rocketman Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 So I've been meaning to post this for a while. I see that everyone is selling the old analog synthesizers again. Moog is back. I think it's great that people want them again. I had many of them in my youth but got rid of all of them. I never really liked their sound. Keep in my mind I'm a keyboard player first; guitar is my second instrument. They are fun from an engineering point of view. But, their sound can easily be emulated by digital systems. I know we've argued the whole tube amp vs. amp modeling thing. I can understand that argument. But I just don't see buying a very expensive analog synthesizer. I cannot tell the difference between an analog one and a digital one. Like I said, I think it's great that people are buying them, but I have no reason to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drog Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Knobs, knobs and more knobs. Its simple, easy to get the sounds you want. Analog is still king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoya Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 http://cdn.korg.com/us/products/upload/ec52de7763f630daecd83349e3d08ea3_pc.png Yesterday my teenage son (whom I've always tried to get interested in guitar) suddenly announced that he wants to buy a Korg Monotron. It's a tiny analog synth that makes big sounds. I think dubstep music has influenced him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReGuitar Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Although they're easily emulated some people (bands) believe that having the real thing is the only way to get that old sound. IMO it's more about the feeling than the sound itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailjunkie Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I think, at least part of it, has to do with programmability. Digital FM, subtractive, virtual synthesis is great, but analog is awesome. I also believe that analog has, in many ways, reached the state of the art. I still have a few analogs from earlier days (Memmorymoog, Sequential Circuits Six Trak etc), as well as, some newer products (DSI Evolver, a lot of analog modeling synths)...above all, I like the depth of selection of analog synths. Hell, even modular systems are coming back (and they ain't cheap). Though I am on equal footing with guitar and keyboards, I prefer synths for much of the ambient stuff that I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Like I said, I think it's great that people are buying them, but I have no reason to get one. I used to have a Sequential Circuits Prophet V. It was fun to mess with the waveform, which was easy to do with all those knobs! Took quite a while to learn what did what. But I'm more a player than a tech. Fast forward some number of decades, all I need is my Motif XS. Check this demo by Burt Smorenburg! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGS_O0LRnCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 As I have been saying for years and long before Joe Walsh wrote a song that used the very expression that I have been using all these years "Ì`m an Analogue Man In A digital World",I don`t suppose he has been frequenting music sites that I`ve been on for the past few years,but I digress.Since I have very little luck with operating anything that`s more complicates than crayons, an analogue synth would be more useful to me than one of these new programmable digital synths.Even though the new synths are far more versatile in their functions,voicing and performance possibilities,all that isn`t much use to anyone who doesn`t have experience with digital gear.I have an early `80s Yamaha CS-01 Mini Synthesizer that`s purely analogue and has a tiny tinny sounding 2`speaker but when it`s put through a large amp or a PA system,it sounds as impressive and any Moog or ARP Odyssey etc. even though it may not have as many voicing possibilities and it`s monophonic.I`m glad that the builders of synthesizers are going back to the analogue format because not only are they simpler to use,they have an organic warmth that`s comparable to the tube amp tone over that of a SS amp. BTW: Back in the mid to late 70s all the musicians in our immediate neighbourhood-and there was an inordinately large number of us-used to jam at either the basement of a house where the guy`s mother was deaf or in my back garden.One day one of the guys showed up with a well used synth that naturally was analogue but it sounded incredible.This particular synth was the only one of its brand that I have ever seen,I can`t remember the exact spelling of the brand name but it was Davilescent Divaliscent or something similar to these names.I have Googled these names and tried alternate spellings but haven`t had any luck I have even gone on forums dedicated to synths with no results.Do these names ring a bell with anyone? I would love to be able to track one down because at the time there was hardly anything except a Moog etc. that could come anywhere near the sounds that came from that cool old synth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 http://cdn.korg.com/us/products/upload/ec52de7763f630daecd83349e3d08ea3_pc.png Yesterday my teenage son (whom I've always tried to get interested in guitar) suddenly announced that he wants to buy a Korg Monotron. It's a tiny analog synth that makes big sounds. I think dubstep music has influenced him. That's a neat little device. Watching the demo led me to this one too... Korg Kaossilator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hipsters love analog. I'm sure the analog synths comming back is similar to vinyl being big again. I myself also like analog sounds. I love my tube amps and my turntable to listen to music when i can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I used to have a Sequential Circuits Prophet V. It was fun to mess with the waveform, which was easy to do with all those knobs! I think that is the point - messing around with the waveform and it is easier to do with real knobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 sales cycles = $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 They like them for the exact same reason people like tube amps and analog pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacealf Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Perhaps then you would love this, except it cost $13000 new but only 100 about were made. Did not sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailjunkie Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Perhaps then you would love this, except it cost $13000 new but only 100 about were made. Did not sell. The only person I ever saw playing the Synthaxe was Alan Holdsworth. I like the Roland synths better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The only person I ever saw playing the Synthaxe was Alan Holdsworth. I like the Roland synths better... Holdsworth used them extensively. Future Man from the Flex Tones used one for percussion for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Well in answer to your question, what goes around comes around. Everything comes back in vogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Davilescent Divaliscent or something similar to these names. I have Googled these names and tried alternate spellings but haven`t had any luck I have even gone on forums dedicated to synths with no results. Do these names ring a bell with anyone? I think you mean Davoli Davolisint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valtyr Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 So I've been meaning to post this for a while. I see that everyone is selling the old analog synthesizers again. Moog is back. I think it's great that people want them again. I had many of them in my youth but got rid of all of them. I never really liked their sound. Keep in my mind I'm a keyboard player first; guitar is my second instrument. They are fun from an engineering point of view. But, their sound can easily be emulated by digital systems. I know we've argued the whole tube amp vs. amp modeling thing. I can understand that argument. But I just don't see buying a very expensive analog synthesizer. I cannot tell the difference between an analog one and a digital one. Like I said, I think it's great that people are buying them, but I have no reason to get one. I am a prog fan and really dig the sound of analog synths. I have yet to encounter a Virtual Analog that can emulate Moog bass tones well. They don't sound bad at all and I have gotten similar tones, but they never seem to sound as dense as a Moog or nail the Taurus sound. I'm not sure how well that translates to a recording, but in the room I never seem to get as "big" a sound from the digital gear I have tried. I have nothing against digital gear, I'm also they happy owner of an Alesis ION which nails most of the polyphonic tones I want. If I were primarily a keyboard player then I'd probably want something a lot more versatile and portable than the rig that I have. If someone wanted to get into analog synths but not deal with the hefty price of a Mood then I'd probably suggest the Dave Smith MoPho. Less than $500 for a new desktop model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Hipsters This is the one word answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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