#Gakken #Analog #Synthesizer #SX150 #SynthesizerChronicles #SpecialKit
I was given one of these wicked little dirty analog synthesizers as a 2017 Dark Winter Solstice gift from another musician friend who is more into guitars than synths. His Japanese wife brought the magazine from Japan years ago. It's pretty coolz, check out the insta jam videos I made learning to play it. It's got a simple triangle or square wave selection, an LFO, a simple filter section with a cutoff dial and a resonance on/off switch, not to mention a VCA section with a two level volume, and a built in speaker.
The pitch is controlled by the stylus pen, nifty, similar to the Stylophone which I also have but this SX-150 has a far greater sound range due to the extra control of the sound modification parameters. It would be cool to mod it (and a friend did that I found out later the first day) and incorporate it into my #GlowInTheDarkMonster music system as another dirty analog voice.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SemiModular/permalink/1247270705405459/
My insta jams with the SX-150 dirty analog synthesizer:
(1) https://www.facebook.com/RyuZokuDragonClan/videos/312480019158767.
(2) https://www.facebook.com/RyuZokuDragonClan/videos/312480259158743.
(3) https://www.facebook.com/RyuZokuDragonClan/videos/312491129157656.
(4) https://www.facebook.com/RyuZokuDragonClan/videos/312490102491092.
(5) https://www.facebook.com/RyuZokuDragonClan/videos/312501752489927.
The Insta Jam videos are also available via Instagram via this search link: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/va20171222a.
#Resources
I've also included some other resources to this wicked little analog synth.
Semimodular article and resoruces, https://www.facebook.com/groups/SemiModular/permalink/1247463532052843.
#Gakken #Analog #Synthesizer #SX150 #MainPost
#SynthesizerChronicles #SpecialKit
"Here's what's got to be one of the best bargain analog synthesizers out there. It's the Gakken SX-150, a stylophone styled analog that can be found on ebay for $40. The machine has to be assembled, but there's no soldering involved. It's just a matter of putting the PCB in the case and connecting the power line, pretty simple stuff really. It's very much a gimmick but since it really is a true analog it's fairly easy to modify it into something useful."
http://www.dinsync.info/2010/06/gakken-sx-150-modifications.html
I bet this little synth can be modded into a semimodular.
An English PDF version of the original Japanese magazine article that accompanied the magazine (see photo) that included this wicked little dirty analog square / triangle synth.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SemiModular/1247457232053473/
Got one as a 2017 Dark Winter Solstice gift from another musician friend who is more into guitars than synths. His Japanese wife brought the magazine from Japan years ago.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SemiModular/permalink/1247270705405459/
There is a #MarkII version of the SX-150 (I have the Mark I version).
Synth Place writes: "The Mark II is an enhancement of the SX-150, also known as the Synthesizer Chronicles special kit. The original “Chronicle” was a kit that you had to assemble, and included variable controls for LFO Rate, Attack, Decay, Pitch Envelope and Cutoff. The three switches are for Resonance ON/OFF, LFO Wave (square or triangle) and Power (Off, Low Volume and High Volume). The External Source jack allowed you to drive the kit from a voltage source instead of the resistive strip. The build-in speaker was very tinny and thin, so using the Output jack to drive mono headphones or run audio to a mixer was a much better choice.
The Mark II builds on the original, replacing the Resonance switch with a variable control, and adding an LFO Depth control. The power switch has been changed to Off, On and Gate; where Gate disables the Attack and Decay controls. The External Source jack has been relabeled as “Line In”, but probably works the same way. Finally there are two new pressure-sensitive push button switches: VCF Modulation and LFO Modulation. The tiny built-in speaker is still mostly pointless – you’re better off plugging headphones into the Output jack instead. The Output audio is pretty rich and clear in comparison. Now, this is not a kit; basically you just get a small box that contains the Mark II, a sheet of silvery labels for customizing the knobs, and a foldout sheet with warnings (don’t play the Mark II in the shower, and don’t leave it in your car with the windows rolled up in the summer) and brief descriptions of what each of the controls do."
http://synthpalace.com/gakken-sx-150-mk-ii/
Sick!! I 100 percent had a similar stylophone synth in the studio...and never sold it...so I am indeed confused why it no longer seems to exist...