Published February 25, 2011 | 
This was an odd one really. I decided to bust out the old Acieeeed machine and see if it still worked. I forgot how much I loved the thing and 2 weekends later, I had a new track. I should use it more often. It’s a head-banger. Hope you like it.
I might do a video for this one. Watch this space…
Published February 25, 2011 | 
Time for some more inane mouthing about my favorite subject….vintage analogue synthesizers. Next up the mighty Akai VX600.
As touched on in my previous post about the Akai VX90 Module, Akai were not really known for their synths. Most people associate them for making sampling affordable and bringing it to the masses. This is a shame because they made some lovely machines like the AX60, AX80, and the last in the line, the VX600.
The VX600 is a bit of an enigma. It was released in the Netherlands as a prototype by Akai back in 1986, which is quite late for a machine based around the Curtis 3340 VCO chip-set that had been doing the rounds since the late 70′s. It’s the same VCO that you’ll find in things like the Sequential Circuits Prophet 600, Oberheim Matrix synths, Roland Jupiter 8 and so on. Due to its complexity, and reports of its tuning instability, it never actually went into full production. Because of this, good examples are becoming harder to find. I got mine about 6 years ago from the Netherlands and it is in full working order thankfully.
Posted in Akai Analogue Synthesizers, Analogue Synths | 
Akai EVI 1000, Akai EWI 1000, Akai VX600 Matrix Synth, Analogue synthesizers, Andromeda A6, Blade Runner, Curtis 3340 VCO, Electronic Music, Korg M1 workstation, Oberheim Xpander, Poly synth, Roland Jupiter 6, Roland Jupiter 8, Sequential Circuits Prophet 600, Vangelis, Yamaha CS80Published January 5, 2011 | 
Akai VX90 Analogue Synthesizer Module
Anyone that knows me will tell you that I like to talk about analogue synths an awful lot, and then some. In this blog infested world, it makes sense then to write about them too so I shall…
Rather than focusing entirely on tech specs, oscillators and such (though there will be some of this), I prefer to talk about the creative and practical possibilities of the various analogue synthesizers that I regularly use or have owned over the years.
I should point out that I’m not an analogue snob (I’ve met a few). If I like the sound, I will use anything regardless of how shitty it is. And that brings me nicely to the Akai VX90 Analogue Expander!
Published January 4, 2011 | Having had quite a bit of time off from my real job over Christmas and the New Year, I took the opportunity to work on a song that I originally wrote back in 2005 called ‘Weekend Warrior’. I started work on the recording early last year and shelved it but decided to resurrect it in a moment of madness. It just needs a few overdubs and mixing and it will be ready to be released into the big wide world.
Watch this space…
Published October 25, 2010 | I wrote this cautionary song about I guy that I used to know who had a relationship with a female work colleague. When it turned sour, she accused him of sexual harassment and he was sacked. He had a nervous breakdown as a result and went to live in a mud hut in Africa……true
1. I don’t know what is acceptable anymore… by Quadraphonic All Stars
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