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Andy Peebles 'Soul Train', on the BBC, began in October 1987, on Sunday's, from 9-11pm, on Radio One. From April 1989, the show had moved to Saturday's, on Radio One, still from 9-11pm. Then in January 1990, the programme moved to 7-9:30pm, before moving again in July 1990, to generally, a 7-10pm slot. By October 1990, Soul Train had moved to the early hours of Saturday morning's, from midnight thirty, before finally, in January 1991, the show moving back thirty minutes to start at midnight. Sadly, by February 1992, 'Soul Train', on Radio 1, was coming to the end of the line. Its final airing was on 15 February 1992.
CASIO MT-600 is a version of the DCO analog synth which uses SD synthesis. A cool little accompaniment keyboard. Some surprisingly good synthy tones, and a pitch-bend wheel, which is rare for an older accompaniment keyboard. Classic late 1980s tones in glorious PCM, and even a mini-sequencer/recorder on board.
Released in 1981, The Casio VL-1 was the first synthesizer of Casios VL-Tone product line. It was a synth, a sequencer, a drum machine AND a calculator all in one! VL-1 was really small and could be taken anywhere even on the bus! The simple cheesy sounds of the VL-Tone have been used by Devo, Elastica, Trio and The Human League.
This is a E-MU drum machine in rack form released in 1993. This is a multi-timbral percussion instrument whose sounds are based on actual digital recordings of "real" instruments. The sound is typically E-mu: very clean, punchy and digital. It has been used by Front 242 and KMFDM.
Roland JV-80 was an excellent mid-nineties digital synthesizer in its time. It featured a full 61-note keyboard and several sliders above the keyboard with assignable parameters for fast hands-on editing. The JV-80 has been used by Eat Static and Vangelis.
In 1985, Roland relented and released a drum machine that was comprised solely of drum samples... the TR707 was born. It offered a good range of sampled drums and some percussion sounds that went head-to-head with the leading drum machines of the time in an affordable package. It's used by Aphex Twin, Laurent Garnier, Freddy Fresh and Phil Collins.
Released in 1983, the 909 is another all time Roland classic. Dance music would not be the same without it's thumping, driving kick sound. Each of the sounds is a classic, and recognizable by anyone that's heard an electronica or dance track in the last twenty years. Used by 808 State, Air, Future Sound of London, and Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim).
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The QuadraSynth was introduced in 1993 by Alesis, and it was their first major synthesizer. The S4 is a rack-mount version of the Alesis Quadrasynth. The S4 is undoubtedly a powerful and flexible synthesizer capable of creating rich sounds - both acoustic and electronic.
Released in 1987, Ensoniq SQ-80 is a classic cross-wave synth, in nearly mint condition. The synth features digital oscillators with an expanded waveform offering and analog filters. Listen here...
The TR727 was an interesting product when it was released shortly after the TR707 in 1985.The TR-727 is the ‘Latin’ version of the TR-707 — same hardware, but Latin percussion samples instead of a trap set. TR-727 is an important machine for producing the Detroit dance music style. Aphex Twin, Freddy Fresh, and Luke Vibert have used the TR-727.
The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom is a spooky ride-through tour of an ominous haunted house for all ages. It is one of the original Magic Kingdom attractions, having opened on October 1, 1971. Take a ride on a "doom buggy" through an eerie Gothic mansion where ghosts, goblins and ghouls are just "dying" to meet you...