Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I made this video two years ago, but much has changed - some of the synths on my list two years ago are no longer available, and there are some great new synths that have come out since then. I was asked several times to create an updated version of this video, so here it is! These are my top 12 beginner-friendly synthesizers available new today for under $700.

These are videos that I mention where I cover each of these synths in much more detail:

Modal Cobalt8 Video: youtube.com/watch?v=ZpaUkMIza5E&list=PLLsKvE62zvpygHAqpO75lTC_DjyiqGzHv

Roland GAIA 2 Video: youtube.com/watch?v=jNbnStNI-n8&list=PLLsKvE62zvpygHAqpO75lTC_DjyiqGzHv

Roland JD-Xi Video: youtube.com/watch?v=Ok3dlGjZLYQ&list=PLLsKvE62zvpygHAqpO75lTC_DjyiqGzHv

Yamaha Reface CS Video: youtube.com/watch?v=sQI4bn0jBJs&list=PLLsKvE62zvpygHAqpO75lTC_DjyiqGzHv

Amazon Links:
Arturia MiniFreak: amzn.to/4dLTx67
Behringer Deepmind 6: amzn.to/3tLF9pg
Behringer MonoPoly: amzn.to/4bzw9H3
Hydrasynth Explorer: amzn.to/36EIo98
Korg MicroKorg: amzn.to/4bzwnxT
Korg Minilogue XD: amzn.to/3wHCmiM
Modal Cobalt5s: amzn.to/3URTbmF
Novation MiniNova: amzn.to/3INL6q1
Roland GAIA 2: amzn.to/3ya9UJl
Roland JD-Xi: amzn.to/3IYSYoV
Yamaha MX49: amzn.to/36SqdfU
Yamaha Reface CS: amzn.to/3wKSBf0

Reverb Links:
Arturia MiniFreak: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=1515244&ued=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fp%2Farturia-minifreak-37-key-6-voice-polyphonic-hybrid-synthesizer
Behringer Deepmind 6: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=1515244&ued=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fp%2Fbehringer-deepmind-6-37-key-6-voice-polyphonic-analog-synth
Behringer MonoPoly: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=1515244&ued=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fp%2Fbehringer-monopoly-37-key-polyphonic-synthesizer
Hydrasynth Explorer: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=1515244&ued=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fp%2Fasm-hydrasynth-explorer
Korg Minilogue XD: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=1515244&ued=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fp%2Fkorg-minilogue-xd-polyphonic-analog-synthesizer
Modal Cobalt5s: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=1515244&ued=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fp%2Fmodal-electronics-cobalt5s-5-voice-extended-virtual-analog-synthesizer
Novation MiniNova: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=1515244&ued=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fp%2Fnovation-mininova
Roland GAIA 2: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=1515244&ued=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fp%2Froland-gaia-2-37-key-22-voice-synthesizer
Roland JD-Xi: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=1515244&ued=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fp%2Froland-jd-xi
Yamaha MX49: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=1515244&ued=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fp%2Fyamaha-mx49
Yamaha Reface CS: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=67144&awinaffid=1515244&ued=https%3A%2F%2Freverb.com%2Fp%2Fyamaha-reface-cs

Thomann Links:
Arturia MiniFreak: thomann.de/gb/arturia_minifreak.htm?partner_id=93602
Behringer Deepmind 6: thomann.de/gb/behringer_deepmind_6.htm?partner_id=93602
Behringer MonoPoly: thomann.de/gb/behringer_monopoly.htm?partner_id=93602
Hydrasynth Explorer: thomann.de/gb/asm_hydrasynth_explorer.htm?partner_id=93602
Korg Minilogue XD: thomann.de/gb/korg_minilogue_xd.htm?partner_id=93602
Modal Cobalt5s: thomann.de/gb/modal_cobalt5s.htm?partner_id=93602
Novation MiniNova: thomann.de/gb/novation_mininova.htm?partner_id=93602
Roland GAIA 2: thomann.de/gb/roland_gaia_2.htm?partner_id=93602
Roland JD-Xi: thomann.de/gb/roland_jd_xi.htm?partner_id=93602
Yamaha MX49: thomann.de/gb/yamaha_mx49_v2_blue.htm?partner_id=93602
Yamaha Reface CS: thomann.de/gb/yamaha_reface_cs.htm?partner_id=93602

My keyboard Z stand: amzn.to/3Ix5xuF
Z stand extra tier: amzn.to/3XtVpa6
My keyboard A frames: amzn.to/3YwAPav
My silver keyboard covers: amzn.to/40VySFx
My black keyboard covers: amzn.to/3Gt5oXz

0:00 Introduction
1:41 Number 12
2:55 Number 11
5:12 Number 10
6:29 Number 9
8:21 Number 8
9:40 Number 7
11:02 Number 6
14:14 Number 5
18:19 Number 4
20:59 Number 3
22:23 Number 2
24:44 Number 1

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