"Everything works. Switches have been exercised (VS switches are like dogs, they are happiest when played with). Audio output is clean. No scratches. It's ready to play.
Caveats:
1/ I lost the little decorative thingy that bolts onto the joystick.
2/ There is a physical hum due to some looser assembly somewhere in there. It's not in the audio output, it's just a slight ambient mhhhhhhh you can hear when it's not in a rack. (I use it as reminder that the machine is on and needs to be turned off when not in use)
3/ There is a slight mark on the right side chorus control and rack rash on top of the unit.
"*rare* GenoQS Octopus Sequencer. The device is being sold AS IS as 4 of the switch knobs are broken. I have '3' of the knobs, 1 is missing. Device powers on fine and it switches all seem to work (light up) although I know nothing about this device to say for sure."
"I did another quick test today with the Arturia Microfreak Vocoder, I use a TRRS adapter to process my Mfb Tanzbar Drum Machine, the result is little dirty but can be interesting sometimes...I ll do other test later to see if I can do better setting . For info I add a little bit of reverb. Voila"
"If you like the sounds in this demo and would like to buy the 32 patches, please send a 4€ / 5$ PayPal payment to alphacodesynth@gmail.com. Feel free to add a small donation on top to help me release more videos :) Thank you !"
"korg Polysix with kiwi mod (and Eventide Blackhole).
Here are an array of sounds, many of which i built from scratch. This is a new synth to me. i have only owned it 1 week, so i can't really give a definitive sense of how well it stacks up to my other synthesizers... I never like the "this is the most amazing synth I've ever used!!! I just bought it today." because feelings change and time tells us a lot more than our initial impressions.
That said, I am finding this to be up there with my favorite synths. it has a tone that I never experienced with Juno's, JX series, Matrix 1000, or Polaris (in terms of pure analog synths). The Polaris is theoretically superior due to the two oscillators, but yet, I don't quite feel it has the same character.
The JX-3P is very sturdy, its character is mostly in the Chorus. I actually quite like the chorus in the Polysix, but it is mono so no stereo effect as in the Juno.
I've owned a Juno 106 but sold it because i felt the Matrix 1000 sounded superior (was a dumb move to sell it but I feared the osc chips were going to die and at the time there weren't replacements like there are today). i've borrowed a Juno 60 too... in all cases i prefered my JX, apart from the interface and some features. i still think the JX is a great synth and i appreciate the aesthetics of the thing. The Korg feels like its on another level. Knobs spaced apart just right. Not a lot of features, but they still feel right. I could get lost in the design without feeling like the UI was separate from the instrument... ie, the whole thing feels right.
When my Polaris is back from the shop, i plan to do a shootout between the Polaris and Polysix. I'm curious which one I can more easily create sounds I like with...."
