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Arturia Synth Models

Price- $279.00

Imagine if you had access to 3,500, award-winning, user-tweakable sounds from seven of the most famous, ground-breaking synthesizers from the '70's and '80's: the MiniMoog, the Modular Moog, the Prophet 5, the Prophet VS, the Roland Jupiter 8, the Yamaha CS80, and the ARP 2600.

Now, imagine playing these amazing, classic sounds on a sturdy, 32-note, velocity sensitive universal MIDI contoller keyboard with 10 encoders, 4 sliders, and 11 switches, allowing you to tweak ADSR, filter, LFO, and other functions, add chorus/delay, and save and recall your changes at the push of a button. Imagine being able to instantly switch from playing a MiniMoog to a Jupiter 8, to a Prophet VS..all from the front panel controls. In fact, once the application was opened, you wouldn't need to touch your mouse.

Now, imagine being able to put this MIDI controller under your arm, your laptop under the other, and taking the awesome sonic power of these seven vintage synthesizers with you anywhere. You don't even need an electrical outlet, since the MIDI contoller runs on USB power....now imagine having ALL of this...for under $300!!

You can have it all, with the Analog Factory Experience, by Arturia. The AFE can be used as a stand alone synth, but is also compatable with ProTools, Cubase, Sonar, Digital Performer, Live, and Logic Audio. It's a lot of bang, for very few bucks, and AXEess MIDI Systems has them, at the best price

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Arturia Synth Models
	Roland Jupiter-8: Released in 1980, the Jupiter-8 became an instant classic. With it's eight voices, advanced arpegiator, splitting and layering capabilities, great sound, and it's striking multi-colored control panel, it quickly became a favorite of many 80's new wave artists, such as Duran Duran, The Cars, Simple Minds, Howard Jones, and Thomas Dolby.
	Prophet VS: The Prophet VS was one of the last synthesizers made by Sequential Circuits. It was the first synthesizer to use a new type of synthesis- Vector Synthesis, which was later used in the Korg Wavestation. The Prophet VS combined the crystaline purity of a digital synth, with the warmth of an analog synth, and the morphing effects of Vector Synthesis. It is a very rare synthesizer, as Sequential went out of business shortly after its release, but its sound was nothing short of amazing.
	The Prophet 5: Released in 1978, the Prophet 5 was the work horse of stage and studio for years. It was used by acts such as Genesis, Steve Winwood, Toto, Journey, Loverboy, The Who, Pink Floyd, George Duke, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Rick Wakeman, Rick James, Asia, Tangerine Dream, The Fixx, and countless others. At that time, it seemed that there were two types of keyboard players- those who had a Prophet 5, and those who wished they did.
	The Modular Moog: The big grand-daddy of synthesizers! This enormous mass of modules, dials, and patch cords was released in 1967, and was primarily a creature of the recording studio, due to its size and complexity. The world first became familiar with it with the release of Walter Carlos' Switched On Bach, but it was Keith Emerson's solo in Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's "Lucky Man" that really turned the music world on its ear. Emerson then became the first to use the Moog in live performance, wowing audiences around the world with it. In fact, even today, Emerson's massive Moog system still looms over his stack of much more modern synthesizers on stage, because he insists that nothing else quite sounds like it. Other well known Modular Moog users included Stevie Wonder, John Cage, Tomita, and George Harrison.
	The MiniMoog: Easily the most famous and most popular synthesizer of all time, there's even one on display in the Smithsonian. Released in 1970, it took the music world by storm, and remains one of the most in-demand synthesizers to this day. During its 11 year production run, over 12,000 units were made. It's sound is unmistakable..the solo in Tom Sawyer by Rush, the solo in Magic Man by Heart, and the siren-like intro to Riding The Storm Out, by REO Speedwagon. The MiniMoog was an essential piece of equipment for Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman of Yes, Rick Wright of Pink Floyd, Gary Wright, Steve Winwood, Jon Lord of Deep Purple, Geoff Downes of Asia, Devo, Kool And The Gang, Tower Of Power, Herbie Hancock, Jan Hammer, and many more. Later, it was also used by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, and even Guns N' Roses (on Paradise City). It should be noted that Arturia's MiniMoog modeling software, which the MiniMoog sounds in the Analog Factory Experience and Origin are based on, is the only MiniMoog modeling software that was ever endorsed by the late Dr. Bob Moog.
	The ARP 2600: Released in 1971, the ARP 2600 offered the flexibility of a modular synthesizer, in a smaller, more portable size. It was used by a number of well-known artists, including Tony Banks of Genesis, Stevie Wonder, Styx, Jean Michel Jarre', and John Lennon, but it's two most recognizable performances would have to be by Pete Townsend on Who Are You, and Edgar Winter, on Frankenstein
	The Yamaha CS80: Weighing in at over 200 lbs, the CS80 sounded as big as it looked. It's price tag was also large for the time, over $7,000. Famous users included Frank Zappa, Paul McCartney and Wings, Stevie Wonder, Steve Winwood, Toto, Saga, Geoff Downes of Asia, Garth Hudson of The Band, Eddie Jobson of Jethro Tull, Kate Bush, Bruce Springsteen and the E- Street Band, and Peter Gabriel. It might be best known to the general public, though, as the synthesizer used on the theme to Chariots Of Fire, by Vangellis.