Did doctor mix buy them all

Lads, if the misses doesn't let you have just 1 room dedicated to toys, she isn't the one.

Enjoyed a look "backstage" about something we all deal with but don't discuss much. There are lots of videos about whether to buy something, but this is the first I've seen about what to keep or sell. It's very helpful to get your thoughts after you've used something for a while. Good one, thanks.

Ouch... I think some of you are being really mean to Woody here. He explains perfectly well his reasons for letting certain synths go. He swaps and changes synths and keyboards like others do with cars. Try it. enjoy it then pass it on if it doesn't tick all the boxes. We may disagree with some of the choices but we aren't the one's making them. I bought my Electribe from a guy who hated it and couldn't get on with it, whereas I took to it straight away. Horses for courses.

When a spousse is annoyed by stuff being partner's favorite occupation there is a deep underlying problem. Demand your space!

The best video ever, finally someone who has seen sense.

I know how easy it is to get sucked in to collecting stuff. Especially things that you couldn't get in the childhood/teenage. I collected video games for almost a decade, but now I've sold almost everything. By the way, I love the red Synthesizer stand you have in the video. I bought that one for myself after seeing this video. :)

i own a Roland JDXi and was contemplating getting rid of but i watched your review the other day of pros and cons of it and swayed me and decided to keep mine and i'm happy you've kept yours too.

Glad to hear you are keeping the little jd-xi. I finally got one recently and it's amazing how you can quickly sketch out music ideas!

I just bought my first keyboard ever - venturing outside of guitar and bass land. I found your channel looking for info on my new Roland JD-Xi and have learned a lot in a little time. Your videos are well constructed, fun and instructional and I'm looking forward to learning more. I bought the Roland knowing nearly nothing about it and have been quite pleased so far.

The JD-Xi is my "if I could only have one synth and drum machine on a desert island" synth. The 128-voice virtual analog is a very deep synth engine which sounds great, especially for pads (the "flanger" can act as a very rich Juno-style chorus). The drums have a lot of variety and the sounds can be significantly edited. The analog synth has quite a bit of that TB-303 vibe to it, while being a good deal more flexible than the 303. The effects add a lot of creative possibilities to the sounds.

We recently purchased a Motif xf6, amazing bit of kit, will take years to delve into, the sounds are terrific!

I feel you on the dx7 too. Loved to program mine back in the day. Now I want to buy one again!

Well, if it makes you feel better, Gary Numan has also sold off most of his hardware synths, only keeping a couple, and has gone pretty much totally software synth for his latest album! It's funny when interviewers who have only ever heard "Cars" ask about whether he's still using the old PolyMoog, and his response is something like "Naah, that was nearly 40 years ago... Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2 is my favourite synth nowdays!"

Omg...It has started already...now that the developers are making analog synths again, people start crying for the DX7...I knew it xD

I'll miss the DX7, I think you could've shown a lot more of its true potential beyond the presets

I just bought KORG Monologue yesterday. I absolutely love it. Only a few knobs but massive amount of possibilities.

There. I finally watched this video. Now can KZfaq stop recommending this to me?

Totally approve your keeping the Electro 4. I just sold my Roland Gaia SH-01 which just didn't get much use, but last year I bought a Nord Electro 5 HP 73 and I love that as a piano/organ/samples player. Lovely action and so light, a great halfway between a synth and a stage piano. Love it.

Hi.I've watched several of your electribe vids as I bought one last week,thanks for the help and inspiration.

2:48 ha! Just doing a hardcore Dexed vs real DX-7 tests with modern (custom) sounds i programmed. Even right now i can hear some of the sounds are night day difference. However most of those old presets are more less sounding the same. But man those basses on a real DX-7 are to die for when compared to Dexed! Can't wait to make a video. I hope it will be out next week. Will let you know. In fact if you want i can link to your video for those who are more interested in traditional (retro) patches comparison.

Hey Woody, do you know if the Roland JD-Xi can use more than one arpeggiator the same time as it has four-part synth/drum engine?

