What's REALLY the Best Era for Synthesizers?

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Found the above in the listing for the Moog Sonic Six further below.

"Breaking down the last 50+ years of synthesis into 6 eras and finding what era is really the best.
Everybody likes different stuff so hopes this is somewhat useful to people."

Playlist including the list of synths:

1. What’s REALLY the best era for synthesizers? Part 1: 1970 - 1978

00:00 - Incoherent Rambling
09:07 - Polymoog & Sonic VI| 11:13 - CS30
12:15 - SH1000
13:07 - Odyssey & Avatar
14:19 - CS15
15:30 - Cat
16:58 - Roland 101 / Maxikorg / Crumar
20:14 - Moogs & ARP

2. What’s REALLY the best era for synthesizers? Part 2: 1979-1983

00:00 - incoherent rambling
08:15 - Mono/Poly & Polivoks
10:55 - CS40M
14:02 - Pro One
15:55 - Trident
17:49 - Juno 60
19:30 - SK50D
21:02 - OSCar

3. What’s REALLY the best era for synthesizers? Part 3: 1984-1986

00:00 - Incoherent Rambling
14:59 - Crumar Bitone
16:13 - Korg DSS1
21:54 - Kawai K3 by VC
23:42 - Matrix 6 by VC
25:36 - Akai AX60 by VC

4. What’s REALLY the best era for synthesizers? Part 4: 1987-1994

00:00 - longest unfocused ramble
22:24 - SQ80
24:56 - SY77
27:30 - SD1
30:43 - Wavestation
35:18 - JD800

And the Moog Sonic Six via this listing

"Beautiful 50 year old Moog that can do things no other Moog can do. It's the only Duophonic Moog! You can set one osc as low note and one to high note for duophonic playing, set it as a mono synth, or even change the scaling of the high osc for microtonal playing. This Moog has the same oscillators and filter as the Minimoog Model D but instead of the Mini's third osc that doubles as it's only lfo, the S6 has TWO dedicated LFOs that can have separate wave shapes and rates and can be modulated by the eg! Modulation craziness. This Moog also has TWO amps! One signal goes through the filter, as usual, but there is a second amp that bipasses the filter. This means you can have a high resonance sweeping filter sound going (which kills all low end on every Moog) but you can beef it back up with the dry out amp. I've had most Moogs and think this is by far the best and most powerful Moog. I passed on a Minimoog for only 3k years ago and sold my Multimoog when I got my first S6. Everything works. Tuning and scaling was just adjusted and it's working great. I barely play it and have some studio changes in mind so it's on the chopping block. Sold as-is. No returns and I am not responsible for any guts getting shaken during shipping. It's 50 years old and it's in excellent shape for that age. Tuning and calibration info can be found online if you need it after shipping. Also considering selling the Polymoog 203a seen in the photos which is also fully functional and includes the rare Polypedals. A little demo video of the two can be seen in the link. The S6 tune drift in the video is actually a slow LFO and not just drifting. Also the video was done before I tweaked the scaling pots inside."

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Crazy matrix modded Roland JX3P w/ PG2K programmer. Ultimate vintage poly synth. Kiwi3P

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"Quick sound demo of the 1983 Roland JX3P modded into a 3 lfo, 3 eg, mod matrix monster poly synth. Shout out to Vulture Culture who did a great video showing what an underrated synth this is even before any mods. Audio is 100% dry / pure JX. Everything I own was paid for without any deals or discounts. I buy synths for myself and Secret Records LLC which I own and run. I make these videos because….. I really don’t know. Like and subscribe. Patreon page coming soon that will include exclusive content about me and the label releases and if I get enough subscribers I will be making exclusive vinyl releases for yall."

Chill Moog One & Polymoog 203a jam on a sunny Feb 2024 day. Vincent Presley Secret Records ambient

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Quick little 1st demo of the AMAZING 1975 Polymoog 203a vintage synthesizer

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"We just got this and this is just me sitting at the synth on day one. 100% dry Polymoog sound. Unfortunately I didn’t bother to properly record it. This is just my phone recording the sound. Fortunately for you I didn’t put any pants on so here is some sexy long underwear old guy synth troll music."

1977 Yamaha CS30 deep dive. Vincent Presley’s favorite synthesizers. Most unique 27 out of 140 used.

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"All audio is always presented 100% dry, straight from the synthesizer. No effect, no compression, etc. Youtube compression is the only thing to consider. I never have ads, never ask for money, and I pay full price for everything I have ever had. If you want to support me, check out Secret Records and my various music projects.

00:00 Opening music
00:19 Lots Of TALKING
12:12 Gnarly Ugly Patch Jam
14:14 Rhythmic Chords
15:14 Duophonic Jam 2"

Crazy Vincent SELLS 100 synths & keeps 26! EP1 = intro, synth list, and new studio space.

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"After 2 years of crazy synth buying, Vincent has the new Secret Records studio down to a mere 26 synthesizers that he claims are better than the rest.....
Before you watch, maybe you can make your own list of what you would have kept or make some guesses about what Crazy Vincent kept. Remember..... he's not like other people.

Support the label, the studio, and us at secretrecords.bandcamp.com

Chapters:
00:00 Opening Music
00:14 Introduction
01:32 Overview
03:04 Stack One
04:49 Stack Two
05:48 Stack Three
07:23 Stack Four
08:43 Stack Five
09:23 Stack Six
09:55 Stack Seven
11:12 Stack Eight
13:19 Outro
14:50 Some Music

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In search of the coolest synths

video uploads by Vincent Presley

1. EP1 In search of the coolest synths. Featuring: Ensoniq SQ80, Moog One, Roland SH7, Yamaha SK50D 2. EP2 In search of the coolest synths. Featuring: Ensoniq SD1, Yamaha SY77, Yamaha CS15, Octave Cat 3. EP3 In search of the coolest synths. Featuring: Korg DS8, Seq Pro 3, Elektronika EM25, Oxford OSCar 4. EP4 In search of the coolest synths. Featuring: DSI Mopho, Moog Rogue, Prophet X, Korg Minilogue XD 5. EP5 In search of the coolest synths. ARP Odyssey & Avatar, Roland RS202, Seq Pro One, ASM Hydrasynth 6. EP6 In search of the coolest synths. Featuring: 1972 Moog Sonic VI, 2020 Arturia Polybrute 7. "I believe I am up to 54 synths purchased and 34 sold in the last year. I keep saying I'm done but......

- All sound demo segments are played with absolutely no plans for the patches I am going to use or what I am going to play. I'm just winging it. Obviously.

- All audio is recorded dry, straight from the synths. Any effects you hear are internal effects built into that synth.

- All synths and everything else were purchased at regular prices. I have never been given a demo model or even loaned something by any company. I bought all this stuff.

- No, I'm not rich. The buying spree started with selling some synths I already had. Then when I wanted more stuff, I sold off more collectibles I already owned. The synths I decided not to keep then funded more synth purchases. I run a record label by myself and also work a full-time normal job. I worked my ass off for all this stuff.

- Yes, I know I have the Imovie skills of the average 8-year-old. I've never even owned a smart phone.

- This project has been really fun and taught me that the most sought after "classics" are not automatically for everyone. It also taught me that youtube synth demos and comparisons are not the final word. Nothing beats sitting down with an instrument and playing it.

Check out https://secretrecords.bandcamp.com for releases by The Residents, Chrome, Norman Westberg (Swans), etc plus my own Zebras, Logan 5, and VP solo ambient music projects.

Check out https://tribulationrecordingcompany.com/ for Those Poor Bastards releases and news."