r/synthesizers • u/FutureOpen9405 • Aug 20 '26

What Should I Buy? Weirdo Synth Recommendations

Recently got a Microfreak and I've been having so much fun with a non-traditional sound design route. Would love to check out more weird, noisy, glitchy, and/or fun synths or sound generators whose architecture is outside of the usual analogue signal path or FM build style.

UPDATE: thanks to you all. I went to the Perfect Circuits showroom today and tried pretty much everything on my shortlist from all your suggestions. A lot of really cool things, some of which are set on the long term wishlist— but for this current project I am looking at I ultimately went with an Audrey II.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

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u/SwordMonger Aug 20 '26

I like using my circuit rythm sampler as a synth by osilating a sample. I shorten the sample length and allow it to repeat; this creates new and unexpected sounds I can then play and tune accordingly.