Battle of the Poly Synths: Top 10 Analog Classics
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Analog Synthesizers Rewind: Top 10 Classics!
S1:Ep11 - The FINALE in a series of 11 videos!
Which is the best vintage analog polysynth to buy?
Top 10 Vintage Analog Polysynths: The Ultimate Comparison
Welcome to the ultimate vintage analog polysynth showdown!
In this video, we dive deep into the world of classic analog synthesizers, comparing and contrasting the top 10 vintage polysynths that have stood the test of time.
Whether you're a seasoned synthesizer enthusiast or a newcomer to the analog realm, join us as we explore the unique features, iconic sounds, and timeless appeal of these musical gems.
From the warm tones of the Juno series to the powerful presence of the Prophet, discover which vintage polysynth might be the perfect addition to your setup.
Let the sonic adventure begin!
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Analog Synthesizers Rewind: Top 10 Classics!
00:00 Intro
00:24 Prophet VS Synth: Sound Selection Showcase • Sequential Prophet VS ...
01:25 Juno-106 Analog Synthesizer: A Complete Overview • Juno-106 Analog Synthe...
02:48 The Secret Sounds of Oberheim Xpander Revealed • The Secret Sounds of O...
04:12 The Roland Jupiter 4: A Sound Engineer's Dream • The Roland Jupiter 4: ...
05:46 Discovering Yamaha CS50's Top Sound Options • Discovering Yamaha CS5...
07:20 Desire: Best Oberheim OB-8 Sounds Revealed • Desire: Best Oberheim ...
08:50 SuperJupiter: Unlocking the Best MKS80 Sounds • Super Jupiter: Unlocki...
10:24 Drama and Fear: Prophet 5 Synthesizer Sounds • Drama and Fear: Prophe...
11:54 Experiencing the Divine Sounds of Jupiter 8 • Experiencing the Divin...
13:27 The Yamaha CS80: A Musician's Dream • The Yamaha CS80: A Mus...
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A wonderful collection of classic polyphonic synths. From some of the synths you showed I personally prefer the earlier models like the Oberheim OB-X and OB-Xa instead of the OB-8 and Roland Juno 60 instead of the Juno 106. But they're all wonderful.
agreed - juno 6 would have been preferable & I am not so knowledgable about the ob-x series
@@AndyWhitmore The OB-X is cool because it uses discrete components instead of the Curtis chips. It has a 12 db filter similar to the earlier SEM modules. It is a bit less flexible in modulation options compared to the OB-8, but it has that typical powerful sound you really only get with discrete components. The OB-Xa is more similar to the OB-8, and uses the same CEM chips, however it’s a little less precise and therefore sounds a bit warmer.
@@MacXpert74 Well I never knew that - I have just put the OB-X on my want list!!! - Thanks for the info!!
@@AndyWhitmore Yeah, It's a great synth if you can find one. RetroSound has some nice videos in which he demos his OB-X.
@@MacXpert74 I'll check RetroSound out! - thanks
What a great video. A synthesizer top 10 where you’ve got them all in your possession makes this a gem. Great patch work and I feel that it really did all of these units good justice.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
That JP-4 does sound nice, nice and crisp. My favourite of all these demo sounds.
I'm glad you enjoyed the JP-4 sound! its one of my favourite synths!
What a collection of synths 😵
Thank you for the feedback! I love my synth collection too!
8:55 incorrect, all of the MKS range synths are fully analog. The only difference is that the MKS-80 is the only one with VCOs instead of DCOs (which are still analog oscillators). All certainly more analog than the Prophet VS presented first in the video 😅
I didn't know that DCO's are analog - I stand corrected! Thanks for the update
Think you maxed out the bandpass on the whole cs-80 demo, you almost got that thick, classic Casio VL-tone sound! =)
That JP-4 sounds huge
I agree - I know the cs80 so much better now - I am doing a video of the cs80 vs cs50 vs cs40m vs all the cs80 vst very soon
THanks re jup4 - awesome synth
Ahhh. The warm sounds of analog synths.
