what's up guys I'm new to hardware synthesizers and recently I tried out a
bunch of them and I chose to how is that a local music store when I first came
across the profit 6 by sequential it was heavenly I ended up buying to prophet
six and the Korg mini log the reason I chose these is that they are polyphonic
synths meaning you can play more than one note at a time polyphonic synths are
able to create lush pad sounds which is why I love them now the big difference
is the price today I'm gonna go through why I chose these two synthesizers and
why you may want to consider Hardware synthesizers for your music creation
needs now first of all why even bother with a hardware synthesizer when there
are so many soft scent options out there well first of all it feels like a real
instrument there's something magical about switching it on and turning knobs
you just can't get the same feeling from dragging a mouse pointer if you've got
an analog synth you're actually modifying an electrical signal into
sound Hardware since also force creativity it takes you out of your
usual workflow and forces you to think a little bit differently next and really
important is this sound I mean do these actually sound better I found that with
these two that I chose the sound is richer and warmer I find that some
software since actually sound tinny and thin both will create the same basic
sounds but the Prophet six gives you a little bit more flexibility to modify
those basic synth noises into really creative and beautiful results
not to say that the mini log doesn't make beautiful sounds it does
but to get it to the caliber of the Prophet I ended up adding some software
effects in my dog it helps that the Prophet has onboard effects of course
the mini log doesn't what control do you have we'll just look at the Prophet
that's a lot of control and I'll be honest it all matters I've tweaked
everything from the sub to distortion to noise to effects arpeggiators and it all
sounds great the mini log has much less control but it's much more accessible
and easy to learn and I'd highly recommend it if you are a beginner in
the synth world lastly build quality you'll notice
instantly that the Prophet six has a superior look to it it's got this thick
wood metal body and it feels top-notch the knobs feel excellent they're smooth
the whole instrument is a pleasure to touch the mini log feels a lot cheaper I
mean it's good enough for the price but it does feel plasticky to the touch even
with that thin layer of wood finish in the back
both of these scents are gonna help you learn and have a better appreciation of
software synthesizers now when I load up a software synth I'm much more familiar
with what I'm doing so how does the sound of these Hardware synthesizers
compared to those software synths in my opinion I prefer the sounds coming out
of these hardware since more than software's and plugins only a few are
comparable like omnisphere but Amna Street comes at a heavy price
on its own so do you need one well it's up to you the biggest benefit for me was
the sound experimentation that came from just playing around with these
instruments it's a different experience and different leads to creativity if
you're new to hardware synthesizers I highly recommend the Korg mini log now
if you've got some extra change lying around
I really recommend the Prophet 6 as well if you liked this video hit the like
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guys later