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total stars: 121
total votes: 30
added: 14-Dec-98

Yamaha DX100

Lastpost: 11-Apr-11: [quote] JE:5 wrote: Mines broken (the led comes on but it doesnt make any noise) Anyone know of a place to get it fixed? [/quote] Yes, this often happens when the thing has been...

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total stars: 121
total votes: 30
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Yamaha DX100

Lastpost: 11-Apr-11: An awesome little synth in every respect - versatile, bombproof and always sounds fresh as a daisy. It has consistently managed to fit in with every composition I have created over...

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total stars: 54
total votes: 15
added: 19-Dec-98

Casio CZ-5000

Lastpost: 10-Apr-11: I'm looking for the manual of cazio cz 5000 synth. Can you please help. Many thanks. Paulo...

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total votes: 55
added: 03-Feb-01

Roland D50

Lastpost: 09-Apr-11: excellent string sound...

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total stars: 135
total votes: 30
added: 13-Dec-98

Roland Jupiter-8

Lastpost: 28-Mar-11: A truly unique synth!Great sounds, (the apreggiator is really the best), I love it!Maybe that's why I love Duran Duran's Rio album.Most of the songs were done with a Jupy.I've trie...

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total stars: 58
total votes: 12
added: 29-Mar-99

Waldorf MICROWAVE

Lastpost: 28-Mar-11: I have the original Microwave and all the sound cards...THE BEST MACHINE EVER!I also have the programming interface written by someone fro my Novation Remote 25...meaning I can pro...

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total stars: 21
total votes: 6
added: 19-Dec-98

Oberheim OB-1

Lastpost: 26-Mar-11: [quote] Beverley Wood wrote: I own a OB-1 bought it over 30 years ago, not sure what to do with it now, been stuck in the attic, down now and willing to sell to a serious buyer. ...

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total stars: 298
total votes: 77
added: 17-Dec-98

Yamaha CS1X

Lastpost: 24-Mar-11: [quote] hannah massey wrote: [quote] Joel wrote: Does anyone know how this would go out of tune, and how to fix it? recently bought one used and all notes have moved down 1/2 step...

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total votes: 6
added: 18-Aug-10

Alesis NanoPiano

Lastpost: 23-Mar-11: Just got it a week ago, in mint condition, and there are many usable patches, i like the "cool vibes" a lot scince i play jazz, but there are many more good sounds, so if you are t...

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Roland JUNO-6

Lastpost: 20-Mar-11: just bought mine from gumtree for �300. I love the appegiator. If u have a multi out soundcard or drum machine ect ie a 808 or mpc , you can send a sound source to trigger the ra...

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total stars: 54
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Casio CZ-5000

Lastpost: 02-Mar-11: Addendum - 2 weeks on - just cautiously going inside & cleaning all the switches etc fixed all issues - big thumbs up for old tech engineering. This synth is a real joy to prog...

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total votes: 15
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Casio CZ-5000

Lastpost: 22-Feb-11: Does NOT have an arpeggiator - wicked or otherwise - the original poster must have been thinking of something else. Only the very basic sequencer. Nothing (yet) I have found here t...

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total votes: 29
added: 19-Dec-98

Sequential Circuits PRO-ONE

Lastpost: 20-Feb-11: Anyone in NYC wants to trade a pro-one for a MBP 15' laptop? email me....

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Roland SH09

Lastpost: 10-Feb-11: lol..i went thr other way..JP8000 to SH-09...

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Roland RS 9

Lastpost: 02-Feb-11: I own this synth. I moved overseas & left it back in the US. And I miss it a lot. I bought an RS-50 where I live, because I liked the lay-out of the RS synths & especially the ...

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added: 13-Jul-04

RED SOUND DARKSTAR XP2

Lastpost: 31-Jan-11: [quote] gridsleep wrote: I know this column was posted almost seven years ago, but I have to point out that the picture is a MIDI drum machine, not a DarkStar XP2.[/quote] fixed...

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RED SOUND DARKSTAR XP2

Lastpost: 29-Jan-11: I know this column was posted almost seven years ago, but I have to point out that the picture is a MIDI drum machine, not a DarkStar XP2. And no one has looked at this in all thi...

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added: 09-Mar-02

Alesis QS6.1

Lastpost: 22-Jan-11: HI, I just purchased a QS6.1 a few weeks ago and its definitely one of the best synths out there. But I've been having a small problem because it seems to be a little out of tune. ...

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total votes: 15
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Casio CZ-5000

Lastpost: 22-Jan-11: agradeceria mucho la forma de comseguir losesquemas del Casio CZ 5000.- Muchas gracias. Saludos. Elbruss....

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total stars: 298
total votes: 77
added: 17-Dec-98

Yamaha CS1X

Lastpost: 20-Jan-11: [quote] Joel wrote: Does anyone know how this would go out of tune, and how to fix it? recently bought one used and all notes have moved down 1/2 step. When I use the note sh...

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