You had me at the Roland D-20! 😄👍 It's great to hear from another fella who spent countless hours enjoying the same synth I "cut my teeth on" as a teenager, so to speak! Cheers and thanks for the great vid! 👌

Unless you’re a gigging musician, you don’t need a dedicated synth. A good midi controller (like a Nektar Panorama) and a good library of plugins and the DAW of you choice will do it all. I have an ancient Axiom 61 and cheap a Casio hammer action piano. Would love to get a Panorama P6 to replace the Axiom.

Here I was, sitting nice and comfortably taking in every word, when all of a sudden BUGGER OFF!!!! Lmao, Cheers for that Woody, I almost fell off me chair!

Furthermore, how easily can you control the Roland from the Yamaha or the Nord, just for note on and off?

Hello. I want to buy a synthesizer. I have some options like Korg M1, Korg N364, Roland RS70, miniKorg and Roland a.juno 1. May i ask you which one do you recommend? Thank you in advance :)

It's remarkable the prices that a Mk 1 DX7 will now fetch, especially here in Australia...I remember them being maligned as sounding too cold or clinical. They seem to have come back into favour again. I have to agree, I love the industrial look and the build quality. I'm always on the lookout for a good example. I have an SY77, which I loved, until it quietly passed away whilst being stored under a bed (I have quite a *few* synths, and space was at a premium at the time).

Nice to see that your main keyboard now is a Yamaha. I have two; the SY-55 and a PSR-540. Got the SY-55 in 1990 and it has been a tremendous workhorse all these years. The PSR-540 has a lot of excellent sounds (800 altogether). I also have a fabulous PSS-270, a mini keyboard (4 octaves) with 100 super cool sounds. So, I guess I'm a Yamaha man! Well, I do have a Roland D-2 groovebox as well. Nice unit with great sounds. Anyway, thanks for the fun video. Keep on playing!

I see you kept the Asscrack-01. How's the action on that?

Very interesting combination of synths! My top 3 would be A Roland Gaia, Roland V-Synth GT and an Access Virus Ti2.

Sorry to see the DX7 go, but thrilled you kept the JD-Xi. I recently picked one up myself and I love it to pieces. So much potential and applications.

Wow, glad that you kept the JD-XI, I found your channel by searching that model since I bought one.

Always enjoy the videos. Took your recommendation and downloaded DEXED DX7 and it is fantastic. Takes me back to the day. What would you recommend for a D50 VST plugin? Thanks in advance.

Only just come across your channel, so refreshing to see a synth enthusiast without the analogue snobbery, a digital synth fan and even getting serious about a arranger keyboard. Can you remember the Roland E-series pro-arrangers? Every self respecting pub act soloist had one in the 80/90's

Your DX7 videos validated my desire for that classic, though finding one in my area's gonna involve battery change, and finding that particular CR2032 with solder legs is a pain in the neck! Dexed's a close alternative, though I noticed my E.Piano sound was a tad harsher compared to what I heard in your Dexed vs. DX7 video. Could this be something on my end?

I was guessing you sold the Wavestation after you made a few songs with the VST. I also have the Korg Legacy and dxed, and got some cheap samples of the D50 to satisfy those sounds

I love the sounds and kinda intrigued at the decisiveness. I'm a guitarist and CANNOT sell guitars. I just can't let them go. Hence why I've got 17 now. However I adore many plugin instrument including Korg stuff and therefore really get the M1 and Wavestation (etc) plugin comments. Just incredible to have these. Keep going. Can't wait to see what you do next!

I have a PSR-S910. It's a little dated, but it's still an amazing and fun instrument to play.

I can listen to synth talk ALL day

Well I'm happy with the Yam S970 & look forward to some future vids exploring its capabilities.

