best obsolete musical technology

i nominate that really plucky "sounds-nothing-like-a-real-guitar-should-sound" synthesized electric guitar from the 80s... and by best i mean worst

Obviously TB303.

Fairlight CMI

Korg Wavestation

...basically old digital gear in general. Analog has the whole niche market thing going strong, but all of those 80s digital synths seem to be falling to the wayside.

cv/gate?

i wanna hear what a stylophone sounds like.

Atari ST for MIDI sequencing

anything tht is using to make music with

CD

retro innit.

  On 11/22/2010 at 5:27 AM, Backson said:

CD

 

retro innit.

laserdisc

  On 11/22/2010 at 2:55 AM, Cryptowen said:

Fairlight CMI

Korg Wavestation

...basically old digital gear in general. Analog has the whole niche market thing going strong, but all of those 80s digital synths seem to be falling to the wayside.

what! old digital synths are awesome. dx7!!!!

  On 11/22/2010 at 3:06 AM, Calx Sherbet said:

i wanna hear what a stylophone sounds like.

they're back in fashion, at least in australia. can't go to a musical instrument store without seeing one in the window.

  On 11/22/2010 at 6:38 AM, modey said:

  On 11/22/2010 at 3:06 AM, Calx Sherbet said:

i wanna hear what a stylophone sounds like.

they're back in fashion, at least in australia. can't go to a musical instrument store without seeing one in the window.

I've got a lovely likkle chain on Buzz that turns it into a ambienty cloud of paddy sound.

the synthaxe

Analogue polysynths. Obviously it will always be easier to create a digital one, but for contrast it would of been nice to have the 2 side by side over the years

Octamed

omichord

DX7

D50

SP1200

MPC3000

all of the original gear raymond scott built in the 50s

  On 11/22/2010 at 5:29 PM, Adam Beker said:

Not obsolete, merely a precursor to this:

which now looks like this:

http://www.nashnet.co.uk/english/revisit/default.asp

and this:

That was our weapon of choice for many a year until Buzz came around.

  On 11/22/2010 at 3:06 AM, Calx Sherbet said:

i wanna hear what a stylophone sounds like.

ask and ye shall receive:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-fY1KjjeOc

  On 11/22/2010 at 3:06 AM, Calx Sherbet said:

i wanna hear what a stylophone sounds like.

i've got two. in fact, i don't need them anymore. i might sell them (or give them away)

lol. those are cool sounding. in a simple, cute, video game sorta way

i'm not sure how jazz this is, and it isn't that old, but interesting nonetheless

[youtubehd]d1VB1vA-UsI[/youtubehd]

there's no such thing as obsolete musical technology

  On 11/22/2010 at 5:01 AM, Atop said:

anything tht is NOT using to make music