Polysix analog synthesizer

Korg Polysix is a 100% analog synthesizer with 6 voices. It came in 1982 and this is what www.vintage synth explorer write about it:
The PolySix was a milestone because, along with the Roland Juno 6 which appeared almost simultaneously, in 1981 the PolySix was the first opportunity ordinary mortals had to get their hands on a proper programmable polysynth. Up until then, you had to be loaded to afford a Prophet 5, Oberheim OB-Xa, or Roland Jupiter 8.

At first glance it looks like a scaled-down Mono/Poly, but really it's not! In fact it had a lot of great new features such as 32 memory patches, 6 voices of polyphony, cassette backup of memory, even programmable modulation effects and Chorus, Phase, Ensemble!

The Polysix has warm-sounding real analog oscillators, softer and brassy-er sounding that the Juno. Engage the built-in Chorus on a simple single-oscillator sawtooth patch and you were pretty darned close to that expensive Prophet sound. But the big ace in the Polysix's hand was the Ensemble effect. Instant Mellotron-like strings.

Like the Mono/Poly the voices can be played in Unison for a 6-oscillator lead sound that was so big, it was often too big! The advanced arpeggiator can memorize and sequence chords across the keyboard. The PolySix has now been recreated in software as part of the Korg Legacy software bundle! The PolySix has been used by Eat Static, Geoff Downes, Astral Projection, Jimi Tenor, Global Communications, Kitaro, Robert Rich, Keith Emerson and Tears for Fears.

Kjell Gierstae

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Music

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• Polysix
• Korg
• Synthesizer
• Analog
• electronic

[australiandj]

U could so play trance music! rock on mate

[fystasjoppheng]

@australiandj -Thanks!

[1787dude]

i wish i had one of these, a shitty tie, a crappy blue of black blazer, eyeliner and a can of hairspray

[lucadepu]

@fystasjoppheng then it's about the money it costs here. thank you very much for the info!

[fystasjoppheng]

@lucadepu -I guess it costs around 6-7000 norwegian krones.

10 euros is 8 kroner.



[lucadepu]

@fystasjoppheng i'm buying one, fortunately i found one. could you tell me for how much they get sold in your country? here i found one for 700 euros. hopefully i'll contract my way down to 600

[fystasjoppheng]

@lucadepu -Thank you Lucadepu! I,m sorry to say, but the Polysix is sold and I miss it more than expected...

[lucadepu]

@fystasjoppheng very nice

[Northerncalwolf]

I LOVE my Polysix!

[TheSimonHarris]

Cool sounds :-)