I’m a bass player, but I’m picking up a relatively inexpensive synth for the piano player in a group I’m putting together. It’s a DS8. Is that a good choice for more progressive and fusion style music?

wow didn't see this coming ,tune in next week for woodys fly fishing

You had some sweet synthesizers. I enjoy all of mine. I enjoy the sounds of vintage Roland Synthesizers. I haven't found anything like them. The first time I played the Juno 106, Jupiter 6, and Juno 60 I was so impressed. However, when I played the Jupiter 8 my mind exploded. I finally have most of the synthesizers I'll keep. I may get rid of a few as well. Anyway, take care and keep up the great videos. :) Take care, Sam.

Hi! JD-Xi and FA08 have both the same Preset Tone list of Supernatural Synth engine, they also sounds identical?

Miss my DX7 .. Was playing a gig in front of Library (outdoors) at Notre Dame in 1987 for Special Olympics.. and the sun burnt it up..must keep them kinda cool...and covered.

Get a Korg Kronos. You just can't go wrong with it. I've got a version 1 and am still learning about all it can do.

can you produce more JD XI videos for tutorials or making songs?!!

Do you think you might get a Roland D-05 module? (Its a D-550 in a smaller box but with extra stuff)

I had that exact ottoman when in college. Do you have the matching chair?

Hi Woody, I'm thinking of buying the Yamaha s970 and want to know - can I lay it flat on a table or does it need to be on a stand due to "breathing" vents on the bottom? I am also considering the Korg Pa900 instead of the Yamaha; only time will tell.

Bugger off !!! Made my day, tks. Truly honest video making, Brilliant.

Woody - what Midi controller do you like for your software? You answered my question - @2:00m yep - why you've sold your synths! And I've just come from the Korg Collections page after watching your review of the Wavestation (May 2017) - it's perfect for me - and I need to produce a certain sound quality for my upcoming Mutnauqs' Point channel. (Wavestation + moogthereamini! will do for the sensory backbone.) Love yer vids.

Woody. Late to party on this thread but interested with your opinions on Electribe vs JDXi. I've had a JDXi for c2yrs and love it to bits. First synth and couldn't have made better choice. Looking to expand on DAWless recording and Electribe caught eye as really portable (more than JDXi) and appears to have greater scope with number of 'parts' that can be sequenced - 16 vs JDXi's 4? Which means you can create a fuller sounding track (+ you can now chain link patterns in Electribe). This is the wall I'm hitting with JDXi - 3 parts and a drum track is quite limiting if your're determined to avoid DAWS for as long as you can!

Oh yeah, great video. I'm looking at some useful synths, among some other gear. I had an old Arp Odyssey at one time, and now have a microKorg. Looking for something still a bit more versatile. Wondering about great stands too for more than one synth.

Did you have any emotional attachment or anxiety parting with your gear. I need to cull but have trouble parting with them as they are all unique. I sill have my DX7 which I purchased new. A couple of keys are dead, but its simple a matter of replacing the contact strips.

For arranger keyboards, the Roland E-A7 is nice. I also have a jd-xi like yours. Keep up your good work, Woody.

I sold my Korg M1, Roland RD700 digital piano. Also sold my Prophet 5 (regret that one big time). Purchased Yamaha s90es (not happy with it.) Would like to sell it and get a Nord or other decent piano with great action and decent B3 programming. Any suggestions - need hammer action - would like less than 88 as I'm tired of schlepping a beast around.

great choices!

been binge watching your channel while i'm bored before bed. thanks for the entertainment, man.

The psr s 750 i own makes a great sy thesizer also. Lots of dsp and other stuff for you to tweak

Wow! You sold 3 classic synths spanning 12 years last year. Time moves on, but somehow these synths have a timeless quality about them. I think because they inspired (or at least influenced) new styles of music. Nice channel, Woody.

I have two Yamaha Montage M series (M7 & M8) at home. Difficult to part ways with one of them as the different key actions between the two offer unique benefits to both.

Hey Woody,, i agree with the PSRS970,, is too cool,...but i have the electribe,, i love the looks of it, i once wanted to sell it off,, but changed my mind,, but to say i neve used it at all,, still cant decide to sell it or not,

so glad you decided to keep the JD-Xi!

