Unboxing a Stylophone Gen X-1 Analog Synthesizer

[@midi_in]

I have a little nostalgia for the stylophone (I didn't have one but my grandfather did and I played it when over at his). I like what they're doing with their brand, they're developing but remaining true to the original. I particularly like that this one remains all analogue. Tempting.

[@musicalmiscellany]

I've really been going down the Stylophone rabbit hole lately. I've done some research on the company and the various circuits. Look forward to a couple more vids coming... and you're welcome for the childhood memory. 😝

[@scruffycohen1645]

I bought it before watching your video. Thanks for reassuring me I got the right gear!

[@musicalmiscellany]

I hope you enjoy it and hopefully the video was helpful.

[@karlc9773]

Enjoy your video, I'm just getting into synth music and bought gen x-1, but what nobody mentions is that the tabs are completely different, so copying tunes for S-1 isn't easy, I'm going to try and get around this by buying an S-1 and plugging it into the x-1

[@musicalmiscellany]

Thanks for watching. Yeah, the keypad is setup differently on the Gen X-1. It would be easy to run the S-1 through the X-1 due to the input jack.

[@ViviSectia]

That's a really cool upgrade but it looks like it might be a little hard to play if you're left handed since all the controls are on the left and the wire seems really short. Any chance you could try it left handed and see if the stylus will reach the entire length of it without having to hold it at some weird angle to reach the last little bit?

[@musicalmiscellany]

Honestly, I don't think it would be difficult to play left handed. There's a lot of space on the panel. It's would be easier to play than an Monotron Delay and plenty of lefties use those. Thanks for checking it out.

[@danielktdoranie]

You gonna get the theremin and the drone?

[@musicalmiscellany]

I'm on the preorder list for the Thermin. I'm holding off of the DS-2 for now.

[@bearshield7138]

Far freaking out You had a good Christmas. This is grand floating fun

[@musicalmiscellany]

This is a really cool device. It's significantly more $ than a standard Stylophone but it does a lot more things too. Thanks for checking it out.

[@rhysseddon7279]

Got given one of these, i have no music knowledge, can it be tuned using a free phone app?

[@musicalmiscellany]

Yes. Any tuner with a microphone will work. Thanks for checking it out.

[@rhysseddon7279]

@@musicalmiscellany thank you

[@complexskully]

Great video! Im sold 🔥

[@musicalmiscellany]

Thanks for checking out the video.

[@karlc9773]

Can all 3 be connected together S-1, Gen X-1 and Beat ?

[@musicalmiscellany]

The Gen X-1 has an input but the current S-1 and Beat do not. So you couldn't plug all 3 of them in a chain. However, the 2007 revision of the Stylophone did have an input jack, so you could do it if you had that model of S-1.

[@karlc9773]

@@musicalmiscellany why did they take it away?

[@musicalmiscellany]

@@karlc9773 I don't know the answer to that. I'm sure there was some reason. Maybe the new circuit occupied more space and there wasn't room for a second jack? Or maybe they just thought it wasn't useful? Who knows?