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Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
If a 4 octave board is OK then the Roland System 8 is practically 80s in a box. Juno 60 and Jupiter 80 emulations on board, full of knobs. Mod matrix is limited and keys as shrunk down a little - as Ias I say only 4 octaves but its a good board for 80s stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cITzKuI-LU
If you dont need real time control of all the knobs and such - and dont mind some menu pages to design sounds (proper controls just in menu pages rather than real knobs) then the roland FA is worth a look. Again the 6 has shrunk keys, the 7 is a much better key bed (76 notes). Given rolands announcement of new jupiters and a new fantom last week - they should be coming down in price a little and should be plenty on the used market.
If you want knobs and stuff, and dont want emulations but a real synth, the the DSi Rev 2 is great but expensive. If you need cheaper, the Behringers Deep mind 12 is stonking for the price. It is basically a Juno 60 - again though only 4 octaves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-kfYzn5VvQ&t=1504s
As a curve ball, If you dont mind a large physical keyboard - or the yellow look, then the studio logic sledge 2 ticks all your boxes. 5 Octaves, after touch, and basically an 80s synth with some added FX. Still not up to the Rev 2 - BUT its the same kind of price as the DM12 - about 1/2 to 1/3 of the DSi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP7KtfScv9M
Oh - If your talking DSi Rev 2 kind of money - notation Summit (basically 2 peaks in one box with a keyboard - Bi timbrel as well) is GREAT. I have a peak, and I think Octatonic does as well as a Rev 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YHZXq1c6tk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XrPLBSlopQ
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Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
I'm still not massively enamored with mine.
Its quick to sound harsh and the bass is lacking.
I think I would have been better off spending more on a prophet 6.
The moog grandmother however rules. It's also duophonic as it will take a secondary input from cv allowing 2 notes to be played at once. With inbuilt reverb it can get pad like.
Total bass monster too
I'll show you one day.