Akai VX-600 | demo by Jexus / WC Olo Garb (part 1 of 2)

[@Jexus]

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[@xpez9694]

DO YOU KNOW WHO SERVICES akai vx600? mine is all out of tune and wont go back into tune..no matter if I let it warm up or reset it... its just wacked out...

[@vosinus]

Thanks for all the nice videos and work you put into this! Any chance to get your patches for the VX-600? I couldn't find them on your website.

[@Jexus]

no patches because i did not have a memory cartridge:( @@vosinus

[@vosinus]

@@Jexus too bad, but thanks anyways!

[@mmachinibarra]

Your demos are a complete encyclopedia of interesting patches. Thanks for them.

[@nobodyneverknows]

I love how the samplers and synths from old Akai sounds similar, that is just ... nice, isnt it ?

[@KOTARE33]

I experience equal parts of joy at your feels and despair when comparing them to my feels when I listen to your videos but I must let the joy win!!! And I've been noodling for ten years or so on decent gear. Another big fan!

[@narki86]

Bill Hicks, what a hero, rest in peace. I was surprised with the versatility of this synth too, a rare forgotten powerhouse of sorts, owners of these should consider themselves lucky, good thing some of them ended up with talented people ;)

[@DrLeePercussion]

That Phrase at 7:29, man so good!

[@neolojism]

Chromakey dreamcoat BoC

[@AllureMusicLab]

Bought last week your Sub 37 Patches ! Amazing !!!

[@surrounded]

amazingly artistic. Not to mention great keyboard playing and demonstrating.

[@karmicpunch]

love the acid of the video

[@FatSynthDude]

It's such a treat to see this man at work.

[@canepazzomaddog]

sei sempre il migliore aspettavo questo video.

[@dfreeman120]

Wicked piece of kit

[@williamsterben]

I must have one, once I get my VX90 fixed! Thanks for the demo.

[@devmiles]

pretty impressive sounding little synth

[@davidgeppert5763]

realy cool videos you have made with all this film sample in it. greetings from your fan in germany

[@theohughes74]

Hey, I have one of those :) I love how the marriage of analog filters and digital control works *kinda*, and you have to recalibrate the occilators every time you want to use it. Sounds amazing! But a lot of work to get familiar with the interface to get to its full potential.

[@simonsorensen5405]

Hey there, Theo. Would you be interested in selling it? Best, Simon

[@S4V0LAEN3N]

@Pacman1ac Remember that this was typical 80's stuff. AKAI went with others with this style / user interface hype and replaced all knobs with buttons and a slider. Now adays manufacturers know little better what we want.. . . KNOBS. No matter which synthesis is in question. I have used hardware SYSEX controller to edit TX81Z sounds and experience was hugely improved, it was pure joy to create sounds! And soundwise VX600 is actually surprisingly good.. better than many other 80's poly.

[@skipper6528]

My favorite synth

[@xoio]

Not only BOC like at 7:30... Jexus plays a bit of BOC at 7:47+

[@dev3575]

Phased Spaces Chromakey dreamcoat

[@danilaplee]

You made we want this piece of gear like hell hahaha xD amazing creativity!

[@mechmancannon]

VERY COOL presentation!

[@RetroSoundsDA]

Awesome. Really likes sounds 6 and 9.

[@edfone]

yet another outstanding video,

[@dannyfujikawa2552]

just got mine today i can't farkin wait!

[@xoio]

4:20+ - Boards of Canada

[@johnstevens3416]

Akai Vx600. is also a great. sampler. very much like it good for. something like. space. music. and. movies

[@myrddinemris]

Time goes by and the guy gets nastier and nastier! What a creepy, perfect, awesome ending!!

[@waheex]

sound at 4:48 would even give a Prophet 5 a run for it's money

[@SpikedCollar666]

Mindburner it sounds very similar to the prophet 5 for sure. Mine got stolen so I’m considering one of these heavily.

[@Pittermilk]

The Vangelis patch is great :)

[@rockycontrolo]

Congratulations for the Satelite Anthem icarus 's boards of canada cover @7mn41

[@thunderheart530]

@rockycontrolo I was pretty happy when I heard that too

[@SzerlokHelmlok]

kiedy zabraknie takich filmów i wyginą pszczoły to będzie koniec świata

[@TRaddcliff]

a little tilt to boards of canada? 7:50 [chromakey dreamcoat] nice. your demos are awesome as always.

