Rare SUIKO ST-70 Japanese KOTO SYNTH SN 725288

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There have been other SUIKO synths to be featured on the site before, however, this appears to be the first ST-70. These appear to be non programable preset type players. You can find some demos of other models in the archives.

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SUIKO VS1 Koto Synthesizer Demo

Published on Jun 11, 2018 Found Sound

Short demo, but you don't see these too often.

"Rare 1980s Japanese Suiko VS1 Koto Synthesizer. The Koto Synthesizer is an esoteric Japanese electronic musical instrument which reproduces the sound of traditional Japanese instruments.
Has 8 of voices (Koto, Oboe, Japanese Bamboo Flute).
Also includes an internal speaker and output and power jack."

confined spaces #3

Published on Apr 18, 2020 wildchurch

More obscure Japanese gear.

"All Hail the Eye tone

"See your pitch!"

Manufactured by Fuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., the Eye tone is an aide to vocal training - plug in a microphone to get visual feedback via it's 2 lamp system. One shows you are within range, the other lights up when you are 'spot on'.

This function, however, lends itself well to monitoring drones. Here, I use it to track pitch coming from a variable speed tape player as I attempt to glide between tones and 'enhance my multi-tasking abilities' beyond their infancy.

Sounds:
O2 Minipops
Hougaku Conductor with step sequencer
2 cassette tape players modified for variable speed:
- one playing a drone, the other birdsong
Suiko ST20 - Shakuhachi/Koto/Pipe Organ 'synth'

Effects:
Aria spring reverb on O2 Minipops
Lots of Korg SDD-3300 on the cassette players
The Hougaku Conductor runs through a Roland VX-66 Echo Mixer and the Suiko ST20 through an ELK EM-13 Analog Echo, before the main mixer"

Suiko ST-100 Japanese Traditional Sound Synthesizer Preset Sounds

Published on Jan 29, 2020 SUBTOKYOSHOP

Cool to finally see a demo of one these.

"Suiko ST-100 Japanese Traditional Sound Synthesizer with Roland RE-101 Space Echo 1978 Vintage

Preset Sounds :

Koto, Juushichigen, Toukin, Pichikaruto, Tekkin, Shakuhachi, Shinobue, Noukan, Shou, Kokyu, and Many Taiko Variations"

Beautiful Japanese "Synthesizer" - Suiko ST-60 - Song Number 28

video upload by Kuro Kasetto

"Oh the wonderful Suiko ST60 sounds so nice, so many songs and so many possibilities to create.
The audio files of the song are available on my Patreon (:"

TUCKER/80年代の和風シンセサイザー「曙」（あけぼの）どこを触っても和風な音しか出ないこの楽器で作曲する試み。

video by gamakatsu

"A synthesizer for traditional Japanese music made in the 80s.

An attempt to compose with this instrument that only produces a Japanese sound no matter where you touch it"

1973 japanese electronic project KIT （MYKIT 50） GAKKEN学研　マイキット50 ハードオフで見っけた
video by gamakatsu

I didn't realize GAKKEN went that far back. See the Gakken and SUIKO labels below for more. Not sure if that's a SUIKO in the first video above, but it looks like one.

And a non synth video by gamakatsu: TUCKER/ 子供が投げた一斗缶の音をループして音を加えて作曲する試み
video by gamakatsu

The ambient dream team: SUIKO ST-50 and Hologram Electronics Microcosm

"In which I take my new favorite instrument, the Suiko ST-50 and the @Hologram Electronics Microcosm out on a walk in Potsdam. I share my thoughts on the Microcosm (thanks Hologram for sponsoring this) after recording four tracks on the spot. Get the EP:"

SUIKO ST10 Japanese Synth

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"Super rare SUIKO ST-10 synthesizer and sequencer.

Monophonic synthesizer with highly unusual data cassette drive sequencer.

You can use the data cassette (like an Apple II or Commodore 64!) to save sequences, and you can change the sound settings in real time as the sound plays back. Includes a new cassette for you to record your sequences to.

I included a SONY Car Cassette to Aux Adapter so you can mess with the sequencer by playing white noise, synth tones, etc through it to data bend the cassette drive. You can also use pre-recorded cassettes to mess with the sequencer. Tons of fun!

There is also a built in digital sequencer with built in memory.

Has three basic sounds that can be modified. You can use the pitch knob to do some interesting pitch bend effects as you play. There is a setting to control the decay of the note as well.

Keyboard is meant for traditional Japanese music, so the layout of the keys is in traditional Japanese scale.

Could also be used for microtonal music, as there is a slider that can shift the pitch up in a 1/4 tone increment.

Everything has been fully tested and works, except for one switch that is stuck. This switch is meant to flat or sharp one note in the scale to slightly modify the scale. This is a minor feature and doesn't effect the operation of the rest of the keyboard. Likely an easy fix."

