Buying A Synthesizer Without Making These HUGE Mistakes

➡️ Learn 80s Production: https://bit.ly/4fkck8M ☕ Buy Me A Coffee: https://bit.ly/4ffAbXi ✉️ Email Newsletter (awesome, not spam): http://eepurl.com/i-N3_6 Choosing your first synth is hard. So in this video I do it for you. From over 500 models I select the two that make the most sense for your first synth. I tell you what a sensible budget is, what the minimum specification should be, what you should expect, and why getting your first hardware synth is a good idea. Then I finally tell you the single model I'm currently recommending as a first synth for producers, beatmakers, and songwriters who are currently using soft synths and are interested in trying analog. 00:00 Intro 00:49 Who is this video for? 01:40 Why get a hardware synth? 05:58 What budget should you set? 09:48 What form factor and features do you need? 10:04 The minimum specification 11:53 It must be a learning synth 12:02 The need for knobs and WYSIWYG 14:11 Should it have a keyboard? 15:17 A digression… 16:37 Recap 17:03 What should you do with your first synth? 17:38 The need for bass 19:01 Must be easy to resell 19:49 Honourable mentions 20:38 The final two… 23:31 And the winner is… 25:54 My thoughts on knobs 27:33 Final comments