Your very first synth

Harry_G · Post by **Harry_G** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:58 pm

Synton Syrinx. After that a Polysix.

Kdfx · Post by **Kdfx** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:07 pm

Yamaha SY77
since i've got the Kronos, i didn't switch it on

NuSkoolTone · Post by **NuSkoolTone** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:16 pm

Ensoniq ESQ-1. Still have it!

spinoria · Post by **spinoria** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:21 pm

The Roland Juno-106 was my first synth. Really cool and simple. Some great pad sounds as well. There was some mode also where you could run it mono with double oscillators. Really fat. Can't remember what that mode was called.

Still miss it sometimes. Also miss my Roland D-50. It was something special about that one.

Synthoid · Post by **Synthoid** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:21 pm

runningman67 wrote:
Synthoid wrote:I doubt anyone among us owned a Fairlight as their first synth.

I agree, but its just such a wonderful name for a keyboard.

Believe it or not, this was the original Fairlight. (The keyboard was named after it).

runningman67 · Post by **runningman67** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:35 pm

Wow, I went on one like that called the Condor from Jersey (uk) to France. I think it's called a Hydrofoil. They don't half shift !

afr · Post by **afr** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:46 pm

Yamaha SY22

cello · Post by **cello** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:52 pm

You always remember your first...

Mine was the Korg Delta, bought brand new in 1983

Fred S · Post by **Fred S** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:02 pm

Dating myself...my first synth was a miniKORG700.

zzz · Post by **zzz** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:24 pm

I had a cheap preset casio, but then treated myself to an Ensoniq sq-80. Still have it, and it's still wonderful. I suppose it was the equivalent of Kronos when it first came out - multi timbre, poly aftertouch, sequencer, easy to program, and the best manual I've ever seen. (Anyway, back to the Kronos!)

runningman67 · Post by **runningman67** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:34 pm

Indeed, back to the Kronos. The Kronos wouldn't be here if it wasn't for these early pioneering synths.

But look how much we get for our money now with the Kronos. Another reason to love it!

Qtipcore · Post by **Qtipcore** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:54 pm

Roland JV-80 and a Roland MC-300 when I was 12 yrs old.

I still miss the wonderful synth-action of the JV-80...

JimH · Post by **JimH** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:01 pm

The first I actually owned was a Moog Source which I bought new and I still have. But for a couple years before that I regularly played a Moog Prodigy owned by the guitar player.

Teh Mick · Post by **Teh Mick** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:04 pm

My first real keyboard a Korg Karma that I bought in 2006. Still have it and sitting on top of my Kronos.

iixorbiusii · Post by **iixorbiusii** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:05 pm

What about 'CASIO' !!!

I had a CZ230s in 1986. Followed by a DX100 in '87; then I went mad in '88 with an M1, D-50 and ESQ1.

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Your very first synth

What was your very first SYNTH ?

Roland Juno-106