Loved the Vid and agree with most of it, I was disappointed you had no opinions on the Kronos, as I'm currently searching used gear for one now.

Lol @9:30 (amazing actually tho, because it sounded like a true expression of how much you love the sequencer).

There was a time when I owned several vintage synths, and then, I sold them. I have since regretted it and am now wishing I had held onto them, seeing as how much they are worth these days. My first synth was a Korg DW6000, which I bought right after it came on the market. I was in my first rock cover band shortly after and that was my main synth. That synth ended up getting stolen however. I had since also owned a Juno 106, a Roland D-20, a Crumar Performer, a Roland digital piano, a Yamaha DX11, and several others. I am now without a keyboard and the one I have always wanted to own, is the Yamaha DX7, which is astronomical in price these days.

“BUGGER OFF!” Thanks for not editing that out, Woody! I don’t know. Seventeen years ago, the DX7 was one of the synths I daydreamed of owning. If I got one, it might’ve been easier to hold onto than an M1, especially with the tutorials on here about deep editing. On the other hand, It’s hard for me to imagine getting a dozen synthesizers in 12 months or less. Having difficulty choosing between an Odyssey module and a Theremini.

Hi great channel, just discovered you by accident - but glad i did, love your presentation and content. I'm a guitarist who plays mainly ambient style music, generally swells etc using reverb and delay effects. I would like to add some synth / sequence to my playing can you reccomend a good compact all round unit for a beginner?

Have you tried the Hammond XK-1C? It is a superb sounding B3, in a lightweight package.

Enjoyed the video!

How on earth can you favor a JD-XI over a Nord A1? There is almost zero control over the patches on an Xi. I got one free (with JD-XA) and its a fine sound card for the computer.

I've not watched many of your videos (yet, just subscribed) but I was surprised at the Yamaha PSR. Such instruments have quite an "easy listening" image, and yet are really capable instruments with great sounds - and just as importantly, are great fun just to sit and play! I have a Tyros 4 so in a similar mould. The only thing I missed was having a synth with knobs, so I pair it with a Roland Gaia which covers that aspect.

Don't worry too much about the JDXi, if I remember right, Roland sells new replacement keybeds for less than $20 and it seems easy to do... Read this on a forum.

Wow, you had quite a synth selection there....

HI Woody. i have a chance to purchase a Juno 60 in good condition for 1100 uk pounds. Do you think it is priced ok or is it too much for an old synth?. It seems to work ok, but the wooden ends are rough but can be replaced. Thanks Nick

Keep the gear, sell the wife. You'll find another one. ;-) Have you ever tried any of the Kurzweil series? I have a PC3K7 and love it for all the same reasons you love your Nord electro 4 - great pianos, electromechanical and Hammond sounds, plus thousands of other instruments, a full blown synth, sequencer and you can load your own samples into flash memory with virtually zero loading time at boot up. A great Swiss army knife of a keyboard.

I've had my Korg 01/w and Alesis Quadrasynth+ on Craig's List for ages with no takers.

Respect Woody. :)

HI Woody, I have been watching for a while but I never posted a comment before. I have mint Korg NS5R and I was wondering if you or someone on here knows if that has the sounds from the A1? I love the vids, keep them coming. I live in Orlando btw.

could you put in the description which gear you kept?

Now this is something you dont see everyday wow ! . Woody, i can completly understand and relate to your reasons for decluttering the keyboards/synths. I used to do the same quite often. I must admit ,"thou i hate to lol", emulation software has come on leaps and bounds, and sometimes makes it hard to justify having the space consuming hardware equivelant. I owned the M1 years ago and witnessed a massive increase in the price of PCM and ROM cards so found it hard to keep up. Ultimately i did make the right decision to sell even thou , this was years before the software arrived . Again like yourself My D-10 had to go , i had the JD800 and JV 1080 so to be fair it didnt have that wow factor that made me want to delve deeper with it . (In hindsight , i should have , sone fantastic LA sounds). The only regret i have was getting rid of the hybrid Ensoniq SQ80. I eventually sold my jd800 and later replaced it with the 990 with absolutly no regrets considering the obvious diffrence in immediate control. Anyways enough of my stories. Great video and must say i am little sad you had to sell some of your legendry collection, but hey, ...you have definitly kept hold of some very worthy badboys !!!!

