I’m looking for a small synth to use mostly for drones. I love the sounds of the Erica fusion system but my budget doesn’t stretch that far at the minute. More like 500 euros. Any suggestions?
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Dreadbox Nyx and Grendel Drone Commander come to mind.
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Make Noise Strega
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+1 for a stargazer, he’s got 4 left in that seductive blood red
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For a super budget option the Volca Modular is fun to drone on. Maybe add an effects box with the extra money.
I’ve personally been GASing for a Make Noise 0-coast. I think it would be great for drones too.
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Evolver Desktop
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depends on the kind of drone sound you’re looking for… if by any chance you own an iPad, there’s lots of apps for that - Shoom is the first that comes to mind. I beta tested for it before it came out and it’s really awesome.
I know it’s a bit beyond your budget, but I very recently got a Digitone and a few days ago I had a trippy moment with it - super rich harmonics with lots of movement… I can upload the audio if you’re interested in listening
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Is it easy to trigger/stop a long drone on the DN?
(short of taping down a controller key/trig I mean)
Plock the note length to INF and then tweak it when you’re tired of it?
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I play notes (into my AR and OT) from a keyboard so much more than I use the trig p-locks that I forgot you could do that. Thanks! (#facepalm)
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There are actually a lot of such devices
e.g. Drone King and its predecessor Drone Thing
Family of JMT synths (oh my GAS…)
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this is exactly what I did the other day
Shoom’s definitely cool. Also recommend Mononoke on iOS… Essentially a Lyra clone
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I bought that one as well but barely used it… I have give it another shot in the future
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I want apocalyptically dark drones that signal the end of the universe as we know it. I should probably just get a lyra but that Stargazer sounds fantastic too.
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Strymon nightsky turns every sound into a eternal drone. Not a synth but you can play the reverb tail quantitized to scales and notes with keyboard or sequencer.
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Shoom seems right down that alley… but then again, if you don’t already own an iPad you probably want hardware instead…
Be aware v1 does not have a slow LFO - I sold it because of these even though I loved it to bits. Not sure about v2.
KING of drones
Just got one this week, and yes it is!
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