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breakmixer
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I must admit my taste in music is more towards soulfull 80's Club/House and electro funky bass styles, the BSII excells here if your into that, I had a minitaur but sent it back as it wasn't working properly, but when it was working it sounded good but I never seemed to gravitate towards it that much, I found it a bit samey in all, this is where my experience with BSII is different, it was my 2nd mono to the Mopho Desktop(now have SE version), It doesn't hit me that it has a certain sound, it seems to have a very wide pallet, very Roland sounding too. I also like my Mopho SE, but not for Bass, that's my regular lead synth. The more I get to know my Mopho SE the more I like it, it's a real grower also with lots of suprises...
I'd also rate the Mopho Keys range as great bang for buck, but he seems to be discontinuing them(hmm?), I'll also never sell my Mopho SE.
I think the MS-20 Mini is more Marmite, IMO it's a synth you'll either love or hate, it's quirky as hell, it's not a go to for me though, I'm still learning this one though methinks. Great for FX though...But heh, it's cheap and it's good and worth having around for those times when you do use it.
My latest addition is the Karp Odyssey, Having only owned it a couple of months my opinion is it sounds great, but at twice the price of the BSII I wouldn't rate it as great bang for buck, worth it's money maybe but it's not a steal. This is my 2nd most expensive bit of kit I own...
That's why I rate the BSII as my greatest bang for buck, at the price it sells for it is a steal IMO...I'd highly recommend it to anyone getting into synths...
I'm sure I'll spend more time with the Bass Station and get more out of it. It's a great little synth if you like its sound, without a doubt, and the build quality is great for the price.
The MS20 I agree is very marmite. I love it (and marmite!), but for one bass sound and making weird sound effects (not like marmite). I also agree it's very quirky - in fact it outright fights you, even when you play it with its stupid note priority. And as for its eccentric envelope behaviour... But I like it, perhaps because of its eccentricities.
I envy you having the Odyssey - if I had the money I'd snap it up.
I think you've picked the BSII as greatest bang per buck for the same reason I've picked the Brute. It's useful in a lot of ways, and is inexpensive as synths go. BSII is definitely the better all-rounder. I just like cantankerous synths, I think! The BSII is too friendly!