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Does anyone have a good list of small, handheld, battery powered mini synths, grooveboxes, effects and other noise-makers? (lemmy.ml)

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I've preordered a Dirtywave M8 which seems like an awesome piece of gear and it's got me really excited at the prospect of using interesting dedicated hardware machines that I can take to the park or mess with on the sofa.

The obvious ones I've come across so far are:

Korg Volca range
Roland mini synths and aira compact ranges
Teenage Engineering OP and POs

But these all seem a little uninteresting to me and just rehashed tiny versions of older gear and/or aimed at lo-fi producers.

Some less obvious ones that have my attention are:

Monome Norns
1010music lemondrop, fireball & razzmatazz (not battery powered but easily powered by a USB powerbank)
Bastl microgranny and kastl
Korg NTS-1
Korg Monotrons
Audiothingies Micromonsta 2 (again not battery powered but can be via powerbank)

Are there any you know of that fit the bill?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You already mentioned Roland mini synths, but I think the SH-4D is worth calling out separately from the rest. Some of its oscillator models are based on vintage synths, sure, but not all. It doesn't feel like just another rehash to me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly I would say the SH-4d is worth consideration if for no other reason than the immediate hands-on control of most parameters without menu diving. Makes it super fast to work with.