via this auction. Warning: there is one of the most annoying buy it now pop-up ads I have ever seen after the hop. I've never seen anything like that on Ebay before. The seller prefers local pick-up so I'm guessing this one is legit.Details:
"The Synthex is a very lush sounding classic analog 8 voice synthesizer. Later versions implemented basic MIDI functions. It has 30 knobs, 6 sliders, 80 switches and a joystick. Powerful sounds with 2 oscillators per note, separate envelope generators, chorus and even a sequencer! The use of stable DCO's (digitally controlled analog oscillators) and oscillator cross modulation of Pulse Width and a multimode filter made it unique in its time.
There is a cool joystick that replaces traditional pitch/mod wheels and allows for greater variable real-time control over the two LFOs, oscillator and filter modulation. The 6 sliders beside the joystick assign what (LFO, osc and filter) goes to the joystick. Voices can also be layered or split across the keyboard. Other great features include the onboard digital Ring-Modulator, Chorus effect and Dual or Layer modes available. And also a four-track sequencer rounds out this synths host of features. Two of it's tracks can output MIDI data.
This is just an extremely good analog and unique synth excellent for pads, drones and glistening lead sounds. They're a bit of a pain to service and find parts for. However many famous artists such as Tangerine Dream"
the link takes me to a page that says "invalid item" so i guess it ain't legit
ReplyDeletefunny, i saw it was a scam but then it said local pick-up! the scammer just copied someone else's auction verbatim. Maybe didn't know the language well enough to know he was asking for pick up.
ReplyDeleteThis was from a hijacked ebay acct. it appears.
Dang. Someday I'll have my Synthex.
ReplyDeleteI have a Synthex desktop pattern fer Chrissakes.
I hereby offer a $100 finder's fee to anyone who leads me to a working Synthex for sale in the USA that I actually end up purchasing. Even if it's your own. :o)
Scam or not, there is something very strange about this picture.
ReplyDeleteNone of the pots are original and neither are the sliders at the joystick area. And I doubt the joystick is original as well.