Sequential Six-Trak | Fun as a Prophet!

[@MixMagazine]

My college roommate had one and I used to love messing with it; it was so much fun that sometime in the late 90s, I bought one used cheap just because I missed it. About five years ago, I went to an AES convention where Sequential founder Dave Smith was speaking; I brought one of its wooden side panels and he kindly autographed it for me.

[@EspenKraft]

Cool story!

[@ThePacratz]

Finally! After all this time, a proper demo of the Six-Trak! Thank you!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@Iffy]

Been waiting years for this!

[@fender1000100]

One of the most UNDERRATED of alltime. Marry this to the Sequential Tom. And you will have 80s retro heaven. Espen does it again.

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers! :)

[@rivetecks]

have both and yes you are correct.

[@senorverde09]

I have one. The one oscillator per voice in polyphonic mode and the slow 4-bit envelopes don't really do it for me. It was designed to be a low end practice device.

[@antigen4]

if you think THAT one is underrated you need to try a multi trak!

[@cortical1]

@@senorverde09 Not really. It was the first multi-timbral MIDI synth ever made. When it came out in 1984 there was much enthusiasm about it for this reason, combined with offering all the other features Espen showcases here (including a sequencer, 3 ADSR, 24 dB VCF, noise generator, LFO with different waveforms). Only in comparison later to other synths have people criticized its architecture, which is limited by comparison to later synths. It was designed to be affordable in 1984, but not just a "practice synth." It was state of the art in its moment. Many excellent and popular professional synths with only one oscillator per voice have been made. Here is a partial list: Roland Jupiter-4 Roland JUNO-6 Roland JUNO-60 Roland JUNO-106 Yamaha CS50 Yamaha CS60 Korg PS3100 Korg Polysix Korg EX-800 Akai AX60 Roland Alpha JUNO AKAI AX73 Kawai SX-210 Siel DK-70 SCI MultiTrak SCI SixTrak SCI Pro 8 SCI Split 8 SCI Max Cheers.

[@westbethkid]

Thank you thank you for this! I've owned a Six Trak for decades--so glad I never sold it, and I never will.

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@danieklerr]

My dad just sent me a Six Trak. This was very informative indeed. Thank you.

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@live.scream]

Cool dad

[@sk8session]

Always the most informative videos. Helped give me a great sense of the synth that was suggested by a friend. Thanks so much Espen! Great video!!

[@dagobertkrikelin1587]

The engineering that went into this synth is flabbergasting - especially for its time!

[@EspenKraft]

They did something similar with the TOM as well. Wildly advanced for its time.

[@sonicperformance]

I heard Sequential Circuits originally made the voice chips for an Arcade machine company, but they went broke before production of the machine commenced, so SQ used the chips to make this synth.

[@davebellamy4867]

11:45 This was also on the Prophet VS and was really cool. You can do it on the Sequencers of the Prophet-6 and OB6 but it's nicer on the arpeggiator because it's more spontaneous.

[@drsamurai009]

@@davebellamy4867 Agreed... The Round-Robin voice playing effect of OB synths is very cool and has a certain organic quality when you play successive same-keyed notes and you get variations in filter and envelope responses, but on Sequential synths where like a Prophet 5, or playing the arpeggiator on this Six Trak using the same voice allows for a different dynamic playing. Because Sequential only voice steals when needed, it can actually be played, and sound like more that just it's limited voice count. The OB synths will always rob notes as it rotates thru it's 8 voices, but if you play arrangements that don't have too many notes, you can minimize or eliminate voice stealing and the synth can sound even bigger than it is on SCI gear.

[@venomslair137]

That synth is POWERFUL yet underrated.

[@vernaltrash]

Thank you for doing this. I recently inherited a SixTrak, and I can't wait to get out cleaned up and running. This overview is incredibly useful and in-depth!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! Be sure to check out the latest "Six-Trak tips and tricks" video as well. ;-)

[@AndersEngerJensen]

The Phatness is strong in this one!

[@EspenKraft]

It's the phat of the land.. ;-)

[@robinsss]

@@EspenKraft there's a web radio station that plays a variety of synth pop music it's called Panorama 80 and they play Synthpop | Pop & New Wave | Italo disco | Electro | Minimal Wave | EBM | Synthwave | Techno | New Beat | Vocoder |. here's the link laut.fm/panorama80 they also have a youtube channel here's the link kzbin.info

[@robbelliii]

This is the way.

