So for making some cool noises I love using my Ukulele and some guitar pedals for some looping and crazy delay/trem/ping-pong stuff. Sadly I haven’t had any keys or synths for a while but my kaossilator pro plus will be here soon.
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My keystep pro is turning out to be pretty good. I liked the Korg Minilogue XD. Most Behringer clones ive used are good, and the Korg Volcas are a nice cheap option.
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Nice , I’m actually debating on the Rolland jd-Xi and the Korg mini
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I’d have to say the Moog Theremini. I’ve only begun my exploration of its power.
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I’ve owned and sold so much hardware over the years, so it’s going to be tough to pare it down. Some absolute favorites that I’ve owned are Roland TR-909, Juno 106, Ensoniq ESQ-1, FMR Audio Really Nice Compressor, Doepfer MAQ-16/3, Doepfer Drehbank, Roland space Echo. Also an ancient TC Electronic mixer I scored from a radio station. My favorite non-diy modules that I own are the Doepfer SEM filter and Doepfer Trigger Sequencer.
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It’s a very good question that I have thought over before I opened the thread, I’m thinking about while I’m composing my reply and I’ll be thinking about it after. There’s something about Yamaha QY700 / QY100 / RS7000 and I’m pleasantly excited about the latter one for my music. There’s a pedigree of the unobtainable gear for most musicians (PPG Wave) in Waldorf Q Rack because I love wavetable synthesis there’s another I’m vibing right now for. There’s a hole I need to fill in virtual analog synthesis next to Nord Modular G1 Rack which is Nord Rack 2 because there’s lots in one or another but using both would be the best. The recent series of stuff I’ve wanted or needed are Roland Boutique and Elektron Model.
-Fumu / Esopus
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Jealous of anyone that’s owned a 106
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Haha me too, something about them makes me want to sell my kidney on a tor site 
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I have both a korg T3 and an N5EX , both fly under the radar and are overlooked.
The N5 is a nice mix of manual adjustabiliity and programs.
The T3 is (4king heavy) more difficult but does have in built sequencer…
TBH i don’t have the time to learn eithers advanced functions…
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Nice! I’ll have to take a look 
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In my late 20s/early 30s my roommate had a Jupiter 8 with a I wanna say SRE555 space echo. That was nice.
My favorite is probably my Mopho X4. I’d be lost without my Model D and Drumbrute Impact though. On the west coast my fave is the Voltage Research Lab-for now.
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I bought a walnut wood 265 monome about 10 years ago, I still love it although it doesn’t work with macOS anymore (using a norns clone now) and some of the buttons don’t work (it has 256 so that’s ok).
I guess this wasn’t made in a factory but some parts probably were
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I have an Alpha Juno 2, they are still reasonably priced.
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I’ve got the iKaossilator app for my phone… does the Kaossilator have midi in / out? If so, then it may be a good thing to control my drone efforts on VM.
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The kaossilator does have midi in and out. I like to connect it with my Micrkorg-s for clock and to control some parameters.
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Thanks for that, I may save some pennies for one… and a MIDI dongle for my Mac, do you have any recommendations for one of those?
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I’ve gotten a lot of miles out of my OP-1. Also an honorable mention for the Akai AX60
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Can’t find one on eBay… found this though. It looks like the same housing, but a different colour.
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Yeah that should be the same , I like the indicator LED so you know things are happening . Like when you load patched into a synth and stuff.
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