Analogue Synths like the Behringer Wasp,Crave, Model D etc

spev11 said:

Well, in a flurry of activity at chez spev11, I just bought a used Korg Minilogue, if it turns out to be shite I’ll have a look at that aturia, 
ta chaps

It's often cited as one of the beat beginner synths so you will likely have a great time with it.

So, in anticipation of minilogue arrival I need to brush up/gain some keyboard skills. I get chord theory so that "shouldn't" be a huge leap from guitar (more complicated chords are another thing altogether). Is there an online learning resource akin to justinguitar etc? Or should I just wing it and make noises?

Teetonetal said:

Well, the CAT arrived today and is extremely unintuitive .) spent at least an hour convinced it was broken but turns out it's just mad

I quite like the idea of it being mad but is it uncontrollably mad or just a bit out there?

spev11 said:

Teetonetal said:

Well, the CAT arrived today and is extremely unintuitive .) spent at least an hour convinced it was broken but turns out it's just mad

I quite like the idea of it being mad but is it uncontrollably mad or just a bit out there?

@spev11 It's a bit out there and controllable in my opinion - but it's a unit that requires time to get to know it. The controls are extremely sensitive and co-dependent, I have started coaxing some nice sounds out of it now, watching a few videos on YouTube helped a lot.

I have a few analog synths I haven't used in ages; I'm pretty sure they have all been in the box since I moved house around November last year.

A Nxy 2, an Erebus, and a Mother 32 sat on my shelves, doing nothing.

spev11 said:

So, in anticipation of minilogue arrival I need to brush up/gain some keyboard skills. I get chord theory so that "shouldn't" be a huge leap from guitar (more complicated chords are another thing altogether). Is there an online learning resource akin to justinguitar etc? Or should I just wing it and make noises?

I wouldn't worry about it too much. This is not piano, it's a different instrument. Understand where the notes are, have a look at the major scale and the minor scale, learn a few chords, how they're built and and see how you go, but plenty of people can do mad and crazy things with synths without knowing how to play it like a piano.

Of course everything helps but playing the synth is more about learning how to get the sounds you want to hear and how to manipulate them. You can have all the piano training in the world but in terms of creating a fat bass sound it won't help you that much if you don't know how to make that sound. Arpeggiators and sequencers are all designed to help you get the most out of a synth. 

You should get Syntorial. It'll teach you everything, it's really, really good and worth every penny. There's a trial. 

https://www.syntorial.com/

I shall give syntorial a go, ta

^ Amen. The first question everyone goes through with their first synth is: do I want to do sound design or play keys? 

One often gets in the way of the other, and finding the right balance is part of discovering who you are.

It can be a whole mess of rabbit holes. There are people with huge collections of massive-sounding patches who have never found a musical use for them. And other people who can make lots of music with the same old brass/string synth patches.