The best bet is to open it up and look, but most synths from that era (including the DX7) used CR2032 batteries.

Pulse width can be modulated via LFO, velocity, or aftertouch on the D-50/550.

It might also be keytrackable but I don't recall at the moment.

Certainly more flexible than the 110.

How about Pig Latin. Call it the Inimoogmay.

I rarely use the preset rhythms (drum arpeggios on the Motif). Not so much because it's "cheating", but because I usually have a rhythm pattern already in mind and it's quicker to record a couple bars and loop it than it is to search through the thousand-odd presets to find one similar. I may use a ...

DOSBox has SB emulation built-in (including the FM chips). Only drawback is, you have to run old DOS apps in it. ;) The original SB Pro actually used two YM3812 chips, as each chip was mono, to achieve stereo sound. They were 2-operator chips. The 4-op YMF262 chip didn't come along until the SB Pro ...

The analog synth sounds don't sound particular to a particular make of synth, they could be a Prophet 5, a Jupiter, Juno, or something else. Maybe even a monosynth(s).

The string chords you hear are from a string machine, such as ARP Solina, Logan, Crumar, or similar.

Where did you find the songs?

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I liked how you modulated the LFO rate for PWM.

HideawayStudio wrote:The SY/TG77 and 99 are 6OP FM synths like the DX-7 and TX802 and the TX81Z are 4OP synths like the DX100 and V50.

There, fixed it for you.

A MemoryMoog 2009? =P~

Question is, what will they call it? The Big Phatty?

Probably the ultimate in inexpensive analog pad machines are the Roland JX series (JX-8P, JX-10, MKS-70). Digital pad monsters include the Roland D-50 and JD800/990, Korg 01/W and Wavestation. I'm still finding pad surprises in my Motif XS. With thousands of presets, I still have yet to discover the...

Just get a 9V 300ma adapter at RadioShack or something (I don't know your location, RadioShack is a US chain that sells electronic stuffs). The voltage should be close (10V is probably pushing it but most likely ok as most electronics have built-in voltage regulators). The current rating is a minimu...

What sort of discarded parts? Parts from various synths, to make a "Frankensynth?" Old coffee filters? Car parts? Getting disparate parts to peacefully co-exist is probably more trouble than it's worth. Especially if there's anything digital involved (which rules out pretty much any polysynths). Cob...

I refurbished two 106s a year ago. One had the 2-prong Roland connector, while the other (an older unit, earlier serial #) had a regular 3-prong IEC connector. So, Junos with 3-prong connectors do exist, and it should be possible to retrofit an IEC connector with a little work (enlarging the hole in...

I don't know of anyone in the US who makes clones, but the UK clone makers will ship to the US no problem. These are the clones I recommend using: http://www.analoguerenaissance.com/D80017/ From what I've heard, these ones are nearly identical to the originals in terms of sound, performance, and cal...

It's primarily the design of the A/D converter and the word size of the sample memory that determines the bit size of the sampler. Some A/D converters oversample; that is, they sample more bits than are needed, then the result is rounded off. So, a 16 bit sampler may use a 18-20 bit A/D and D/A. The...