Quote Originally Posted by dodgyedgy
As for the VSTi comment mark... im gonna disagree there mate. The Nord is PHAT... not saying that VSTi's cant be phat, but i loved playing with my knobs on the nord, great piece of kit.
Aye, the Nord is a great but of kit, no doubt. But (there's always a but) at the end of the day, the Nord is VA - Virtual Analogue.

That is, an analogue emulation created algorithmically. Which is exactly how VSTi's work.

Which is why, say, the Novation V-Station plugin sounds the same as the Novation K-Station synth... it's the same algorithm! This is how Access have been able to bring out a perfect software version of the Virus. The only real difference is there are no physical knobs on a VSTi - and that's soon sorted with a control surface. I'd recommend a Kenton, but there are other options. It depends what combination of buttons you're after.

Bottom line... with enough processing power, and a good control surface, there is no real difference between a hardware VA synth and a good VSTi synth.

The Juno 106 is DCA (Digitally Controlled Analogue)... That is, the oscillators etc. are real analogue, but they're controlled by a digital circuit for the purposes of MIDI etc.

So, I stand by what I say. If you want a workhorse synth that will be good for all purposes then get the Nord. You won't regret it and it will last you for a long time.

If you want a more individual (read: full of character) synth, and you have pure phatness in mind (and I do mean PURE PHATNESS), then you won't be disappointed by the Juno.