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Dual 80s analogue hybrid synth inspired by akai ax73 and vx600 uvi has brought together two classic 1980s akai synthesisers into a hybrid virtual instrument that celebrates them both individually as well as in combination. Akai ax73 industrial suite this is a demo of the akai ax73. He also designed other akai music studio system instruments in the early 1980s, such as the mg1212 multitrack tape recorder. So a juno filter at 10 sounds like the ax 60 filter at about 3 and the ax 80 filter at about 4 or 5. Some parts i use the beatstep sequencer, chord memory. Yeah, i would say pick an ax 80 because it sounds more like what all these gearslutz want synthesizers to sound like.

Tech 21 updates richie kotzen rk5 signature fly rig to v2. Oberheim matrix12 anzeige 1985 synthesizer, synth pop. From the sleek black sides to the sharp retro fluorescent displays, this ax rocks. Jul, 2014 there are quite a few good demos of the ax 80 out there already. Vintagesynthshop is an online store where you can buy vintage synths in full working order vintage synth parts vintage drum machines. This is perhaps one reason why the akai ax80 failed to excite many potential.

Bob mintzer world reknown recording artist, sax and ewi virtuoso, arranger, with the yellowjackets. Amazing sound, so far the best synth ive ever played with. Akai ax60 custom firmware akai ax60 post by countrushmore fri feb 17, 2017 12. He said it had just been sitting in the closet for year. Presets on 80 s synths are almost always crap in my experience. Over 100 akai ax73 patches sampled available as kontakt 2 instruments.

The ax80 is a polyphonic analogue keyboard synthesizer manufactured by akai professional in 1984. Forgive me if this is been posted here before, but i dont remember seeing it. Other notable features of the ax80 include an angled rear panel for easy cable connections, chord memory, midi control, and pitchmod wheels. A decent amount of patch storage and nice enough sounds make the ax80 a useable synth to have around, but it probably wont replace your roland juno. I keep bugging akai now owned bu numark about a contact with someone who was on the original ax 80 projectassuming any are still alive definitely keep up posted. Akai ax80 eprom firmware upgrade kit rom upgrade chip ax80. It was akai s first venture into the professional electronic musical instrument market. Very 80s digital digitally controlled analog synth and there are a ton of parameters on each patch. The ax73 is a surprisingly good analog synthesizer that is still considered to be widely underrated and deserving of some recognition. The vx600 is a unique and compact analog synthesizer produced by the samplermeisters at akai.

The ax73 uses six of these chips, which were also used in some sequential circuits synths. Akai ax80 synthesizer voice board pcb as is synth parts rare. Tech 21 updates richie kotzen rk5 signature fly rig to v2 its been nearly 5 years since richie kotzen and tech21 got together to make the rk5. There are a few quirks that would need to be dealt with straight away. Its a sixvoice synth with two analog vcos per voice. Akai s initial foray into the hitech world had perhaps failed to live up to the companys expectations, which is slightly surprising given its specifications. Akai ax80 synthesizer specifications, pictures, prices.

I had always assumed that david cockerell had something to do with the ax80, but it looks like you may be looking for tamaki san. Anybody here have the desire andor skills to work towards developing a new os for the akai ax 80 to add sysex and patch dumpingloading. Find great deals on ebay for akai ax80 and akai ax60. The akai ax73uses the famous curtis cem 3394 chips which incorporate a voltage controlled oscillator vco, a voltage controlled, resonant 24dboctave lowpass filter vcf and a voltage controlled amplifier vca. This is the only one ive ever seen and it definitely ties the whole vibe together. Akai ax 60 custom firmware akai ax60 discussions about anything analog, digital, midi, synth technology, techniques, theories and more. It is a midi equipped sixvoice analog synthesizer with advanced digital controls and functions. The ax 60 has an equivalent slider called vco eg depth.

