“Vintage Akai AX60. Mint condition. I purchased this new in 1985 and played it for a couple years, then put it in storage. Works great. Cosmetically excellent: 9.9 out of 10. ” Link
“This is a beautiful example of this rare synth. It is in perfect condition except for a light scratch to one of the aluminum sides – which has absolutely no effect on playability. Everything functions as it should, and this is a powerful keyboard. The matrix style routing allows things to get pretty wild.
What I liked most:
- 6 badass analog oscillators (same as found in the oberheim xpander – CEM3374)
- polyphonic
- velocity sensitive w/ aftertouch!!
- midi
- auto-tuning” Link
“For your consideration is this very nice vintage mid-1980s Akai Professional AX60 analog synthesizer in great cosmetic and perfect working order. This polysynth features six VCOs (voltage controlled oscillators), LPF (low pass filter), noise generator, sixty-one keys, smooth faders and knobs for blending layers, MIDI, arpeggiator/sequencer, memory holding 64 patches, and comes with an Anvil road case. This synth sounds amazing. A classic analog polysynth in great cosmetic and perfect working condition. ” Link
“Hi . Up for auction i have an Akai VX90 Professional Midi Synthesizer.
It looks good. The contrast know it is a little loose but works .
It powers up and seems to be working but i have no way of testing it any further.” Link
“This item was pulled from a working environment, and appears in good cosmetic condition. We power on the unit and all lights came on. We do not have any equipment to do any further testing.” Link
“This is an AKAI AX-80 Analog Synth
I have had this one for several years now and love it,
But it is time to pass it along!
This machine has always performed admirably!
It sounds like a dream, punchy and thick.
With two oscillators per voice, cross mod, and deep modulation.. it really creates fantastic sounds!
Get one that is sure to work for years to come!” Link
“Vintage Akai Professional AX60 Programable Polyphonic Synthesizer. Comes with cover. Works great. No issues. Few slight scratches. These are great boards, very versitale. Incredible sounds. ” Link
” I bought this Akai AX-80 and it is need of around £200-£250 of repairs (as I have been quoted).
The problems are as listed.
A third of the keys across the board don’t work or work intermittently, there is a small crack in the screen with the parameter readout, the output sounds noisy/dirty and a number of the parameter edit buttons don’t work.
This is a relatively rare keyboard in the UK and has the distinction of being the first keyboard released by Akai. It has analog filters and digitally controlled analog oscillators as opposed to the less stable VCO’s. The sound is good but is much better with external effects added.” Link
“AKAI AX 60 & AKAI S612
ANALOG SYNTH & 12 BIT SAMPLER COMBO INSTRUMENT….
Analog synth that connects to 12 bit sampler and becomes 1 device that is quite unusual and sounds amazing,
A unique synth with some very unique features..
good overall condition for the age of both units all buttons,sliders,pots function as they were intended.
What you get…..
1x Akai ax-60 analog synthesizer
1x Akai s612 rackmount sampler (2ru) 12 bit crunch !
1x connection cable for connecting the s612 to ax-60, a rare find in itself.
1x Akai s612 disk drive (2ru)
1x hardcase for ax60
i “may” have a couple of old quikdisks laying around too that i can throw in and also the manual for the sampler if i can find them, also the overall conditon of all items are used but in good condition with some scratches etc as you would expect from an item of its vintage.
The ax60 and s612 combination are an amazing duo for making crazy sounds…
an analog synth that allows you to shape your samples in the s612 sampler and then run those same samples through the synthesizer section on the synth and either morph your samples more and more through lfo,eg,vcf mod,noise, etc etc etc
or blend those samples with the analog tones that ax60 is making … this is a very out there synth !
(the s612)
Beautiful sounds on the s612 and a very intuitive slider setup on the front panel for live tweaking of sample start stop points etc….
