So You Bought Your First Hardware Synth

[Aosta]

Now what?

[Billy+]

Now what?

Put the kettle on, plug in the power and read the manual

[selig]

Now what?

Put the kettle on, plug in the power and read the manual

Did just that this past weekend. The PDF is great for searching text, but the old paper manual is a great 'thumb through' on the sofa with a tea/coffee close at hand.
ASM HydraSynth, thanks for asking.

[bxbrkrz]

[PhillipOrdonez]

Start craving the next one. Until you realise you don't need much more than a couple of synths, a sampler, a mixer, and a few effect pedals.

[Billy+]

Put the kettle on, plug in the power and read the manual

Did just that this past weekend. The PDF is great for searching text, but the old paper manual is a great 'thumb through' on the sofa with a tea/coffee close at hand.
ASM HydraSynth, thanks for asking.

yes PDF's are handy, I always keep pdf manuals on my iPad but you can't beat holding a paper copy

[Aosta]

ASM HydraSynth, thanks for asking.

Ooooh do tell, how are you liking it? I've heard lots of great things.

[SebAudio]

Start craving the next one. Until you realise you don't need much more than a couple of synths, a sampler, a mixer, and a few effect pedals.

Reason 2.5 !

[selig]

ASM HydraSynth, thanks for asking.

Ooooh do tell, how are you liking it? I've heard lots of great things.

Its perfect for me. Love the poly aftertouch, the ribbon, the bend levers. Built like a tank too!

[MrFigg]

Start craving the next one. Until you realise you don't need much more than a couple of synths, a sampler, a mixer, and a few effect pedals.

Wait a minute, when did having everything you need stop you buying stuff? One is too many and a thousand is never enough.

[Chizmata]

i remember the feeling. i got the mc 303 i wished for for christmas and was even allowed to use it early. i was totally hyped, but then i sat in front of the thing and was like "and now? i cant't get a sound out of it". answer to the question: i actually made my 16yo head read the f**ing manual and it was awesome. could handle the thing very well after a short while.

[Chizmata]

Start craving the next one. Until you realise you don't need much more than a couple of synths, a sampler, a mixer, and a few effect pedals.

this. i'm always shaking my head if i see something like deadmau5' studio.

[Billy+]

this. i'm always shaking my head if i see something like deadmau5' studio.

Did you see the stream where he went off looking for a cable and found a 303

[Chizmata]

this. i'm always shaking my head if i see something like deadmau5' studio.

Did you see the stream where he went off looking for a cable and found a 303

no, i dont watch him, i just randomly ran into the studio pic.

[Aosta]

Its perfect for me. Love the poly aftertouch, the ribbon, the bend levers. Built like a tank too!

Nice! I don't get gear lust very often but this synth turned my head

[chimp_spanner]

I've started getting back into hardware. I just had a few Volcas for a while and I was a bit like..okay these are cute but why would I use these and not just work in Reason. Just the other day I picked up the Behringer Neutron, Arturia Microfreak and Roland TR-6S and suddenly everything makes a lot more sense. I'm finding the workflow is just more creative; recording straight to audio, no endless tweaking, no preset cycling. Just cool ideas and inspiration. I think that's been the big takeaway for me. Like, yeah it is possible/cool to have it all hooked up at the same time playing back the full arrangement but a) it's messy and b) you can kinda do that already in software. Where hardware excels for me is in spontaneity. Get a synth out on the desk, plug it in, stumble on something cool and sample it. Move on to the next thing.

My next (and last for a while) purchase will be a Deep Mind 12D. I'm just trying to shift my Variax guitar to pay for it cos I don't wanna be TOTALLY reckless.

[Aosta]

Just the other day I picked up the Behringer Neutron, Arturia Microfreak and Roland TR-6S and suddenly everything makes a lot more sense.

Hmm, it just so happens Mr VenusTheory just dropped a video of something you might find interesting?

[huggermugger]

Yeah, in 1983.

[raymondh]

My suggestion when you buy a new hardware synth, is to fully produce a track exclusively using that one synth.
If it's not going to sonically cover all the territory (eg drums), at least give it a try and then fall back to other devices later.

It's a fun way to explore and learn your new synth and at the end you end up with a "demo" track that might attract listeners who are thinking about buying the synth themselves.

[dhruan]

ASM HydraSynth

Ooooooh, nice, which model? I have the OG 49 key version but have my eye on Deluxe... mo' keys, bi-timbral, etc. what's not to love <3

NOW IF ONLY REASON SUPPORTED POLY AT... subtle hint

[crimsonwarlock]

I didn't buy my first hardware synth, I built it myself

[dhruan]

ASM HydraSynth

Ooooooh, nice, which model? I have the OG 49 key version but have my eye on Deluxe... mo' keys, bi-timbral, etc. what's not to love <3

NOW IF ONLY REASON SUPPORTED POLY AT... subtle hint

Polyphonic AT ain't in the plans in the near future it seems... Asked Mattias about it on twitter.