Analogue heaven akai ax80 os firmware upgrade via bob grieb. Its a six voice analog synthesizer with an almost identical architecture to akais ax60 keyboard. Zawi lead 55 megalyle 80 ewi4000s 06 flute 31 fusion 56 michael lead. Ewi4000s volume 1 for the akai ewi4000s and ewi4000 sw contains 100 allnew, super expressive, superdynamic, breath controlled patches designed especially for the new akai ewi4000s wind controller. The akai ax80 synthesizer has an average rating of. Akai ax 80 programmable polyphonic synthesizer 1984 analog synthesizer from the mideighties, produced by the famous sampler company in the akai music studio system series. The akai ax 60 is the only synth on this list that uses vcos voltagecontrolled oscillators which gives it a bit more of a rougharoundtheedges sound. The synth has been gone through and had two cem3372 ics replaced with new old stock ics, keyboard contacts cleaned, power supply voltages inspected, all ribbon cables secured, and a general cleaning. Akai ax80 ax80 rubber contact strip vintagesynthshop. Thousands of new sounds for over 100 synths and samplers. Ewi presets patches sounds bank suonopuro soundbank. Its digital digitally controlled analog and new patches are loaded over tape via a 14 inch input. Nearly 150 extra kontakt 5 patches created using kontakt 5 engine and earlier version of our interface. The keyboard can be split to play two patches independently.

Suonopuro ewi presets is a private collection that im going to give to everyone who supports my site. Akai ewi ewi4000s sounds programs soundbanks at patchman music. Like the ax73 it has an autotune function and a really nice vcf lowpass. Inspired by the original hardware, uvx80s ui reflects an 80s futurism aesthetic while providing a clear and easytoprogram instrument with familiar controls. Maggie thatcher, new romantics, rara skirts, and bands like kajagoogoo in the charts. Get the best deals on akai vintage speakers when you shop the largest online selection at. Over 100 akai ax 73 patches sampled available as kontakt 2 instruments. When it was released, akai advertised various accessories for the ax80.

User sounds featuring layered pads via daw and individual patches. Akai aa910 vintage stereo receiver excellent condition powers up. Service manual for akai ax700, downloadable as a pdf file manual details. It has 64 memory locations for sounds patches, arranged in two banks of 32 each, plus a bank of 32 factory preset sounds. Splits where no voices can be used for half of the keyboard are useful when the ax60 is expanded with an akai sampler. It has one oscillator vco per voice and allows for 3 playing. Everything sounded good though, all 8 voices fired, good condition all around. Also used eventide space and source audio nemesis delay. This is a pretty much shockingly underrated and powerful synth. A firmware update for the akai ax80 synthesizer i was recently helping a friend troubleshoot his ax80 and thought it might be helpful to learn a little about the firmware. A very flexible modulation matrix allows you to route waveforms from each of the vcos through the various edit functions. Ax 60 is fun, easy to use, and aggressive has fm filter and ext filter in also nice different form a jx3pjuno which are also good synths to consider in this marketrange. Combine this with the sampler input from say, an s900 or s950 and you will have a wild time.

Its funny how some people automatically associate analog synths with warm, round tones, because these synths even the 60 which has vcos have this sort of industrial harshness to them, which i seem to like. Im sure theres a way to get the patches and just play them into it but we will see. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Prior to taking over the sampling world, akai launched a hybrid analoguedigital synth with a unique interface. Over 100 akai ax 73 patches sampled available with kontakt 5. Over 100 akai ax73 patches sampled available with kontakt 5. Akai ax 80 ax80 rubber contact strip,vintage synth for sale. With an identical voice structure to the ax73, the vx90 is little more than a rackmount version. More about the akai ax73 ax73 specifications notes about the akai ax73 famous akai ax73 users akai ax73 samples. This is the only one ive ever seen and it definitely read more. The ax80 has the privilege of being the first prokeyboard produced by akai, released in 1984. For a little over a month now i have been running bob griebs upgraded ax80 os. The akai ax60 is a 6voice polyphonic programmable analog synthesizer with a 5octave, 61note cc keyboard.

