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In a message dated 1/6/99 4:28:49 PM Central Standard Time, guidogoe at xs4all.nl
writes:

<< In general, you should experiment with this, that is if you own an (analog)
synth, you do, don't you???
 
 Guido /THD Studio >>

Im almost sure that Irish here doesnt own an analog synth, but if u decide to
get one Irish, then id like to make some suggestions.
The Sequential Circuits Pro One is an analog synth, 2 oscillators, one VCF
(voltage controlled filter) with ADSR, one VCA (VOltage controller amplifier),
a 40 step sequencer, an arpeggiator with two patterns, glide control, and an
LFO.  I suggest it  as a great first analog as it is your basic "ordinary"
analog synth.  ofcourse, the sound is not ordinary by most standards, u get
your basic analog sounds (the sounds u hear in a lot of electronic music these
days, or "techno" as some call it), plus a few wild things unique to the Pro
One that are hard to explain. 
A few things u have to understand when making an analog synth purchase:
1.  They are unstable.  You have to tune them often.
2.  To much heat (above room temp) is BAD for an analog synth.
3.  You have to buy most of them used, as most are out of production except a
chosen few (Pulse, ATC1, etc.).
4.  You dont get ANY MIDI unless you retrofit it which costs $$$$$ squared!!!
Ofcourse you always have control voltage outputs, which i think r a lot cooler
( ;
5.  Because most analog synths stopped production around the early eighties,
its quite a task to find one in perfect working order.  Much less mostly
working order.
6.  Most analogs are MONOPHONIC. This means one note at a time!

I suggest you get an analog in decent shape, and explore the VCOs, VCAs, LFOs,
and VCFs... get to know them.
Heres some links to get ya going...
http://www.sonicstate.com/synth/test.html  -  Synthsite. User reviews of
synths. Check out the Moog Minimoog review, its a great review.

www.dancetech.com  -  Dancetech. some ok reviews here.

http://www.synthmuseum.com/dir.html  -  Synth Museum. I LUV this site.

http://www.pacificnet.net/~hypno/  -  Vintage Synth Explorer. Not bad.

heres some Synth DIY links for ya:
http://metro.net/blacet/music.html  -  Blacet Research, home of the Dark Star
and Klangwerk.

http://www.tomg.vivid.net/  -  Tom G kits.  Good stuff.

http://www.synthtech.com/  -  Synth Tech.  Paul makes some neato keen modules.

Sorry for the bandwidth,
~Dave~