[@cortical1]

Masterful demo and walk-thru! Thanks! I have a Multi-Trak but not this one. Very interesting comparison!

[@EspenKraft]

In my opinion, the Six-Trak is criminally underrated. Cheers! :)

[@cortical1]

@@EspenKraft Sure sounds like it! Really nicely laid out too.

[@PeteKowalsky]

I remember always drooling over this little beast in every early 80's Keyboard Magazine ad I saw for it...especially after the sound-page audio demo ads. THANKS for the tour - it's fantastic! :)

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers! :)

[@ITInLoveWUJAlways]

Very good video on a six trak keyboard. As always learned a lot about what one can do with this keyboard. Thanks for sharing.

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks! :)

[@amandakleisnerova7473]

sweet sounds of eighties..🥰

[@KennyBFunky]

I've had mine since '86, and I've never even thought about selling it! I've gone through a few keyboard synths, and I currently have 3 synth modules to complement my Six-Trak. I just bought an Arturia MiniBrute, and I love it so far, but nothing will ever replace the Six-Trak for my core sound. The complaints about it not being fat enough in poly mode - well, most of the time, I don't need anything fatter than what the Six-Trak provides in poly (the few times I do, a good chorus, reverb or EQ unit fattens it up easily), and it certainly doesn't need any help in glorious Unison and Stack modes! Also, "fatter" doesn't always mean "better." I've tried plenty of so-called "fatter" synths, but none of them sounded "better" than the Six-Trak. The MiniBrute offers different monophonic tones, but not necessarily better mono tones. And I don't care if the attack is allegedly not fast enough to get usable drum and/or percussion sounds out of the Six-Trak; it's a SYNTH, not a drum machine. I only buy synths and effects to complement the Six-Trak; NEVER to replace it!

[@michaelp0819]

What a trip down memory lane! 37 years ago, I owned this model.

[@damonsummers]

Another great video, of a synth that was used more than advertised.

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers! It's definitely something to use to texture a production.

[@lundsweden]

I've always been told by other musos that the six track was no good. They lied!

[@ModernistPC]

Excellent to bang out Living on Video on.

[@Philandthesynths]

My First Synth in 1984! Kept it until 2019...made someone happy. Congratulation for your Great Video!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@hammondeggsmusic]

What a great sound! Heh, note the leds don’t “flicker” - this is because they’re not multiplexed, but latched. This draws more current, and possibly reduces overall noise. The excellent service manual for this synth even mentions that this was to “unburden the cpu” from this task too.

[@stevehofer3482]

I've never heard a Six-Trak sound this good before.

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@TheCasalinthesky]

Nice sounds! I never heard of this keyboard but I like it alot now Thanks for another great 80s synth throwback video

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks!

[@peterj.9713]

The six-trak still looks modern I think. It can stand beside a Korg Prologue without looking old and it sounds very well .Thanks for the great demonstration

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@lggee]

Beautiful sounds, fantastic music, great demo!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@DylanCataldo]

My dad was in a band in the 80s and has a few prophets including this one!

[@rosscogiordano1796]

Your dad sounds really cool, you should try to learn all you can about them from him :)

[@SPAZZOID100]

This is not a prophet.

[@jayzo]

Those arpeggios are something otherworldly

[@kevinsturges6957]

This synth sounds fantastic. I regret selling it almost as much as my 70’s Les Paul. Agggggghhhhhhhh.

[@EspenKraft]

It's very organic sounding. Instant 80s movies imo.

[@nonsuch]

One of the best bangs for the buck synths. I regret selling mine. The unison and stacking of patches was incredible. I still have the PC editor which makes it so much easier to create/edit patches... just incase I ever get another one. When I first got mine in the late 80's, I didn't have a manual and of course the Internet wasn't around yet for me to DL any information. It took me a while to figure out how to have it send pitch bend over midi to control. Great vid!

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers! :)

[@chinchillafarmer5101]

Thank Espen! I remember playing this in a Music store in Southern California in the 1980's I wanted it so bad but it was too expensive. Sounds Great!

[@EspenKraft]

It sounds good for sure. ;-)

[@klinkske]

Pure pure gold. I think this is my fav video of this year, so far.

