The SSM chips are being made again. Read this from SoundOnSound magazine. As always, they probably won't sound 100% identical because of changes in process technology and such. Thanks for the info... I didn't quite inderstand the new Prophet 5/10's Rev switch - I just presumed for authenticity they...

Actually, it has the chips from all three Revs onboard. There's also a knob to increase the instability like the early revs. Wonder what the haters will be able to complain about now ;) Surely that would mean SSM chips for the Rev 1 & 2 sections. I'm not aware they've been remanufactured, so it's p...

Price confirmed at $599 - I've no idea what that is in real money, but maybe around £/€550.

Much cheaper that I thought it would be. If only I could pre-order one from somewhere.

Thanks for your advice, what are the Behringer Odyssey effects like? I'm looking to try Ultravox's Vienna patch on the Odyssey, which kind of sounds abit like Dr Who tone. Also I think I want try the Dr Who theme from Baker/Davidson era. The onboard FX are useable, but not quite as good as I'd hope...

You really can't go wrong with the Behringer - It's a perfect Oddy Clone and great for those Billy Curry leads - Don't forget that square wave with sync *and* ring mod is the starting point for that classic solo sound, along with a touch of analogue flanging. The Korg Mini version has a few problems...

Yes, it'll do the Vienna patch perfectly well. In the past I've owned 2 original Oddys, a Korg and now the Behringer. I also spent far too many years of my life repairing ARP, Moog and Oberheim synths. There is nothing wrong with the Behringer at all, it sounds and performs great. You could get into...

Good lord, I've not seen one of those since the 70's. The one I had wasn't made by Binson, but it looks almost the same. :o The disc that you can see is a custom coil of recording wire (no tape), the record and playback heads are arranged around the disc to provide the effect... It's going to be hit...

To the best of my knowledge it was a Yamaha SS30 string machine. Midge Ure Co-Produced and wrote it in 1980, just before he joined Ultravox, but had been using the SS30 for a few years previously with The Rich Kids. It's a very distictive string sound as it has two top oscillator blocks that can be ...

What's your budget for an orchestral synth? There are ones that cost thousands of dollars, marketed to composers who are doing movie soundtracks and such. Then there's stuff like IK's Miroslav Philharmonik and Garritan down at the low end. I can't fault Kirk Hunter's Diamond Orchestra. Occasionally...

I always thought it was a shame that it was never Multi-Timbral.

In addition, there are two other aspects attached to Portamento - Log and Linear glide. Linear portamento has a straight linear speed from one note to the next - The Minimoog and many digital synths use this type of glide. With Log portamento, the glide speed decreases as you reach the target note -...

Picked up a Behringer Neutron From DV247/Music Store (returned stock £208) - It had an issue with 1V/Oct scaling when used with an external CV input to VCOs 1&2, via MIDI it was fine. Simple fix... Adjusted the trimmers on the back of the PCB for correct scaling, luckily, it doesn't affect the MIDI ...

hcook641 wrote:What is the name of the sound that starts at 058

It sounds like a regular DX Electric Piano with some shimmery chorus.

Due to the distinct lack of comment, I'm not sure if it's gone over the heads of most casual viewers.

Being a total Nerd, I quite enjoyed reading your fine missive.

The contact springs and bus-bars under the keybed need cleaning. The springs may also need re-aligning, but be very careful as they're fragile and it's difficult to find replacements