Elektron Musical Instruments

Hello,

I love the sound of the SID - which really was the first "synth" I 
ever owned.  Problem is, I'm cheap, and the Sid station is getting 
horribly expensive ($950).  Has anyone pursued any of these 
alternatives? (yes, it is heresy to bring this up on the elektron 
page... I know).  I could buy a used one... but these look pretty 
attractive.

Quadrasid VSTI?
http://www.refx.net/pro_QuadraSID.htm?lang=eng

Hardsid Quatro PCI?  Four sids, one PCI slot - sounds good to me!
http://www.hardsid.com/

Midi Sid? (cheap, tiny, and a fun project? - build the controller 
too, and it looks much like the Sid Station)
http://www.ucapps.de/index.html

-gerald

oldmanfury wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I love the sound of the SID - which really was the first "synth" I 
>ever owned.  Problem is, I'm cheap, and the Sid station is getting 
>horribly expensive ($950).  Has anyone pursued any of these 
>alternatives? (yes, it is heresy to bring this up on the elektron 
>page... I know).  I could buy a used one... but these look pretty 
>attractive.
>
Since elektron raised the price, people have been dumping them on ebay, 
so a used one isn't that cheap anymore either.

>Quadrasid VSTI?
>http://www.refx.net/pro_QuadraSID.htm?lang=eng
>
Kind of buggy, in my experiance.

>Hardsid Quatro PCI?  Four sids, one PCI slot - sounds good to me!
>http://www.hardsid.com/
>
I'd love to get one of these.  You can mix and match SIDs, too!  Two 
6581s and 8580s, whee :D

>Midi Sid? (cheap, tiny, and a fun project? - build the controller 
>too, and it looks much like the Sid Station)
>http://www.ucapps.de/index.html
>
I'm in the middle of amassing parts for this one.  I haven't put 
anything like that together in a long time, but I've seen tougher 
projects to follow.

>-gerald
>  
>
Good luck,
James

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, desdinova <tink_ktir@m...> wrote:
> oldmanfury wrote:
> Since elektron raised the price, people have been dumping them
> on ebay, 
> so a used one isn't that cheap anymore either.

Not entirely true. I just saw one go for $361. And for the most part,
they are still costing less than the Sidstation did when it was first
released (roughly $500). Of course, some people bid them way up there
occasionally.

> I'm in the middle of amassing parts for this one.  I haven't put 
> anything like that together in a long time, but I've seen tougher 
> projects to follow.

I'd like to do this too (although I own a Sidstation). Some aspects of
the projects are unclear to me, though.  But maybe I'm just dense when
it comes to that stuff :-)

Joe.

> Hi Gerald,
> 
>> > Quadrasid VSTI?
>> > http://www.refx.net/pro_QuadraSID.htm?lang=eng
> 
> I really enjoy the QuadraSid and haven¹t found it buggy at all (OS X).
> Really capable of weird sounds - and as the man says ³cheap as chips²
> 
>> > Hardsid Quatro PCI?  Four sids, one PCI slot - sounds good to me!
>> > http://www.hardsid.com/
> 
> I LOVE the HSQuattro and again cheap and cheerful - some people have issues
> with the Western Union money transfer but personally I found it transparent.
> 
> Of course the SidStation really rocks but as mentioned the cost is getting
> prohibitive but
> you are getting one of the last batch ever...
> 
> Another alternative could be - http://www.sidsyn.com - I emailed FireStarter a
> couple of times and
> he said development was still going on - but I haven¹t heard anything in quite
> awhile...
> 
> While on a roll, you may also be interested in http://www.droid.dk - I¹ll
> believe it when I have one in my sweaty
> little hands...
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Cheers,
>     Dave




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