Hi mooggy, its me again got my ax 80 for a few days. I was recently helping a friend troubleshoot his ax80 and thought it might be helpful to learn a little about the firmware. View and download akai ax80 operators manual online. There are quite a few good demos of the ax 80 out there already. Synth veteran richard geere with a demo of the akai ax80 analogue synth. The guy was selling it for his mom who was in a retirement home. Included is a very rare akai branded soft case that would have been ordered separately back in the day.

Immediate download after payment delivered as a pdf file. New listing vintage akai aav305 b audio visual receiver. Also when messing around with the filter cutoff and resonance, after playing a bit the numbers seem to change. I felt the ax73vx90ax80 were yawners not exciting in sound and not great interfaces just personal opinion there. A 2layer architecture provides 28 sounds for oscillator 1 and 111 sounds on oscillator 2, each with its own multimode filter, adsr envelopes, pitch, portamento, stereo section. For akai ax80 oberheim matrix 6 matrix 12 keyboard replacement keys. An eightnote polyphonic synthesizer with rocksolid digital oscillators, the ax80 offered some interesting tonal possibilities thanks to its real analogue filters, fiveoctave, touch. Do you have any synth resolutions or something that you want to accomplish in 2017. Reverb is a marketplace bringing together a widespanning community to buy, sell, and discuss all things music gear. Now were faced with fly rig rk5 v2, an update that adds new features to reflect mr kotzens changed needs.

The akai ax73 may not be top of the wanted listsof many synth enthusiasts but, for the price it is going for at the moment often less than. When i looked in the instruction manual, i only found out that it can do cross mod which is a kind of fm i think, sync, and lfo 10 comments. The ax80 was first released in 1984 by akai professional of japan. The ax80s nicest features are 1 data entry knob, which can double as a realtime parameter controller kind of a new idea at the time, 2 sloping back panel so you can see all the connectors from in front of the machine, and 3 green fluorescent bargraph display of all parameters at once, above the front.

All the informations ive got are from vinylengine database but i look for impressions, thougts, feelings about this tt. Ax 80, it possible to save the data numbers simultaneously from 30, by labeling the voice data in this manner. Vintage akai tekton 200 woofer cover for st 200 speaker, 20s. View online or download akai ax80 service manual, operators manual. The assignment of voices to each split side can be 06, 24, 42, or 60. The ax80 is a polyphonic analogue keyboard synthesizer manufactured by akai professional. To upload the patches on your akai ewi 4000s you need to connect the instrument to the computer pc or mac via a midi cable. You can do some crazy pitch changing things that modulars can achieve. Hello synth fans, this is the first hangout of 2017. Get the best deals on akai ax80 when you shop the largest online selection at.

I wanted to program a few basic sounds and some unique aspects of the ax 80. This will give you some pretty thick and rich analog bass, pads, strings and so on. This means that the oscillators will all be experiencing minute fluctuations in pitch that help to thicken up its sound even more. Large sound library for all akai samplers on floppy disk, cdroms or zip disks. Akaiax80 page at your vintage synth resource for technical and historical information about the akaiax80. Ax 80 repair tutorials how to perform various repairs to your ax 80. Each voice consists of only one vco switchable between sawtooth, triangle, pulse, or noise waves, however, the filter section features a vcf low pass with an additional highpass filter. The ax80 used digitally controlled oscillators dco and filter circuitry based on the curtis electronics cem 3372 integrated circuit. On the minus side, the akai was not multitimbral, had a primitive midi implementation that was unable to dump or load patches, featured neither an arpeggiator.

I just picked up an akai ax 80 on craigslist for a great deal. Akai pro ax80 wav samples, pdf manuals cyborg studio. Akai professional came to the market with the ax80 at almost exactly the same time as the yamaha dx7 was released. Hmm, we dont have any listings for this product right now. Very 80s digital digitally controlled analog synth and there. For specifications, see the info tab, it fits perfectly with the technical specifications of the machine.