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Daily Archives: January 11, 2015

Roland Jupiter 8

Brand: Roland
Model: Jupiter-8
Link: http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/jup8.shtml

BLURB:
I bought this from a guy in Sydney around 2000. He also had an OB-Xa…but he refused to sell it. He used these two delicious machines in a cover band…yup, A COVER BAND. This FOOL put gaffer tape on this beautiful machine. He left it on there for several years. The gaffer tape is now baked on. One day i will find him. He will die a HORRIBLE DEATH.

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STUDIO SNAPSHOT : Doepfer A-136 Distortion

Brand: Doepfer
Model: A-136 Distortion/Wave Multiplier
Link: http://www.doepfer.de/A136.htm

BLURB:
Similar to the A-137 Wave Shaper…but totally different. Personally I actually think the A-137 is a better distortion unit, but the A-136 is the master of Wave Shaping.

PROS:
The CV inputs can be used to get some very interesting “Morphing” happening. The sound can be radically changed with a twist of a knob.

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