5 Best Synths Under $500 | Chicago Synth Exchange

Looking to expand the sonic range of your music with an electronic synthesizer—without breaking the bank? Synth Expert Roland Chira gives a rundown of his “Top 5 Synths for Under $500,” to help guitar players and keyboardists, alike, find out what they're looking for!

Here’s a list of the synths Roland chose—plus, a few highlighted features—but, you’ll have to watch this video to the end to hear how they all sound! (Or, if you’d like to try them out yourself, stop into Chicago Synth Exchange!)

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1. Moog Mavis Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizer - https://bit.ly/3fRX3ST
Monophonic analog synth. Introduces new concepts (e.g., wavefolding) in subtractive synth layout and Semi-modular (Also good for getting into Eurorack/modular world)

2. Arturia MicroFreak Hybrid Synthesizer - https://bit.ly/3CDluw9
Avant-garde design, 4-note paraphonic synth. Wavetable oscillator thru analog filter. Pressure sensitive keys w/ aftertouch.

3. Korg MicroKorg 37-Mini Key Synthesizer & Vocoder - https://bit.ly/3RTfGTS
Virtual analog engine w/ Vocoder. Good option for gigging keyboardist. Lots of Patch Storage.

4. Roland JU-06A Synthesizer - https://bit.ly/3Cf8bkd
Roland Boutique’s homage to JUNO-60 and JUNO-106. Four voices of polyphony Exact same panel design of JUNO-60, w/ switch to access JUNO-106 filters. JUNO-60 sounds, including pulse width to envelope modulation / two chorus.

5. Roland Boutique SE-02 Designer Series Analog Synthesizer - https://bit.ly/3VcOMc7
Collaboration with Studio Electronics inspired by vintage synth known for its ladder filter. Everything in audio path is analog . Vintage ladder-filter sound, plus MIDI controls plus onboard effects.

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