My first synth

[SagazidLackdanan]

hi everybody, i need you to recomend me a synth, but the problem is that i only have US$600. I want good leads and digital sounds, harpsicord, strings and piano, but there are too much synths to buy that i do not know which one to choose.

I really need your help!!

[khamael]

I want good leads

Hum...i think that this is not easy....depending of what do you need.

You'll never find Jens lead sound as a preset.

[NeonVomit]

Look at Yamaha and Roland. I'm getting a Yahama PSR275, but that's probably a bit too basic for you (i play bass and only a tiny bit of keyboards on the side so i dont need anything more than that)

Korg make some fine, fine stuff as well.

Whatever you get, make sure it has a SmartMedia card reader, General Midi and can be used as a Midi controller. Most things have built-in sounds which are pretty good, and you can always edit them.

Good luck and let us know how it goes!

[NeonVomit]

Oh and btw, Jens uses guitar effects racks with his keyboards, so look here for a list of what he uses:

http://www.panix.com/~jens/instruments.par

The Yamaha DX7 which he always uses is out of production now, sadly.

[khamael]

he uses the dx7 only as a controller...so dont be too sad.

Btw if someone is interested in buying a morley-jd 10 dist box...i can sell mine.