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+ Any yamaha from the CS series.
+ Any Nord.
+ Any Virus.

@ilmarque
yes! that was the one with the sample used in shadow of the beast intro music

"beastsynth" if i remember correctly... 4 different

knl: The CS series was cool, but not _quite_ any of them.. the CS-15D wasn't too spectacular (half of CS-15 plus poor presets). Ask LB, he has my old one :)

the CS-30 (with step sequncer) and the CS-80 are awsome machines !

Yes well break, I was indeed more pointing the good ones. Its not like I had the opportunity in my life to test them a l l.
(ho and I owned the CS01... great in the train!)

- Nord Lead 2
- Access Virus
- Korg Prophecy
- Roland TB-303 and TR-808/909

Anything starting with "Nord" and ending with "Lead".

- Anything with sines

ilmarque:

Is the M1 really a good choice? Sure, it's the best-selling thing, but wikipedia says:
- "Even for the late 1980s, the M1's synth engine was somewhat simplistic,comprising one or two digital oscillators per patch"
- "The filter didn't offer resonance, but at the time this wasn't considered a major handicap"

Any recommendations for a good and inexpensive entry-level music workstation (incl. keyboard + sequencer)? I like the Korg Wavestation but it lacks a sequencer. So the Virus TI is the best choice?

I used to own a yamaha V50 digital synthesizer. Very "early 90's" sound, I sold it a few years ago to partly fund a hammond organ. Cash in hand I go to the shop to buy my hammond, only to realize it was a futile dream as I wouldn't be able to move it into my room (due to size).

So I spend the money in other forms of entertainment ;-)

jar: The M1 is just a classic, that's all. It doesn't sound very good now (though it did at it's time, I had one when I was 13), so it's inclusion on a list of "things you should have tried before you die" is strictly symbolic.

If you're looking for a good music workstation I would seriously consider the Virus TI, though it is not inexpensive. It sounds bloody excellent though, and Access keeps pumping out really nice (and mostly, free) firmware upgrades for it.

gloom: thanks for the info, I'll have a closer look at the Virus then ..

sin(t*sin(t*sin(t*sin(t*sin(t*sin(t*sin(t*sin(t))))))))

low pass filters that eat your low pass filters

anybody who doesn't know what i'm talking about doesn't know what they're talking about

That was crappy synth. It was good and reliable on stage so its success.

The Ensoniq VFX SD1 was miles ahead.