[@illDiology]

I like your little cover there of Chromakey Dreamcoat.

[@michaelv315]

@balimynah Indeed. Very nice!

[@S4V0LAEN3N]

Creepy sound and atmosphere at 04:40 forward.. =P That slow one before prodigy imitation.. . .

[@staringinward]

nice man

[@doppelacht88]

@shortinos i think that he puts some effects on the recorded video:)

[@christ5826]

I love this synth so much Im serious......I SOLD my actual OBIE XPANDER instead of sell it.its too unusual and brilliant

[@mijisthebest]

Old akai gear seems to have so much character

[@reggenerator8]

Excuse my language, skąd je bierzesz?

[@dhollsynthmusic]

haha...there's some secret-track shizzle going on at the end...like 90's grunge albums used to do

[@grandenuit]

How do you like this synth in particular ? There is little info on it, I'd like to have your inputs. Especially compared to your other gear and the related AX80. Thank you

[@KevinHeaven9]

i love the sound of this thing; now only if someone would sell one to me for a reasonable price...

[@EMAHGERD]

5:40 reminds me of Prodigy's charly (DnB vesion)

[@davidgeppert5763]

are you an owner of a synth shop, or where do get all these synths?

[@Droidbot_electro]

@LiveByDream Charly says: always tell your mymmy before you go somewhere :)

[@JK47Tubing]

nice!!!! =>

[@noordholland648]

its funny how it sounds like the minilogue xd. or its the recogizable play by the OLO GARB

[@quadcam24v]

everyone has a different style of playing synths, and Jexus has his.

[@Kuba_kuc]

fragment z 07:50 przypomina mi chromakey dreamcoat. dobry ten stuff

[@RetroCharged]

i love 4:32 How do you get your video to look so analogue? Is it shot on tape/film?

[@JimJWalker]

I would love to find one of these.

[@scyhte82]

ha, what a coincidence... there's a group on facebook called "synth-portland" where some guy named william santana put one up for sale just now. have a look: facebook . com / groups / synthportland

[@JimJWalker]

***** Thank you for the heads up!

[@thunderheart530]

@rockycontrolo and actually its chromakey dreamcoat

[@XiaomanZhang]

7:12 journey to the west theme

[@xpez3985]

@ 07:28

[@Labyrinth1010]

Quite rare. Anyone know how many were made?

[@AllureMusicLab]

Hi there, do you have the patches anymore? I have a lot of RAM Cards, which I Could send you ! Thank you in Advance !!!

[@Gummo22]

how rare is this synth? would love one.

[@christ5826]

they come up occasionally on ebay USA for around 1700 USD

[@martoncsernovszky4337]

Whooaaahahahaaaa!!!

[@xnonsuchx]

It's too bad they didn't make a VX800 to replace the mostly awesome AX80 w/ something equivalent, but with better MIDI implementation, glide, etc.

[@mrtvi46]

Videoediting reminds me of Borghesia:)

[@devmiles]

these go for pretty high prices nowadays. i believe it has the same filter chips as an oberheim expander. it sounds insane and powerful in any way but is a very bitch to program and at times unreliable

[@TRaddcliff]

DO A JUNO ALPHA 1...please :)

[@LarsXI]

10:36

[@Brom24]

I hear that chromakey dreamcoat

[@12v]

5:35

[@ArtFluids]

Art School girls of doom

[@xpez]

i have one!

[@Droidbot_electro]

07:29 ;)

[@xpez]

7:28

[@srettab]

01:15

[@devmiles]

Akai Timbrewolf 2015 ... hahahahaha epic fail!!!

[@moreteamrshifter]

+Ammer Reduron pretty silly comment, these things are meant to be like the expander, nothing like a timbre wolf x

[@devmiles]

moreteamrshifter you didn't seem to catch my sarcastic comment there

[@moreteamrshifter]

+Ammer Reduron haa, fair doos, the wolfy is probably the worst synth ever, peas x

[@desktorp]

+Ammer Reduron might as well call it the inMusic Timbre Wolf or the Numark Timbre Wolf since Akai hasn't really been Akai since 1999. You know Lord Jexus could demo a Timbre Wolf and make you want one.

[@desktorp]

+Ammer Reduron gotta say I love that I scrolled down and found another comment from you 4 years ago. You are a kindred spirit. Cheers brother.

[@PoulLarsenmusic]

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