I really wish I had the balls to sell a lot of my gear. Every time I've sold something, I've wanted it back - and in the process, ended up buying 2 or 3 more synths. It's a hydra! All I really need is my spectralis 2 and Access Virus TI - but I unfortunately have way more. Some day - I'll get the courage and sell :/ Good job on clearing house. Enjoy what you kept.

So pleased you kept the JD-Xi as I'm thinking of getting one, seen so many people do vids of them covering Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, Petshop Boys, Duran Duran and even Dr Who! It's very impressive and I've been looking for a clever Synth that can record and in a, sense overdub.

Out of curiosity, what would you say is a good selling price for a Roland D-50? I have one, have never used it, and probably never will. I bought it on accident thinking it was something else. :P

Sub phatty was the best. Why not more analog synthesizers? I don't mind digital. I have a Waldorf Blofeld and I love it dearly, but really, ever think about a nice analog poly synth? Or even a duophonic analog like the Sub 37?

+1 on the "I let the M1 go because I have the KORG Legacy edition! - great value those, especially if you get them thrown in for a small controller keyboard. Me, I only kept the Wavestation EX from that Korg era...

Watched your entire video, considering your music, your reasoning is sound for what you ditched, though the Yamaha PSR surprised me as a keeper.

i would love to know how much these went for too. nice to see you kept the jdxi. I've had a love hate relationship with it but lately i'm loving it

Can you do a demo of the piano tones in the JDXi, are they the same as in the FA?

I would have kept the Jupiter 8 as well, you made the right choice!

That Yamaha is on my dream wish list. You earn a subscription.

9:30secs. I do hope someone out there has made good use of that sample. I'm trying to figure out how to make it a ring tone on my iphone.

As a former owner of a Roland D-10, a Roland JV-35, an Oberheim Matrix 1000, a Korg Poly-800, Yamaha DX7-IIFD, Nord Modular G2X, Yamaha SY99, Yamaha AN1X, I do regret selling them all. I just kept my CME UF7 MIDI keyboard (with the Waldorf nano board), an E-Mu Classic Keys module and a Yamaha A5000 sampler. I wish I kept the Oberheim and the G2X.

Where can you get a nord drum for $100?

Love these videos. What you need is a fully restored Fender Rhodes piano from the early 70's. That is, if you want the most organic music machine ever made. You will feel a connection to something very real, if you like that sort of thing.

Thanks for sharing in fact am also looking to get Yamaha but the version with the middle eastern stuff, i believe its typically the same except they added some middle eastern accompany as well as i can get the quarter tone on it. Amazing case and sure please share the link where did you get it from and what brand, its also gonna keep it from any sort of dust and safe storage indeed. Thanks woody and keep the good going :)

I got a woody when I saw what synths you kept

I had a Mrs, but I had that many synths, I no longer anywhere to put her, Well they have their shoes and, handbags. She had to go. I know how much you loved the D50 and DX7. I bet you get another. I love my D50. I could never part with any of my synths. I could never afford to replace them. The prices have gone through the roof as I'm sure you know. Bought mine secondhand at the right time. love your keepers. I have five Yamaha boards. underrated quality.. I have a Roland guitar synth, I had my house burgled, What no-brainers, they took all my cables and power supplies, but none of my synths.?. I was quoted £400 for a new power supply, pickup, and midi cable for Guitar synth, more than the synth is worth. Hope they enjoy the cables.I've heard of stamp collecting, but cable collecting?. Woody, the world has gone mad, it's so hard to keep sane. that;s why I drink lots of sanity juice.