Yes, they still sound great today. Thanks for watching and I hope you have at least one analog Synth.
@@AndyWhitmore Not yet. I'm just starting my synth journey. I've been a guitar player for almost forty years but the synth bug has bit me recently. I have a MIDI keyboard controller hooked up to my MC-707. I have a Yamaha MX49, a Roland VR-09B, and this week I just picked up a Roland FP-60X. The Zen Core gives me a taste of Jupiter and Juno sounds for now.
@@user-gx4ky6ct8c HI - well you certainly getting a decent set up going - a good entry level analog synth is the Roland SH101 - which you can still get for £600 if you barter hard enough!
@@AndyWhitmore Thanks for the tip. I'll keep an eye out.
@@user-gx4ky6ct8c All good - I've seen Juno 106 going for £1000 recently - that would be a great entry level analog synth! 6 note poly
Memory Moog Should be on there…in the top 3🙂🙂🙂🙂 remove the CS50 since CS80 is on there. Fun video though guessing list is just the ones you own😊
Thanks for your input! The list was based on personal preferences and the gear I own. Thanks for watching!
Lose the Junos.
@@SPAZZOID100 Ok boss!
@@AndyWhitmore Nah, just lose the Spazzoid … Juno can stay.
@@kierenmoore3236 😂👍
Great fun Andy. Cheers.👍
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Elka Synthex❤
agreed - thanks for watching!
Got a chance to play a CS-80 a few years ago at the Yamaha booth in NAMM. Interesting animal. Due to the size, weight, value and no midi, not really conducive to play 'anywhere' but in a studio. This is where I would use VST over a real one. I did own the MKS-80 & MPG-80 and it was great & all, I sold it. Kinda wish I would have kept it but my heart was intent on getting an OBX-a at the time (which I did). Other than my DX7 II FD, all my older original gear has been sold. I did buy re-issues of the ARP Odyssey, Prophet 5, OBX-8 and the Minimoog. Still wish they would do the Jupiter 8 but they love their cloud......
It sounds like you've had quite the journey with your gear collection! It's always interesting to hear about the different synths people have owned and the choices they've made along the way.
Orbital use the Jupiter 6, not the 8.
Thanks for the heads up!
Fascinating how some synths are “warmer” and friendlier sounding whilst others are more precise and almost clinical in comparison. Somehow the circuitry translates to subtle emotional differences. Also where did you get the Oberheim shirt?
I was given the shit so I don’t know where it came from - thanks for the positive comments and for watching
It's a pity there were no polyphonic version of Odyssey, I would have preferred that to many of the above synths. Personally I was never a big Roland fan, I prefer Oberheims and Prophets.
I'm going to make a sample version of the arp synths in polyphonic form!!
The Oberheim sound is the best. Would be nice to hear more evolving pads.
Thanks for the feedback - here are some links:-
Did you mean the OB-8?
th-cam.com/video/Pw-fhUTdQxk/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/2P7uVm2YoUI/w-d-xo.html
Or the Xpander?
th-cam.com/video/5L7GzZxjDak/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/WynETEqs1g8/w-d-xo.html
@@AndyWhitmore Thanks. No matter which, I like just pads more. Please be careful with high resonance sounds when someone is hearing it on headphones on high volume. It can hurt...
@@M80- absolutely noted! I have very little feedback on how people listen to the videos I produce & your comments really help me - Thank you!
@@AndyWhitmore You're welcome. It's also nice if you make some short beats with 80's drums and than the synth sound on top.
@@M80- will do!!
not a single reverb.
at last..
thank you!
Yes - I know the reverb is annoying!!
Back in the early 2000s, a good friend of mine said to me that he thought all that any good musician would need in their arsenal was one analog synthesizers. When he said that, the one that my head went to was to the OB-8. Later on, I discovered that the OB-8 was like an undesired stepsister at the prince’s ball compared with the OB-Xa.
