synths (urban feel type)

[Mcrob]

which type of synth supports great urban feel sounds? What I mean by urban is like hip hop/r&b type of sounds.

[drew_petti]

korg ms2000. it's a beast.

[Mcrob]

It has like a nice analog sound feel? I was listening to a whole bunch of song. Till I heard "Frontin" by pharell and jay-z I knew that those sounds can make people dance....nahmean?

[drew_petti]

all of the big boys use it...just blaze, timblaland, neptunes....

thick analog sounds...

i mean, that's what it is...an analog keyboard.....no sequencer....midi compatable...go to musiciansfriend.com and check out the specs....I love mine...I sample it into asr, and run with it...

you arent going to find all of the sounds that the neptunes use in one unit though....but this keyboard is a monster..it also comes in a rack unit...

[Mcrob]

Yeah I feel you. I don't want to get the same sounds as the neptunes. I don't want to sound like them. I want to sound like me

[MGTheFuture]

You cant get the same sounds as the neptunes.

All they do is ADD EFFECTS and tweak casio keyboards..lol..literally thats about all. I mean they have the triton and such..but thats all for show.

So do what they do...TWEAK cheap sounds until you get something you like...much software allows you to do that.

Reason has an anloag synth called subtraktor that uses the same formulas as those synths...check it out.

[Cold Truth]

no, they dont. they use moogs and nords and a Triton and live instruments, and tweak them as well.... most major producers these days have a variety of instruments and techniques they use, because unlike us they have the time and money to do that. i just read an interview in Remix mafgazine and they detailed their personal studios and there isnt a casio to be found. lets not give out false information based on assumptions we have. if we have information to share, then make sure that you have an actual source that is reliable first......

[themucka]

if you got the money to spend for a keybord with one midi channel.. the new moog is sick..... also the access virus c

i can also tell you for fact the neptunes use triton i go through it and here songs after songs they used it for (lead synth patch old analog)
for one

[Cold Truth]

yeah, yeah, i know, but HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read the frickin article!!!!!! they dont use JUST a triton!!!!!! they got other gear too!!!

[Mcrob]

I tried this synth the other day.... It's supports a lot of dance sounds. no urban sounds

[vitaminman]

Hey,

The MC2000 is a virtual analogue synth, it makes whatever sounds you want it to (provided you want to make analogue sounds). Think of the squealing lead sound that Dre used in the early 90's...

Mcrob, you'll probably want to get something like a sound module which has drums, basses, leads, guitars, efx on it so that you have a wide palate of sounds to choose from; the MC2000 will limit you to only analogue sounds. My suggestions would be the Emu Proteus 2000, Triton, or Yamaha Motif.

Take care,

Nick

[Mcrob]

thanks a lot Nick aka vitaminman. I will check that synth out when I get the chance. I hope I will be able to find that synth.

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Rob

[milLion]

i might have to go check out that ms2000 -- i keep hearing good things about it too

[BeatOff]

If you buy a synth you can make whatever sound you want. Thats the purpose of a synth.

[Waynyce]

Different boards have certain strenghths and weaknesses. Yamaha Motif has some nice acoustic sounds. Strings Horns Etc. Korg Triton has those bass and synth like sounds. Triton requires more tweaking in sequencer mode to get the sounds up to par though.

[anthony m]

Its true that if you have a synth like the ms 2000 you can make almost any sound you want. My roomate had one, and theyre alot of fun to play around on. But as far as producing hip hop with the ms 2000 your a little more limited. Theyre perfect for producing trance or house, (and theyre ok for hip hop too.) But if you have limited funds, then i would suggest getting something a little more versatile for producing hip hop like a roland jv 1080. You can find em on ebay for about $400. It has tons of sounds, and theyre a little more organic sounding than a ms 2000, or jp8000. Thats just my 2 cents.....

[Beatbrigade]

old rolands are hot, roland xp series, rockwilder uses them all day and they are affordable too. i think dre used the xp 30 on the chronic

[MuZiKaL21]

Yo... I have a triton and the boards dope... There are a grip of sounds that other producers use, it's probably still the most widely used board in production. Whether that attracts you or not, that's a different story, but you can basically program almost any sound you want w/ it. Any one of the popular workstations can do that, but you won't get true analog sound. My next synths and modules in line are the ms 2000, motif rack. I keep hearing good things about the ms and the motif patches are top notch. Look, the ms 2000 won't break the bank and will provide you with some solid analog sounds.

[Cold Truth]

do you mean the chronic 2000? the xp 30 wasnt even made when the first chronic came out.

[bigdmakintrax]

look the motif is a real piece you get into it for the sounds and the ability to edit, shidd you can even get samples of any synth and put it there and add effects and arps....I was going to get the analog card but I slept on it....maybe when I get a few $$$

[Cold Truth]

i just got the Motif Rack... that is the most amazing piece of equipment i have used. its real easy to use out the box and i havent even touched the software yet...... i think it has the best pallette of sounds out there, especially for the money.... but make sure you get a good controller keyboard!!! i got a cheap casio thinking that it would work, but it doesnt sound the same from better controllers.... you miss a lot of the depth of the sounds and especially layered sounds, you only get the basic sound....................... i would definitely recomend this piece of equipment, because you are covered no matter what you are making.... if you are skilled enough you could do a rock song that would be reasonably close to the real thing.