Full color, high definition scan of the akai ax80 service manual addeddate. Midi quest includes all of the standard features you would expect to find in a ax80 editor and librarian along with unique capabilities found nowhere else. The akai ax73 may not be top of the wanted listsof many synth enthusiasts but, for the price it is going for at the moment often less than. Akai ax 570 stereo system 3xcd and 2 x tape, used other electronics for sale in dublin, ireland for 45. Akai known or written as akai professional akai company whose white faced samplers sseries early synths ax vx moved the world. Selling my akai ax 60, a true 6 voice analog polysynth. My last attempt was on a radioshack trs 80 back in the dim 70s. Had akai persisted with this approach in the first place, or had the ax80 been a hit, perhaps wed have got there a little sooner.
It has a lowpass analog filter, lfo, arpeggiator, chorus, and a standard adsr envelope generator. Very 80s digital digitally controlled analog synth and there are a ton of parameters on each patch. Akai ax80 serviced analog synthesizer with tauntek os. I wanted to program a few basic sounds and some unique aspects of the ax 80. The ax80 used digitally controlled oscillators dco and filter circuitry based on the curtis electronics cem 3372 integrated circuit. Over 100 akai ax73 patches sampled available as kontakt 2 instruments. Its an eightvoice programmable analog synthesizer with a full 61note keyboard and a series of technolooking lcd bargraph displays running across the top of the keyboard. Ax 60 service manual low res this is the version thats. An eightvoice version, the ax80, was already available. Patches catagorized by tony smyth patches catagorized by sound or style. Midi quest akai ax80 editor and librarian for macintosh and windows sound quests midi quest multiinstrument editorlibrarian gives you the tools to get the most from your akai ax80. On akais facebook page, they shared a user demo of the akai ax73 6voice analog synthesizer, with this note. Akai ax80 ax80 rubber contact strip vintagesynthshop. If there was one user manual i wish we had a better version of, its this one.
Large sound library for all akai samplers on floppy disk, cdroms or zip disks. To purchase saax810 spares or accessories, please contact the company via their website or visit an authorised retailer. Akai ax80 synthesizer specifications, pictures, prices. Ax 80 repair tutorials how to perform various repairs to your ax 80. Its midi support is pretty basic and it supports keyboard splits. Jan 08, 2016 could akai be bringing back the ax analog synthesizer. Founded by masukichi akai 1929 the company was given to the chinese in times of the ax synths, so its quite long ago. Maggie thatcher, new romantics, rara skirts, and bands like kajagoogoo in the charts.
The ax80 was first released in 1984 by akai professional of japan. The source is the akai ax80 service manual where you can read about the voice architecture. Uvi releases uvx80, featuring sounds of the rare akai ax80. I am an old geezer with years of electronic experence, but am a newbie at writing code. Its digital digitally controlled analog and new patches are loaded over tape via a 14 inch input. Thanks for elso zalai radiomuzeum alapitvany, first zala county radio museum foundation. The clavia nord lead 2x was released due to popular demand.
The ax60 is a singleoscillator analog subtractive synthesizer from the mid1980s. Amazing sound, so far the best synth ive ever played with. The akai ax80 is a similar model with 8 notes of polyphony. Splits where no voices can be used for half of the keyboard are useful when the ax60 is expanded with an akai sampler. Akai apa201 vintage direct drive turntable made in japan partsfor repair. Comprable to the juno series, but way more interesting imo. A guide to sales tax for drugstores and pharmacies pub 840 898 publication 840 898 page i. Im sure theres a way to get the patches and just play them into it but we will see. Its easy to forgot how great the analog ax series synths sounded.
Jul, 2014 there are quite a few good demos of the ax 80 out there already. Ziped archives of the patches and interesting threads. The ax 73 uses six of these chips, which were also used in some sequential circuits synths, one for each voice for six voice polyphony. Each bank contains 32 patches, and each patch is composed of 45 different parameters, each expressed by one byte. Midi quest akai ax80 editor and librarian for windows and. Akai ax80 preset casette needed please vintage synth. Analogue heaven akai ax80 os firmware upgrade via bob grieb. Akai ax 570 stereo system 3xcd and 2 x tape for sale in. Ax 60 operators manual the ax 60 user manual with torn front page and handwriting pdf. User sounds featuring layered pads via daw and individual patches. The ax80 is a polyphonic analogue keyboard synthesizer manufactured by akai professional in 1984. Discuss any issues around nords keyboards, share your favorite patches, samples, and music. Find great deals on ebay for akai ax80 and akai ax60. Ax 60 is fun, easy to use, and aggressive has fm filter and ext filter in also nice different form a jx3pjuno which are also good synths to consider in this marketrange.
For a little over a month now i have been running bob griebs upgraded ax80 os. Midi sysex patch save and restore saves or restores bank a and b patches in. Ive been involved with beta testing a firmware upgrade for the akai ax80, which adds a number of features. I felt the ax73vx90ax80 were yawners not exciting in sound and not great interfaces just personal opinion there. Akai ax 80 vintage 8 voice poly synthsizer fully serviced clean working. Let me know if you want a parameter vid of any patches. Playing ambient space music on akai ax60 analog synthesizer. The akai ax60 is a 6voice polyphonic programmable analog synthesizer with a 5octave, 61note cc keyboard.
