My Top 5 Expressive Synths

I decided to take a look at some of the more expressive synths of the last 40 years that I have owned and used. From mighty digital giants to emotive analog beasts, I explore instruments in my collection that have used innovative ways to add expression to your keyboard performances.

I’m not the most proficient keyboard player, hence my need to surround myself with enough technology to help eke out the ideas in my head into some sort of musical product. But when I discovered the KORG Prophecy on the mid/late 90s, I found a synthesizer whose expression capabilities actually made me sound like I knew what I was doing!

So here, along with the Prophecy, I wanted to talk about five synths that I own that afford me varying levels of expression that make them somewhat unique and which are very dear to my heart. Of course, this isn’t an exhaustive list, and is completely subjective, so if you have a favourite synth that allows for extra depths of expression, let me know in the comments below! ...

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