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Hi :) D-50! :)

The Juno series (the vintage ones) are amazing, the Juno-60 is my favorite! The SY99 has AFM which is similar to the DX form of synthesis, sort of like a D-50 with its TVF+res and a DX with its 6 operators. A good place to start is to study basic FM synthesis, and how the operator...

HI. The black material on each contact is most likely best if left there. It could be the carbon like material used on the contacts to help with the connection process between the keys and the processing/scanning board. If the black material is only on the contact itself and looks organized, leav...

Hi :) That is awesome that you have a JP-8, they are beautiful machines. I would love to teach synthesis and improvisation one day. :)

I've never taken lessons, I started teaching myself to play synths when I was 6. I heard a song on the radio and played it exactly how I heard it. Never stoppe...

hi :) SY 99 is cool. We once used a Yamaha SY85 years ago. The SY series are excellent. The 85 didn't feature FM though. The other synths I am using is the Roland Alpha Juno-1 for bass line and the Roland D-50. My sister is using the Yamaha Motif-6 and the Roland A-90 to control it (midi).

:) TSF

HI :) I have printed patch sheets that I keep data on as well as cassette tape, but currently my Juno-1 is undergoing some minor synth 'surgery' at the moment and is out of service for a few days. I only have cassette tapes and datasheets. SysEx has never worked for any of my synths unfortunatel...

Wow this is the coolest jam!! :) Wonderful work with the synths! Keep up the greatness.

:) TSF

Wow!!! THAT WAS SWEET!!

Very very nice work!!

Hehe the coolest EMX video!!!

hi :) Yes. The metal envelope is actually shielding paper (part 22255252). It protects the main board and its sensitive components. Please try and leave it in place as best you can. the board would be exposed to interference and damage without it. I would try and bend some of those edges slightly...

AWESOME! I LOVE how the music started right after the Jupiter switch was activated, perfect!. :) Sounds like that arp sound was more of a square/pulse wave.

Wow it's awesome to see such an amazing musician talk about one of the most amazing synths ever made. Great programming work.

Jupiter-8 fo...

The best synth repair videos. :) Excellent work.

Hi! :) That is wonderful!! Very awesome. :) Thank you so much for the message. Great success! Synths can be unpredictable machines at their age of 20+ but with a little TLC, they still make us synth freaks happy. :)

Have a synthy day. :)

Lovely! :) Excellent work!

Very very nice. :)

Nicely done. :)

Hi :) I am doing good, always working on new music, patches, and videos to post soon. Mr.Obxa has to go in for repair, its crashing a lot now, but once its all better, he'll be in a better mood I think. hehe lol Anyway, I agree, synths are a way of life! :) Talking with them and learning from the...

"Sprinkle in a little LFO" LOL!! That was great! haha

:) The Juno-60 is in my opinion the best out of all the Junos. I played the 106 and its similar but it doesn't have the quality of the 60. The Juno-6 and 60 are nearly identical except that the 6 lacks internal 56 patche storage of the 60, that's why there's missing buttons on the 6. The J6/J60 a...

HI :) We have a J2, great synth :) It has a similar set. Often times more than one cleaning is needed unfortunately. My D-50 has done this to me, where I clean it and put it back together just to find a key still acting up. Sometimes though if you give it a day or two, it settles in and starts be...

Many thanks! :)

Hi Yes, I improvise the JP-8 strings, the Korg lead and the OBXa bass line live. My sister plays the beat as she finds best to match what is played on the other synths. The chords on the Jupiter sets the key for the song, then the other parts are created from that foundation. The Korg lead is wri...

HI :) No offense taken. I have a bilateral high frequency hearing loss that affects my production of speech but I am working with new hearing aid technology to try and improve my speech clarity. Thanks for letting me know and being kind about it as well. I will be glad to clarify any questions on...

HI :) Its a Yamaha QX-3 16 track midi seq/recorder. Mine is from November 17, 1987 :)

Good bass patch too.