Shortly behind it were the MKS-80 and (the only Sequential model that ever tempted me) the Prophet T8. All that, and I didn’t realize I already had a perfectly adequate model at my disposal, one of the unsung heroes of the 80s, the JX-8p.
It's amazing how our musical preferences and gear choices evolve over the years!
It’s a truth, Andy. My reasons for resisting embracing that model (which I still played copiously whenever my mentor would lend it to me) were that the filter did not self oscillate and you couldn’t send an external audio signal through it. Neither of those reasons is legit.
@@Shred_The_Weapon Hi again - I remeber you from other posts - are you talking about the CS range as they are the only synths that dont self osicllate (to my knowledge)
My mistake, Andy. I wasn’t specific. I meant that the JX+8p’s filter doesn’t self oscillate (at least on mine). I don’t think I was aware that trait existed with the CS models.
@@Shred_The_Weapon yes - the yamaha CS does not self oscillate
I donot think that the list is accurate at all, it just shows what you got and love (totally fine with me). So it is YOUR personal top 10. (to give you an idea: you miss e.g. elka synthex, memorymoog, PS3300, Wave PPG, OB-X, Chroma, and you wrongly add 106, cs50, mks80, VS, J4,...)
My 2cents
Thanks for the feedback
Missing my favourite the MEMORYMOOG...LAMM edition.
memorymoog is a classic!
Where did you get your information?? Simple Minds and The Thompson Twins used the Oberheim OBXa, not the OB-8!!
Thanks for the info- I didn’t know that!
Top 10 Analog Classics ... or Top 10 of YOURS Analog Classics?
this is a list of my top 10 analog classics! Thanks for watching!!
The MKS 80 is not a Jupiter 6 in a box. I have a Jupiter 6 and thought buying an MKS 80 with the programmer would replace it. They sound really different to me, so I just kept them both.
Well u know so much more than me- thanks for the feedback
In fact a mate of mine has a Jupiter 6 and he loves it!!
Neither is it a Jupiter 8 in a box. I had one back in the day - great for bass but a disappointment when I tried to get it to sound like a Jupiter 8.
@@dazzjazz i agree - the mks80 & jupiter 8 are very different
How analog is the Prophet VS? I admired it and after I „donated“ it, I bought a WaveStation a few years later in reminiscence😀
The prophet VS has received more criticism than the any of the other synths!
Digital oscillators and Analog filter processing
Jupiter 4 sounds so unique. You instantly know it's the Jupiter 4 playing even without looking. It's got the most distinct sonic personality.
love the jup 4 - especially in unison
I have the JP4 and JP8, and think to sell the 8. difficult decision.. what would you do? I plan to just keep the 4..
@@xinjoy6236 BOth synths are unique & I think it will get increasingly difficult to replace them - I would also add that now is not a good time to sell as the 2nd hand market is depressed at the moment - if you sell the Jupiter 8 - I think you can realistically expect about 17k-19k & the Jup 4 3k-6k. If I had to sell one - it'd probably be the Jupiter 4 as the Jupiter 8 can do almost everything - where as the Jup 4 can do a few things spectacularly!!
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lol!
Nice.Where's the Korg PS3300?
Omg
Was it not there?
yes - i missed that one too!!!
wow!
Thanks for watching!!👍
Any thoughts on the Alesis Fusion ??
The alesis fusion is a great workstation - 2006 - It has an enormous variety of sounds & is impressive - it sounds good. It is virtual analog, sampler, FM & physical modelling - so different to the older analog synths. Thanks for watching!
A somehow Roland-heavy collection. No Memorymoog, no SEM Obie?
I had a MemoryMoog for a while & it was unreliable from the moment I picked it up so I returned it - maybe I was unlucky with that one! I would love an Oberheim FVS 1 Four Voice & a Prophet 5 Rev 2 - that is one area of synths I am lacking - thanks for watching!
