There’s something so magical about 70s synths ! 🎵🎶
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
yes! :-)
@lo-firobotboy71123 жыл бұрын
The squishyness and noisyness of old analog beasts gives a much more organic and "natural" quality to the sound.
@zdave60832 жыл бұрын
There's a name for that " magic " . It's called nostalgia.
@qrplife4 жыл бұрын
These are sounds of mystery, wonder, and promise from my youth.
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
What a nice thought! :-)
@kadiummusic5 ай бұрын
I had one of these and it sat on top of my CP30. I loved it, you get really big thick synth pads and leads and the organ was pretty good too. My next synth was a Jupiter 8! But I've always had a soft spot for that little SK20. ❤
@DarkSideofSynth4 жыл бұрын
I'm a sucker for good old '70s string machines, I see this pop up in my feed I jump on it and click Like right away! ;)
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
:-)
@lo-firobotboy71123 жыл бұрын
My wife just gave me an SK20 for Christmas!! I've wanted a string synth for years and this machine doesn't disappoint....classic string sound perfect for 70's Italian horror films. What I wasn't expecting is how useful the organ and polysynth sections actually are. The only thing preventing the SK20 from being a perfect vintage synths is the absence of CV/Gate inputs, but that's definitely not a deal-breaker. Thanks for another excellent demo video. It helped us decide the SK20 and a couple other options.
@AnalogAudio13 жыл бұрын
I clearly need a wife!
@lo-firobotboy71123 жыл бұрын
@@AnalogAudio1 Indeed...it does have it's perks!
@mwarsell7 ай бұрын
Whose wife buys vintage synths for Christmas? 😢
@paulmattle668324 күн бұрын
I bought one of these back in about 2006 for 200 bucks. The old man I bought it from said he used it because he could get a great B3 sound out of it.
@AlexBallMusic4 жыл бұрын
Love a good old string synth. 5:13 is the kind of sound I always think of but you obviously took this to many other places. The bell-like stuff at about 6:02 was quite really cool. Great as ever.
@fjfrancois4 жыл бұрын
Alex Ball dude 5:13 is a dream of sound
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@SynthOSphere2 жыл бұрын
Indeed! But the SK-20 is way more than a simple stringer. Much more flexible, good organ, and the polysynth uses a full set of the famous Yamaha iG chips (151-VCA, 156-VCF, 159-EG) (same as in the CS series) so it's a more powerful sound design tool vs usual stringers. I have an Elka Rhapsody, a Logan String Melody, and a Crumar Multiman-S (the one with the Moog filter for the Brass) and those have a more standard old-style stringer sound. The SK lets me explore more, in terms of timbres and voicings. I also have a Korg Lambda and I'd put the SK more into that family, that I'd call Stringer+. Finally, the SK's Ensemble is really lush. And it fits marvelously with that 12db filter.
@sweepersmusic3 жыл бұрын
Nice sounds, I got one of these a few months ago and it's blown me away...such a beautiful and flexible synth. Amazing sounding filter too, that Yamaha filter is something to behold. It sounds like a CS80 almost at times
@ineedstuff82862 жыл бұрын
i love the classic "Analog Audio" experience... which is when the literal first 2 seconds of the video convinces me that I WILL BE buying the demo'd machine.
@brightstarlit4 жыл бұрын
Damn! You fully brought out the beauty of the SK20! I wanted one for many years, and now I’m the proud owner of one. She is literally one of the stars in my studio. No one can quite compare. Three years now . It’s one of my favorite synths. The limitation is the thing that brings out the beauty and creativity. I’ll never let her go. Cheers! P.S. I purchased her through an estate sale at a VERY fair price, and I’m the second owner. Nearly mint condition. It came with the original 1979 purchase receipt. How cool is that?! 😎
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
congrats! It's a fine instrument :-)
@lo-firobotboy71123 жыл бұрын
My Sweetie gave me an SK20 for Christmas...best stocking-stuffer ever! It feels right at home with my Junos.
