Hi sam. That's a damn nice synth. It is incumbent upon you to post pics of your setup! :) Yes please... and if you do open it up, any chance of posting a piccy of it's innards in my synth guts pictures thread?? http://www.vintagesynth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=47328&start=45&hilit=synth+guts Yo...

Alesis S4 and QS7 -Most horrific keyboard touch ever existed in history of synths. A yamaha PSS toy is more playable. -Overrated pianos -Unusable strings sounds ! Akai SG01K -Cheesy GM Module ...quite unlike the little Waldorf Blofeld I recently got which is so entertaining for the money - it's eve...

hello all, i've been away for a while so i hope you're all good, the site is lookin mighty fine after the redesign. anyway, i got a nice new job and a gf (who has another nice new job) so my income is far better than that of a year ago, and im thinking of picking up something analogue. i'm very hap...

It works in about 60 percent of chips, but sometimes only for a period. It is certainly worth trying if your synth is not "mission critical", ie: you aren't using it on stage. To make the repair complete you need to address the jump track problem and the metal migration problem and a couple of othe...

That's the most handsome and sexy synth I've ever seen. Such an elegant and futuristic design. I would sell my a*s to get one. the desktop wavetable is a good option if you can't get one,... Actually I know someone who has a Wave and he insists it's one of the most disappointing synths he's ever ow...

I'm Sure I Have a Copy of Marcato Strings on the Scanner Captain....

After doing some reseach it appears that the keys in the mighty E-mu Emulator II are not as unique as I thought. They are shared with the Korg DS-8 and the AKAI AX73 in weighted form BUT also the Kawai KI in unweighted form. The only difference is the weight itself which can be easily removed from y...

The best weapon for this kind of problem is a Metcal Iron and some DIL "tunnel" desoldering bits. These irons use RF as a heating medium and are amazingly good at getting vast amounts of heat into a joint - even when a huge desoldering bit is fitted. http://www.metcal.com/products/mx5010 OK I've pu...

OMG... so many chips! so what connection cleaner do you recommend? something like de-oxit? I have a non-working OB-1, and I see at least one corroded socket base that most likely needs to be replaced (or just cleaned). Would be nice if I could at least do that before the tech sees it. Yes - de-oxit...

While we're on the topic I have to rant about the SCI Multitrak. It has double-sided PCBs which previous owners were bastards and installed multiple DIP sockets. Two of them are 40-pins, arghhhh. Double-sided PCBs are defeated by the use of DIP sockets since it is impossible to solder the top conta...

Interesting stuff Dan, would be worthwhile posting on the EII forums too if you get chance. I also had to resurrect mine from the dead last year and I now keep my fingers crossed it keeps working fine.... :? The Mac was the last thing to die on me....cost three times as much as what I paid for it t...

While we're on the topic I have to rant about the SCI Multitrak. It has double-sided PCBs which previous owners were bastards and installed multiple DIP sockets. Two of them are 40-pins, arghhhh. Double-sided PCBs are defeated by the use of DIP sockets since it is impossible to solder the top conta...

It has to be Doc Emmet Brown and the 1929 RCA Theremin..... both mad as cheese... but still cool!

totally agree with you hideaway! i love the emulator 2, i would do anything to get my hands on one, anything. The EII is indeed a lovely beast but it's also a handful. It's twice as deep as some synths, it weighs over 40 pounds and it's probably just as well I'm an engineer as otherwise mine would ...

totally agree with you hideaway! i love the emulator 2, i would do anything to get my hands on one, anything. The EII is indeed a lovely beast but it's also a handful. It's probably just as well I'm an engineer as otherwise mine would be in and out of a service shop like a yoyo - it's the 300+ dodg...