The Synthesizer That Got Away: Akai AX-73
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Here's the Akai AX-73 Analog Synthesizer from 1986: one of the most underrated synths of all time! ❤️ Check out the AX73 HERE 👉 www.martinic.c... ❤️ To download Kee Bass for free CLICK HERE www.martinic.c...
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And just like that the price of the AX-73 went up.
they are kind of too big for a bedroom studio setting.
@@Heathcliff_hensel Get the VX90 rack version - perfect size for home studio :)
From like $400 to $5000??
So stoked i got mine for 350 a year ago in ebay
Ugh. That sums my love/hate relationship with these reviews. 😭
Commitment to the synth cause. :)
I remember borrowing the VX600 (which is great) and spending the first 5 minutes thinking that it was the most atonal synth ever until I realised that I needed to run the tune up cycle. Haha.
Hahaha!!!!
two of my fave (only?) synth channels in one place! Although Alex needs to get a check mark if he doesn't already.
ETA: You two need to do a collab: Alex composition mixed and mastered by Dr. Mix?
@Alex Ball at the very beginning of this video I was screaming at Claudio in my head to hit the damned big 'auto tune' button on the front faceplate as my ears cringed at the synth being out of tune! Haha.
The AKAI AX73 is a repackaged AX60 with a longer key bed and less knob per function control. I also believe the rack mount VX90 shares the same circuitry. They all sound absolutely fantastic. Frankly, all of Akai's synths are under rated.
I am not sure but I believe the AX73 is velocity sensitive and has an option for velocity control of the VCF. I know that is the difference between the S612 and the S700 samplers. So, I would assume that since the s612 is the companion to the AX60 and the S700 is the companion of the AX73/AX90, it would make sense.
@@AlchemicalAudio They both use the CEM3394 "voice on a chip" ICs. You are correct about the addition of velocity, I forgot about that.
That package looks like it received just the standard DHL treatment.
It was missing the necessary large puncture hole...
damn you are not kidding. 3 weeks late and looks like it was dragged behind the truck that just dropped it off.
The added 'brokerage fee' that they like to tack on and double the price of what you ordered was also missing. Haha.
I was just watching the Alison Moyet video Is This Love on Top Pop in '86, the keys player had only two AX-73's on his rig! 👈🏻
And all of a sudden you wonder if the first one just had the lcd contrast setting off....
Dear Dr Mix, would love to see you do a team up video with Matt Johnson from Jamiroquai. 😊
YES!
pretty plz?
I got mine when they first came out and still have it. It's not currently set up but after watching this maybe it's time to blow the dust off.
Key Bass is absolutely amazing.
This synth must surely have had Tony Banks' name all over it in 1986 and onwards - it totally smacks of that Genesis keyboard sound!! :-)
I miss my old Akai S1000. I bought it new when they came out as a voice for my guitar synth rig. Good times.
That example song on French horn sound moved that instrument immediately into muzak environment be it from "Godfather" or not. With that bass you should have played Devo's "Whip It".
This synth is a gem. Had one briefly but wasn't a fan of the interface and sold it. The sounds I made with it were amazing.
same, it was a gorgeous sound but the interface frustrated me because I'm a lazy programmer. Flat out, I can admit it. lol
I love these reviews. They make me want to buy the synths. But the downside is that the prices skyrocket 😔
Beautiful sounds dr Mix loving it
that machine sounds AMAZING!!!!! Especially with you on it, please do more vids with it
I missed out on one of these back in the 80s. The AX80 and ax73 were on my hit list!
The guy from Swing Out Sister was playing this on Top of the Pops.
6:05 That feeling when you finally get everything to work. The AX80 I bought had multiple unknown issues and didn't power up. Sorted out the crusty old power switch and everything lit up! Hands in the air and some "oh my gosh it works!"
My first programmable keyboard I had in early 90’s.
Had lots of fun with it. One of the last sounds was a type of a sweeping noise, me and a friend programmed it so it sounded like a Boeing 747 rewing it’s engines about to take off down the runway.
