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Tag Archives: Roland
Keys Break: 1980
Today: a quick look at some forgotten synths+keys from circa 1980 A.D. Above: the Electro-Harmonix Mini Synth, a pretty cool little piece. Incredibly, it has a touch-sensitive keyboard. Other period entries in the mini-analog-monosynth field included my beloved Yamaha CS-01 … Continue reading
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Tagged electro-harmonix, hohner, moog, Roland, vintage synthesizers
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Synthesizers photographed on stone-colored backgrounds
As the first in a series of “Brief Trends in Visual Culture,” we bring you: synthesizers photographed on stone-colored backgrounds. Pictured above: Roland S50, Korg SG1, EMU Emax SE and Emulator 3. If anyone can explain the significance of the … Continue reading
Keys of the 70s
Strings & Things Memphis advert for keyboards circa 1977. Been looking through some mid-70s issues of “Contemporary Keyboard” (h.f. “CK”) magazine. CK later became simply “Keyboard,” which is still in publication; it’s part of the GUITAR PLAYER family of publications. … Continue reading
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Tagged ARP, connecticut, hohner, moog, Oberheim, organs, Paia, Polyfusion, RMI, Roland, Sequential Circuits, Star Instruments, Steiner-Parker, Strider Systems, vintage synthesizers, Yamaha
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