Synths That Time Forgot: The Kawai SX240 and SX210 | Alamo Music Center

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• MR

  @Mr.PastGlory · 4 years ago

  I love the SX-240 and the AKAI AX-80. They make a good team in the studio.

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• SA

  @SacSynths_Jack_Z · 5 years ago

  The  SX-240 for sure will gain notoriety. It's absolutely fantastic. The other Kawai/Teisco gems are the SX-400 and 110f.

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• VZ

  @vz-v · 5 years ago

  After hearing them if there was a category for these I would call it Dark Dance or Dark Jazz.<br> Btw that 210 is in absolutely pristine condition amazing.

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• KI

  @kiko1935 · 5 years ago

  I like these videos where you cover the background and then get into playing them. These are by far some of the most obscure analog polys, I don&apos;t know anyone who has them. Interesting sound although I don&apos;t think the character was enough to sell based on the competition

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• GI

  @gilwe · 4 years ago

  Have been owning my SX210 since 1985, was my first synth. Since then I&apos;ve fully restored its programmer board, replaced broken keys, fully recapped and fixed many issues inc. dead ICs and bad wirings. It&apos;s unique and sounds like nothing else in my collection.

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• YO

  @yousefwayne8659 · 5 years ago

  That Demo at the end was straight fire!!!

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• MY

  @MysticFrequencies · 5 years ago (edited)

  Tom Holkenborg aka. Junkie XL used his Teisco SX-240 (along with other synths) in Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Batman vs. Superman, and more...

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• MY

  @MysticFrequencies · 5 years ago

  SX-240 with updated OS (Tauntek) opens up the synth greatly including full CC MIDI abilities. Add in the Stereoping SX-240 Synth controller and you&apos;ve got quite the synth!

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• FA

  @FakeGlasses · 5 years ago

  I wish Zach was in my band.

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• OM

  @OMG_so_Nerdy · 4 years ago

  I find your insight in these videos very interesting. Much appreciated. I like synths that sound different than what&apos;s usually available. For me the fact that something has historically not been used much or at all isn&apos;t necessarily a red flag. There can be real gems there sometimes.

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• SO

  @soundscapejourneys-wileymonroe · 3 years ago

  I own a SX-240, which I have had now for about 37 years. &nbsp;I still love the versatility of this synth, really has a rich tonal color palette and the 1600 note sequencer is terrific. &nbsp;I just took it apart to service the power supply board, needed to replace all the filter capacitors, which was causing dirty DC out, and consequently a hum being modulated on the output signal. &nbsp;The button PCBs need to be replaced, which a few of them are intermittent. &nbsp;I have had some great years with it, and still use it in my productions. &nbsp; Many thanks for the history, I didn&apos;t realize they were made by Teisco &nbsp;through Kawai. &nbsp; &nbsp;Enjoyed the post! &nbsp;Cheers!

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• KS

  @kssomms · 5 years ago

  The SX 240 is being visibly being played by Oneohtrix Point Never in this music video, at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOILdpYN2u8&amp;t=80">1:20</a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iKPkxfljBY">https://youtu.be/6iKPkxfljBY</a><br><br>Not sure which sounds in the song itself are from that synth.

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