Dad was furious because we had maximum volume out on the stereo.
Good times.
Oh my..the intro just blow me away
Loving those sounds around the 12:00 mark...
I used to have an AX-60 back in the day. I wish I still owned that piece of gear. What a dream.
Still have mine :-)
Sold my AX60 after a month, still dunno why. But then again, I have sold all the 'classic' synths (JD-800, AlphaJuno2, SuperJX, MKS-50, PolySix, SK-30, 2x DX100s, 2x FB01s). Me kinda stupid I guess LOL
@@mauriziomauricone It just the way life and instrument flows. Trade em collect em. When I was an older teenager, got it new and took it to the limit. Crazy thing I remember is putting the signal through a Ibanez flanger. Wicked growl! I have my eye open for the sake of getting one.
@@mauriziomauricone Forgetting the value aspect; if you could have just one of those synths again, which one would you choose?
@@MisAnnThorpe Today I would rebuy the SuperJX, in fact I did (albeit in MKS-70 shape 😉). I also repurposed the MKS-50 a few years ago.
Had an opportunity to pick one of up for next to nothing recently and chose to pass on it for space reasons. Thanks for the regrets!
Akai AX60 & AX73 and VX90 are based on the CEM 3394 VCO CHIP .. theses are true analog beast ! And they particuliary frequency range, makes them fit in a mix more easyly than juno's ...
yes sir i have 17 3394s 😎 6 in an ax73, 6 in a SCI MAX and 5 spares for future proofing
I happened to own one and I loved it!!!!
I almost had one of these from a local pawn shop for $100. I bought it but couldn't get it home in the car I was driving. They said they could hold it in back. We'll the idiots put it back on the shelf later that day and someone else bought it. They refunded my money but I was furious!!! 🤦♂️
D*mn. SMH 🤦🏿♂️
I've had one for about the last 10 years. Superb bit of kit. Underrated for sure. But they always get found in the end and the prices shoot up.
Thanks 4 sound & video ,great!
Those voicings are just.... Beautiful.
What a beautiful sound...
Why am I always sooo insired + feel like buying new gear after watching DrMix? :-O
Wow...I thought I was the only person in the world to have owned an AX-73!! I stumbled across one a few years ago in the classified for $150 CDN. What an awesome synth! Unfortunately it was just too damn big for my studio at the time. It stuck out and blocked the door..haha. I traded it for a Univox MicroKorg and a Casio SK-1. Now that I have a house with a proper full-size studio I wish I had the AX73 back.
Very gritty, raw-sounding board.
Should have cut a notch in the door so it would still open/close.
@@Prophes0r Damn right!
Now you just have to find a (sadly now pricey) AKAI S612 sampler and hook it up so you can get an additional oscillator.
I had one wish I still had it
I remember in the 80's akai had such a name in sampling .. and I couldn't afford the name !
Strange I stopped getting Dr Mix notifications.but just realised
Interesting , fun and uplifting , ThAnks
Dr mix :)
I love the jazzy playing you got going in this video! Reminds me so much of my playing back in Jazz Rock ensemble in middle school when I was a teen. I used to play the Yamaha PF80 though.. playing a synthesizer was only a dream as a teen. Keyboard sounds nice. Like a Kawai or Technics classic synth..
I love this so fucking much!
You´re great and I love you!!! Greetings from Brazil, my friend!!!
Bloody hell, its a Jupiter 8 (sans sliders!).
Ser, bravo!
I own a VX90 witch is the rack cousin of the AX-73. Super dope filter grain. Omg. Such an underrated vintage synth ! With a bit of tinkering on the awkward proprietary connector, you can route any signal thru the filter (and enveloppe if i remember correctly) . It has an autotune (not the Cher effect, ) button to tune the oscillators well...automatically (they move with temperature). Dont the AX73 have that somewhere ?
Claudio, the godfather of synths
I always use kee bass
And another Synth for my list of Gear to buy ^^
Great review and have fun with in the future
I insta bought the AX-73 plugin. And of course got the FREE Key Bass. Thanks Dr ;D
What an AUTHORITY
Taaaac!
