KORG X-911 Guitar Synth SN 271119

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"This is half an effects box and half keyboard. It is triggered by and processes external signals. It has cool distortion plus "Synthe Wah" If the TB-303 is "acid" the X-911 is "crack" It has external FM input, VCF freq. mod input, Cv/Hz in's/outs, Trig in/outs. It has Attack Decay Attack(ADA) envelope & for the filter just Attack & Decay. this thing is amazing you flip from a twisted filtered input to the sound triggering a "303-ish" type synth. or for some added "CHEEEZ" switch the balance the "preset" side where you can use or combine bass,tuba(why?) trumpet, dist. guitar,violin, flute(oh boy!) this is a totally isolated synth from the "wave" based side.pulse,square, saw. Well to sum up this this is a very unique piece! Very "dirty" sounding. An LFO would be nice as well as a resonance control (+ self-oscillating) It looks like half of a TR-808. very organic and unpredictable. UNIQUE. great for processing drums, guitar and twisted vocals. *** This is an analog box and an incredible sound mangler from the Korg MS series dynasty. Basically it's a pitch to CV oriented synth with some "preset" sounds on one side and a synth section on the other that can be set up as a tracking VCO or external processor. The preset sounds are surprisingly interesting and each has one dedicated knob (Tone or in the case of the violin, attack). You can turn on each individually nad/or stack any combination of sounds (Tuba, Flute, and Dist Guitar are nice together IMO). The Synth side is basically a processor. Autowah, envelope follower stuff, waveform distortion and more are available. There are various wave settings for the VCF and agaiun each has one dedicated knob for tweaks (usually attach or decay). It has the MS20 Lowpass filter (w/cutoff knob) You can also detune the presets from the VCO to make pseudo stringz and such (very Adrian Belewish). Again this can be set to track with senstivity via the synthwah or a separate velocity switch. There are various settings for input to adapt tracking from guitar to synth to theremin or whatever. Of course this is all relative as all these units glitch like crazy unless you set them up *exactly* right. Running a drumloop into it will make the most wonderous mistracking and rhythmic shrieks you've ever heard. Add the portamento or screw with the tune knobs and it get's very twisted. The CV/Gate in tracks perfectly which makes this a great simple monosynth as well if you have a midi->CV convertor that runs Htz/vt. The unti has a lot of flexibility but excels at thin reedy type sounds. ******* 1/4" jacks on back: CV in and out (Htz/Vt Trigger in and out VCF in FM in Front 1/4": Input Direct output Effect Interval + Portamento + hold + on/off Output"