This is without a doubt a rare combo to buy in one lot with the connection cable included,
i`d imagine they would be hard to come by these days,
Sad to see these go and i hope they end up with someone who enjoys them as much as i did.” Link
“This is a used original Akai AX-60 vintage analog synthesizer. It’s in excellent working order and includes original operator’s manual.” Link
“This is an Akai AX-73 synthesizer. It is a polyphonic synthesizer with fully analog VCOs and VCFs. Great sound and underappreciated compared to the Roland Juno/Jupiter synths of the mid-80s era. This one needs to be retuned (the tune knob on the back works but the voices are out of tune with each other.) I believe it needs a factory reset / patch reset but the battery is fine and there is no leakage/damage to the internals. My guess is a memory reset could fix this but it’s been so long since I’ve worked with it that I don’t have the manual or the info on how to do this.
***IT WORKS except for the voices being out of tune with each other, so technically I have to sell this as “for parts or not working” but it is working for the most part.***” Link
“This AX80 is in fantastic condition. Every button on the touch panel interface works perfectly (the main issue with these guys) and all knobs and keys perfectly as well. There is one or two very tiny scratches that are basically negligible and to be expected from a 25 year old synthesizer. It honestly could not be in better shape.
Also, I’m including the original manual and an Akai gig bag which is probably what I’ll miss the most. Seriously, look at that guy.” Link
“Up for bid is an Akai AX80 analog synth. Synth has some road wear and some dings and dents. All keys seem to be fine and not crooked. Tune and Output knobs are missing, but still function. I plugged in the synth and it seems to have sound with minimal crackling. I didn’t notice any dead keys.I am not familiar with all of the functions of it but it seems to still play and has some pretty weird preset sounds. As with all used synths, it pays to have it professionally serviced by a tech who knows how to clean it out and check all of the contacts. We do not claim to be experts and have listed this item to the best of our knowledge. The item is listed as AS-IS. ” Link
“Akai AX-60 Analog Synth.
All functions work. Sound is super FAT and AGGRESSIVE.
Item will be professionally packed and insured for final auction value.
New ATA style Flight Case available for an additional $120… that is wholesale cost!” Link
“This unit is in amazing shape considering its age. The contrast knob on the far left is a bit sensitive but works perfectly. The auto-tuning function works very well. The VX-90 is a must have for vintage analog synth enthusiasts that enjoy midi functionality. I am in school and no longer have the space nor the time to enjoy my analog synthesizers.” Link
“This is the Akai ax-80 is very hard to find almost impossible. the unit is 27 years old but still works just fine. it has scratches scuffs and one of the buttons is missing a small piece of plastic. it does not affects its performance and is pure cosmetic. because of its age and used condition i am selling as is.” Link
“Great instrument!
Lightly used
In complete working order
No chips, cracks, or scrapes – cosmetic condition 8.5 out of 10″ Link
“This is an Akai AX60 analog synthesizer, manufactured 1986. Supports MIDI, keyboard splits, 6-voice polyphony, patch storage with sysex bulk dump, arpeggiator with external sync, on-board analog chorus. Serial number 10725-32421.
Unit is in excellent condition, all functions work.
I have replaced the original battery with a modern lithium coin battery, connected by leads that place it away from the circuit board as a preventative measure to avoid any possible future problems with the battery, something which I do to most of my vintage equipment. You can see in the pictures what I mean, and that the PCB is in perfect condition.
There are some small nicks in the plastic on two of the keys, which is also shown in the pictures.” Link
“This auction is for a Akai AX80 Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer. They have some minor scuffs & scratches. But it is in excellent condition. It comes as pictured. We DO NOT have the original Box and Paperwork for this item.” Link
“Working 100% cosmetic condition is very good 8 out of 10. all keys and buttons work. this is highly collectable. i’be seen very few of this machines.” Link
“I am the only owner of this Akai AX60 and purchased it new in 1985. It is seldom used and only has seen one gig. It has been stored under a custom made vynil dust cover in a clean, dry and smoke free environment. It is fully functional and all keys, LEDs and sliders work. The condition is near perfect with no stains, blemishes or scratches on the entire top, sides and back. Only a couple minor scratches in the paint on the steel bottom where it rested on a keyboard stand. I believe all of the factory presets are sill loaded. I’ll include dust cover in the sale. ” Link
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Selling as a pair beacause they work so well together. Both units are in very good condition. The quick drive on the S-700 has not been used for a very long time because of disk availability.
