Would you sell your kronos for an analog synth?
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jeremykeys
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I'm pretty much at the stage now where I have to sell some gear that I never use so I can buy more to fill the spaces that I'll end up with!
If music is the food of love, play on and play loud!
Gear: Kronos 73, Wavestation EX, Polysix, King Korg, Monotron and Monotron Duo, Minikorg, Moog Grandmother, my very old MiniKorg, 4 acoustic and 9 electric guitars, 1 Ibanez 5 string bass, a Steel guitar, a bunch of microphones, 2 pairs of studio monitors and other very cool toys, 1 wife and 4 cats and a lava lamp!
Gear: Kronos 73, Wavestation EX, Polysix, King Korg, Monotron and Monotron Duo, Minikorg, Moog Grandmother, my very old MiniKorg, 4 acoustic and 9 electric guitars, 1 Ibanez 5 string bass, a Steel guitar, a bunch of microphones, 2 pairs of studio monitors and other very cool toys, 1 wife and 4 cats and a lava lamp!
I find the grass is ALWAYS greener looking on the other side
Whatever instrument(s) you own, there will be another great one out there you don't have yet which makes you question if it's a better choice than what you're using.
I love music, but when it comes to my playing skills, I'm really more of a guitarist than a keyboardist. I just love to tinker, love playing with synths and hearing what they're capable of, and know I can always interface one with my computer to do things I lack the skills to play on my own.
If it came right down to it, I happen to own high-end enough computer gear so my most versatile option is probably to get rid of ALL music synthesizers and just invest in a good MIDI keyboard controller. There's a nearly endless number of options these days with software synths and sample players.
But I love the "all inclusive" nature of a synth workstation. I've owned several over the years and like the fact that one is "purpose built" to be a musical instrument. Even a great MIDI controller suddenly seems like a dumb collection of switches and buttons as soon as a computer is detached from it and you realize it can't even produce a sound on its own.
So for me, it's all about finding the synth workstation with the MOST versatility. I could play 100 different analog synths and love things about the unique "voices" each had, but have neither the money nor the space to collect them up! Right now, I think a KRONOS is your best bet to cover as many bases as possible, short of doing it all via computer software. So I'd surely choose it over a Prophet.
I love music, but when it comes to my playing skills, I'm really more of a guitarist than a keyboardist. I just love to tinker, love playing with synths and hearing what they're capable of, and know I can always interface one with my computer to do things I lack the skills to play on my own.
If it came right down to it, I happen to own high-end enough computer gear so my most versatile option is probably to get rid of ALL music synthesizers and just invest in a good MIDI keyboard controller. There's a nearly endless number of options these days with software synths and sample players.
But I love the "all inclusive" nature of a synth workstation. I've owned several over the years and like the fact that one is "purpose built" to be a musical instrument. Even a great MIDI controller suddenly seems like a dumb collection of switches and buttons as soon as a computer is detached from it and you realize it can't even produce a sound on its own.
So for me, it's all about finding the synth workstation with the MOST versatility. I could play 100 different analog synths and love things about the unique "voices" each had, but have neither the money nor the space to collect them up! Right now, I think a KRONOS is your best bet to cover as many bases as possible, short of doing it all via computer software. So I'd surely choose it over a Prophet.