The only possible downfall is how much it'll cost to get it here in the states from Germany... He's located in New Zealand, and I wouldn't worry about the costs if I were you. I'm located in Canada and bought a Patch Editor from him (#2 actually) and the shipping was pretty reasonable. The JX-3P up...

Where did you hear it was about 60% done? The last time I spoke to Murray, which granted was sometime ago, he indicated he was putting most of his efforts in to the Patch Editor. The JX-3P upgrade looks damn good either way, and I'll definitely be picking one up when they're available. It definitely...

Videos and MP3 clips I've heard between the Doepfer Dark Energy and Vermona Mono Lancet put the Vermona in a much better light, in my opinion. I haven't played with a Neptune myself but I've often heard its sound compared to the Roland MC-202.

I had a Kawai K1M for a while. Don't get caught up on the lack of filters, as it provides enough flexibility and waveform variety to cover a lot of ground. Generally speaking these can be acquired cheaply, and once you know you're way around the interface you can get some good sounds out of it. I so...

you need to hang out with more hipster chicks. Don't listen to organsymphony, you most certainly do not need to hang out with more hipster chicks. They're pretty to look at, but the conversations you'll have with them are a real drag. Anyhow, who cares what other people like. As long as you like wh...

I used to have a Casio CZ-5000. It's one of the few synthesizers I regret selling, and I'd definitely pick up another if I could find one for an inexpensive price. I've often heard others compare it to the DX-7 in terms of timbre, and while they share a few qualities I'd say the CZ-5000 is capable o...

I'd have to say the Yamaha CS-80 as well. Of course, it doesn't help that the CS-80 is one of the only synthesizers mentioned on your website, hfinn...

Speaking about EPROM (and EEPROMS) in general, there are thousands of different kinds of chips, and thousands of different burners. There is no one burner that supports all of the available EPROM or EEPROM chips however, and generally speaking your "average" EPROM burner is going to cost from $200 t...

Saint Eric in the Netherlands offers all of the Arp services CMS offered, and then some. I've got an Arp Avatar with him right now, waiting in line for some enhancements and modifications. I've seen his price list for the 2600/Avatar/Odyssey upgrades and modifications, and while the full works will...

I came across this website that seems to be a new Arturia thing happening; have any of you come across it or know what it's about? Is there a new version of Origin coming out? :?: :?: :?: :?: http://www.originsynthesizer.com/ Why don't you tell us, Silence ? This website doesn't appear in Google, b...

Wholesale prices are usually dependent upon quantity ordered, with discounts given for higher orders. It doesn't really seem applicable here, or rather, shouldn't be much of a consideration for your decision. If I understand your post correctly, as there's a bit of an unnecessary story behind the pr...

Synthesizer's contain two types of signals, the first being audio signals which contain the actual sound, and the second being modifiers which affect the characteristics of the actual sound. Some modifier circuits contain knobs and dials to control their behaviour, where as other generate signals to...

It might have been a Jupiter 8... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA8JewPw81A Are you sure he was using a DX-7? According to this interview he seems pretty fond of the TX-802, which sonically is similar to the DX-7 mkII.The multiple LFO's, cleaner DA's, aftertouch controlled pitch bending, and micro-...

For about $1,000.00 USD I'd pick myself up a Wavestation A/D (not one of the other Wavestation models), a Roland D-550 and a Roland MKS-50, all on the used market. I'd then save up money to get a Roland R8 MKII. The Wavestation A/D has a lot of versatility to it, and while it's typically used for am...

Dust really isn't a problem for synthesizers. It is a problem for your health however.