I’m thinking about getting a fun little monosynth to play with.
Key criteria are
Not mega expensive
Knobby and interactive
Has a sequencer
Compact
Not Behringer (I don’t like them)
It may get used with an MN-707 or Polyend Tracker, but it needs to be fun on it’s own.
Obvious options seems to be:
Typhon
Monologue
Microbrute
East Beast
SE-02
Anything else I should be considering?
for mono quite expensive, but norand mono is a fun to program (if you are into that sound - it has character)
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Out of the ones you mentioned I only owned monologue and I vouch for it, great value for money synth and lots of fun. If you don’t want a keyboard I would even go for the x (edit x is not mono but still) version, also very cool and more compact.
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What is the X?
I’m aware there is a Minilogue XD module, but that’s a Poly and quite a bit more expensive
Yeah, correct, i tried to verify the name and remembered it’s not mono, thanks
what would stop you to just use one voice from it?
a poly can be a mono but not the other way…
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B_LD
March 15, 2023, 10:39am
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gekkonier:
it has character
What’s that character like? [currently thinking about the Mono, too]
Omar
March 15, 2023, 10:41am
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The upcoming FW is going to make it duophonic so it doesn’t qualify
I quite like my Dreadbox Typhon and Arturia Microfreak which both fulfil your criteria. For a bit more cash, there are:
Malekko Manther
Bastl SoftPop 2
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Well, it has a distinct sound.
It doesn’t sound rolandy, or moogy, if you know what i mean.
I suggest to powerwatch the s%$t out of youtube, that should clarify it
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Roland SH01a is great, deceptively deep despite only 1 osc+sub.
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B_LD
March 15, 2023, 10:52am
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From what I’ve seen/heard so far there’s not many very convincing demos to be found. But well… same applies to Analog Four and I’m really in love with its sound.
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InTheAM
March 15, 2023, 10:55am
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I don’t know what your budget is but the Novation Monostation is one of the best modern analogue monosynths Ive used that is budget friendly. Check the feature list. Onboard overdrive and distortion and the sequencer are highlights for me.
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Previously on Elektronauts…
As-1 is kinda amazing but not 1 knob per function. (It’s a single voice prophet 6)
The se02 is great, the Inter face is small, the sequencer is great, can do parameter locking per step. Fix are limited do a simple delay.
The bass station 2/afx station is a fantastic mono synth with a great sequencer and the afx mode means you can get sone really interesting sounds. But no excuse and is kinda big.
Hyper synth Xenophone, is basically 1 knob per function, has a bunch of filter types, a slew of o…
Modal Craftsynth 2.0 - Very interesting reasonably priced mono synth coming soon.
I’m in the market for an analog mono synth. Features I’m looking for include it being versatile, well built, knob per function and ideally with a sequencer. I’m also looking for something with a bit of character. Things on my radar include the moog Grandmother and subsequent 37, Behringer Poly D, 2600, Monopoly and the korg MS20. Max budget is around the 1k euro mark.
The Behringers are at a nice price point but I’m always wary about their longevity. I’m starting to tie myself up in knots with …
and regarding the mono-synth you are looking for, take a look at the MFB Dominion Key,
this synth has a sound, far more better than the Moog in my opinion
More at
https://www.elektronauts.com/search?q=mono%20synth
My own fav: A4 = 4 monosynths
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I second that, it’s perfect for jamming. You will get all of its functions immediately. Everything has a slider. It will always sound good unless you want it to sound ugly. It can be a poly as an added bonus, though that’s not where it shines.
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A poly is fine, they just tend to get expensive quite quickly.
DSI/Pioneer AS-1.
Monologue is also very good.
SE-02 sounds nice, but is very fiddly, less fun than it should be.
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