What to look for Before discussing the details of some particular synths, we'll provide a brief glossary of features. MIDI is way of communicating between synthesizers, computers, drum machines, and other musical tools. If you intend to build a studio and record someday, you'll probably use MIDI for arranging songs and controlling your sound sources. Analogue circuitry was the main way of building synths into the early 80s. Digital circuitry comes in many forms.
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Dealer prices may be higher, and deals can always be found. The Polyphony of a synth is how many notes it can play at a time. A Multitimbral synth will let you play a number of different kinds of sounds at one time, which is useful for trying to arrange a whole song using just one or two synths. A monotimbral synth only lets you use a single patch at a time. Some synths let you control the sound directly with lots of knobs and sliders , while others force you to use annoying buttons and navigate through lots of menus.