![]() Tony Banks influenced my musical beginnings more than any other contemporary musician. My favorite bands were the Electric Light Orchestra, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Yes, and especially, Genesis. I also played Wurlitzer and Rhodes electric pianos. From there I turned to ARP - the Axxe, Pro Soloist, Odyssey (all three models), Little Brother, and later, a Minimoog Model D, Moog Taurus Pedals, Elka Rhapsody 490, and Roland Juno 60. ![]() With all the re-issues of vintage instruments these days, I often wish the CAT would reappear. The CAT had impressive modulation and was far more complex than it appeared. This sort of classic analog tone left a lasting impression on me, and I find myself searching for it again today. It was duophonic and had a fabulous thick, rich, heavy analog sound that was a huge improvement over the rather thin MS-20 tone. ![]() If I remember correctly, by clever patching you can compensate for the absence of some parameters. It was an important step up into programming from the MiniKorg, and I loved having the little patch bay for experimentation. If you like bubble sounds, the MiniKorg is the ultimate! Since I liked to put the speakers in my bedroom windows, the neighbors began mentioning to my parents that they were hearing immense bubble sounds at all hours. It sounded like a Moog Modular to my young ears. When I got home and plugged it into my stereo, I thought I was the master of the universe. My father bought it for me for $200 in East Hartford, Connecticut when I was about fifteen years old. ![]() This is not for bragging purposes, but more for fun and to liven up the forum a bit.Īlthough my real musical beginnings were on organ (I learned at home on my mother's Conn Rhapsody), my first synthesizer was the Univox MiniKorg (below). Pictures, stories, and even old embarrassing recordings are welcome. I thought it would be interesting and amusing if we all described our individual beginnings in synthesis and music - our first instruments, musical influences, eductaion, experience, and all else. ![]()
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