MATRIXSYNTH-B: October 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010

1982 VINTAGE MOOG PRODIGY SYNTHESIZER

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Korg Poly 800 rare Reverse Keys

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"The keyboard has a similar architecture to the Poly 60, or the Roland Juno. The oscillators are DCOs (digitally controlled oscillators) rather than VCOs and therefore the sound is not as warm as the Poly 60 or the Sequential Circuits six-trak. That said other aspects of the synth, such as the filters and the amp are analogue. Editing the sounds is not as easy as it would be if the synth was covered in knobs, but nonetheless, its not difficult. Indeed, you get a cool step effect when editing the sounds. This is a feature of the digital analogue hybrids, which is peculiar to early 80s models. The LFO modulator joystick is also really cool, as you can modulate the VCF and the DCO separately.

Its 8 voice polyphonic, with 64 memory patches and up to 50 editable parameters. There's also a stereo chorus effect, a sequencer, and the LFO/pitchbend joystick. For added fatness, there is a double mode in which the oscillators double up making 4 fat voices of polyphony."

Clavia Nord Rack 2X Synthesizer

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"The Nord Rack 2X is an updated rackmount version of the Nord Lead 2 Virtual Analog lead synthesizer. It features a great intuitive interface, 20 voices of polyphony, 4 part multi-timbrality, unique velocity and morph controls, two oscillators, and a 12/24 dB lowpass/ bandpass/ highpass filter (with dedicated envelope, keyboard tracking, and distortion)! The Rack 2X is an absolutely top-notch Virtual Analog synth in every regard!"

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