Your very first synth

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What was your very first SYNTH ?

Arp
12
5%
Moog
23
9%
Korg
104
39%
Roland
47
18%
Oberheim
3
1%
Yamaha
60
23%
Kurzweil
2
1%
Fairlight
0
No votes
Kawai
13
5%
 
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Roland D-10. Still have it. It's vintage! 8)
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Mini Moog 1977 and I still have it :idea:
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I had a Kawai K4 ... I could choose between a Korg M1 and the K4, but since I couldn't afford the M1 and I really didn't know much about synths I bought the K4. What a mistake ....

Well it's not really bad, but it stands no chance at all against the M1. I sold it (traded to a N264).

My first keyboard was a Yamaha Sh101 (child keyboard) but before I had the Kawai K4 I had two organs. One is a Farfisa Lido ... if somebody wants to pick it up ... it's free (one pedal is broken but can be fixed).
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microKorg...
Current Gear: Kronos 61, RADIAS-R, Volca Bass, ESX-1, microKorg, MS2000B, R3, Kaossilator Pro +, MiniKP, AX3000B, nanoKontrol, nanoPad MK II,
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OMG!

It was a Crumar doing only Brass sound. Somewhere in the '80.

It was so insignificant that I can't even find a picture of it on the net.
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Roland Alpha Juno 2. I still have it, and sometimes use it as a controller.
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Roland Jupiter 6 around 1983 or 1984

Maybe not quite as good as the Jupiter 8 but nevertheless now a classic!

Completeley regret selling it in the early 90's :cry:

Would now be actually worth twice what I paid for it. (But not in real terms!)
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Guitars: Yamaha SG700, Ovation Applause electro-acoustic, Squier Strat, Roland micro cube amp.

Former: Roland Jupiter 6, Yamaha DX9, Akai X7000 sampler, Casio CZ1000, Roland SH101, Roland TR909, Roland MC500mk2, Emu Procussion.
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Yamaha SY85 !!!
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Yamaha Motif XS8.. :-) Yeah, I am a youngster LOL
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jick wrote:Yamaha Motif XS8.. :-) Yeah, I am a youngster LOL
Nice synth to begin with :-)
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michelkeijzers wrote:
jick wrote:Yamaha Motif XS8.. :-) Yeah, I am a youngster LOL
Nice synth to begin with :-)
You can say that, still don't understand the thing completely LOL
I must say, it's a great synth, but it's a pain to get things working when connected to PC..
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Yamaha DX7
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Yamaha SK30.

Halfway down on this page: http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/sk20.php
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rderderian wrote:Yamaha DX7
I remember so vividly when it first came out. Going to Yamaha shows in my mid teen and drooling over this unit.

Man time flies.
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I saw a few days ago a Yamaha DX7 for sale (250 euro), but since I will buy a Kronos next year I get one builtin for free (well the modeled version).
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