I don't get it. I would not even trade my 50$ Casio RZ1 for one [for musical reasons, indeed].

I've asked them twice to buy a patch pannel version. No reply (!!!).

I guess that it happens from times to times to everybody. With a Z1 and a XT, you have to be careful. I had a friend who was composing Eno-like ambient with a Kawai synth. About 15 years ago, his brother erased all his patches at once by mistake (probably a factory reset). He told me that he felt li...

Quote from the sleeve of their album Polydistortion: "Thanks God for Kenton electronics."

With a Kenton MIDI to CV/gate convertor, you can go super low with some synths such as the Rolands SH's.

Now AG, we can't wait for you to upload those videos about that lovely Jen synth also-used-by-GusGus !!

Kind regards,
Charles-Émile

Casio RZ-1. Good lo-fi sound. And you can sample up to 4 sounds with it. Super easy to program. That's the drum machine I used the most (w. processing to make it sound gritty as possible). You should find one below 150$. I think I got mine for 80-100$.

Maybe out of topic, but on the Crumar Multiman, the harpsichord preset really sounds like that melody in the beginning of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds [in case you like that other harpsichord-like sound too].

[...] Don't take it bad AG. I am aware of your videos and I have a lot respect for your synth knowledge, your discerning ear and your infectious passion. But I have even more respect for those human who have created wonderful music out of these machines - like that guy from GusGus. Personally, I do...

The next video demo I release will be about the Jen SX-1000. While it is fun and cheap, this person is an idiot. [...] Putting this on par with a Minimoog is like putting a Yugo on par with a Mustang. Now that's s synth elitist statement! I have never tried a Jen synth but I would certainly not con...

I guess I'll have to say lol...

What's that ugly synth? How is that supposed to sound like ??
Looks like the military version of a Fizmo.

I would not choose a company that produced one or two very great synths in a single category (like ARP or Moog) or a company that went downhill like Roland, even if they produced a lot of great models over the years. For consistency, I would choose Korg. Maybe they did not came with the very best sy...

Quote for the review page of the Jen SX1000 users on Sonicstate: " I'm a member of a group called gusgus and between us we have 2x yamaha cs-30, 2x sh-101, 2x juno106, 2x juno2, a prophet vs, memorymoog, minimoog, arp odyssey 2800, arp 2600, arp axxe, 20 module doepher , korg ms-10, korg ms-20, korg...

Their first album was like a varied demo and it was really cool to listen. I saw them live at the Sonar in Montréal a few years ago, when drum & bass was always playing before hip shows (I think I miss those times). They were in tour for their 2nd album. The sound system was incredible, the music wa...

QUESTION ABOUT RECAPPING: I have a mint SH-101. It sounds good and doesn't have noisy sliders. Do you think I should change its condensors, considering it age?

Yes, the RE-201 also has a spring reverb. Maybe the polyphonic synth could be a Prophet 600... just a guess.
You could also try out a Korg Z1 for those sounds.