Sequential Circuits T8. Eight voice polyphonic aftertouch after you’ve owned one …. Nothing compares.
yes - if only I had one - thanks for watching!!!
No Minimoog or Juno60? Great video! Thanks very much
Minimoog is not a poly synth. Juno 60 is really not in the same league as these others, it only has a single OSC and it pretty basic. But still dig the Junos!
Technically so does the Juno 106, LOL
I have a battle of the mono synths series coming soon!
@@AndyWhitmore moog the source - my fave of all time and not talked about that much...
@@modulationmusiclibrary its quite subjective isn't it. I've been lucky enough to play all of the models in your top ten and woudl have a J60 over quite a few of them. Have you had your hands on the Moog One yet? Looking forward to the mono shoot out!
Nice list but PPG wave 2.3/2.2 and Oberheim Matrix 12 should be there.
PPG wave - yes - the Matrix is covered with the Xpander
@@AndyWhitmore Yes, but the Matrix 12 is better, ☺️.
@@arakaneuman I would agree with that - about twice as good?
@@AndyWhitmore Almost, the Xpander has individual outs, the Matrix not.
@@arakaneuman wow - that is very generous of you to point out!! Thanks
Those Yamahas seem to have a noticeable different character. Almost sounds like they were recorded on tape.
whats unique about the yamaha CS range & the Jupiter 4 is that the individual oscillators are separate and all sound slightly different to each other - this makes each note played slightly more unpredictable & more analoge - rather than a perfect digital rendition - thanks for watching
I'm glad it's not Minimoog in the top 3. That would have been annoying. Rightly it's the CS-80.
yes - I am doing a top 10 mono synth video too!!!!
Yes not least because the minimoog isn’t a polysynth
@@joecandy6490 Thanks!!!
Just cs80 is enough yamaha
Moog one and memorymoog are missing
And korg ps series
It's great to see your enthusiasm for these iconic synthesizers!
it’s endless
Aphex Twins
Oh yes- of course they used these synths!!
Touch of orgone accumulator on the vs
Green Onions no Less!!!! - Thanks for watching
Is it hard to find room to store all these bad boys? 🙂🎶
Yes it is - in fact I would have a lot more synths if storage wasn't a problem - I get offerred so many great synths & I always have to think about space before saying yes or no! - Thanks for watching!!
No, Prophet VX doesn’t belong. If it belongs because it has analog filters, the. The Emulator II+ or DSS-1 should be in that slot.
Fair enough - I included the Prophet VS for the same reason I included the Juno 106 - but I take your point!!
@@AndyWhitmore On the other hand - 9 out of 10 get no argument from me whatsoever. Good job.
@@stevehofer3482 thanks for the feedback!!!
Here are some of the greatest synths of all time. Now listen while I play shit patches and presets on them. Thanks.
Thanks for watching! Did I do good?👍
There are some trophies for sure,, But I would not like to try to keep up with old, failing parts, some of which are very rare, hard to find parts. If these were made today, I would no doubt acquire many of them, but I really don't want a 40 year old piece of hardware. Could you imagine the sales that would be generated if there were reissued of the Jupiter 8, OBERHEIM Xpander, Yamaha cs-80, PROPHET vs, Alexis Andromeda A6, and even a Casio CZ series board.How cool would that be ?
whilst i agree with you - whenever they make a re-issue - they always make them too perfect -( see my minimmog vintage vs re-issue video) which - so far - is why the originals still stand up - however - the re-issues are so close now - its not funny!
One of the Jupiter 4 users was yourself? C’mon mate, pull the other one. There’s no way you have a Jupiter 4.
Yes I do!! lol 😂
He does.
What i really cant understsnd is the selection of sounds. By far the lamest presention of these synth i have heard.
Other than that: congrats for your collection and your achievements!
Thanks for watching!