Synthesizers & the like

Euroracks, modular, keyboard, and simular
Was looking to get myself a Minifreak Steller recently but the only sound demo there is is a 1 hour stream and he doesn't even play it until 50 minutes in. He twists a couple nobs and holds some notes for ten minutes and calls it a day. Watching that was aggravating.
Might make a sound demo of it myself just so an actually good one exists in the interwebs when I get it.
Anyways it's super dope here's an image
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As soon as I saw that it has a bunch of effects like distortion and bitcrusher, I was sold. Things pretty cheap too, only 650$. The black keys hold fingerprints a lot more but we all have to make sacrifices.

Second one I've been looking at is the Sterga from Make Noise. This is among the ones I'm most excited about. For a noise fan like me this hits pretty much everything i would want to do with electronic music.
This demo does great at showing exactly what it can do.
Cheapest one i can find is actually brand new, since it's 600$ and used it's 900$ to 1,000$+. Must be scalpers or something.

Third one is really odd, cool, and hard to get ahold of. It's a cassete synth/sampler like the Mellotron, but super compact.
The guy who makes it can only do it in limited quantities, and it sells fast.
Sells for 365$ and sells used for 415$ - 430$. Not something I'm not willing to pay eventually.
 
I think the word cringe is extremely cringe. Stop using it.

Also, my buddies were really into equipment like this. They used things like the Roland 303 and 808 among other things. I never really got into them and never really learned how to use them.
 
@lolnotnx so you wanted to hear about the cross compatability part
I'm not an expert but it's a basic part of synthesizers
Okay so first thing you gotta know are these ports
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It really depends on the synth, as you can use it on different parts on a modual synth to combine different moduels for different sounds
But where the cross compatability comes in is you can combine cables across all different types of synths for unique sounds.
This is called a patch.
The dudes who make DIY modular synths take this to the extreme and go absolutely stir crazy.
Take a look at this dude:
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I won't go into the full detail of how many effects synths have it's pointless to go into detail, just do your own research.
Here's that guys video
Also look mum no computer is widely known for his massive DIY synths that he shares on YouTube, if this interests you be sure to check him out.

But anyways it's a bit of an expensive hobby but it's really cool to get into
There's a lot more i didn't get into but it's the basics
 
Okay so first thing you gotta know are these ports
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absolutely incomprehensible

Jokes aside thanks for the links and info weedville. I really appreciate it. I think synths are kind of being killed off by the VST mafia and it's quite sad 2 see. I heard of a couple synths used in my fav albums and wanted to know more about them so I can at least somewhat juxtapose an understanding of how the fuck they did that.
 
I think synths are kind of being killed off by the VST mafia and it's quite sad 2 see.
Most people say "what's the point of limited hardware when I have a computer that can do that and more. Plus I save money." Like that first dude but sometimes less ignorant/arrogant.
I dunno I just know limitations helped me shape my own style of music to a certain extent but people see limitations in art as an obstacle instead of an opportunity nowadays.
I heard a guy put it that the obsession of convenience before anything else has really been nothing but detrimental to music in general.
 
I've been thinking of making something along those lines for a while, it's why I'm interested in soldering and stuff. I at least want to get into it if not persure it as a career
It's a daunting task I tell you.
Got the oscillator done.

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Appears to respond to tuning as well, so it looks like it passed the smoke test.

 
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