>>106998537
The ones from the late 80s were some of the sexiest. There were models like this Frankenstein monster that even had detachable speakers mounted on posts (tripod base).
>>106998506 (OP)
RF circuit boards are pure black magic. Full filter sections with weirdly shaped traces. >gaps and fan shapes are capacitors >curves are inductors
>>106998732
Have this exposed die/chip in epoxy resin cube as desk ornament, idk what it is, has small metal AMS logo next to it. It's quite old probably late 70s early 80s.
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>>106998506 (OP) >be chad prophet 5 >released in '77/78 >state of the art technology >first synth to have savable presets >controlled by the then-new Z80 >worth every cent
. >fast forward to 2025 >we're sold sold gear comprising of out of date ARM chips >severely limited amounts of ram and storage >nothing more than a VST in a box using a custom asic/fpga. some just have cheap consumer dacs from analog devices >that'll be $3k. no refunds.
the music hardware scene really took a massive nosedive in last 20 years or so.
>>107001006
Well yeah because in '77 they didn't have VSTs more powerful than any hardware synthesizer could possibly be.
Musicians bought prophets because they had to, not because they made enough money as a dentist to live their childhood dream of playing the same synths as Pink Floyd
>>107000988
It's a double slot. The second cassette bay is behind the first with shared spindles to rotate the reels independently. When you eject, the double bay folds out as one, giving access to both tape bays. I loved this design back then. The whole wall but is so deep that the secondary deck in recessed deep.