Voice out of S-700 plugs into the VX 90 Sampler input and you can run the S 700 samples through the VX-90′s analog filter and envelope sections, very cool. A GREAT COMBO!” Link
“Akai ASQ10 sequencer is very good condition. Has recently had a new back light, and OS 2.13 eproms fitted. Comes with English manual, service notes and power lead. This is the sequening section of the Akai MPC60. Features disk drive, 4 parallel midi out ports, 2 midi in ports, sync in and out. Provides very tight midi sequencing, and excellent swing/ groove feel.” Link
“This is one of the first if not the first Akai keyboard synth they ever made. They were made around 1984. It is in great condition with only one knob missing. All functions work as they should and it sounds great. ” Link
“Akai AX60 Vintage Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer. From 1985. Ugly but 100% working. 6 voices of Real Analog VCOs and VCFs. This synth sounds Great! and has many unique feaures such as Filter FM, an Arpeggiator, Keyboard Split, MIDI, and a Stereo Chorus. There are many presets, and the memory seems to be filled with the factory presets.
Despite the poor condition of the control panel, the Keys look and feel great. All keys work. Well built, in a metal housing.
The sliders feel scratchy and sometimes sound scratchy, as usual for a synth this old. One slider cap is missing. You can still move the slider using your thumbnail. You can choose which slider is missing the cap by moving the caps. There are lots of big scratches on the front panel. One of the transparent plastic LED panels is pushed in but not cracked, and all the LEDs work on this panel; See photos. ” Link
“This is a VINTAGE item and it has some wear. It plays great except the volume slider needs to be cleaned (lots of static and skipping when it’s moved). Seven of the black keys are damaged and seem to be held in place with an adhesive (they work fine and unless you open the case you can’t tell which ones) see pics for examples. There are 99 voices in the memory bank but they are not all original, at this time I do not know if it is possible to ‘reset’ to the original memory banks or if the data would have to be reloaded. The AX sounds awesome but really could use a good internal cleaning from someone who knows what they are doing.” Link
“This is a used Akai VX90 Analogue Synth module. It is working well. It has recently been powered up and tested. The only thing wrong with it is that the first 6 patch memory locations do not work. It was like this when I bought it and it never worried me, as there are another 94 which work fine.
I will supply it with the hard to find 2-pin IEC mains lead. You will also get the original manual.
This is a 6 – voice analogue synth module with MIDI. It has an Auto-tune function ( handy with real analogue oscillators ), and a neat feature where you can feed 6 external signals in via a 13 pin DIN socket. This 13 pin DIN socket is designed for use with the S900, S700 or S612, but you could wire it up to a patchbay instead. You’d need a 13 pin DIN plug ( not supplied ) and some cable.
But even if you never use that external input feature, it is still a full 6 -voice polyphonic analogue synth, in a rack, with MIDI.
Great for programming your own sounds. Don’t buy this if you want realistic pianos, brass, strings etc. There are no samples. This is true analogue synthesis.” Link
“AKAI VX90 VINTAGE 6 VOICE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER MODULE
Up for auction is a vintage AKAI VX90 synthesizer module.
This module is actually equipped for Europe with a 220/240Volt powersuply, but works fine with a 120 volt auto transformer, that is included in the auction.
This synth is in excellent working condition and comes with two cassettes with sounds.” Link
” I bought this Akai AX-80 and it is need of around £200-£250 of repairs (as I have been quoted).