@henrikgerlach47652 жыл бұрын
"She".... LOL That's so ridiculous... 😂👌
@fjfrancois4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much buddy, synthesizers (especially vintage) are one of the most beautiful instruments in the planet 🌎
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
yes, that's true :-)
@JMLRecording Жыл бұрын
Saw one of these in the C room of Electric Lady and looked it up. Had never seen one before. WOW what an underrated (obscure?) keyboard! Incredible!!!!
@reedsutter84854 жыл бұрын
Covers a lot of the same ground as my SK-50d. I have to imagine it is some fraction of the same circuitry because it really sounds identical. I’d always imagined the sk-20 was more limited in range like a Crumar Performer, but you are really using the poly-synth layer in great ways!
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
thanks :-) indeed, it seems to have identical parts of the bigger SK's. The SK30 strings alone sound identical.
@DestroyER824 жыл бұрын
SK30 snd 50d have doubled the generators for polysynth (you can detune them for fat sounds) and have more options for organ + of course solo section. But circuity itself is identical.
@muzzz334 жыл бұрын
I do like the sound the SK makes , my fave is the SK30 , I'm wishful that Yamaha does a reface of the SK range .
@garyleaver37144 жыл бұрын
That would be so awesome if they did that! I used to have the SK-20 and I miss it.
@drsamurai0094 жыл бұрын
An SK reface sounds like a great idea. I hope Yamaha is tuned in to this kind of suggestion.
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
I think they will never do it.
@ZemanTheMighty4 жыл бұрын
AnalogAudio1 don’t discount it just yet. Nobody was asking for a reface of the yc organs
@RoomAtTheTopStudio4 жыл бұрын
You really know how to play the SK range. Love your style as you make the SK20 sing
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
:-) thanks!
@taosophymusic Жыл бұрын
The 70s in a nutshell. Or better yet, a WALnut shell. Take me back there and close the porthole, I'm staying!!
@joorchampi33462 жыл бұрын
Very very nice vintage strings pads
@fuzzpope4 жыл бұрын
This channel is like one gigantic Beyond the Black Rainbow alternative soundtrack.
@fuzzpope4 жыл бұрын
I should point out I'm a huge fan of Sinoia Caves, btw, so: compliment intended.
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
thank you :-)
@edenhunter99044 ай бұрын
comprehensive sound demo thanks.🙂
@douglasw.7864 Жыл бұрын
I use to own the SK30. Sold it in 2003. I truly regret that now. It weighed a ton!
@mwarsell4 ай бұрын
How does this compare to modern stringers,, like Behringer VC340 or Solina? Or Waldorf?
@AnalogAudio13 ай бұрын
It sounds different.
@loneconspiracy4 жыл бұрын
this sounds amazing
@wyndsrfr164 жыл бұрын
A very cool synth. I owned one for awhile but it had a strange keyboard issue and the replacement chip needed to fix it is impossible to find.
@erestube8 ай бұрын
Damn. And I thought I had bought my last analog synth. Time to go hunting!
@almatom19744 жыл бұрын
Talking about old string machines? SOLINA/ARP STRING ENSEMBLE from 1973!
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
right :-) I have also done a video of this
@06dreamliner2 жыл бұрын
TOP MANY THANKS Do you know the price of this marvellous synthe in 80's?
@alanmaxwell66494 жыл бұрын
I'm told Boards of Canada had /have one of these.
@inconsolablegraphite21264 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you'd get round to doing the SK20. Greater than the sum of its parts, the trick is in layering them. I've loved string synths since the mid 70s and my SK20 in particular. They all sound different and not at all like the classic polys which followed. Nowadays I run the 'mix out' through a Waza DC-3 with the Dimension D setting always on. It alleviates the problem of not being able to run the Leslie emulator on the organ section and the ensemble on the strings/polysynth separately. It's not intrusive and gives a sound very near to the 'slow tremolo' organ setting and in stereo. It's a fantastic instrument which encourages you to just sit and play. I'd try and get hold of an SK50D if I could fit it in the house :)
@RoomAtTheTopStudio4 жыл бұрын
The SK30 is ideal for being able to run the Leslie emulator on the organ and the ensemble on the strings and polysynth separately. I didn't know the SK20 couldn't do that.
