Sequential (Circuits) Prophet-5
Some teenagers dream about cars. I can’t remember how I found out that Long & McQuade North was selling one of these, because I lived in Peterborough at the time, and the Internet was 10 years away (for me at least). At the store, I asked if I could try it out. The salesman shrugged [...]
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Yamaha CS-15
I was a teenager when a friend of a friend sold me this for $225. He brought it to me in a green garbage bag. I was a bit down on it when I first tried it, but now I love it. There are very few sources that can’t be improved by running them through [...]
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Metasonix TM-1
While to most synth enthusiasts “vintage” means a return to the warmth and relative unpredictability of solid state technology, Eric Barbour of Metasonix feels quite strongly that transistor components are the johnny-come-latelies of the electronic music world. To get true power, warmth, and craziness, you have to start with tubes. And we’re not talking Fender [...]
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Sequential Pro-One
There was a brief period in the late 80s and early 90s when knobs were out and buttons were in. People were so excited about the newest batch of romplers and digital synths that they were practically throwing their old analogue gear out the windows of their cars on the way to music store. Luckily, [...]
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