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Analog Synthesizers
A video of bunch of analog synthesizers to the music of Automatic Gainsay's song "Mine" (which features many of the synths shown). Video and synthesizers by Marc Doty - who has way too many analog synths than is reasonable. LOL! Analog synthesizers are cool though...
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moogy moogy
I remember that such sounds were state-of-the-art for us in the 70s. They had a nice synthetic and futuristic flair which we needed for a new generation of pop songs, called electronica, very well attending the upcoming home computer boom - at least for us geeks and nerds.
When I listen to analog synths today, there's still a bit of sentimentality. However, I personally wouldn't use them anymore... too much trying, twiddling and tweaking to get a desired sound. Just yesterday I was trying to find a cool bass sound using a VSTi (triangle II). I went through about 20 presets and each time I thought: "Nope, far too conventional, sounds like an ole Moog.", haha.
Synth Tweaking
I like the sounds of analog synths, but I doubt I'll ever get a real Moog or anything. I doubt I could justify spending $3000 (US) for one when the virtual version is $200 - even if I had that kind of money in the first place. Nor would I want to twiddle and tweak to design my sound from the start. I am a admitted sound junkie, I love finding and playing with new sounds, but I would rather alter a preset to make a sound more my own than start synthesizing from scratch. One virtual synth I came across seems like it might be something interesting, Arturia's Analog Factory. It has 3500 presets from their various virtual synths. It allows for tweaking of key parameters, so the sounds can depart quite significantly from the presets without having to go through everything. I have the demo version (137 presets - though no saving of new ones), and I have enjoyed playing it.
On the other side, my Korg X50 synthesizer sounds great. It has the capability for synthesis from scratch, but I lack the patience to go through everything involved in designing a sound. It can be edited on the computer, which makes it easier to see the parameters involved, but there are so many parameters available it's somewhat daunting. So I can see how an analog "turn this knob - change that waveform..." has its appeal. And new Moogs can store settings; much better than writing everything down - which is what I have to do with my old Korg Delta.
Nevertheless, I did just find out that a music store near here sells Moogs, and I am definitely going to go by and play one. Who knows, I may love it and start hoping $3000 falls from the sky or something! (Which I am already hoping for because I want a Roland V-Synth! LOL!)