The problems are as listed.
A third of the keys across the board don’t work or work intermittently, there is a small crack in the screen with the parameter readout, the output sounds noisy/dirty and a number of the parameter edit buttons don’t work.
This is a relatively rare keyboard in the UK and has the distinction of being the first keyboard released by Akai. It has analog filters and digitally controlled analog oscillators as opposed to the less stable VCO’s. The sound is good but is much better with external effects added.” Link
“Works great, no issues. There are some scratches, but nothing major. ” Link
“AKAI AX80
Stunning condition…an easy 9.5 out of 10
Oh…and this one has the cool end panels, and they are nealy perfect!
A mega fat and cool synth from the past.” Link
“AKAI VX-600 IN GREAT CONDITION!…WORKS GREAT AND SOUNDS AWESOME!
A VERY VERY RARE FIND THESE DAYS, SO DONT PASS THIS UP!
VX600:
I HAVE HAD THIS SYNTH FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER.
THIS VX600 IS A VERSION 1.2 ,AND IS THE LAST VERSION PRODUCED.
YOU CAN CONTROL THE VX600 FROM A DAW USING MIDI. USING THE MODULATION MATRIX,YOU CAN ASSIGN CONTROL PARAMETERS SUCH AS FILTER CUTOFF TO CHANGE IN REALTIME.
PROGRAMMING IS A BIT OF A LEARNING CURVE DUE TO THE MENU TYPE EDITING. PRETTY COMMON IN THE 80,S BUT ONCE YOU LEARN THE BASICS, YOU ARE PROGRAMMING YOU OWN SOUNDS IN NO TIME.
THE VX600 WAS PRODUCED BEFORE SYX DATA TRANSFER BECAME COMMONPLACE.THE VX600 DOES NOT HAVE SYX MIDI DATA STORAGE.
PATCHES CAN BE STORED INTERNALLY OR ON MEMORY CARD (INCLUDED BABY!).
THE VX600 HAS BEEN COMPARED TO THE OBERHEIM XPANDER FOR A LONG TIME,THIS IS MOSTLY BECAUSE BOTH SYNTHS SHARE THE SAME VCO CHIP (CEM3374).
THIS SYNTH HAS A MUCH FASTER ATTACK TIME THAN THE OBERHEIM BY FAR! WHICH MAKES THIS SYNTH GREAT FOR BASS AND PERCUSSIVE SOUNDS.
THE VX600 HAS A GREAT LOW-PASS FILTER W/RESONANCE AND IS VERY LIQUIDY SOUNDING.THE FILTER REMINDS ME A BIT OF A KORG MONO/POLY FILTER.
IT ALSO HAS A HIGH PASS-FILTER TO REMOVE SOME LOWER-END OUT OF A BASSY PATCH.
THE VX600 HAS A VERY GOOD MATRIX MODULATION FOR DESIGNING YOUR OWN SOUNDS AND IS WHAT MAKES THIS SYNTH QUITE UNIQUE!
THIS SYNTH DOES NOT HAVE ANY MODIFICATIONS.
ISSUES?:
THE SYNTH IS WORKING 100% BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A FEW THINGS THAT ARE COMMON WITH THIS SYNTH BEFORE YOU BUY IT.
THE BACKLIGHT IS A BIT DIM BUT STILL WORKS,SINCE 1988 THE AKAI BACKLIGHTS IN MOST OF THEIR SYNTHS GET DIM OVER TIME.
THE FIX TO MAKE IT ‘NEW’ WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE E-FOIL. THIS IS A VERY EASY JOB TO DO (EVEN BY A NOVICE) AND IT USES THE SAME E-FOIL AS AN AKAI S-1000 SAMPLER.
THE E-FOILS ARE STILL AVAILABLE IN THE AFTERMARKET AND ARE QUITE CHEAP TO BUY. I JUST HAVENT REPLACED IT BECAUSE THE DIM BACKLIGHT DOES NOT BOTHER ME.
