REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC – Music, Musings and More – November 11, 2024 – The Best Analog Polysynth Is …

It’s Monday, and here’s another Live Stream from the Disaster Room.

Let’s start a controversy!

I go first and tell you what I think the best analog polysynth money can buy is (and what you should buy if you can’t afford it). I’ll offer other opinions, too, ’cause I’m just in that sort of mood right now.

Also, a look into my crystal ball … that comes with a warning.

Rough timeline:
0:00 Begin transmission
0:00 Opening jam
7:16 Good evening! Welcome! and what’s in the jam…
24:15 The best analog poly-synth is ….
25:10 Tour of the PolyBrute and what makes it so special (and some other idle chit-chat)
55:20 Some [minor] drawbacks to the PolyBrutes
1:00:35 Some quick thoughts on the ‘Brute family of synths
1:05:00 PolyBrute includes excellent editor/librarian
1:06:43 Bi-timbral modes
1:09:20 Are there alternatives? Chatter about a variety of synths of different sorts.
1:20:00 There were some graphics to go with discussions …
1:20:44 Very quick multi/poly chat and the other RPi Korgs
1:23:00 Wavestation, and the direction I went instead (Yamaha SY35)
1:25:15 Studiologic Sledge 2.0 impressions…
1:34:00 Move is still on “the list” but …
1:35:20 Buying advice … tarriffs, people … make your big purchases now
1:37:15 (I’d bet this is where I got the “dislike” clicks! LOL!)
1:38:43 New Mac Mini M4
1:41:40 MRIs are not fun, video cards, and M4 Mac Minis again
1:44:40 I will never again get an Intel CPU in a computer for creative purposes
1:48:35 Back to MRIs and back problems … you know, what old people talk about: health
1:54:55 ‪@paulartola9536‬ needs to convert to Dante A/V …
1:56:55 Saying goodnight
1:57:15 Closing Jam (things get hinky, but it’s all good in the jams)
2:08:32 End transmission

Links:
Arturia Polybrute: https://www.arturia.com/fr/products/h…
Arturia Polybrute 12: https://www.arturia.com/fr/products/h…
Arturia Matrixbrute: https://www.arturia.com/fr/products/h…
Arturia V Collection: https://www.arturia.com/fr/products/s…
Arturia FX Collection: https://www.arturia.com/fr/products/s…
MIDIQuest: https://squest.com/
Korg multi/poly: https://www.korg.com/us/products/synt…
Ableton Move: https://www.ableton.com/en/move/

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