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67
Excellent synthesizer in it's own right.... But.... Not a bit like the ARP Oddysey
Love the modulation mixer. It's not been done on that many synthesizers. It almost gives the impression on a modular - without all the hassle of cables and sockets that would eventually start to crackle and go intermittently open circuit.
Pros - nice and stable thanks to a complete chipset designed just for synthesizers designs. Cons - When one of the chips goes down, which, to be fair would be a long time ago, the whole instrument is pretty much scrap.
Unless a good engineer could redesign that specific section. I used to keep all schematics of these sort of mods. I do believe that the chipsets for these synthesizers have once again been brought back to life and the foundries have started up again. This will be.great for the second hand market once again. To own any synthesizers of this age, you either need to know a very good engineer, or you would need to have the knowledge to modify these beasties. Come to think of it, to own a studio and engineer it yourself, you (should be) just the sort of engineer to keep one of these of these on it's feet.
67
Not good when compared to other synthesizers of the time...
It does have some good presets, but when it comes to programming... Forget it. ! When the desk is normalised and the DX is plugged in, you suddenly realise how much noise it produces. So I always tweak the top off to reduce the noise. If I can get away with it, I'll put it through a set of noise gates. I've got to admit, why go through all this grief when any of the other synthesizers available can produce just the right sound I need.
67
Noisy, crackles, distorted if poked. I wouldn't want it any other way
Love it !!!
The perfect analogue beastie. Would never part with it.
It does take a different approach to solo work.
67
Noisy, crackles, distorted if poked. I wouldn't want it any other way
Love it !!!
The perfect analogue beastie. Would never part with it.
It does take a different approach to solo work.