https://soundcloud.com/kaffigass/januar This is a recent track I did on my Juno (and my RX11 drum machine.) I was going for something that would fit the cold, snowy weather outside. I'm not sure that's really what it conveys, but I'm pleased with how it sounds anyway :p (Except for the drum rhythm ...

The envelope generators can't really change the sound character (i.e. "cold", "warm" etc.), but there will of course be a difference in how they modulate the filter (such as attack time, the envelope curves, stepping and so on). I've never had a 106 myself, so I don't know what the differences are. ...

Take a look at the Akai AX60. It's only a single VCO synth, but you have PWM on ALL waveforms (supersaw before the term was coined). Agressive filter with VCO modulation to VCF. 2 EGs. MIDI. Bi-timbral via keyboard split. Arpeggiator with external pulse sync. Chorus. I'll be making review video soo...

Chroma Polaris will have zippering though. I haven't tried it myself, so of course I can't speak for its severity, but it handles the sliders exactly the same way as the Juno-106 or Prophet 600, using an ADC to collect the value and then a DAC to distribute it to the VCOs/filter/etc. The ADC used is...

Over the years I've spent playing with synthesizers, I have quested for many things, most of which I have found. One of the things I have not yet found is a polyphonic synthesizer that behaves the way I'd like it to. What I would like: 6-8 voices. ANALOG. VCO, not DCO. Two oscillators per voice is ...

I actually think the Mono/Poly / Polysix design is one of the prettiest of all vintage synth designs. Korg should have used it more at the time. The Poly-61 and the even worse Poly-800 looks like s**t in comparison. :/ But of course, by that time most synths looked pretty bad.

...find yourself a 74LS42 chip. Do NOT use a chip that has any other letters in the part number, and especially don't use one that just says 7442. Good luck. Just bought the 74LS42. Funnily enough, the 74LS42 in my top board said "74LS42N". The N just means that it is in a DIP package (as opposed t...

No, these are synthesizers! They're like your DX9, just without a keyboard (they're meant to be mounted in a rack). So they do almost the opposite of what you want; they take MIDI input and produce sound.

It sounds like you want some kind of sequencer as well as a MIDI controller . A sequencer is basically a device that can record patterns/sequences you play on the keyboard and play them back. That is a very simple description; most sequencers can do much more than that as well. A MIDI controller is ...

From the 60 service manual: Master Oscillators TR58-TR62 An LC oscillator having a variable capacitance diode (D18) to which control voltages from BENDER, LFO and TUNE, - common to all VCOs, are supplied. EDIT: The CPUs (master/slave) actually have their own oscillators in all three models. The diff...

There is another difference between the 6/60 and 106, and that is how pitch data from the tune knob, bender and LFO affects the DCOs. In the 6/60 those control voltages are used to alter the master clock's frequency. This means that the resulting pitch varies continuously, and not in steps. The 106 ...

The Junos are popular for their smooth pads (thanks to the chorus effect), punchy basses and percussion (very fast envelopes), two areas which are not the Prophet 600's strongest ones. I can imagine the two will complement each other quite well. :) I'm actually looking for a Prophet 600 myself. I'm ...

According to this , an ARP Odyssey was used. :) S Most of it sounds like tweaking of the filter cutoff with the filter in self oscillation. As a side note, I love how Rush used synths over the years, especially from 2112 and up to Moving Pictures, when they were mostly used for atmosphere and sound ...

Awesome!

So much different stuff. Some almost naive (in a good way) little tracks and some which are very impressive. The limitations in hardware and production gives them all this special atmosphere, and as said, it's all very raw and personal. Thanks!

Hi, I don't know how many who actually know anything about this band, but I've always wondered what synths were used on this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLUmum7-Krs I'm especially thinking about the sharp spacy pad heard from 5:10 and onwards. Does anyone know (or can hear :P)? I've seen a ...