SOMETIMES THE TUNING WILL TAKE ALONG TIME,THIS IS NORMAL WHEN THE UNIT IS WARM. THE VX600 USES AN AUTO-TUNE TO TUNE ALL THE OSCILLATORS. WHEN THE UNIT IS WARM SOMETIMES TUNING CAN TAKE A LONG TIME.
THIS ALSO DEPENDS ON THE PATCHES YOU HAVE CREATED AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PATCHES YOU ARE WORKING WITH. THIS ISNT AN ISSUE BECAUSE AKAI HAD DESIGN FLAWS IN THEIR SOFTWARE THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM.
THE WORK AROUND IS TO TUNE WHEN THE SYNTH IS FIRST BOOT-UP (WHICH ALWAYS TUNES PERFECTLY) OR TO REBOOT THE SYNTH AND RETUNE.
I WILL SAY THOUGH,THE VX600 IS A VERY STABLE SYNTH AND ONLY NEEDS A TUNE DURING FIRST BOOT-UP!” Link
” This is a used module from my studio. It works great and has some rack rash. Used only in smoke free studio. Because of its age i am selling it as-is. ” Link
“Hello and thanks for looking..What we have here is the AKAI VX90 analog midi rack synth in great condition considering its age. It has been used in my smoke free studio only. There really is not alot of information about this unit but there are some youtube vids available and www.vintagesynth.com has some information as well.. This is a great all analog synth. All buttons and sliders work as they should and the MIDI is great. Unit will ship as is. ” Link
“Akai XR 10 Drum machine with power supply.
Akai’s first (and only) preset drum machine
Powers on and works great.
Everything is working but one drum pad. Not sure if there is not a sound assigned to it or if the pad just doesn’t work.
But great, vintage sounding drum machine.” Link
“AKAI-AX80 PROGAMMABLE POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER WITH CASE .WORKS GREAT
TO ALL BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE ALL EQUIPMENT CAME FROM A PROFFIONAL MUSICIAN WHO SUDDENLY PASSED. THE EQUIPMENT WAS USED IN A PERFORMANCE JUST MONTHS AGO ALL HAS BEEN TESTED AND WORKS GREAT ” Link
“te ein AKAI X – 7000 Sample Keyboard
Das o.g. Keyboard biete ich an.
Ich habe noch einige Spezialdisketten, auf denen Sounds gespeichert werden können.
Es handelt sich um einen Sampler, d. h. es besteht u. a. die Möglichkeit, per Mikrofonanschluss eigene
Sounds im Keyboard herzustellen.
Ich habe selber mit dem Gerät nicht gearbeitet, sondern es als Einspieltastatur für den PC genutzt.
Ich verkaufe es altersbedingt aber als Bastelgerät.” Link
“AKAI VX 90 analoger Synthesizer das Gerät ist technisch top in Schuss Nichtraucher Gerät aus Tonstudio, in letzter Zeit seltener benutzt” Link
“Great Vintage Synth which is getting harder to find, especially in good condition.
This is a used synthesizer and has its share of cosmetic wear. The front left corner is a little dinged up as can be seen in picture 5. This side also has some scratches that don’t show up in the picture – it’s nothing terribly heavy however. Picture 7 shows some light scratches to the display bar windows. Picture 8 shows what is probably the worst swatch of wear, there are some medium to heavy scratches on the display to the left and there is a couple of light dings to the casing. Other than these areas of note there is general light cosmetic wear throughout that you would expect from a used instrument of theis kind and age.
