Back When Synths Were Beautiful

[Tony Scharf]

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Peter Korsten <peter at severity-one.com> wrote:
>
> I've always wondered what the ultimate *hardware* FM synth is... I think
> your vote would be for the TX-816, or perhaps the FS1r after all?
>

I'd vote a tie between the TG77 and the FS1r.  I have them both in a
rack and despite there being software that does 90% of what they
do...its that last 10% that makes them unique and in some ways
essential.

> Too bad they never continued on FDSP. It's quite an interesting
> enhancement of AWM2, although I have trouble hearing the difference with
> a normal effects processor. Perhaps that's why it quietly disappeared?
>

Never got to play with it, but when recently went out and got a
workstation, the Motif was only on the list to check out because it
had a lead in sample RAM.  Everything else about it reminded me of my
Sy85 with a bigger screen..

Tony