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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by Percivale » Thu Feb 12, 2015 2:38 am

What's invisible?
ppg_wavecomputer wrote:
Percivale wrote:This looks pretty good.

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It's an invisible synth, then?

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by max badwan » Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:20 am

I completely forgot about this...
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by ppg_wavecomputer » Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:58 am

Percivale wrote:What's invisible?
ppg_wavecomputer wrote:
Percivale wrote:This looks pretty good.

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It's an invisible synth, then?

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Picture didn't show, hence...

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by Percivale » Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:55 pm

See it already? :D

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by urgetoplay » Fri Feb 13, 2015 2:23 am

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by Walter Ego » Fri Feb 13, 2015 3:38 am

She'll take you to outer space and back...

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Not completely a synth...but very stylish.

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by ppg_wavecomputer » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:35 am

Percivale wrote:See it already? :D

Picture didn't show, hence...

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Yeah, but it's not sexy... :oops:

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by pflosi » Fri Feb 13, 2015 2:49 pm

I never understood that modded tilted A6. How are you supposed to rock the ribbon that way?
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by urgetoplay » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:14 am

Using the ribbon requires that I move one hand from the keyboard, there's really no difference in use. I have a Kurzweil expressionist that I mounted on the ledge in front of the keys on the midi board. This allows me to hold keys and glide a thumb,Palm or pinky on the ribbon. On the Cs80 it was actually further away from the keys than on the Andy..... YMMV as to which way is best for you .
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by CZ Rider » Sat Feb 14, 2015 3:30 am

Always liked the looks of the NED Sync II. One single large knob and individual lighted buttons to access every function. This is what the future looked like in the early 80's.
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by alex_mauer » Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:22 am

good call - the SYNC II is beautiful
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by synthroom » Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:57 pm

CZ Rider wrote:Always liked the looks of the NED Sync II. One single large knob and individual lighted buttons to access every function. This is what the future looked like in the early 80's.
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I always thought the Fairlight was more futuristic looking!

The Fairlight's lightpen and video moitor was way more futuristic than rows of red buttons that NED had sourced from B-52 bombers that were made in the 60s... And the LED display was right out of my TI-58 calculator from 1978.

That said, those buttons are probably the nicest buttons you'll find on any synth! And the "alpha" wheel on the NED way predates Roland's use of it.
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by pflosi » Sat Feb 14, 2015 3:52 pm

synthroom wrote:sourced from B-52 bombers
:shock: I like military grade build quality :mrgreen:
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by pflosi » Sat Feb 14, 2015 3:53 pm

I also just thought that it would look amazing to gut out a Synclavier and install one row of Eurorack where that panel is :mrgreen: Looks like it might just fit 8-)
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by intercorni » Sat Feb 14, 2015 5:23 pm

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