Recent content by SuperJX

I agree that 61 keys would probably do you fine-- and the cost to jump up to something more is significant. That being said, I gigged with a 76-key synth for years (a SuperJX, btw :) ) and it was nice for those times that I needed to split the keys for two different sounds. But it's really a...

I like mine... Have had a Fantom X6 for a couple years. It's worked well for playing along with some of my buddies' bands, fleshing out the strings, organ, and piano-type sounds. I also have a V-Synth that I use for the electronic sounding stuff. I'm mainly using mine for live playing, but...

I have an X6. One thing to note is that the Fantoms have 1/4" balanced outs-- so make sure you don't have a funky cable issue. Either 2-conductor patch cords or 3-conductor should work if they're straight through. There's also a master level control in the system settings page. Should be...

There was a segment on "Made in America" or "Dirty Jobs" (can't recall which) about a company that rebuilds pipe organs. Interesting to see what all goes into them. The metal pipes were rolled from sheet (tin or zinc alloy maybe), with a soldered seam, which in turn were soldered into a...

Roland usually puts their system updates on their web sites. You should be able to download the 2.0 system here: http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?dsection=d_downloads&ObjectId=304 Should also have instructions on how to do so in the download. Manuals are also online in...

You can download an owners manual from the Lexicon website: http://www.lexiconpro.com/Product_Downloads/lxp-5/LXP-5_Owners.pdf Should get you started.

Just did a quick skim of the RS-70 on the Roland site, and I can see what you mean about limited parameter control. I'm not sure that you can dig into the LFO routing from the front panel of the synth itself, but I'll be that there's a compatible patch editor for your computer somewhere. I...

I sold my RE-201 a good 10 years ago, and can't recall offhand. Also not sure which model of Space Echo you have (there's a few). Might I suggest the Roland web site? They have an archive of product manuals, including the space echo series. Look under Support/Product Manuals at...

What synth are you using? Got a song in mind that you're referring to? There are various "pulsating" sounds. A lot you hear on the radio now are based on arpeggiators, which are basically like re-keying notes repeatedly. Back in the day, you could hold down a chord and the notes would...

Have you posed this question on the Analog Heaven list yet? I don't have personal experience with any of the three boards, but I would venture that the crew there certainly do. I do know that Paul Schreiber at Synthesis Technology has a cache of CEM chips, and even some SSM chips. Probably...

Don't think that the LXP-5 keeps the original user banks on a chip anywhere. I think it's all volatile (i.e. - when you overwrite the original patch, then it's gone). Of course, the 64 presets can't be overwritten. You can download the user manual here...

Do some searches on the web for more info. Here's a good place to start: http://www.synthmuseum.com/sequ/seqpro501.html If I remember correctly (and I probably don't ;)), the rev 1 used a discrete vco and rev 2 switched to an SSM chip vco that took basically the same circuits and put them on...

Sold my Prophet5, Jupiter-6, and Roland Space Echo in the early '90s to help put my first wife through law school. Then got rid of the wife 6 years ago. I'm much happier now, but I still miss the gear some times. ;)

Agree on the synthmuseum search. HL also was known for using Sequential Circuit's Prophet5 at that time (as were a bunch of 80's pop bands). Used to listen to that cassette in my walkman a lot :D I'd guess Prophet5, a Roland poly of some sort (maybe Juno60 or even a Jupiter), and perhaps an...

The Fantom still has some sample memory onboard without the expansion. 32MB if I remember correctly. Should be enough for a few minutes worth of workspace. And adding the DIMM later is just as easy as plugging it in. Goes into the same space as the SRX cards. I'd right-click and save the...