All of the keys play with no problems or any damage to any of them. I play around with synthesizers just a little bit so I have not tested this in any great detail. If you would like me to check somehting specific please describe to me how to test it and I will do my best with it. I have hooked it up to a small amp and played through with some presets – everything is fine as far as I can tell -the synth sounds as it should with no notable problems as far as I could tell scrolling through some options and playing around on it for 30 minutes or so. I was unable to get any sound from the headphone jack for some reason.” Link
“This synth is in a fully functioning order with a great sound. It has no mechanical or cosmetic flaws except two missing slider knob buttons.” Link
“Hollow Sun bereitete die Sounds für Akai’s erste (und einzige) Preset Drum-Machine, die XR10, aus den späten 80ern.
Der Akail XR-10b bietet neben den damaligen Standart Sounds auch noch einige bekannter Musikgrössen wie Peter Gabriel’s gated Power Toms sowie die fetten Robert Palmer Kicks und Snares, trashige Jam und Lewis Sounds, Simmons-Kit und andere.
Wichtige Besonderheit: das Gerät bietet die nachträglich eingebaute Option alle `Sounds zu CIRCUIT BENDEN. Das heisst neben den Orginal Sounds lassen sich noch eine vielzahl von ganz schrägen Sounds im Random Bereich abrufen. Dazu befinden sich auf der Frontplatte 12 zusätzliche Modifikations- Umschalter die alle Einfluss auf die Internen Sounds nehmen. Also ein Leckerbissen für Circuit Bender Fans!!!
In bestimmter Stellung Läuft die Drum maschiene aber auch im Orginalsound Zustand. ” Link
“We have no manual for this system so we are not certain how to test all the features. The keys all work, the key velocity is fine. The pitch control on the left changes the pictch, I am not sure what the modulation control is supposed to do. The sliders are working, the sliders and the various buttons should have their contacts cleaned. We selected many of the buttons and the effects changed, some of the buttons had to be depressed a few times before they worked (need to be cleaned). This is being sold with the understanding that it has been partially tested to the best of our ability, there may be some servicing required.” Link
“We have no manual for this system so we are not certain how to test all the features. The keys all work, the key velocity is fine. The pitch control on the left changes the pictch, I am not sure what the modulation control is supposed to do. The sliders are working, the sliders and the various buttons should have their contacts cleaned. We selected many of the buttons and the effects changed, some of the buttons had to be depressed a few times before they worked (need to be cleaned). This is being sold with the understanding that it has been partially tested to the best of our ability, there may be some servicing required.” Link
“This auction is for an akai ax 80 synthesizer from 1984. If you’re looking at this auction, you probably know what this thing does. It’s compared to the roland juno series, but has 2 syncable oscillators per voice and a bunch of other features to boot (multiple envelopes, lfos, etc). The sound -producing part of the synth works great- no drift or dropped voices or any of that, the only issues are cosmetic. The synth has a broken key (but still receives midi) and the volume and tone knobs are missing. there is a piece of tape over the logo on the back. the vent in the back has a slight dent in it. there are several scuffs and scrapes. one of the mod wheel fine-tune knobs is crooked, but still works.” Link
“This listing is for an Akai AX60 vintage analog synthesizer. The unit is 100% functional and while it’s missing a few slider caps, it is still in good cosmetic condition. I just had it gone through by my tech and everything is good to go.” Link
“AKAI AX80 8 NOTE POLY ANALOG SYNTHESIZER ~ 1984
+ POWER CABLE
This rare synth doesn’t come up for sale often, especially *fully* working and in decent cosmetic condition like this one. If I didn’t need the space/money I’d keep it!
I will try to get a video up of a run through of the synth showing all buttons/features/sounds working before the auction ends.
.8 NOTE POLYPHONIC + VELOCITY
.2 DCOS + SUB OSC PER VOICE (16/24 OSCILLATORS!)
