Re: [microsound] synth toys

[Kassen <kassen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I'm looking for a small analog synth with a keyboard, lots of knobs and a
> built-in speaker...battery and/or AC powered is ok...something like the
> monophonic SH-101 but smaller...a kit is ok...something like the
> Technosaurus Microcon II but with a keyboard would be perfect...
> as I've not been following the synth hardware market for a long time I am
> unaware of what strange little synth toys might be lurking about...anyone
> recommend something?
> thanks in advance!

perhaps a yamaha cs-1? it uses sliders instead of knobs but that makes it
very small and sturdy. can be batery powered, has a speaker, idealy suited
for touring. best of all; it will do both noizes and synth lines. affordable
too. in my experience it needs a compressor or a limiter when used live
because tweaking the settings can cause huge volume changes but apart from
that it sounds like exactly what you want.

looks good next to a casio sk-1 too.
link for your convenience;
http://www.synthmuseum.com/yamaha/yamcs101.html

confession time; apart from my own experimental work i´m also in a disco
project called "bangkok impact" (*ducks*). we´ve taken to using a lot of
small and toy keyboards on stage because you can throw a lot of them
inbetween your clothes in your suitcase, they take up little room on stage,
can be modified, don´t crash and they enable us to switch to completely
freestyle jamming at any moment. some of them produce a frightning amount of
bass too......

i wholeheartedly recomend the practice to everybody.

Kas.

p.s. sorry about mentioning disco on the microsound list, i feel dirty now.



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