[@EspenKraft]

Awesome, thanks for saying! :)

[@funkmachine6420]

Only judging from videos but this seems to sound nicer than the rev 2 / Take 5

[@legitimatefrenzy]

This video makes mine sound like garbage. Rev 2 is better I got it under my six trak

[@unowamusicent.3702]

Every synth sounds better than rev 2 imo

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

Wow!! That sounded really great! 😀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@EspenKraft]

It's very underrated today, thanks! ;-)

[@jeffoff7795]

I just came across one and this is helpful.

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@FLH3official]

Realy interesting, Espen. I've never realized that the 6 Tracks was multi-trimbral. A glorious piece of gear. Thank you for this demo

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks yourself! :)

[@miskelproducts41]

OMG I remember when that was out. Great video!!!

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks! :)

[@larslevinberget9558]

Very convenient synth that would glue right into a rock band situation in the late 80s!

[@seanchristophersynthesizer6999]

I don’t know why I’ve never heard a demo of this before. Thanks for sharing it. Great music also. :)

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks! :)

[@kerzwhile]

❤❤ My first Synth back in 84'!❤❤ The Prophet 610!

[@jasonb2089]

One of the few synths I regret selling back in the early 2000s. I still have dreams of finding it tucked under my bed or in the corner of a closet.

[@wendigo1011]

Get one before it's yoo late

[@Casious_Productions]

Yes..same here..that's one of the things in my life i regret the most..and i don't regret much

[@christ5826]

yes grab one before analog prices go up too much bro, love SCI!

[@nullfusion]

Got you ;)

[@monotonehell]

The song sounds reminiscent of an early '90's Amiga Mega Demo song. 11/10

[@ubarhd1]

Fantastic synth ... great review 👏🏻

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@eefaircloth9671]

I got a Six-Trak in early ‘84, I miss it very much.

[@looneyhorizon]

this things tone is incredible

[@EspenKraft]

It's very nice yes. ;-)

[@ErikHawk]

Great demo! Really enjoyed seeing how the sequencer works, so simple but so much fun in its limitations. And the stack sounds so fat! I've got Sequential's follow up to the Six-Trak, the MultiTrak, also a lot of fun with individual outputs for each voice.

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks Erik! The Multi-Trak is of course another great one, one I'd like to show on my channel, but unfortunately I don't know anyone close to me that has one. Cheers :)

[@ErikHawk]

@@EspenKraft If I lived in your neighborhood I would definitely loan the MultiTrak to you!

[@nebstaism]

What a work of art !!!

[@marc-vasquez-ofc]

One of the best videos on KZbin. Thx Espen!

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks! :)

[@cosmicaddress7851]

I remember seeing advertisements for this in an old Commodore 64 magazine, where they were promoting programming the six-trak using a Commodore 64. Was very exciting, but way out of my reach at the time!

[@MarkLAsche]

Fantastic demo/tutorial. I always wanted one back in the day, and found one online last week. I've downloaded the manual, but your video is going to save me a lot of manual diving. Thanks!

[@EspenKraft]

Hay, awesome! Thanks for saying! :)

[@christofferainek]

You had me at those first few arpeggiated notes! What a beast, and as always a beautiful composition 🤘

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers man! :)

[@mubakka2642]

excellent terminator rendition

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@KennyBFunky]

19:52 - I hadn't thought of using Stack Mode to create chords that can be played one key at a time. Thanks so much for the tip! Very usable!

[@TheAnthonycoulter]

Wow what an Insane synth!!! Fantastic demo Espen!😎

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks Anthony! :)

[@anderslarsson6149]

Wow! That’s an impressive machine I’ve totally missed. Sounds like any Hollywood action movie of that time. Multitimbral and sounds made up from multi patches in 1984! First time I came across this was with my TX81Z but in 1987. Three years later! Should have bought a used six-trak instead 😝 A crying shame Sequential went belly up in the DX era. Great video Espen!!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks Anders! It has the soundtracks of many a Cannon action movie in its DNA. ;-)

[@HenritheHorse]

Japanese synths and pedals put out all the American synth and effects manufacturers in the 80s.

[@EspenKraft]

I wouldn't go as far as saying they out out ALL of them, especially not in the EARLY 80s. ;-)

[@HenritheHorse]

@@EspenKraft E-mu and Ensoniq were the only ones to survive into 90s and 2000?

[@HenritheHorse]

@@EspenKraft Yes, I meant late, but somehow wrote early 80s.

[@74goldenjet]

Love the sound of this synth ❤️. Great video!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@snellcheeks]

Very inspiring walkthrough and tutorial of this cheap but cool synth! Gotta dive more into my unit to explore all the possibilities you showed, thanks!

