![]() ![]() The filters were sharp and the effects were effective. ![]() The analog oscillators that generate the original sound wave were amazing. All those knobs you see give the player unlimited sound shaping control. That and they are so expensive that they are basically collector’s items at this point.Īlso, have you ever tried to get someone to repair your broken analog synth? Good luck finding that person.Īll that aside, 1970s synths are still my favorite. Probably the biggest reason artists don’t use ’70s synths today is because the signal to noise ratio isn’t that good. They were also somewhat noisy and hiss-y. You had to have the knowledge to turn the knobs back to the way they were. If you spent 30 minutes getting the perfect sound, then later one of your buddies twists a couple knobs, you couldn’t easily reload the sound. Many synths were not capable of saving presets. They rarely used batteries, requiring them to remain tethered to an external power source. Only the most expensive keyboards were capable of playing multiple notes at once. In the early ’70s, most synths were monophonic.
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