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Hydrasynth Explorer vs Arturia PolyBrute 12
Hydrasynth Explorer
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The Hydrasynth Explorer was my first synth purchase in many years... When I first turned it on and listened to its presets, I was blown away and convinced this was the best synth I had ever heard. Then I tried actually using it. Despite all the press and reviews about is unique, easy-access UI layout by module, I still found it hard to program and connect to it.
if you're willing to get a smaller keyboard with just as much range and variety, you could go with the hydrasynth explorer, arturia minifreak, or the behringer deep mind 12. these are all excelent synths
I highly recommend the Hydrasynth Explorer. Build quality is top notch and it sounds super good.
I absolutely loved the Hydrasynth Explorer I ended up spending around 3 hours with it and had a lot of fun just exploring sounds and modulation.
Hydrasynth explorer for deeper sound design and long-term utility
Arturia PolyBrute 12
10 positive (83%) · 2 mixed (17%) · 0 negative (0%)
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I’ve got the Polybrute 12 and love it
Polybrute 12
Bottom PolyBrute 12 … A miniFreak is always in sight also .
Parent context: Right. Also why go for the 12 when it doesn’t even have multi timbre or additional features over the 6 other than the voices? Reply: Have you ever used an Osmose or PB12? That keybed (and the gesture controls that make the keybed extra special) is a completely different experience, it's sublime. Everyone should try one.
I tried it out at Sweetwater and was blown away. My only turnoff though is I do a lot of live performing and it is just so big and on top of that a lot my band does is outdoors.