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers!

[@peterldelong]

Wine Country has the service ROM for the Six-Trak that restores it back to factory. It also uses a Z80 microprocessor, which are easy to come by still. I restored a couple of these over the last year and ended up keeping one because they sound pretty good. What’s up Espen?

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks for asking, all good here! :) Cheers

[@jdrukman]

I had one of these for a long time but I recently sold it. I never got it to sound anywhere as good as you did. Maybe if I had, I would have kept it. Nice track, very tangerine dream-y.

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks for saying. :)

[@wendigo1011]

It also needs a Chorus and you are in the same are as the Junos and more just different SCI sound :)

[@chriswareham]

That demo track has a very John Carpenter 80s soundtrack feel to it. Love it!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks man! :)

[@systemfan8]

Never heard of this synth before, it sounds amazing. Seriously thinking of selling my Behringer Pro-800 to buy this

[@sauermusicDE]

According to the LED level meter the REV7 could have had a little bit more input gain. Turn the knob up, bro! ;-) That melody is really nice. Best Six-Trak demo on KZbin.

[@EspenKraft]

I never turn up, or down, anything based on sight, only my ears. When it sounds good it sounds good no matter what the meters say ;-) Cheers :)

[@davidm3569]

I bought this synth on the rebound from a girlfriend. Somehow it wasn't a substitute. I never really explored it's full potential, and currently it's in storage. Thank you for showing me just what I've missed.

[@EspenKraft]

Happy you liked it. Cheers :)

[@clusterchord1]

great intro track. really good theme is key. tangerine dream/schmoeling era with just a dash of synth pop added.. fantastic. i love all your pop/italo/dm and other genre endevours, yet my favorite is when you steer into darkish soundtrack/carpenter/tangerine direction.

[@EspenKraft]

I do the occasional dabble into sci/fi and soundtrack territory. ;-) Cheers

[@PaulBoos]

I have the Multitrak (and the Tom with quite a few cartridges); love those two together. Great demo of the Six-Trak - def one that if i could get it at the right price, I'd pick it up just because (through right now I am more interested in a DW-8000 to complement my DW-6000).

[@you7788]

Hello, I intend to sell mine. I live in germany, Ruhrgebiet. If you are interested please PN. No shipping.

[@mariusmitrea5462]

AMAZING ITEM....FAT SOUND...!!!!🤗🤗🤗💗💗💗

[@richardaube7615]

my first synth

[@wendigo1011]

Mee too in 2014! Now i own some 40 classics i still very much love my S-T. VERY FAAAAAAT Little monster yep!

[@etclocationsound6278]

Mine too - 1984. I've considered parting with it many times over the years but never could, even though it doesn't get much use.

[@lab-by-the-sea]

Yes my first sequential circuits back then :-)

[@wendigo1011]

still ;)

[@lab-by-the-sea]

@@wendigo1011 No, the Sixtrack did not make it to 2020.;-)

[@wendigo1011]

@@lab-by-the-sea Ahaha but i meant, it's still your first synth even if you sold it :P

[@lab-by-the-sea]

@@wendigo1011 Yes but it was not my first synth, the first was the Korg DV800 :-)

[@secretelitemusic]

The stack function was its most over-used feature. The heat sensitive tuning was its main issue in warm studios.

[@EspenKraft]

Good thing I live in the cold Norway then.

[@secretelitemusic]

It has lovely sounds, especially the basses in unison mode, but under old school stage lights, and in studios with a lot of warm tech, it was a bit "difficult". The bleepy sci-fi tones are also cool.....in moderation. Open the windows!

[@larslevinberget9558]

Our rehearsal space downtown was cold in the winter, we had good use of them heatsinks !

[@jongrandin]

Yeah... Thanks, Espen. I've been looking for one of these and saving up whilst they're still affordable. This video should push them out of my price range JUST before I manage to get one... ;)

[@EspenKraft]

I think you can still find one for a decent piece. They're quite underrated still. ;-)

[@eulbk6909]

Nice Terminator theme performance...sounds great...enjoyed!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks!

[@ingoodmusic]

Dude, congrats with the Six, amazing demo. Your best video by now.

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers! :)

[@ingoodmusic]

@@EspenKraft Liked the FXs, was it only the rev5?

[@EspenKraft]

No Rev5 here, it's the Rev7, but that only does the chorus. The reverb is Valhalla VintageVerb. The delays are Eventide H3000.

