Tom Oberheim Chimes in on The First Synths to Have Patch Memory

Tom Oberheim's notes have been added to the post. It has also been cleaned up a bit. This should be it for now. If any significant updates come in, I will be sure to let you all know. Note the post was a bit of an accident, and if you follow the site, you pretty much got to see it in the making. It doesn't happen often but it's kind of interesting when it does. It started with a simple note on the PPG 1003 and grew from there. It is a fascinating bit of synth history, so be sure to check it out. And as always, feel free to comment in the post and/or send any to me directly via email. You'll find the email icon at the bottom right of the site. If you use a browser for email, right click the icon and grab the link there.

Update: I missed the Yamaha CS80! It was released in 1976 as well and it was polyphonic. It and the CS60 have been added to the post. Note their memory systems consisted of mini version of the front panel off on the top left complete with sliders. You'd create your patch there and select it via corresponding buttons on the front panel. The CS80 had six complete slider sets and the CS60 has two. You couldn't save edits made on the larger front panel. Also there's a "performance" row of sliders below the main parameter section on top. I don't believe these are represented in the mini preset sliders.