Coming clean (Synth content)

Booman · September 19th, 2008, 12:27 AM

Hey I like analog synths okay?? I love all the 70's bands that used the cheesey things. City Boy, Bebop Deluxe, Head East even Styx (kinda sorta)....there I feel better.

Boo

Tim Bowen · September 19th, 2008, 02:45 AM

Analog synths are awesome. I can't bear to think of what I've let get away from me - MOOG's, ARP's, early analogs from KORG and Roland... gawd, what was I thinking... *sigh*. A few months back, I scored an old Crumar Orchestrator at a pawnshop for 75 bucks that works perfectly. It sounds big and fat and cheesy and downright stinky, and I love it.

I dig the analog synth sounds on old records by The Who, Yes, ELP, Elton John, and Boz Scaggs, and I'm old enough to remember the (pre-"Wendy") Walter Carlos record, Switched-On Bach, which was way cool.

winny pooh · September 19th, 2008, 05:34 AM

Try- Air: "Moon safari" & "Talkie Walkie"

beep.click · September 19th, 2008, 06:41 AM

I like analog synths!

But than, I like everything that makes noise. Even banjos and Vox organs (have a Vox; want to get a banjo someday).

Not a Styx fan, though. They seemed odd to me, even back in the day.

Oster · September 19th, 2008, 09:27 AM

Who doesn't like analog synths? If you want to stand out, admit to liking digital synths!

Vintage analog synths are going to be very pricey in a few more years. For those of us who came of age in the '80s, owning an old MOOG or Sequential Circuts Prophet is like a baby boomer owning a '54 Strat.

I've got a Realistic (Radio Shack) MG-1, a small 2-octave synth that was designed by the original MOOG company. Very similar to a MOOG Rogue but it has a polyphonic capability as well. It's a beautiful sounding instrument but I can never remember how to get the same sound twice!

Wow, between this and E.D. Patton's Drum Machine thread, I sense the stirrings of a revolution!

Skully · September 19th, 2008, 01:34 PM

Vintage analog synths are cool, but they're pricey (now that they've gone from being "obsolete" to "vintage") and unstable. I have a friend who recently sold a vintage Moog (a mini?) for some decent $. I'd love to have one, but it would serve more as a collectible than a creative tool -- like some of my guitars. (Do do I really nead seven Telecasters?)

I have a bunch of different virtual synths with dozens and dozens and analog synth emulations. They might not have the same beautiful inconsistencies as the analog synths, but they sound great to my ears. I pull up a patch and think, "People wrote whole albums around this one sound!" I resist the temptation to follow in their footsteps, although I do have recording I'm working on with a lot of analog-y synths. But the song ("Test Pilot") was written on acoustic guitar, and I'm constantly wrestling with the idea that I should lose the synths and strip it down to its bare bones.

Larry F · September 19th, 2008, 05:43 PM

I spent a few glorious years with a Buchla 200. How I wish I still had that. I have a 1968 Moog III (my studios, not me personally) that my students still use. I have been getting inquiries about selling it for almost 15 years. If you would like to hear a demo of how it works, try this: http://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MoogDemo.html.

September 19th, 2008, 12:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Booman Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North Cali Posts: 292 20 Photos	Coming clean (Synth content) Hey I like analog synths okay?? I love all the 70's bands that used the cheesey things. City Boy, Bebop Deluxe, Head East even Styx (kinda sorta)....there I feel better. Boo __________________ Now go do the voodoo that you do sooo well...

September 19th, 2008, 02:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tim Bowen Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 48 Posts: 3,319	No shame, no worries. Analog synths are awesome. I can't bear to think of what I've let get away from me - MOOG's, ARP's, early analogs from KORG and Roland... gawd, what was I thinking... sigh. A few months back, I scored an old Crumar Orchestrator at a pawnshop for 75 bucks that works perfectly. It sounds big and fat and cheesy and downright stinky, and I love it. I dig the analog synth sounds on old records by The Who, Yes, ELP, Elton John, and Boz Scaggs, and I'm old enough to remember the (pre-"Wendy") Walter Carlos record, Switched-On Bach, which was way cool. __________________ "Everyone is different in how they learn, but for me, it's turning the pegs and just playing." - BB

September 19th, 2008, 05:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
winny pooh Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South London Posts: 1,612 7 Photos	Try- Air: "Moon safari" & "Talkie Walkie" __________________ my afro ambient side project: http://www.myspace.com/theswyambusessions

September 19th, 2008, 06:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
beep.click Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Age: 49 Posts: 1,966	I like analog synths! But than, I like everything that makes noise. Even banjos and Vox organs (have a Vox; want to get a banjo someday). Not a Styx fan, though. They seemed odd to me, even back in the day. __________________ "It looked like a giant green gum drop to me."

September 19th, 2008, 09:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
Oster Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Latveria Age: 39 Posts: 2,654	Who doesn't like analog synths? If you want to stand out, admit to liking digital synths! Vintage analog synths are going to be very pricey in a few more years. For those of us who came of age in the '80s, owning an old MOOG or Sequential Circuts Prophet is like a baby boomer owning a '54 Strat. I've got a Realistic (Radio Shack) MG-1, a small 2-octave synth that was designed by the original MOOG company. Very similar to a MOOG Rogue but it has a polyphonic capability as well. It's a beautiful sounding instrument but I can never remember how to get the same sound twice! Wow, between this and E.D. Patton's Drum Machine thread, I sense the stirrings of a revolution! __________________ "What would we do baby, without us?" Play On.

September 19th, 2008, 01:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Skully Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Glamorous NoHo Posts: 3,987	Vintage analog synths are cool, but they're pricey (now that they've gone from being "obsolete" to "vintage") and unstable. I have a friend who recently sold a vintage Moog (a mini?) for some decent $. I'd love to have one, but it would serve more as a collectible than a creative tool -- like some of my guitars. (Do do I really nead seven Telecasters?) I have a bunch of different virtual synths with dozens and dozens and analog synth emulations. They might not have the same beautiful inconsistencies as the analog synths, but they sound great to my ears. I pull up a patch and think, "People wrote whole albums around this one sound!" I resist the temptation to follow in their footsteps, although I do have recording I'm working on with a lot of analog-y synths. But the song ("Test Pilot") was written on acoustic guitar, and I'm constantly wrestling with the idea that I should lose the synths and strip it down to its bare bones. __________________ Myspace.com/skullysounds

September 19th, 2008, 05:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Larry F Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Iowa City, IA Age: 55 Posts: 2,530	I spent a few glorious years with a Buchla 200. How I wish I still had that. I have a 1968 Moog III (my studios, not me personally) that my students still use. I have been getting inquiries about selling it for almost 15 years. If you would like to hear a demo of how it works, try this: http://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MoogDemo.html. __________________ larry