[@felixihmseinaccount4450]

Awesome Demo! Thanks a lot!

[@reneotten7376]

Wow it sounds so much like a Prophet.

[@carmafons.a.3403]

The difference between Sequential Circuits and Oberheim is that Eddy Van Halen used an Oberheim instead a Sequential Circuits keyboard for their use. The sales of Oberheim equipment climbed while Sequential Circuits was langhishing.

[@lars-fenin]

very versatile.. and it got midi..!

[@MMIStudios]

Great great synth... Wish I never sold mine

[@RuslanKentawrus]

Тут надо не только разбираться в технике но и уметь играть как музыкант.Крутое видео с меня лайк

[@mikemuller1066]

???

[@RuslanKentawrus]

@@mikemuller1066 its Russian Language

[@mikemuller1066]

Kentawrus ok! But me and others maybe would like to read your opinion too! 😀

[@EspenKraft]

I use Google translate to read those. ;-)

[@mikemuller1066]

@@EspenKraft I use deepl.com, much better quality. But I prefer the writer does it for posting. So he gets more readers. 😉

[@acidjack]

great synth. i got the new os for it. so you can switch the patches by knop and a lot more features. thanks for the video. a great synth.

[@gregwirges1226]

Great synth! Could you tell me where you got the new os for it? Thanks

[@acidjack]

hi, you will find it at ebay :) simply drop six trak upadate in the search box :) is woth each penny. cost around 10-15€ . br

[@janntucek]

This is my new favourite loop on UT.

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks Jann! :D

[@kevintompkins9231]

Can’t believe you have a Seq TOM. I use to have one. Haven’t seen one in years!

[@EspenKraft]

Works well too. ;-)

[@timoheinrich8123]

Great video! Great stuff... After 9:40 you state, that the poly glide at higher amounts would be some... ahhhm, uncontrollable... In fact it just depends on the randomness, at which order the next (free one) of the six voices is grabbed for the next note by the controler. If the last note played by a voice x is nearby the next note the same voice x is taken for, even with higher values the glide wouldn't be that much. So the amount of this effect is finally a mix (summarized) by the value you choose and the randomness of the next voice choosen by the controler. :) Thank you for showing such a lot of amazing great analogue stuff!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks for the input. Cheers! :D

[@carl13220]

Your demo sounds like a tribute to Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre. Awesome !!!

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers! :)

[@madpaul6520]

Sounds good

[@EspenKraft]

:D

[@subwaygaragemusic]

Right up there with the P5 IMO. Also it reminds me a bit of the P600. Looks like a P600 with built-in sequencer.

[@SPAZZOID100]

The p5 has dedicated knobs and fatter sound.

[@eaglechildkeys]

Fantastic job again Espen! ;-))

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks man! :)

[@leondevries478]

Hi, thanks for this beautiful demo. I own one too and I put the beast through a boss SE-70 effectprocessor. This sounds incredible because the SE-70 has a multiFX chain with an Boss (obvious) chorus but most foremost an “Enhancer”. The enhancer gives lead sounds an extra sharp edge. That’s my little secret. Best to you and greetings from the Netherlands.

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks! The SE-70 is a great little box. ;-)

[@leondevries478]

Thanx Espen, don’t tell anyone 😃

[@pardonmysandwich6943]

Props for Terminator. Appropriate 1984 machine for it.

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers man! :)

[@stonecastle858]

Terminator goosebumps at 8:22

[@MercuryK52]

Thank you for another great, pedagogical video Espen! What a fine, very early 80's looking, piece of hardware! It almost reminds me of an old Luxor stereo setup I had way back in the days. :p It's indeed very PHAT, and also quite versatile! The first half of your demo track could've easily been used in an old 80's thriller movie intro ;) Some of those sounds somehow reminded me of "Midnight Drive" , a very very good tune! :D

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks my man! I will definitely use the Six-Trak in a future Midnight Drive edition, but not #4. I'm working on #4 now and it's a different theme. ;-) Cheers

[@MercuryK52]

@@EspenKraft Ouh! I can barely wait! :D

[@Magnus_Loov]

