I just entered the analog synthesis world myself with my first m-boat purchase: crature + audio interface last week.
I got this combo to turn all the audio I'm already good at creating (via gadgetry like Kaossilator and other instruments I've accumulated) into processed CV and gate signals. I'm still waiting for the Audio Interface unit to arrive, so in the meantime I'm going to build the "MIDIbox CV" (offers 8 CVs, 8 gates, DIY) http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_cv.html to provide another method of interfacing the instrument.
It was really tough for me to choose the right partner for my creature, especially when it's my first analog purchase, and not ever having seen or used one in real life before. I knew I wanted a flexible, expressive instrument, without too much redundancy. I also wanted to integrate the instrument into the music i've already been creating.
After reading every piece of documentation I could find, looking at every m-odule at http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/serge.php, watching every youtube video, and talking to Rex several times, I was going over the M-odules again and when I saw the Audio Interface this time I knew right away.
I think the key is knowing what you want to do with it, and knowing about the great many external sequencing/CV/Gate options to control the thing.
I got this combo to turn all the audio I'm already good at creating (via gadgetry like Kaossilator and other instruments I've accumulated) into processed CV and gate signals. I'm still waiting for the Audio Interface unit to arrive, so in the meantime I'm going to build the "MIDIbox CV" (offers 8 CVs, 8 gates, DIY) http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_cv.html to provide another method of interfacing the instrument.
It was really tough for me to choose the right partner for my creature, especially when it's my first analog purchase, and not ever having seen or used one in real life before. I knew I wanted a flexible, expressive instrument, without too much redundancy. I also wanted to integrate the instrument into the music i've already been creating.
After reading every piece of documentation I could find, looking at every m-odule at http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/serge.php, watching every youtube video, and talking to Rex several times, I was going over the M-odules again and when I saw the Audio Interface this time I knew right away.
I think the key is knowing what you want to do with it, and knowing about the great many external sequencing/CV/Gate options to control the thing.