.PWM (DEPTH + SPEED; NOT ALWAYS PRESENT ON 2DCO SYNTHS IN THIS RANGE)
.3 LFOS (OSC1/OSC2/VCF)
.2 ENVS (VCA/FILTER)
.VCF TO MOD WHEEL (FOR AGGRESSIVE/CUTTING FILTER EFFECTS)
.VERY ATTRACTIVE DESIGN (ANGLED BACK FOR ACCESS, BLACK/GOLD SCHEME WITH GOLD COLOUR JACKS)
.UNIQUE AND ATTRACTIVE FLUORESCENT PARAMETER DISPLAY (HAS TO BE SEEN TO BE APPRECIATED)
.EASY EDITING COMPARED TO NORMAL NON SLIDER/KNOB ANALOGS THANKS TO ABOVE FEATURE + WHEEL
.CEM3372 FILTERS WITH SELF OSCILLATION AND LOTS OF VOLUME (AND EASY TO REPLACE SOCKETED CHIPS)
.SUPER CLEAN MONO OUTPUT (NOISE FREE AND CLEAN SIGNAL PATH; THE CLEANEST I’VE HEARD ON ANALOG!)
.GREAT FOR BASS, STACCATO LEADS, CHORD STABS, PADS, DRONES, EFFECTS, BRASS, PWM EFFECTS
.32 PRESETS (IGNORE MOST OF THESE) 64 USER SPACES (PUT GREAT SOUNDS HERE!) + TAPE BACK UP FACILITY
.GLOSS BLACK WOODEN ENDS. 2 versions of AX80 one has ‘rubberised’ ends THIS has the desirable WOODEN ENDS!
100% functioning (INC all 8 voices/filters, all keys and all edit buttons/displays)
Very good cosmetic condition includes original stickers in place (On sides, rear, bottom and top!)
ALL DISPLAYS WORKING AND VERY BRIGHT (Fully cleaned internally to remove 25 yrs of dust from windows!)
THE ‘FIX’ HAS BEEN DONE TO THE LAST BANK OF SWITCHES INTERNALLY (Common AX80 fault that is now fixed with wire in place of rigid solder points that are prone to losing contact and stopping the last buttons working)” Link
“This ASQ10 (2.03) has been in storage for twelve years. Before that, I used it five and six nights a week for live music in dance clubs. My keyboardist and myself (guitarist) sequenced it to play many separate instruments at a time including controlling effects modules. With attention to detail and the right sound assignments, we could emulate Big Bands, lush string choruses, pumping Motown horns, funky Stax/Volt rhythm sections, blues, hard rock, R&B, rap, you name it. The ASQ10 is a very reliable and powerful instrument. It performed flawlessly with never a break down over a ten year period.
I turned it on to discover that the backlight may be dimmer that I remember. It’s a little yellow in spots from night club cigarettes. All the buttons and keys seem to be in place. Included is the custom Anvil road case pictured.” Link
“This is a quality Pro AKAI Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer. Model AX 80 . It is in previously used condition. There are three keys that are not sounding and some have a bit of a fuzzy sound to them. The back wood sides have chips out of them, otherwise there are just small typical marks, scratches and scuffs. The previous owner says it was given to him by the Base player of the Doobie Brothers. He says it probably just needs tuned.” Link
“Excellent shape for an older piece, one scratch on the plastic display cover, one small scratch on the body, works perfectly,” Link
“This listing is for an AKAI VX-90 Sound Module in EXCELENT condition. I have owned this module for over three years, and bought it from the original owner. All the functions work and all the sounds are functioning as well. The unit has an insert port for an Akai Sampler (s900, s950), allowing you to run the audio out through the Akai’s filters. I have seen people acquire the cables and then wire them into 1/4″ breakout boxes. This allows them to run ANY analog source through the Akai’s filters. As for the filter banks I will include a listing of all the parameters available for edit as listed in the Manual. I will include a full printed manual with the item. It is not the original, but a print of a PDF that I had. If I can locate the PDF for you as well I will include it, but they have been hard to come by. This unit has spent the whole of its time in my possession in a rack unit running on a Furman Power conditioner. There are a few scratches on the top of the unit, but all of which are invisible once installed in a rack.” Link