Nothing too exciting, but got one of these for my birthday:-
Behringer JT Mini Analogue Polyphonic Synthesizer - Andertons Music Co.Sounds pretty good, got it hooked up to my MPC for some out-of-the-box analog tones.
Claims to be polyphonic, but it's really paraphonic. To be fair it sounds best in unison mode with a slight detune.
Paraphonic has some wierd triggering things going on. That said I didn't expect a full polyphonic analog synth.
There's not much sound scuplting but with the MPC effects you can get some interesting tones. You don't have to spend much more, to get something much more capable, but for £80 it does provide a usable analog voice, filter and ADSR.
Tempted to get the JT-Micro as partner for an extra £37, which should keep be occupied until I get a decent 'proper' synth or 2 in the future.
Comments
Stuff like this, with the simple interface and reduced options for faffing about, often make you just "get on with it" and concentrate on the music.
Retro synth tones aplenty for bargain prices. What's not to like? Enjoy.