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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Technos 16 π

The Technos Acxel (2nd picture below) came up on AH recently, so I went looking for more info on it. While looking I ran into the Technos 16 π. I totally forgot about this synth. I wonder how many of these were made if any, and who has it. Hopefully it didn't end up in a garbage bin or scrapped for parts. According to Synth Museum there might only be one in existence as Technos shifted focus to the Acxel Resynthesizer. You can see the scratch pad looking interface on the Technos 16 π like the Acxel Resynthesizer. Both were additive synths where the harmonics were represented by red LEDs on the pad, like a big red Lite Brite! You could draw your harmonics and then play them. Hmmm... Someone needs to make a Matrix Pin patch controller like an EMS Synthi but with Lite Brite glass colored pins. Woah...... Or a step sequencer where you can have different glass colored pins instead of LEDs, representing different steps doing different things. Man that would be beautiful. Someone do it please! : )



Technos 16 π (click here for a bigger picture).



Technos Acxel Resynthesizer (two sketch pad looking things on top. Click here for a bigger picture):

Check out this Engadget/Music Thing post for a good article on the Acxel Resynthesizer.

1 comment:

  1. hey there. i am thinking of selling my access virus redback. i was wondering if you know anyone who might be interested? im about to put it on ebay, i dont know why, i just thought i would send word here, real synth appreciation here it seems. my name is ru email is ru at scan23.com i may just post the auction tonight, but.. its in great shape, im the second owner. the first babied it. wouldnt let you touch it. and i have kept it covered the whole time i have had it. have the original box, manual. cheers.

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