Best "Low Price" Analog Synth

**ProfessorStrangeman** · 03-12-2013, 02:03 PM

Hey all!

So I want to enter the analog world soon and am kind of shopping around. The two I have my eyes one are the Korg Monotribe and the Waldorf Rocket. So with that in mind I want to produce ElectroHouse and Techno style music.

I also really love (but can't afford yet) the Moog Slim Phatty and the Moog Minitaur. Midi over USB would be nice, but I really want an instrument I can play with or without relying on my DAW.

Any suggestions of good lower price analog synths? Thanks in advance!

**mdcdesign** · 03-12-2013, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by ProfessorStrangeman

Hey all!

So I want to enter the analog world soon and am kind of shopping around. The two I have my eyes one are the Korg Monotribe and the Waldorf Rocket. So with that in mind I want to produce ElectroHouse and Techno style music.

I also really love (but can't afford yet) the Moog Slim Phatty and the Moog Minitaur. Midi over USB would be nice, but I really want an instrument I can play with or without relying on my DAW.

Any suggestions of good lower price analog synths? Thanks in advance!

The Korg Electribe EA-1 (available second hand at VERY reasonable prices (£100ish) is VERY nice. Used to use one back in the day, although I eventually replaced it with an EM-1.

**botstein** · 03-12-2013, 04:36 PM

The slim phatty is probably really nice, but I'm exited about the sub phatty.

**JasonBay** · 03-12-2013, 04:55 PM

The DSI Mopho and Tetra would be very reasonable synths that are still of professional quality

**Ashigari** · 03-13-2013, 05:17 AM

Minibrute, MS-20 mini, elektron A4 or the sub phatty or if you want to go modular you could start with the Pittsburgh System 0, I think it's called, it's got a Block module which is one voice and all the patch points to expand (~600$)

**tekki** · 03-13-2013, 05:39 AM

Heard great stories about the Waldorf Rocket and Monotron.
(Especially if you're willing to mod the last one, extend it with MIDI interfaces etc. Look for monotron+ on google and you will have a good time.

)

Electribes are quite nice, but I have settled for a the Roland MC303 'ROMpler' instead.

Don't know about the pricing of the Mopho and the Tetra, but they are quite nice as well! (Look them up in youtube!)

**ProfessorStrangeman** · 03-13-2013, 10:34 AM

Why can't I hold all these suggestions! D:

Thanks for all the input guys!!! Got way more answers than expected! I really like the MiniBrute that one is very, very intriguing and I'm also still kind of head-over-heels for the Rocket. We'll see how my choice goes down the line here. Optimally I'd love to have 6 Moog Slim Phatty's in Poly-Chain mode but I'll keep dreaming.

Please keep submitting input though! I'm always looking for new ideas and products I haven't heard of before.

**tgcasals** · 03-13-2013, 11:59 AM

Mutable Instruments is the name you are looking for

**ProfessorStrangeman** · 03-13-2013, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by tgcasals

Mutable Instruments is the name you are looking for

Do they sell any preassembled ones? I solder like a boss at school for class, but honestly don't have the time right now.

**tgcasals** · 03-13-2013, 01:14 PM

You can find them floating around (although they price around the same as a x0xb0x) but I don't think he's selling them pre-built at this time. I do know that he is supposedly coming out with something new soon

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