JoJoB3 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 One of SCI's best little secrets back when, the 6 Trak. Can also be had without selling the $oul ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Sorry to say I was never much of a fan of the Six-Trak. Too thin-sounding for my taste. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunspot Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Different strokes, Dave. I agree with JoJo. My Six-Trak that I bought about 25 years ago is full of old worn out caps and oozes analog drifty sonic mojo goodness. I'm just sad that it never appreciated in value like all the other analog synths seem to have done (and that I could have bought) back then. 1 Quote The Players: OB-X8, Numa Compact 2X, Kawai K5000S, cheap Korean guitars/basses, Roland TD-1KV e-drums. Eurorack/Banana modular, Synth/FX DIY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoB3 Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 42 minutes ago, Dave Bryce said: Sorry to say I was never much of a fan of the Six-Trak. Too thin-sounding for my taste. dB Well, I didn't say I'd equate it to a Prophet 5 or MemoryMoog but 6 different patches stacked in mono and you couldn't get this thing fat? Disagree, this little thing can get pretty nasty. 6 Trak + outboard fx = yes. + arppegg and simple seq is fun and musical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Truth be told, apart from the T8 and Prophet VS, none of the older SCI synths have ever done it for me - not even the P5. Just a matter of taste. I did love my Drumtrax, though. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoB3 Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, Dave Bryce said: Truth be told, 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 14 hours ago, Dave Bryce said: Sorry to say I was never much of a fan of the Six-Trak. Too thin-sounding for my taste. dB Agreed. I had one that I paired with my DX-7. The keybed feel was about as uninspiring as the sound. and the wheels were pretty wonky feeling. I never ran it through any FX, so I'm sure a chorus and delay would have helped. I'm not sure if this was common for synths of that day, but plugging in a 1/4" while the keyboard was powered on could result in a nasty shock!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mike Metlay Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 11 hours ago, Dave Bryce said: Truth be told, apart from the T8 and Prophet VS, none of the older SCI synths have ever done it for me - not even the P5. Just a matter of taste. I did love my Drumtrax, though. dB Those were exactly the two I would have listed myself. I did have a Six-Trak briefly, but I basically treated it as a mono synth, and it didn't last long in my rig. And I enjoyed having a TOM for a while, too. mike Quote Dr. Mike Metlay (PhD in nuclear physics, golly gosh) Musician, Author, Editor, Educator, Impresario, Online Radio Guy, Cut-Rate Polymath, and Kindly Pedant Editor-in-Chief, Bjooks ~ Author of SYNTH GEMS 1 clicky!: more about me ~ my radio station (and my fam) ~ my local tribe ~ my day job ~ my book ~ my music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoB3 Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 We are still talking about a vintage synthesizer, right? You guys are silly. I find it a killer synth (one that can be had at a doable/saner price too). Also: self tuning oscillators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 23 hours ago, Dave Bryce said: Too thin-sounding for my taste. When I share pictures of the keyboards in my studio or stage rig I am asked why my arsenal is heavy on American products so I point them to my FAQ. There are many reasons other than thin-sounding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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