Akai AX80 | demo by syntezatory.prv.pl

Demo of 1984 Akai AX-80. All sounds programmed by WC Olo Garb. Video editing by WC Olo Garb. ||| Syntezatory.prv.pl Videos: showing you not what a synthesizer can do, but what a man can do with a synthesizer.

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[sounddoctorin]

@MrJonnybexar Good question. I think the retro look with the fluorescent display weighs in some..the editing i/f is cool. But the sound is more flexible I think also. I've programmed a lot on Jx10/mks70 and they are great for certain things. Everyone says slow envelopes on them and probably the akai has an edge on that as well. But you can do some real ethereal 'digital age' type sounds on akai that I don't hear as well on Roland I think :-)

[MrJonnybexar]

@sounddoctorin This would seem to just be Akai's answer to the JX-8P. Why do these fetch more money then?

[theHackerOfMayhem]

08:02 _____!

[southdakotabully]

Specifications Polyphony - 8 voices Oscillators - 2 per voice + Sub Osc. (sawtooth or variable pulse width) Filter - 8 VCFs (1 per voice) VCA - 8 ADSRs (1 per voice) LFO - 3 LFOs controlling OSC 1, OSC 2, VCF Keyboard - 61 keys (velocity sensitive) Memory - 96 patches (64 user, 32 preset) Control - MIDI Date Produced - 1984 Est. Value - $300 - $500

[HSMHaterzhehe]

how much would 1 of these retro electro bad boys cost now?

[brofjw]

I'm having a very hard time finding out if the AX80 has velocity sensitivity or not? Could you possibly answer this?

[Dectheboner]

Is this guy a bit simple or something

[Musikstudio24]

@MrKnnknn I have both, both are really great synths - you must decide !

[boxnife]

@KodyBoy555 correct

[sounddoctorin]

@TotallyNuss hehe... yeah it's the same scheme most others were using in the '84 zone. I have the schematics now btw due to a strange issue on the last one :-). The 8253 is the source of all 'oscillations' on these things. There are sample and hold cells that hold the CV for each 'oscillator'. They are used to 1) give filter>keyboard slope and 2) to aid in creation of appropriate slopes on the op amp sawtooth converters basically.