Name the synth



People seem to love these kind of quizzes so I thought I'd throw one together. Only effect added was a tad of reverb.

I'm sorry, but as someone who has had all three, I would never say the OB-X and 8 sound almost the same. Not even close to my ears. The Xa and the 8 are a lot closer both being curtis chip machines, but the X is very different sounding. The X is closer to the four/ eight voice SEM synths.

No contest for me. MS-20.

pflosi wrote: yamaha cs do not have self oscillation...??????

No.

The sound is great, but it is sort of a few tricks pony. I honestly would pick one up over a Juno if only because if you find one it could be years before you find another one. They excel in string synth areas. Think of it as a string synth with a small mono synth section. It does sound rather uniqu...

Key contacts. USUALLY if you play with it some these tend to work themselves out, if not they can be cleaned.

I had a metal one. I sold it after a while and then my band mate bought a wood one. He still has it. They are fun, but not terribly versatile. The one in the video is quite heavily processed by the sounds of it. When the do come up they tend to not go for very much. Mine was sold for $400 I believe....

I have tried a couple of different suppliers for Pratt-Read bushings, and I would agree with the arcsound bushings being the way to go. A little bit more expensive that some others, but they are pre-lubricated and will last much longer. Agreed. Pre-lubricated is the way to go. You will not believe ...

I too had that same Yamaha...

My first as a child though was a 'Major Minor' toy.

I don't believe you can test transistors and capacitors in circuit...

Of the synths that I have the ones that can actually do drones (without using arpeggiators or tape ) are EMS Synthi A, EMS VCS3, EML 101 and Prophet 10.

IN my new set up it will be spread out amongst four mainly. Memorymoog, Prophet 5, VCS3 and Synthi A.

wow.

You probably won't find too many modular mods because of it's polyphonic nature.

The Fairlight is far from just being a sampler. It's a digital synth first and foremost.