vintage organs/string machines

[puggo]

[taylordeupree]

hi pug

i know it's the not the real thing, but there are a number of nice plug in synths that emulate the string synths of past. advantages would be price and portability.

disadvantages would be that it's a stinkin' plug in.

[billygomberg]

i think yr combination of budget + portability may be difficult to overcome.  a lot (almost all) of the desireable vintage instruments are HEAVY.  you can probably find something really tasty on the vintage market, ebay, etc but specific models are really going to come down to features + yr budget, but I don't know these models you are looking at well enough to point you in a particular direction.

[jimmy behan]

these vst freebies are quite usable, if you haven't got them already.

elektrostudio pack:

http://elektrostudio.ovh.org/index2.php?go=2

cheeze machine:

http://bigtick.pastnotecut.org/index.php?action=PROD&pcode=110&lang=EN

[ampacione]

Regarding the Moog Opus 3:

I own an Opus 3 and just something to watch out for before buying one. The Opus 3 was manufactured with a thin sheet of foam that rests just over the circuit board. Since this beast was produced over 20 years ago and depending on where the owner stored the keyboard, the foam has a tendency to turn into a black sticky goo which can be a major pain to remove from the circuit board as well as creating some sticky pots. Aside from that, I've run across a few non working units that only needed a new fuse to get them going again, which is pretty easy to do yourself.

It's a great machine, heavy as hell though.

Good luck!

[puggo]

http://www.synther.org/taller.html

again, thanks a lot!

pug

[jimmy behan]

we have an analog technician/restoring maestro here in barcelona which had to deal with it --> 
http://www.synther.org/taller.html

oh man, there's some lovely pics on that site pug 

[puggo]

oh man, there's some lovely pics on that site pug 

agree jimmy!  hard porn picts inside

best,
pug

[monkey]

not sure if i'd describe it as a string machine, neither does it have the cool kudo's as most, but i do love the sound of my
Siel Orchestra 2 preset synth, strings sound lush to my ears and the analogue piano too, onboard lfo adds a nice bit of drift.
Very boards of canada if the mood takes you. rebadged under the Arp brand in the US i believe.