It was akai s answer to the hugely successful roland juno series and yamahas new digital dxseries. Had the ax 73 running through the s5000 fx board and mixed in the dry sampled version of the sound as well. View and download akai ax80 operators manual online. The akai ax80 synthesizer has an average rating of. Publication date 19850618 topics akai, ax80, service manual, synth. Once loaded into the uvi engine our sound designers further polished these patches creating the hybrid instrument we proudly present to you today. This website is not affiliated with or sponsored by technics. This unofficial forum is dedicated to the clavia nord keyboards, including the nord stage, nord electro and nord piano. This collection features our bespoke kontakt interface for quick edits and using it we create a huge number of patches. To purchase eag80 spares or accessories, please contact the company via their website or visit an authorised retailer.
It was marketed as part of a line of project studio equipment called the. Listen a4 mellow stretch acui air all banger chim3 kite down kite up efx drone fast fluff might shiv3. The ax80 has the privilege of being the first prokeyboard produced by akai, released in 1984. You gain the ability to save and load your patches via midi, as gain ccsysex abilities. Over 100 akai ax 73 patches sampled available as kontakt 2 instruments. Every ax80 fsk patch dump is approximately 60 seconds long, with the first 9 seconds consisting of the pilotleader tone which is equal in frequency to the high. Over 100 akai ax73 patches sampled available with kontakt 5. Akai pro ax80 wav samples, pdf manuals cyborg studio. A decent amount of patch storage and nice enough sounds make the ax80 a useable synth to have around, but it probably wont replace your roland juno. Akai ax80 programmable polyphonic synthesizer 1984 61 keys analog poly synthesizer from mid eighties with unique vdf display. The nord lead 2x is an updated version with more memory and the digital to analogue convertors from the lead 3 which results in far superior. Akai ax 80 ax80 rubber contact strip,vintage synth for sale. Programming this synth is easy using dedicated sliders, knobs andor buttons for its parameters.
Midi sysex patch save and restore saves or restores bank a and b patches in one operation. Akai ax 80 rev k mikroprogramma ufstellung os update eprom neueste o. When it was released, akai advertised various accessories for the ax80. The membrane buttons do not work, which i see is a common problem and think ive got the answer please refer to later posts for further questions. Akai really pumped the resonance on these two machines. Elektret condenser microphone acm80 microphonepu akai elec. The last few years have seen a return to ergonomic user interface design, and instruments like the clavia nord lead 3, with its illuminating vpots, demonstrate the merits of akai s innovative system. Having hooked up a modest effects unit and spent an hour or so tinkering with the presets, i came to the conclusion that the ax80 sounds fantastic. Technics saax810 manual av control stereo receiver. It also has a useful noise generator and some other cool functions that include autotuning, chorus, a multimode arpeggiator and a keyboard that can be split into two keyzones, making it somewhat bitimbral. Midi sysex and cc parameter changes are now supported.
Get the best deals on akai vintage record player when you shop the largest online. I keep bugging akai now owned bu numark about a contact with someone who was on the original ax 80 projectassuming any are still alive. It was akai s first venture into the professional electronic musical instrument market. It has 64 memory locations for sounds patches, arranged in two banks of 32 each, plus a bank of 32 factory preset sounds. The ax60 is a programmable sixvoice synth with a nice lfo, lowpass vcf filter, envelope sections, and more. As i got deeper into understanding it, i thought it might be nice to make a few improvements, if possible. This is perhaps one reason why the akai ax80 failed to excite many potential. Paris, july 5th, 2017 uvi has released uvx80, a new library featuring sounds inspired by a rare 80s japanese analog polysynth, including over 250 new patches, duallayer architecture, builtin modulation and effects and an intuitive, hardwareinspired interface. For model elektret condenser microphone acm80, akai electric co. A few days ago i connected the ax 73 to the akai s5000 and sampled 5 tones of the sound i was working on, just as a quick experiment. Its amazing, no scratches, dings dents, comes with the manual, sound chart, original box, and factory patches casette. Yeah, i would say pick an ax80 because it sounds more like what all these gearslutz want synthesizers to sound like.
The unit itself looks the part, but its true glory in design relies on how you interpret the controls to. This website is not affiliated with or sponsored by akai. The keyboard can be split to play two patches independently. The akai ax80 communicates via asynchronous serial transmission with the highly unorthodox framing of 1 start bit, 8 data bits, no parity bits, and 8 yes, eight.
If you are thinking about buying yourself an akai ax 73synthesizer our sample collection below will give you an idea of the capabilities of the synthesizer. The ax60 is among some of the last true analog polysynths of the mideighties. I was recently helping a friend troubleshoot his ax80 and thought it might be helpful to learn a little about the firmware. Akai ax 80 ax80 analog synthesizer synth keyboard nr.
Each voice consists of only one vco switchable between sawtooth, triangle, pulse, or noise waves, however, the filter section features a vcf low pass with an additional highpass filter. Akai eag80 manual stereo graphic equalizer hifi engine. This was akai s answer to the roland juno106, but its way more impressive, capable of delivering a wider range of sounds and able to play two synth sounds at once using its split feature. The assignment of voices to each split side can be 06, 24, 42, or 60. Now you can explore the distinct and powerful analog sound of this vintage 80s synth with all the conveniences and flexibility of a modern studio instrument. He also designed other akai music studio system instruments in the early 1980s, such as the mg1212 multitrack tape recorder. Over 100 akai ax 73 patches sampled available with kontakt 5. Please consider supporting this site by buying a disk, becoming a patron or contributing to our github project. It can have a really wicked and wild sound, or be more tame and subdued when needed. Prior to taking over the sampling world, akai launched a hybrid analoguedigital synth with a unique interface. Forgive me if this is been posted here before, but i dont remember seeing it. The ax80 is a polyphonic analogue keyboard synthesizer manufactured by akai professional.
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