Buying A Synthesizer Without Making These HUGE Mistakes

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Choosing your first synth is hard. So in this video I do it for you. From over 500 models I select the two that make the most sense for your first synth. I tell you what a sensible budget is, what the minimum specification should be, what you should expect, and why getting your first hardware synth is a good idea. Then I finally tell you the single model I'm currently recommending as a first synth for producers, beatmakers, and songwriters who are currently using soft synths and are interested in trying analog.

00:00 Intro
00:49 Who is this video for?
01:40 Why get a hardware synth?
05:58 What budget should you set?
09:48 What form factor and features do you need?
10:04 The minimum specification
11:53 It must be a learning synth
12:02 The need for knobs and WYSIWYG
14:11 Should it have a keyboard?
15:17 A digression…
16:37 Recap
17:03 What should you do with your first synth?
17:38 The need for bass
19:01 Must be easy to resell
19:49 Honourable mentions
20:38 The final two…
23:31 And the winner is…
25:54 My thoughts on knobs
27:33 Final comments