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Suiko ST-20 & Strymon BigSky // Dreamy Japanese Sound (short sound demo + jam)

video upload by Dexba

"I am always been fascinated by Asian instruments, and in fact, I even own and play an original koto.
So, when I found out these Suiko things existed, I immediately felt the need of owning one.
It came from Japan, it's vintage (seems like they where produced in small number during the 80s) and it sounds kinda awful without reverb, to be honest.
The koto sound is quite harsh, and it doesn't really sound like a real koto, since it has no polyphony, no way to 'prepare' the pitch bend, no velocity sensitivity, and the overall sound is quite poor.
Then there is the flute, quite a nice one, and a very screaming organ that gets annoying pretty soon.
But, as soon as you add a reverb, possibly a good one, you get back some sort of polyphony, you iron out the roughness, and even the limitations can become useful tools!
Enjoy! ✨"

SUIKO Poetry Trainer Conductor Kizuna KT-1000

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I haven't seen this particular model before. You can find additional SUIKO posts here.

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My Neighbor Totoro - Path Of The Wind - Suiko ST-60

video upload by Kuro Kasetto

"Musical piece performed on the Suiko ST-60. From the movie: My Neighbor Totoro. Titled: Path Of The Wind by composer Joe Hisaishi."

ludoWic Jam 6

Published on Apr 22, 2014 ludoWic music

This one in via Soviet Space Child after seeing the Suiko for sale, just posted here. If you enjoyed the above, you can find a playlist of all of ludoWic's jams below.


http://www.ludowic.com

Thijs Lodewijk

- Oberheim DX
- Jomox Xbase 09
- Korg MS10 (Kenton MKll midi)
- Koto / Suiko ST20 / (Japanese synth)
- Circuit Bent
- KNAS moisturizer
- Strymon (Bluesky)
- Doepfer (midi - sync / clock)
- MFB machine

SUIKO ST20 japanese classic exotic KOTO synth

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"SUIKO ST20 is extremely rare and most strange japanese electronic musical instruments originally made for japanese traditinal music circa. 1980.

it's built in cool brown custom suitcase like EMS synth, one side of the suitcase is a speaker so you can play without external amp or mixer but don't worry it has audio output too. keyboard itself is built in beautiful brown metal plate, look cool!

these keyboards were very expensive and made very limited quantities those days so i'ts very hard to find even in Japan nowadays... this is your first and last chance to get this vintage gem!

it has 2 rows of button keyboard this keyboard specially designed for playing glissando easily like koto(japanese harp) front row of the keyboard is japanese scale,so just playing randomly you can easily get exotic japanese melody!

there are various switch and dial for special japanese tuning and sustain and octave switch three sounds are selectable,shyakuhachi(japanese bamboo flute),koto(japanese harp) and pipe organ sounds are very analog, warm and strange!"

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The rarest Japanese synthesizer? | Suiko ST-50

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"In which I demo and make music with an obscure synthesizer made for the Japanese traditional music market, the Suiko ST-50. Created to accompany poetry, the ST-50 is a beautiful and strangely timeless instrument. Its haunting sound and unusual playing style set it apart from many other instruments."

Rare SUIKO-100 ST-100 Japanese KOTO SYNTH SN 100738 w/ Case & Memory Card

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Suiko ST-10 KOTO for Shigin conductor Synthesizer Tokyo Japan SN 001315

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Gorgeous Suiko VS-1 synthesizer (and free sample pack!)

video upload by Alpha Chrome Yayo

"I adore this synthesizer, built in Ikebukuro in the '80s and originally designed to soundtrack poetry readings

I wanted to share the joy, so here's a free sample pack with all eight voices and some more info about the instrument:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

If you dig it, I'd love it if you checked me out on Bandcamp - it's the very best way to support me about what I do. And, my full discog is 90% off!

❤️ https://alphachromeyayo.bandcamp.com/ ❤️"

Instruments of Robot Repair

Instruments of Robot Repair from robot repair on Vimeo.

From analog drum machines to vintage guitars, orchestral percussion to circuit-bent children's toys, 1980s Russian synthesizers to Indian harmoniums…these are the instruments of Robot Repair.

Too many labels for blogger to handle on this one: moog, synthesizers.com, dsi, harmonium, starr labs, oberheim, kawai, Akai, breakaway, midibox, baldwin, critter and guitari, soviet, bleep labs, ekdahl, mfos, novation, suiko, roland, casio, Yamaha.

via wire to the ear.

Suiko ST-50 Multi-sound Koto Shakuhachi Synth Voice Trainer SN 310210

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Korg FK-1 Synthpedal Test w/ a Suiko ST-50 Synthesizer

video upload by Gaijean

"Quick demo of the Korg FK-1 Synthpedal."