roland mc-909 ???

[massplanck]

You can get good sounds out of anything if you try hard enough, but you need something decent to be the backbone of your system. Something like an RS7K will do the job, but you'll be needing more hardware on top.
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Now is probably the time to be buying second hand hardware as lots of people are flogging off their old kit as they move over to software. I just got an Access Virus for 500 euro (370 sterling) (never ****ing used as the guy didnt like the sounds on it!).
I dunno. I know there is a cost issue. But there is alot to be said for saving up for something by eating beans for a year. Hardship usually end up meaning better music :)

[RDR]

Now is probably the time to be buying second hand hardware as lots of people are flogging off their old kit as they move over to software. I just got an Access Virus for 500 euro (370 sterling) (never ****ing used as the guy didnt like the sounds on it!).
I dunno. I know there is a cost issue. But there is alot to be said for saving up for something by eating beans for a year. Hardship usually end up meaning better music :)

Not sure about beans man... for a YEAR!... oh thats harcore ;)

But a superb point about the much cheapness of hardware.

PS - A Virus TI does beat loads of software synths its true..! amazing synth.. sadly VERY expensive though.

@Pete... those speakers were bang on ;) as IQ - he tested em.