Ranking my Synths from Least to Most Favorite!

Ranking my Synths from Least to Most Favorite!

Today I decided to do the near impossible and rank my synths, drum machines, and groove boxes from least to most favorite! Is there any gear here you'd like to see me work more with? What are your favorite and least favorite pieces of gear that you own? Enjoy the video!

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[Sky-oncy]

Playing that NTS1 through a keyboard and putting it through a loop pedal? You'll lose days! You can feather the volume on the keyboard and synth to fake polyphony too

[eddiebrown]

Got an NTS-1 in the mail yesterday, took my time and put it together. Connected a large USB battery and headphones to take a listen.

Fifteen minutes later I put the NTS-1 back in its box. Anybody that has one definitely knows why I did that, just before bedtime. Not that I got any sleep. Because I didn't.

Been into synths for less than a year, lost my mind and collected a small arsenal of very inexpensive but wildly-popular highly-rated analog desktop synths, a handful of semi-modular beasts and put together two fully-populated modular racks (one of which is a 95%-complete Behringer System 100). Grabbed a couple of excellent Z-series effects modules too, learning all the way.

For the longest time I had been seeing many, many advertisements of the NTS-1, discounted it as a rinky-dink toy that wouldn't look good sitting beside any of my other plastic-clad equipment. Geez, how good could it be when it only costs a Benny?... I thought.

I make this statement ever-so calmly: In my opinion, as I compare this tiny box to the little bit of cheap stuff I do have, and lots of stuff I considered getting that cost thousands, the Korg NTS-1 completely and thoroughly just sonically blows all of it out of the water. Easily. Has nothing to do with price/performance considerations. I've even reversed my negative position on 3.5mm MIDI and lost my aversion for cryptic menu-diving now. And that's after a fifteen minute listen.

Won't put it on a pedestal, under glass and hot lights, behind a velvet rope. Gonna use it. After I get some sleep.

[patrickfitzgerald]

I own the Akai Miniak, which is much the same internally as as the Alesis Micron, but with a better interface. For a guitarist like me who can't really play a keyboard, I am completely amazed by how much interesting music I can get out of it using only the factory presets and various controls. It may be the best $250 I ever spent on music gear. For how I use it the tiny display is fine, but I can see how it would be a pain in the butt when you wanted to program the machine yourself.

[sidneiribeiro]

The number one is a minimal pocket set ❤️

[dlvnmedia]

That Pocket Operator screen should be I think, a fairly easy replacement job. Just an OLED display and some soldering

[Oooo-bibi]

I enjoy all your videos. You have an easy to listen to voice and style.

[marguskiis]

KM Delay is a revolutionary instrument, You just don`t understand it

[dzaxys]

I'll swap you a broken po33 for a model d

[socialjay]

As someone who owns both a PO-32 and a MicroFreak I can only say that I agree with your summary of both... and I know it's your personal list, but the 'freak is my number one all day, every day - as you say, what a powerhouse synth! Nothing else out there under a grand can really touch it in terms of raw potential.

[rayderrich]

One day I gotta get me that MicroFreak for sure. Nice list Sir!

[segfault-berlin]

I expected the OP-Z to come first, I need to get an NTS-1 as a poor Mans multi fx pedle!

[mcmike]

I have the Korg MicroKorg S and it's pretty dope! I love EDM from the 80s all the way to today.

[Magiayresistencia]

I have a microfreak and a nts-1 and i'm totally agree with you. I think you would love the volca drum!

[mgrollins]

Oh, smart move leaving room for a "MIDI controller's" ranked, can't wait to see it!!!

[tonymagno]

Where does the ELEKTRON MODEL:CYCLES come in on this list? I'm assuming you didn't own one when this video was made.

[fuzbeats]

Ok, the office was unexpected. The fact they put a vocoder engine into the microfreak is also worth a note. I think I have to get one

[Sadiquecat]

Po20 and microfreak are mind blowing :D

[trevord]

I love my NTS-1 too so fully agree as it's my go to synth at the moment. I also use the Volca Keys to learn more about basic synthesis (and enjoying great tutorials like yours to expand my knowledge).

[mojophonic]

What is the angst about owning Behringer gear?

[spectralknights]

Nice synths collection bro. Love those synths u have