I had one of these! Sorta forgotten about it after all these years. It was a great little synth, predecessor to the DX7 (which I later bought in 1984 and still have). The key drawing point were several pretty decent sounds that were polyphonic (rare for a synth then!) and the mono sounds which were quite good. I particularly liked the Flute, Oboe and Trumpet sounds. It was a bridge to FM synthesis, but it was fun!
The most interesting thing about this synth is the control over pitchbend. You have velocity and aftertouch, but you also have a slider to dial in how much pitch bend you want for a given note. The slider doesn't bend the pitch itself unlike a typical pitchbend lever or wheel. In the right hands, this synth is very expressive.
I had one of these! Sorta forgotten about it after all these years. It was a great little synth, predecessor to the DX7 (which I later bought in 1984 and still have). The key drawing point were several pretty decent sounds that were polyphonic (rare for a synth then!) and the mono sounds which were quite good. I particularly liked the Flute, Oboe and Trumpet sounds. It was a bridge to FM synthesis, but it was fun!
lars1957 10 months ago
The most interesting thing about this synth is the control over pitchbend. You have velocity and aftertouch, but you also have a slider to dial in how much pitch bend you want for a given note. The slider doesn't bend the pitch itself unlike a typical pitchbend lever or wheel. In the right hands, this synth is very expressive.
NewShimmer 2 years ago
This is an early preset-only fm synthesis keyboard. Sounds great though!
Thanks for the demo.
sifkasifka2 2 years ago
Good key playing, now I want one.
weatherkop 5 years ago