Would anyone care to talk me out of buying either of these synths, and if so, what do you recommend? My budget range is between $500 and ~1200, give or take.

I've heard great things about the Yamaha DX7 and Korg Wavestation EX (best for my taste/style?), both of which I've listened to on YouTube and just LOVE the sound! I need a nice ambient spooky sound to compliment my trancethizer ( JP-8000).

Should I get these synths to try to emulate the Brad Fiedel score like this guy did, or are there better synths that do the job better/cheaper?.

The synths used in this video are, from top to bottom, the Alesis Fusion, Korg XP-30, and the Novation Remote. I'm sure you're familiar but I'll link a couple videos: Hope I got a decent deal on that.Īnyway, my goal is to start making Brad Fiedel and John Carpenter type scores for my feature films (I'm a screenwriter), so this would be The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day soundtracks (Fiedel) and Assault on Precinct 13 and Halloween (Carpenter). I just bought a Roland JP-8000 for $660 off eBay in great condition to make trance music, which came with an 'SKD' case the seller claims is worth $200.

This is my first post and I'm very new to synths, so please don't be hard on me if I ask stupid questions.

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