What a great day getting to try some rare analog synths with some really cool people. This event was hosted by SYNTAUR owner Sam Mims. Syntaur was also celebrating their “Almost 25 Year” anniversary.

Keyboards on hand included Oberheim Matrix 12, Yamaha CS-50, Minimoog Model D, Moog Taurus II, Moog Micromoog, Korg Polysix, Crumar Orchestrator, Roland Juno-6 and Juno-106, Ensoniq SQ-80 and Fizmo.

Outside were some “not-yet-working” rarities “such as a Soviet Aelita, Moog Polymoog, Arp 2600, Arp Odyssey, Arp Pro Soloist, Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, Moog Minitmoog, Yamaha CS40M, Korg Poly Ensemble, and a 360 Systems digital keyboard.” Sam has been collecting and meticulously refurbishing these gems over the years.

A nice treat were the two working Korg prototypes where you can see a piece of plywood holding the Pitch and Mod Wheels.

There was little talk about software synths here. Mainly in how,”we don’t talk about softsynths here.” Manipulating electricity via oscillators and filters to create some big sounds was really ear opening. You know what they say, “If you’ve heard one analog synthesizer…you’ve heard one synthesizer.

Enjoy the pics!