I have a SP 404SX for triggering one shot samples/FX (not that cheap)
And MFB Nanozwerg (cheap) being sequenced by OT and then goes into OT for FX, sounds nice, but I found out that for Live Shows I really need a synth with a Master Volume knob, might take a Mono Lancet (which also has midi thru, by the way.)
Greets
Andajazz
metasonix d-1000 and a4 work well together. 
Nord Modular ^.^ Why have one synth or effect, when you can make them all and even decide the design/layer of them? 
The topic says cheap gear. 
a Tascam 414mkII I picked up for $20
http://bleeplabs.com/store/nebulophone/
Nebulophone!
Blofeld! Insanity and ecstasy in one little box at a very low price. Just wow. Just get it.
Roland GP-8 - rack version of some early boss pedals… analog distortion, turbo overdrive, dynamic filter (uses ir3109 from juno60/jx3p), compressor, phaser, eq, digital delay & digital chorus (sounds awesome).
Paid $60 about 4 yrs ago.
art v3 tube preamp - been useful for boosting levels of quiet synths (does nice things to a yamaha CS10) as well as microphones & guitar levels into Octatrack. Not a lot of tube mojo but it gets used a lot.
Midi Solutions Merger - Been useful for a bunch of different tasks.
+1
Using the OT cue outs to send channels through the Quadraverb Taj Mahal preset and feeding it back in to a thru channel = win
mutable instruments Shruti!
Great analog filter with great digital oscillators.
recently got a yamaha rx5 that i route into the a4 for the filter/overdrive/lfos/etc/etc
it’s good fun
Ibanez DM1000 digital delay that I am gonna pick up tonight for $80…
i will try the zoom ms70cdr to go behind monosynth…
the critter & guitari stuff is cheap for boutique. i’ve had pocket piano GR for a couple years and just added bolsa bass for MIDI goodness. each one only does 5-6 things but they do them so well. just fun and eye-catching too - “delightful” was a friend’s initial reaction.
seconded on the meeblip, especially if you, uh, like aliasing
Nord Drum. I paid $250.
Great for synthesizing analogy drums.
I just plug it in, sample it, and put it away.
While not exactly cheap (anymore) the Yamaha DX200 is the shit.
Can still be found on ebay for $300-500.
The only FM groovebox out there that I’m aware of.
Basically a 6 operator FM synth in a box with step sequencer and knobs !!!
Multimode filter and FX
Will load DX7 patches (of which there are loads of available online)
Note the use of scene control in the top left with a crossfader knob for morphing between sounds. Similar in function to the OT crossfader.
Lost a bid on one of these last year. Will try again this year.
They sound exactly like you think an FM synth with loads of knobs might sound. Savage !
Ensoniq ESQ-1 hybrid digital ocs into analog vcf/vca
and
Korg DS-8 4 op FM with simplified parameters (bit like the monomachine) and effects
$125
and
$100
2 X 8 voices in single mode
4 X 4 voices in layer mode
or
16 X 1 voice in multi mode!
use the esq seq
having a blast
tg77. thunderous and sweet.
i found a mpc 2000 xl yesterday for 200 euros without any options… hope it will be ok… seller say as new, first hand…
Picked up a Strymon Bluesky yesterday and feed the Tempest right through it. This reverb simply cannot sound bad. Going to try it on the A4 later.
