If I had the money ($3500.00 for the Kyma), I would buy a Symbolic
Sounds Kyma system and a good notebook computer.. Essentially, the
Kyma system has a hardware accelerator (a whole bunch of Motorola
chips in a box) along with a wicked software package. The system is
more a language than a synth, it can be a synth, a processor, or a
sequencer. The system can be upgraded to the point of insane overkill
and even the basic system will do 80 some bands of vocoding.It also
does spectral morphing and all sorts of other extremely cool esoteric
algorhythmns (over 300 algorhythmns so far) so it will do any
synthesizer technique possible as well as any permutations you can
think of-in other words, you can do granular synthesis with
subtractive synthesis and throw in FM to modify any crazy thing you
want then run it through a whole bunch of other things ad
infinitum.Totally modular and totally flexible.
http://www.symbolicsound.comIf I won the lottery, I'd also like one of Rex Probe's Sound
Transform systems. essentially Rex makes brand new Serge modular
systems. A basic system runs about $8000.00. The sixteen step touch
sequencer looks very cool as does the boolean logic module.
http://www.scampers.com/EGRES/index.htmI also wouldn't mind one of the new Mini Moogs.I want one with a
walnut cabinet.They're only $3500.00.
http://www.bigbriar.comMan, I have expensive tastes.
Rainbow Jimmy
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