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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Roland SH-32

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" * Polyphony - 32 voices (16 if both oscillators are used, sub-oscillators don't decrease polyphony)
* Oscillators - 2 x Oscillators (with Sub Oscillator, PWM, Oscillator Sync, or Ring Modulation). There are 67 waves (7 categories) for main oscillators, 63 rhythm waves for rhythm sets.
* Multitimbral - 4 parts (or 3 + 1 Rhythm)
* LFO - 2 x LFO (7 forms)
* Filter - 1 x Filter: low, band, high pass, PKG; 12dB or 24dB; cutoff and resonance knobs, ADSR, Envelope, Key Follow sliders.
* Envelope - 1 ADSR envelope for the Amp
* Memory - 128 User Patches, 128 Preset Patches. 4 drum sets including TR-808 and TR-909 sounds. 64 Performance patches.
* Effects - 10 types of reverb/delay and 35 insert multi-effects.
* Arpeg/Seq - Arpeggiator: 32 step with 128 patterns (64 arpeggiations, 64 rhythms), Style Programmable (Step/Realtime Input Modes)
* Keyboard - None (has 13 preview buttons)
* Control - MIDI In, Out
* Date Produced - 2001"



KORG MS10

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Korg MSC-2S Synth 1 card set (MSC-02 & MPC-02) for M1

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audio demos at the auction while up and synthtopia for the archives.


KORG Electribe EA-1 Analog Modeling Synthesizer

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Oberheim OB-Xa

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inside an OB-Xa





Korg MS 2000

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"The MS2000 actually comes up against the similar Roland JP-8000 and Novation SuperNova & Nova synths. Despite its amazing look, the MS2000 has some surprising limitations. It has only 4-voice polyphony so you won't be creating very lush or complex pads and sounds with it. In spite of this, its sound is clean, crisp and very flexible. It can easily conjure up beefy basslines, sub-basses, wonderful sweeping leads, pads and hits. Classic features include a 6 pattern arpeggiator, a very flexible LFO with sample and hold and even vintage wood side-panels and printed block diagrams and programming data on the face.

Programming seems just about as classic as its look. The two oscillators offer up to eight waveforms plus noise. A great self-oscillating filter section provides 12dB high and band pass filtering and switchable 12 or 24dB low pass filtering. A typical set of Envelopes modulate the filter and amplifier. Extensive modulation is provided by the two LFOs. A 16-band Vocoder section (a la VC-10) is also on-board and it does an excellent job! There are also on-board effects which include chorus, flange, phaser, delay, distortion and EQ. It also features a "Modulation Sequence" mode which is a 16-step pattern or sequence you create in either step- or real-time and any tweaking or editing can also be recorded into the pattern to add movement to it. The MS2000 is a very well designed and flexible synth with a look and functionality that not only honors but transcends its classic predecessors"