Good and cheap synth? (max 500$)

I've been looking for good synths with this range of prices, here in my local town there´s a almost new microkorg for 380$ (what i think it's a good deal) let me know if you find something better for the price! what i want the most is the synthesis creation, like envelope filter, waveform selection, polyfony, arpeggiator(if it's possible) so that´s it folks! cheers!

analog or digital? if analog, is monophonic okay or do you wanna play chords? do you want like a little 303 type sequencer thing going on? or what? this question is way too broad

I was looking for poliphony, chords, analog sound, and a sequencer like the 303 yep, i thougth to go for a microkorg, what dou you think?

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the microkorg is not even a little bit analog, you're not getting a polyphonic analog synthesizer for udner 500, you might eb able to find a roland MKS50 for about 500. They are getting pricey though... the buy in for analog and polyphonic is as high as ever.

you're not getting all that for 500 bucks unless you wanna menu dive... I have a microkorg, it does all that stuff adequately but it has a shit keyboard and mediocre sound quality (it sounds like the 90s budget VA synth its based on)... but its powerful and versatile. Vocoer is VERY good sounding if you plug a decent mic into it. Its a jack of most trades but master of none. Basically a Korg MS2000 with less knobs. People also love the novation mini nova. Seems to sound a bit better than the korg. for 500 you might be able to buy both used and then sell the one you like less.

if you wanna save up for a little and spend nearly triple but have a synth that will blow your mind every time you start a new patch then try Novations Peak.

You are looking into the MicroKorg. The MicroKorg is a relly good and popular synth. It is out here for 15 years (or so) for a reason, however. There are competitors with newer technology out there. I am thinking of the Novation MiniNova and the Roland Xi.

I can not saty much about the Xi, but I own the MininNova (also available as the MoroderNova edition). First, I was thinking of getting the MicroKorg, but then I decided to go with the MiniNova after seeing a deal in Craifslist and reading up on it.

Main reasons for the MiniNove over MicroKorg:

1. You get more bang for the buck. It is not as well known, so the prices are lower or the same.
2. The sound engine is more advanced. 3 Wvetable Oscillators, 5 free assignable effect slots and a more advanced vocoder. This thing is a wolf in sheep clothing.
3. The Microphone can be easyly replaced if you loose it. Half of the used MicroKorgs are missing the microphone.

All three (MiniNova, MicroKorg and Roland Xi) sound different, and have their fans and haters. You may listen to yourself, if you like the sound of the MiniNova, or if you prefer the MicrKorg, even it is not as advanced.

Have you checked out this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=3pRiUSf_QFw

Behringer Model D Moog clone. Im so going to get this soon.

if it ever ships to the USA hahaha, frickin' Uli. But the OP was looking for polyphony. love the Minimoog and Odyssey but they're mono (well, the arp is Duo/Para if you want).

I would advise everyone to wait on the Behringer for a while until we see how many waranty issues there are... same goes for the Deep Minds. Wait and see. A $300 Minimoog is cool indeed, but a $300 paper weight is not and Behringer is not known for build quality.

It would be worth saving up an extra 100 dollars and getting a Korg Minilogue.