulation you could get some interesting movements in leads and basses. now back to how that relates to elektron, with the MD, they did a beautiful design job making so many parameters so quickly available to tweak and program with only eight encoders and a little ass calculator screen. ive owned a handful of drum machines, and not even the mv8800 with its vga output could match the MDs depth of parameter tweaking.
ha so my fanboy rant aside, i have a lot of faith that analog 4 is worth checking out even with out a number of knobs