That track sounded very, very much like a Tangerine track from the early 80:s! A good one at that too (they had too many long winding boring tracks on many of their albums intermixed with some real gems!). I actually think this one sounds better than the Rev 3 Prophet 5 to my ears. And it being multitimbral is very unique for an analogue Synth. Actually fantastic! Maybe it's closer to the Pro-1 in sound as you mentioned it was a mix between a Pro 5 and Pro 1. What is clearly evident to me from Uhe:s Repro1/Repro 5 is that I very much prefer the Pro-1:s much clearer in your face sound than the Pro-5. Uhe mentioned that in a thread that it had to do with how the summing/mixing was done for the Repro-5 (and the real Pro 5 I guess). Maybe that summing is problematic for virtual Synths. I mean, still the best emulations I think are for monosynths, maybe with the exception for Rolands own cloud Synths. Juno 106 at least sounds almost as good as the original (they really got the chorus right for it!) . But otherwize I think it really isn't there yet. Arturias attemptps to analogue Polys are simply jokes.

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks Magnus. It sure sounds nice right out of the box too. ;-)

[@maurumsynthwave618]

Me encanta este sintetizador. Realmente alucinante... Saludos

[@EspenKraft]

Gracias!

[@defbones5597]

Aaargh that track would even much perfect with a proper beat !!!

[@EspenKraft]

I like it like this. ;-)

[@BigStereoVR]

I would love to hear that beast through a DP/4. Vanderpol> amp 2> tempo delay> small drum room. It would be larger than life.

[@EspenKraft]

I don't have the DP/4 anymore. ;-)

[@BigStereoVR]

@@EspenKraft :( I'm sorry for your loss. 🌼 🌻 🌸

[@DaraM73]

Someday, we’ll see you doing that Kevin Bacon strut-jump-kick hair-flick-lip-pout “Flash dance” across frame.

[@EspenKraft]

Haha! Maybe ;-)

[@synthpop7654]

Thank you Espen for the great video. It's always amazing to see how many synthesizers there were in the 80s that you didn't even know yourself. The six-track has a 4 octave keyboard but i was wondering if using higher octaves an external midi keyboard can be played via the six-track? Do they still work with your Yamaha REV 7 all EQ's? That is often a weak point with these devices.

[@MuzixMaker]

Yes it will respond with a longer keyboard

[@maracuder]

Thank you for this great review. I wasn't aware of its sequencer, arp and multitimbral capacities, so far. I'm curious, how a minimal synth drum beat would sound on this one. Didn't you announce to come back to the effect sound design later? Great track also...

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! It's very capable of making analog drum sounds. I had to cut down the video as it was getting longer and longer. ;-)

[@wendigo1011]

Another demo would be amaziong i agree. Espen just made the very first nice Six-Trak demo ever. There is definitly room for more. Love mine !!!! Thanks Espen!

[@Najaxyutara]

Merci ;) good!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@PatrickRosenbalm]

Very nice tune!! I almost bought one of these in summer 1984 but my best friend at the time talked me into getting a Korg Poly 800. In hindsight I wish I had gotten the Six Track. But I was 19 at the time. What did I know?

[@EspenKraft]

Cheers! The Poly-800 is great as well, but a totally different synth in almost every way. ;-)

[@danielpirone8028]

Ha! I did the opposite! I got the Six Trak in 84. Still have it today. My friend got the poly 800.

[@EspenKraft]

Both are great ;-)

[@PatrickRosenbalm]

@@danielpirone8028 I ended up trading the Poly 800 for a Poly 61 in 1986. I sold the Poly 61 and bought a 35mm SLR camera then joined the Navy. Still have the camera. In 1993 I came across a Poly 61 for $75 USD New in box. Still have it. Came across a Poly 800 MkII in 2014 for $40 USD. Still have it! Now if I come across a Six Track I will get it! ;-) I need to do a video on the Poly 61 and post it. It's a really fat synth that's and overlooked Gem in my book. Layer it in chord memory and it will do some wicked filter sweeps!!

[@stevenzeeland9670]

Twenty years ago, circa 2003? The 6-Trak was widely available on eBay for $200. Passionate and lengthy were the online quarrels back then pro and con. Of course I wish I had bought one then at that price. But? Of course when the eBay selling price doubled, quadrupled -- in my financial circumstances I would have had to sell it. ... Luckily, I got my hands on a Sequential Circuits MAX for just under $100. Yes, and no: no onboard controls. The MAX is one of those rare synths that you just have to hold on to! (Same or similar innards as 6-Trak! Only thing: designed as a "computer peripheral" you either need a Commodore 64, or an external control using something called MIDI).

[@SLVMBER80s]

Hey Espen, nice jacket @ 1:34

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! Still have it. ;-)