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--- synths_and_drum_machines [2024/05/23 18:12] – [Philips] compact_cassette page link rjt
+++ synths_and_drum_machines [2024/07/23 21:52] (current) – JV-880 rjt
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 ==== Sequencer ====
-Don't seel like I particularly need one, but down the line it would be fun to have one to act as a brain. I don't care about fancy algorithms.
+Don't seel like I particularly need one, but down the line it would be fun to have one to act as a brain. I don't care about fancy algorithms. I tihnk I ultimately prefer just using [[Reaper]].
   * Korg’s SQ-64 - [[yt>BobWThW5IV4]] - 64 steps, good for triggering modular setup
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 Drum machine with a nice bass instrument too.
-Also do one called the Tom Cat that repalces the nice bass synth with a tom.
+Also do one called the Tom Cat that replaces the nice bass synth with a tom.
   * [[yt>TZ2bL-LDwuc|Bad Gear - Akai Rhythm Wolf - Worst Analog Drum Machine Of All Time???]]
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 === Opsix ===
-FM synth that sames pretty easy to use (and has lots of presets).
+[[fm synthesis|FM synth]] that sames pretty easy to use (and has lots of presets).
 === Triton ===
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 ===PMC 100===
-FM synth, mostly want (really want :0 ) for the rad sequencer. Easy to use, can have heaps of steps. Has a [[compact_cassette|tape]] slot, for both saving and playing audio, and saving sequences as data! No MIDI.
+[[fm synthesis|FM synth]], mostly want (really want :0 ) for the rad sequencer. Easy to use, can have heaps of steps. Has a [[compact_cassette|tape]] slot, for both saving and playing audio, and saving sequences as data! No MIDI. Small and portable.
   * [[yt>FAHi-AaZfMY|So PHILIPS Made A Synthesizer And You Didn't Even know?]]
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 ==== PreenFM2 ====
-FM synth with lots of texture
+[[fm synthesis|FM synth]] with lots of texture
   * [[yt>5yG9uahcizs|preenFM2 Review - One Of The Best Modern DIY FM Synthesizers But So Unknown]]
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 I love effect-drenched Roland claps.
+I think Roland synths have those nice icy/crystally sounds I like too.
+=== JD-990 ===
+  * [[yt>saxn6bfOv9w|Roland JD-990 | From techno to pop, this could do it all in the 90s]]
+=== JV-880 ===
+I don't think my mind is settled between the 880, the JD-990, the 1080, or the D-550 for late 80s'90s sounds (not big on the Korg M1), but I think I like the 880 sound the most.
+  * [[yt>v19yOA2GrSE|Roland JV-880: Is It Worth It? | Better than the JV-1080??]] - Not really a comparison video.
+  * [[yt>kw99BcrZ9sM|Roland JV-880 | A small monster]]
+=== SC-55 ===
+There's a MkII version that I'm not sure has anything extra I need. Has 37 extra sounds.
+There's a version called the CM-300 which removes the LCD screen and the buttons. Would be fine if you're sending MIDI data fro ma DAW. Seems a good deal cheaper. The SC-55ST and SC-55K are similar things too.
+  * [[yt>ShpphfVU0EQ|Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 Mark 2 Official Demo Songs]]
+  * [[yt>tF6B7TxpLuA|Roland Sound Canvas SC-55: Leading a Computer Music Revolution! - Sound Profile]]
+  * [[yt>GL1onh_c3mE|Roland SC-88 Pro: A Classic Desktop Synth! - Sound Profile]]
+=== SC-88 ===
+=== U-220 ===
+Rack-mount synth
+=== D-550 ===
+Rack mount version of the D-50, the iconic late-80s/90s synth.
 === TR-8 ===
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   * [[yt>jQoU-2iD_H4|21 minutes of Yamaha RS7000 preset patches, no talking]]
+== TX81Z ==
+Rack-mount version of the DX11. Affordable. Will probably get this as my [[fm_synthesis|FM synth]]. You can link two together and make them play alternate notes. Fiddley to program on the screen, but there are software tools.
+  * [[yamaha_tx81z]]
 ===== See Also =====
   * [[yt>DGcmuI8yjbQ|How to Choose Effect Pedals for Your Synth]]