>p.s. if you have any recommendations for an 8 bit sound >synth please reply to this mail, I would like to know >what are my options. Portable racks are very welcome. >No samplers please, that's what the computer is used for :D The Ensoniq SQ-80 is the best I can think of. But it's only available as a keyboard. There is a rack, the ESQ-M (which I have) but it's somewhat cut down (no disk drive, no sequencer, only 32 waveforms instead of something like 75). The Casio HT-6000 is a nice, though also keyboard-only and limited in some ways (and hard to find!). Strictly-speaking it's not 8-bit, but the waveforms are very coarse and have lots of weird high harmonics (though there is almost no aliasing). Not terribly versitile but it's got a great unique sound. The Korg DW-8000 is another good choice, not as nearly as complex as the SQ-80 but I think it's got a warmer sound, and better filters. The Kawai K3, as I understand, is a similar machine in a lot of ways. Aside from that, the early 4-operator Yamaha FM synths (like the FB01) are supposed to have 10-bit DACs. And more expensive stuff... the PPG Wave, Waldorf Microwave, etc. You could also put the Sequential Circuits Prophet VS into this category too (though I think it had 12-bit waveforms). I don't know all that much about those, though.
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RE: [CZsynth] Bye to the list + 8 bit sound recommendations
2005-01-22 by Scott Nordlund
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