Any synth through a Thom Yorke
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the operator defines the emotion
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Always a treat when that happens to be a Prophet:
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Mellotron and Solina Strings seem to do that.
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for clarity
Ensoniq ESQ-1
Korg Polysix
Roland JX8P
Haunted, all of them.
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I vote Dreadbox NYX
Here’s 2 minutes of drone melancholy nonsense
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I guess this was both Oberheim Four Voice and Prophet 5 together. Oh, and probably Pat’s Synclavier too.
If any was missing it’d only be one-third as sad
hadn’t seen that first link – dude. that was class af. damn
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massimo is the goatsimo 
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putting my micromonsta2 to the test:
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Probably not „the most melancholic“ one, but one of the rather melancholic synthesizer.
The Maestro synth by Vladimir Kuzmin
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Classic old organs are pretty nice through lots of verb/delay and tonnes of release/sustain
I believe this is a good opportunity for me to say that the Prophet 12 is a box full of melancholia and nostalgia, a tint of the sad and a sprinkle of the sorrows.
But mostly, I think that any synth can be that thing, if you run it through some Chase Bliss dust.
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oh, you.
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I know, right? I’m like Matthew McConagheuy and his taking off the shirt all the time.
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Any old chorus + a modulated delay will do the trick as well. In my case an Afterglow + Space Spiral. Instantly adds magic to a Minilogue, System 1 and even a Microfreak.
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That’s what Matthew would say.
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Put those whistling teeth through a pedalboard 