Hey - feelings don’t lie - crap sounding can be very moving 
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theremins and string machies.
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mellotron.
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Chord memory on the Korg Mono/Poly, as used to great effect by Danny Wolfers on e.g. the Klaus Weltman album:
https://awolfe.home.xs4all.nl/studiomonopoly.htm
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Subharmonicon has got to be up there, it sounds melancholic in my hands anyway, particularly with some infinitely sad reverb
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Isn’t related to the state of mind more than the Synth. Any Synth can sound « the more » melancholic.
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Demos of that sound like Casiotone-ish.
Does the sadness come from import fees and shipping?
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My Lyra-8 screams and barks and howls but is rarely melancholic.
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Try being more of a miserable git whilst playing it.
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Indeed. That’s what initially drew me to them. Me, my first call for mournful synths used to be a Yamaha CS-60. I stupidly sold it long ago. Nowadays, it’s the Haken Continuum. It’s all about the expressive capabilities, whether it’s the CS’ ribbon, or the neoprene surface of the Continuum.
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I’m already gothy, i’ll try sadder and with more OTO BIM!
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Oh no, I try to forget that the Continuum exists. I’ve been eyeing this Synth from the beginning.
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It might be my favorite instrument.
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The Mellotron, playing a Theremin.
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I’m sure it is.
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ob-6
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Ciat-Lonbarde - Sidrax Organ
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Makenoise Strega
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