Holy moly, that is an impressive list, natrixgli. I've had a lot of electric pianos...Had 15 Wurlitzer 206's at one time, plus a 207 (I bought a high school's piano lab many years ago). Only ended up keeping one of them, and a friend who helped me flip them kept another...Kinda wish I'd done that wh...

I absolutely love my new (Korg) ARP Odyssey. If I'm honest though, there are a few features which I wish it had readily available that would make what is an incredibly versatile synth even more useful. Has anyone attempted to mod this new unit yet? Does the surface-mount component design make that m...

Hi all! So I've spent a bit over a week with my new Korg ARP Odyssey...and I'm loving it!! I'm a "real" keyboard player, been playing for 27+ years, and I'll have to say that after about an hour of playing, I was not only used to the "slim" keybed, I was in love with it! I really like the feel of it...

Hey VSE, I belong to a website called BattleOfTheBits.org. It was initially built around chiptune and sample-based tracker music about 9 years ago, but has expanded gradually to include a little of everything. We host "battles" constantly, with at least one "major battle" happening at all times. The...

As a guy who has regularly played live with one since it was released, the Nord Lead 2X (not the original; the re-issue with 24-bit DAC and more polyphony/memory) will do pretty much everything you're looking for, and it's so well suited for live use. And it's super lightweight whilst still being ve...

Very interesting to see how other guys operate! I play keys and sing in a trio (and sometimes a duo) and part of our 'thing' is that we don't use any tracks or such trickery. I'm not on my high horse about it, as I do occasionally play solo gigs with backing tracks (but even then, it's live in the s...

Glad to see someone else with a Wurlitzer 206 (yorgatron)! Once I had a whole lab (207 + 14 206's)! Sold them all to a guy who chopped them and modded them to more or less turn them into 200A's. I won't mention any names lest someone know who it is, heh. Anyway I got one of the modded 206's as part ...

So nice to hear all this talk about my beloved Roland SH-3. I promise I'll get the serial from it asap...It's a bit of a hassle now, as I've temporarily stored it on a high shelf in my studio to make some room (toooooo much gear....but never enough gear...you know the sickness!). The SH-3 was defini...

Man, I appreciate the info. I feel confident enough to do the replacement now, just need to make sure I get the right battery.
It actually came with the original manual and the E! manual, which I haven't cracked yet. Thanks for the download link though

Peace!

A DX7 and a freaking harpsichord? Oh, awesome . The battery change is a fairly basic soldering job, but if you've never done one before, some advice: get a proper desoldering iron (one with the rubber bulb connected to a pipe running down into the heating element/tip.) They're about $17 at Radio Sh...

Thanks again guys for the input. This is a crazy turn of events... So, I was leaning more toward the SQ-80 just because it was something new and different for me, but rezisehtnyS had me pretty much convinced to find a SY77...Which I may end up eventually getting, I dunno. So I was looking on the loc...

Thank you guys for the insight. It's helpful! @sensory: I'm not daunted at all by the DX7-II workflow...That was the synth I started with when I was 12. Anything less brain-straining than FM is a cakewalk! @rezisehtnyS: Thank you for suggesting the SY! I have spent maybe an hour with one, and that w...

Looking to add another piece to my studio. I've been on a big 80s kick lately, setting up a second studio built around strictly hardware and tape, mostly vintage and/or analog gear. Of all the synths I currently have, none have aftertouch, and I'm really starting to miss it. Not wanting to spend a f...

Love that album! I had the cassette as a kid and wore it out. My uncle got it with his Ford (remember stereo demo tapes?). My first real synth was a DX7-IIFD when I was 11 or 12 so that may explain why i liked that record so much. Also the fact that I'd just started playing drums and someone gave me...