PPG Wave 360 Wavecomputer - VEMIA

"An enigma, in more ways than one: it clearly isn't working 100% - more like about 50 to 60%. There's quite a loud hum (more a background noise than just a mains hum, not so bad as to be unusable, but still probably needing a noise-gate when you're not playing a note), most of the editing facilities are not working exactly right, as far as I can tell; and several keys for a start need their contacts servicing - but there are some great sounds in it. And although it looks a bit tatty cosmetically (because of the scrapes to the metal sides and edges I decided it was just 6/10 and not 7/10), I think a competent restorer could very easily re-spray those parts of the metalwork, replace some of the missing screws, and turn it into a very good 8/10 machine. And the serial number is very cool, if I'm reading the hand-written felt-tip correctly: 007. Plus CV and gate in and out are an interesting bonus. The keyboard moves downwards when you press a key fairly hard (ah, just been informed by a 360 expert that it's supposed to move, for aftertouch - but I didn't notice differences in the sound when I pushed down) ; and there seem to be a couple of extra knobs at the left of the keyboard (one for simle volume?, a bit noisy). All slider tops and buttons seem present and correct. And those sounds are really interesting....(at least as good as a Wave 2.2, it seems to me). For something this rare, if you are at all competent at fixing early digital keyboards, or even if you just want a source of very usable sounds, warts and all, this would be a real bargain."
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