Comments on: How Healthy Are Your Vintage Synthesizers? http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:59:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: BrekanArts http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-385394 BrekanArts Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:20:49 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-385394 <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290202562409&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=019" rel="nofollow">THIS IS THE CORRECT LINK TO EPS 16+ Digital Sampling Workstation (with synthising and midi sequencing) too.... </a> Thats kinds embarasing. :o THIS IS THE CORRECT LINK TO EPS 16+ Digital Sampling Workstation (with synthising and midi sequencing) too….

Thats kinds embarasing. :o

]]> By: BrekanArts http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-385393 BrekanArts Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:17:20 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-385393 Mine are great shape. But I keep them cased and open them up and clean them periodically to prevent untimely component failure. Naturally the Yamaha DX7 and Roland Juno 80 get regular play and thank heavens still get factory authorized serviced. My Kawai K1 is still one of my favorites and the EnsoniqSQs are still pretty far out too. I've been getting away from samplers <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290201326139&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=019" title="Ensoniq EPS 16" rel="nofollow"> (Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Digital Sampling Workstation for Sale) and returning to analog, FM and PCM synths because the real thing sounds better and can be manipulated faster than trying to manipulate samples of your "favorite layered patch filter". Mine are great shape. But I keep them cased and open them up and clean them periodically to prevent untimely component failure. Naturally the Yamaha DX7 and Roland Juno 80 get regular play and thank heavens still get factory authorized serviced. My Kawai K1 is still one of my favorites and the EnsoniqSQs are still pretty far out too. I’ve been getting away from samplers (Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Digital Sampling Workstation for Sale) and returning to analog, FM and PCM synths because the real thing sounds better and can be manipulated faster than trying to manipulate samples of your “favorite layered patch filter”.

]]> By: Create Digital Music » Your Top 10 Music Tech CDM Stories of 2007 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-376428 Create Digital Music » Your Top 10 Music Tech CDM Stories of 2007 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:57:38 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-376428 [...] #2. How Healthy Are Your Vintage Synthesizers? [...] [...] #2. How Healthy Are Your Vintage Synthesizers? [...]

]]> By: How Healthy Are Your Vintage Synthesizers? | Electrophon http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-283139 How Healthy Are Your Vintage Synthesizers? | Electrophon Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:10:30 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-283139 [...] How Healthy Are Your Vintage Synthesizers? [...] [...] How Healthy Are Your Vintage Synthesizers? [...]

]]> By: Garde http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-278937 Garde Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:04:03 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-278937 ED: Can you provide contact details for the guy in Sydney?? ED: Can you provide contact details for the guy in Sydney??

]]> By: aniello http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-265035 aniello Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:18:38 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-265035 that is a great article. I have a korg polysix and 2 years ago it was totally repaired cause battery acid lacking :/ It sonuded very good, but now it's gone crazy! is it probablly due to old capacitors or cmos chip?.... that is a great article. I have a korg polysix and 2 years ago it was totally repaired cause battery acid lacking :/ It sonuded very good, but now it’s gone crazy! is it probablly due to old capacitors or cmos chip?….

]]> By: John’s Place » Electronic Music — Not Just the Data, But the Instruments Are At Risk! http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-261820 John’s Place » Electronic Music — Not Just the Data, But the Instruments Are At Risk! Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:55:49 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-261820 [...] Although I don’t own any vintage synthesizers, a few days I read this article regarding what can happen to vintage synthesizers over time with quite a bit of concern. There is no shortage of what manner of evil can befall these instruments from the 1970’s and 80’s. In some cases, replacement parts are only available by cannibalizing other instruments, and we can obviously only do that for so long. [...] [...] Although I don’t own any vintage synthesizers, a few days I read this article regarding what can happen to vintage synthesizers over time with quite a bit of concern. There is no shortage of what manner of evil can befall these instruments from the 1970’s and 80’s. In some cases, replacement parts are only available by cannibalizing other instruments, and we can obviously only do that for so long. [...]

]]> By: robin parry http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-260589 robin parry Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:05:51 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-260589 one other, for Yamaha CS 50/60's the power supply comes loose when u move it!!!! mine killed one slider, which the repair tech managed to get working, only 75% of its range. All the pots and switches are unique, no longer made and no modern counterpart one other,
for Yamaha CS 50/60’s the power supply comes loose when u move it!!!! mine killed one slider, which the repair tech managed to get working, only 75% of its range. All the pots and switches are unique, no longer made and no modern counterpart

]]> By: Flightless Bird http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-257171 Flightless Bird Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:25:44 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-257171 Hey Angstrom I should clarify - re: 'original Doc Who series' meaning 'original Doc Who series series'. :) Hey Angstrom

I should clarify - re: ‘original Doc Who series’ meaning ‘original Doc Who series series’.

:)

]]> By: ed http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-256261 ed Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:09:33 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/31/how-healthy-are-your-vintage-synthesizers/#comment-256261 In Sydney, I used a gentlemen called Steve who I contacted through Hutchings keyboards. Not only did he convert my synth from a Japanese power supply, he fixed its dying capacitors and checked back with me weeks later to make sure everything went well. Sadly, people like him are getting rarer than the synths they care for. In Sydney, I used a gentlemen called Steve who I contacted through Hutchings keyboards. Not only did he convert my synth from a Japanese power supply, he fixed its dying capacitors and checked back with me weeks later to make sure everything went well.

Sadly, people like him are getting rarer than the synths they care for.

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