Yamaha CS1X Vs AN1X similar but different but also both great analog sounding synthesisers

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Roland JX-1 Performance Synth - realtime tweaking on a 90s Rompler. The best of „both worlds“

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"The the Roland JX one is a 90s romper built as part of the JX series. This synthesiser gives the user a lot to control in their play mode but it is not a workstation and does not have a lot of ability to truly create brand new sounds effectively you are able to tweak the presets to come up with some pretty good useful sounds this has been used by many, techno and trance artist over the 90s as a nice entry synth and also a real usable playable instrument for those that may be more likely to be focused on DJ activities while making music."

Roland R8 Space Invaders & Step Pattern Sequencing

Roland R8 Step Pattern Sequencing - easy beats video upload by Ted murena

Never knew about the Space Invaders start-up.

"It’s easy to make beats with the Roland R8 drum machine in this video. I will show you how to do that using the step feature."

What Synth would your parents buy you for Christmas 1991 instead of the Korg 01 you actually wanted.

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"Parents are funny creatures. They want to give you everything but have limited means financially and understanding of how to buy the things their kids want. Let’s look at three options of what you might have received in love but instead of the mighty Korg 01/W you wanted"

Sound Demo Yamaha CS1X Performance Synthesizer. 1996 proto-Virtual analog that saw the future.

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"The Yamaha CSX1 [CS1X] cost about 600 dollars in the mid nineties. Almost three months of my car payment back then. But it was an interesting synth that foresaw the virtual analog craze that took hold a few years later. As an instrument its use of arpeggios and realtime controls made it a really cool device in a world of rompers and General MIDI. Yes this is sample based synth and yes it does have general Midi"

What’s the point of the Roland JX-1. first thoughts on a strange 90s Roland.

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"If you are reading this you probably have better things to do but this is the Roland JX one and amazing PCM synthesiser from the 90s and it’s amazing because it’s so weird with pointy edges even though it’s meant to be transported and also no LCD screen let’s have a listen let’s see if there’s any reason why this is you should buy today."

Is there any reason to buy a Roland 2080 in 2024? First thoughts on this capable albatross

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"The JV series dominated Roland’s lineup in the 90s and was certainly capable. They were well built and offered a lot of power. The 2080 offered more expansion capabilities and overall utility than you could fit into two rack spaces in the 90s. We saw this synth in basically every studio in late 90s into the 2010s but now it’s easily purchased for little money. The big question I have is it obsolete or is it great gear…"

Korg DS-8 Sound Demo all 100 presets. Korg’s FM Synthesizer from 1987. Very little talking.

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"in 1987 Korg launched its FM synthesiser to compete with legends, the Yamaha DX7 and the Roland D 50. They absolutely named it. The cord DS8 as a digital synthesiser with eight note polyphony let’s hear what the synth can do using it’s presets. We’ll also cover some of the other features of this keyboard."