@inconsolablegraphite21264 жыл бұрын
@@RoomAtTheTopStudio If you try and run the inbuilt Leslie emulator on say organ on the lower part of the keyboard, and the ensemble on strings on the upper part, the entire instrument defaults to ensemble. You can have one half with Leslie or ensemble applied but the other half with no effect applied. The manual states that there is ensemble priority. An alternative partial solution is routing the separate organ output through an external Leslie emulator. This however doesn't disable the organ part being in the 'mix out' output and it will still be audible there. It's a bit of a shame really, which is why I always use the 'mix out'/DC-3 approach. I suspect it's because the Leslie and ensemble effects are derived from a single inbuilt analogue effects unit. Back in the day (I was there ☹️) this gear was expensive and they've had to compromise. It's also a pity because the Leslie emulator on the organ section, despite being in mono, sounds absolutely brilliant for its time. It could give some modern units a run for their money.
@divinodayacap33134 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a ARP Solina
@chickberth Жыл бұрын
Such a great demo, I've been wanting an old stringer for awhile and the Yamahas were never really on my radar, was looking at the Arps, Moogs, Crumar, etc. But after listening to this, and a couple other demos, I think this is the one. Pure sci-fi 70's.
@minimism3 жыл бұрын
I just fixed one of these up (rebuilt power supply, and fixed some broken connections). It feels to me that the organ is a lot quieter than the strings/poly-synth, so came here to check… seems that the organ is quieter on yours too - is that right?
@AnalogAudio13 жыл бұрын
I didn't noticed... I assume the volume differences where not that great
@日弟紛当南4 жыл бұрын
今年で40年目…いい音だ❗◎☆彡
@mraduanemc4 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous. Thanks for doing another SK vid. Honestly, I anxiously wait for any new video from you. Still, you sure have a knack for showing off the beauty of the old string machines. Do you have any albums available?
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@edge800rr3 жыл бұрын
I get some serious problems when I se your videos :))) I feel I must buy al synths I listen on :) now I have over 40 old analog synths :))) and some early digital to :)))
@AnalogAudio13 жыл бұрын
:-D
@DonPedro69014 жыл бұрын
So cool! I'm getting creepy all over my skin.
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
haha
@robsoncadete33404 жыл бұрын
😲😲😲😲😍😍😍😍😍
@jesuscolon590916 күн бұрын
Alguna persona que venda un ensamble así el sk20?
@GoodfaYou4 жыл бұрын
Drool🤤
@MyBichSustained8 ай бұрын
Mr. Crowley, what went on in your head? Oh, Mr. Crowley, did you talk to the dead? Your lifestyle, to me, seemed so tragic With the thrill of it all You fooled all the people with magic Yeah, you waited on Satan's call
@aotradimension_music4 жыл бұрын
Un Manjar
@nicolangelo634 жыл бұрын
I’ve one to sell, Genoa-Italy
@fjfrancois4 жыл бұрын
nicolangelo63 nice, take good care my friend
@BarnacleButtock4 жыл бұрын
Lol I only heard one string sound
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
yeah, it's a string machine :-)
@BarnacleButtock4 жыл бұрын
@@AnalogAudio1 I meant: you spent most of your time not with typical string settings.
@AnalogAudio14 жыл бұрын
@@BarnacleButtock the string sounds alone are not very variable, the sound layers/combinations are the more interesting things
@renemunkthalund35814 жыл бұрын
@@AnalogAudio1 I have an SK-20. Agreeing with @AnalogAudio1 here. The gold is in the layering.