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AKAI AX-60 PROFESSIONAL KEYBOARD VINTAGE ANALOG POLYSYNTH SYNTHESIZER ax60
Estimated price for orientation: 899 $
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Description Brand: Aka Model: AX60 Type: Keyboard Synthesizer Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
AKAI AX-60 For sale is an AKAI AX60 polysynth keyboard from the 1980s in good condition. Plays well and looks great with only minor signs of wear due to age. As noted in the condition description, 2 knobs needs to be replaced but are still fully functional. Background on the AX60:The AX60 is among some of the last true analog polysynths of the mid-eighties. It was Akai's answer to the hugely successful Roland Juno series and Yamaha's new digital DX-series. The AX60 is a programmable six-voice synth with a nice LFO, lowpass (VCF) filter, envelope sections, and more. An eight-voice version, the , was already available.Programming this synth is easy using dedicated sliders, knobs and/or buttons for its parameters. It also has a useful noise generator and some other cool functions that include auto-tuning, chorus, a multi-mode arpeggiator and a keyboard that can be split into two key-zones, making it somewhat bi-timbral. All six voices can be stacked in unison mode for a powerful and thick lead sound. Its features and sound make the AX60 a worthy alternative to Roland's . The AX60 may have been used by Bjork.
Description
| Brand: | Aka | Model: | AX60 |
| Type: | Keyboard Synthesizer | Country/Region of Manufacture: | Japan |
AKAI AX-60 For sale is an AKAI AX60 polysynth keyboard from the 1980s in good condition. Plays well and looks great with only minor signs of wear due to age. As noted in the condition description, 2 knobs needs to be replaced but are still fully functional. Background on the AX60:
The AX60 is among some of the last true analog polysynths of the mid-eighties. It was Akai's answer to the hugely successful Roland Juno series and Yamaha's new digital DX-series. The AX60 is a programmable six-voice synth with a nice LFO, lowpass (VCF) filter, envelope sections, and more. An eight-voice version, the , was already available.
Programming this synth is easy using dedicated sliders, knobs and/or buttons for its parameters. It also has a useful noise generator and some other cool functions that include auto-tuning, chorus, a multi-mode arpeggiator and a keyboard that can be split into two key-zones, making it somewhat bi-timbral. All six voices can be stacked in unison mode for a powerful and thick lead sound. Its features and sound make the AX60 a worthy alternative to Roland's . The AX60 may have been used by Bjork.