Korg Minilogue is a cracking first synth. The Roland System-1 is also excellent. The layout on the System-1 in particular is great for learning how synths work, in general. Both can do 4-note polyphony for chords.
If a monophonic synth is enough then there’s also the Korg Monologue, which I’m a fan of, or the Novation Bass Station II.
In terms of keyboard-less modules, the Roland SH-01A is fantastic and it doesn’t suffer as much from the small size as some of the other Boutique range.
I am selling a near-mint System-1 at the moment if you’d be interested.
Korg Minilogue is a cracking first synth. The Roland System-1 is also excellent. The layout on the System-1 in particular is great for learning how synths work, in general. Both can do 4-note polyphony for chords.
If a monophonic synth is enough then there’s also the Korg Monologue, which I’m a fan of, or the Novation Bass Station II.
In terms of keyboard-less modules, the Roland SH-01A is fantastic and it doesn’t suffer as much from the small size as some of the other Boutique range.
I am selling a near-mint System-1 at the moment if you’d be interested.