So I'm looking into getting some old analog synths because I have a serious obsession with the synth sound of the 80's and 90's and although I know how to get that sound out of plugins I have and can buy, I am one that loves to go with the real deal, and with what I've found so far, getting some of these analog synths used are actually not cheap (for being vintage analog synths hahaha)
A few examples of my obsessions include the more FM stuff, including that heavy video game sound (I am a FREAK for the Genesis sound) and if any of you remember Ripple Dot Zero... well there's more of that guy's stuff here: https://soundcloud.com/simon-st-lenhag He's a genius. I love him and one of my more recent inspirations.
So I looked at what he was using and the only thing that he listed was a Juno G, though he also said stuff about Yamaha synths (which I love) but I haven't found any specific synths that he uses. The Juno G is actually fairly new; the initial release was '05 and the Gi was released in '10. So again, it's obviously possible to get that old sound out of new synths (so long as you've got a synth that will do that for you haha) and I'm thinking about getting a Juno Gi but there's always more magic to being able to find a deal on one of those old synths.
Another one that I would love to have is the Jupiter 8, which a few people have suggested to me. I just found this demo this person did and it's not absolutely mind-blowing but it still got me drooling:
So yeah. Just wondering if anyone else knows where I could find some of these or if any of you have good suggestions. This obviously could potentially be useful information for others, but I personally would just love to know what you all are thinking or any synths you may know. I've already found a bunch of Yamaha's and--just like how a Yamaha would be, used or new--they're usually on the very pricy side. Anyway, all of that said, what do you humans out there have to say.