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slothrop wrote:Mopho does look very nice, the only thing that would put me off getting one is that it's still kind of dependent on a computer for actually programming sounds - afaict on the non-keyboard model the parameter knobs are more about performance than sound design - so you wouldn't get one of the big benefits of a hardware synth ie sitting there with no computer playing around with knobs to come up with sounds. But as far as my occasional pokes at fleabay can tell, for £200 you'll be doing pretty well to find something that's real analogue, doesn't sound gash, has keys, has proper knobs etc.

The Mopho Keyboard is a compact, affordable, and powerful monophonic analog synthesizer. The voice architecture is similar to a single voice of Dave Smith Instruments' Prophet '08, but with a couple of twists to distinguish it from its award-winning sibling. Dave Smith Instruments has added two sub-octave generators (one per oscillator) for additional girth and crushing basses. It also has an audio input that lets you process external audio and mix Mopho's own audio output back in pre-filter for feedback effects that can range from subtle distortion to extreme skronk. It features the same semi-weighted keyboard action as Dave Smith Instruments' Prophet.

FSTZ wrote:

slothrop wrote:Mopho does look very nice, the only thing that would put me off getting one is that it's still kind of dependent on a computer for actually programming sounds - afaict on the non-keyboard model the parameter knobs are more about performance than sound design - so you wouldn't get one of the big benefits of a hardware synth ie sitting there with no computer playing around with knobs to come up with sounds. But as far as my occasional pokes at fleabay can tell, for £200 you'll be doing pretty well to find something that's real analogue, doesn't sound gash, has keys, has proper knobs etc.

The Mopho Keyboard is a compact, affordable, and powerful monophonic analog synthesizer. The voice architecture is similar to a single voice of Dave Smith Instruments' Prophet '08, but with a couple of twists to distinguish it from its award-winning sibling. Dave Smith Instruments has added two sub-octave generators (one per oscillator) for additional girth and crushing basses. It also has an audio input that lets you process external audio and mix Mopho's own audio output back in pre-filter for feedback effects that can range from subtle distortion to extreme skronk. It features the same semi-weighted keyboard action as Dave Smith Instruments' Prophet.

HUH???

FSTZ wrote:I am aware that this is the kybd version.. thanks for the update

list price is not real

I bet you can walk away with one of these for under $600

slothrop wrote:

FSTZ wrote:I am aware that this is the kybd version.. thanks for the update

list price is not real

I bet you can walk away with one of these for under $600

Has the exchange rate gone shit crazy since I last checked? We're talking about a £200 budget here.

It looks like a great synth, everyone who plays with it says it sounds like a great synth, for the £500ish that is the best price I've seen it's still a steal, it may be worth the OP mowing a lot of lawns and saving up for, but it's not a £200 synth.