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old synths and drum machines, basically. If I had to guess I think a juno 106 would be a major part of their equipment, practically every indiepop-synth band these days who can afford one has it. their synths sound like very typical classic equipment.. probably really cheap stuff like old keyboards, toy synths, stuff like that. they probably use computers as well, edit stuff and to sequence it.
I've heard a TR-606 (hi hats and snares) and a Tr-707 (cliche tom toms and effects like that) being used, i have both myself. The tr-909 and tr 808 (both of these are legendary drum machines and pretty expensive).
just google these or search on wikipedia or vintagesynth.com.. vintagesynth.com is a great site with loads of info on synths, and there's a great forum. try asking about the knife there.
where to start? well, if you want to get the actual synths they use, you're going to have to chuck up alot of cash.. they've probably saved up for their synths over several years.
I'd say you should go for for soft synths, and a good music program like Cubase, Ableton Live or Fruity Loops. Reason would be my advice for a beginner, because it's very contained in itself as where the other programs need software synths (most of which you purchase if you want to be legal, but theres tons of good free stuff out there).
the sounds they make are pretty primitive and extremely easy to make with soft synths and stuff, you'll figure that out once you get into it.
I've heard a TR-606 (hi hats and snares) and a Tr-707 (cliche tom toms and effects like that) being used, i have both myself. The tr-909 and tr 808 (both of these are legendary drum machines and pretty expensive).
just google these or search on wikipedia or vintagesynth.com.. vintagesynth.com is a great site with loads of info on synths, and there's a great forum. try asking about the knife there.
where to start? well, if you want to get the actual synths they use, you're going to have to chuck up alot of cash.. they've probably saved up for their synths over several years.
I'd say you should go for for soft synths, and a good music program like Cubase, Ableton Live or Fruity Loops. Reason would be my advice for a beginner, because it's very contained in itself as where the other programs need software synths (most of which you purchase if you want to be legal, but theres tons of good free stuff out there).
the sounds they make are pretty primitive and extremely easy to make with soft synths and stuff, you'll figure that out once you get into it.
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I use reason already thanks for the guidance i understand pretty much all of reasone except devices like the vocoder and the non musical esque devices like the phaser and unison
i am seeing the juno for about 200 on ebay i could save that much in about 3 months i wouldnt mind testing one of these things out in real life first though..
is it necessary to have 3 or 4 synths or can you just get like one or two and be satisfied? or is it completely musician opinion based..
what about the maudio oxygen which you can just midi and usb to your computer for some fun
i am seeing the juno for about 200 on ebay i could save that much in about 3 months i wouldnt mind testing one of these things out in real life first though..
is it necessary to have 3 or 4 synths or can you just get like one or two and be satisfied? or is it completely musician opinion based..
what about the maudio oxygen which you can just midi and usb to your computer for some fun
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well VA (virtual analogue, digital stuff, anything after -95 basically) is pretty much the same as software synths so i wouldn't go for something new if you really are interested in getting a retro sound. unless you really want hardware or want to get together with other musicians, then a small synth like the microkorg would work pretty well.. it's also very popular, nice small sized but sounds great and cheap, i have one.
older analogue synths like the juno 106 would be my best bet because it's part of the whole retro sound.
you should definitely try synths out in stores and stuff, it totally depends on how you work with music yourself. some people are content with a simple music program, some want to get a synth and a hardware sequencer, some want both, some want every synth in the world. some love the versatility of software programs while analogue purists won't touch anything that is digital.
in my personal opinion, if you get a good simple hardware setup, it's going to be loads better than just doing software, there's a whole different feeling to it and the limitation you have by physical instruments will make you focus on being creative, and analogue hardware is pretty much the end all of retro sounding stuff.
i have a hybrid of both, some analogue drum machines, a synth, and an analogue mixer together with using music programs and soft synths. i'm looking into getting more analogue stuff as i get more money.
you'll need stuff like a good mixer though and some sort of interface between your computer and your mixer. there's like, digital mixers that you hook up directly to your comp, midi to usb and firewire stuff, M-audio interfaces, unless you wanna go as analogue pure as possible and get an analogue mixer and an analogue -> digital converter going into your comp. it's a world of technology really.. check out www.tweakheadz.com for some info on the technicalities.
older analogue synths like the juno 106 would be my best bet because it's part of the whole retro sound.
lol that's an extremely hard question to answer.. it's like asking if you can get one or two video games and be completely satisfied. basically, you can make most sounds imaginable with a simple all round synth (ESPECIALLY if oyu are going for simple pure the knife-esque sounds, most of those are like the basis of synthesis.. if oyu want more modern complex sounding stuff it can get a bit more difficult), if you get like two that complement eachother like, a good bass synth (there are GREAT analogue monophonic (one note at a time) synths that go for really cheap, just look for the really old crappy stuff like yamaha CS-5, moog rogue, stuff like that.. analogue bass is miles better than digital bass and monohponic synths work really well unless you want to do bass chords), and a good lead/pad allround synth and a drum machine, you're pretty much set. but there's always going to be more synths.. it's called the gear aquisition syndrome
you should definitely try synths out in stores and stuff, it totally depends on how you work with music yourself. some people are content with a simple music program, some want to get a synth and a hardware sequencer, some want both, some want every synth in the world. some love the versatility of software programs while analogue purists won't touch anything that is digital.
in my personal opinion, if you get a good simple hardware setup, it's going to be loads better than just doing software, there's a whole different feeling to it and the limitation you have by physical instruments will make you focus on being creative, and analogue hardware is pretty much the end all of retro sounding stuff.
i have a hybrid of both, some analogue drum machines, a synth, and an analogue mixer together with using music programs and soft synths. i'm looking into getting more analogue stuff as i get more money.
you'll need stuff like a good mixer though and some sort of interface between your computer and your mixer. there's like, digital mixers that you hook up directly to your comp, midi to usb and firewire stuff, M-audio interfaces, unless you wanna go as analogue pure as possible and get an analogue mixer and an analogue -> digital converter going into your comp. it's a world of technology really.. check out www.tweakheadz.com for some info on the technicalities.
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i am having a problem in reason my piano has a 2 second delay from usb to reason its kind of annoying last time it didnt do this
the problm is like this i hit a note on my keyboard takes 2 seconds for it to work inn reason
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