Questa PIANOLA me la sono sognata per un po' in quegli anni ❤❤❤❤
E ancora non sono riuscito a provarne una...
Thanks for the video 👍
Viva questa PIANOLA!!! 😁😂
Magic synth.
Grande il taaaac alla Pozzetto, and big ups for this piece of equipment!!!
Thanks for telling us about that awesome free plugin Dr. Mix !
Get the tauntek firmware, straight socket rom swop , all parameters accessible via cc controllers no more menu diving!
Make sure Dr Mix sees this msg !
Mebbe msg him directly on his thread or one of his msgs ?
You are amazing man . And really nice synth right there !!!!!
bro, that Rocky! I was just searching europian internet to find one...
still have my trusty ax80 (my first synth) without effects little dull and dry!! add a effectunit, is opens up and...... boy what a sound!
You got it in the pocket @ 6:55.
we love you dr mix.
4:14 “TAAAAC” 😂 Pozzetto insegna!
Vado a vivere da solo?
I had one of these early nineties and something I never got to try out was the connection you could make with the S900 sampler. Both the AX73 and the rack version VX90 had this. A couple of the other units had the same connection. Also the low end of this synth is almost untameable! You can really blow out speakers with the sample n’ hold sounds. They’re cinematic. Not a great variety of sounds but it is certainly underrated! Nice to see it getting some recognition👍
I sold mine,both as a set with partial trade to Becks keyboard player. I was not using it like a person of his caliber would and was glad that he got it. These sounds amazing but if you arent the programming type the menu diving will frustrate you. I know he is making beautiful music with them cause he is an unbelievable producer and composer as well as player. Nice guy too!
i got one for 400 dollars last year, awesome synth! layer it with a #AX80 FTW!!
Nino Rota pushed the Like button ;)
Claudio fools around until finally we can hear something at 5:25. But it really sounds nice!
12:52 beautiful! Is this from another song?
I used to have that in the old days, and yes you already found the adjustment knows in the back :-)
Dr. Mix I got another keyboard/synth!! It’s a Korg triton though
you inspire me! I love your music "live beat making"!!
another thought . emagine is scott storch got ahold of that keyboard whoa!
Replaced my AX73 LCD with one that is blue letters on black background. Much easier to read. Love my AX73 🖤
Can you give us more info regarding the display that you bought?
Very cool video
Wonderful sound great keyboard wonderful. Played very well.x🎹🎼🎸🎷🎺👌
8:45 and just like that I felt like I was watching Silas on the TV again.
I had an AX-73. It was a shocker. It did something to the whole MIDI Daisy whenever it was on so I could have the Akai on and most of the other (newer devices) stopped responding, or I could keep the AX off and use all my (other) gear. It was not a great loss. Yes a fairly nice unit (better here than I remember it actually) but not worth anything in real life.
awesome as always my friend :D
Amazing
Definitely underrated and HARD to GET (affordably Stateside on the East Coast) these days. I'll BE happy with an Akai VX90
Love that Hanon piano book to improve the technique😍
14:23 :) It's Evo - Din Don ... Italo Disco Iconic Classic, probably was written, using the same synthesizer. :) So Satisfying!
For some reason I always thought this guy was out of Miami.
What is the tune from 08:50? I have played this but no idea where it is from. 😂 Help?!
Those sounds I wanted inside of the Mpk Play. Cause why not.
Sounds very close to the AX60 wich I remember back in the 80'S, probably share the same architecture, sounds nice.
Claudio, more gear? LOL!
Same basic internals, yes
Good ear, it shares the same circuitry inside.
Are you sure the first one doesn't work, or does it also just have a very dim panel like the second?
gracias por el kee bass Claudio
Akai also made sound modules as well.
Worst thing with Brexit is if you want one but the only one is over seas you're going to to pay the same in extra tax nearly. Akai have made some really underrated synths. Would love some of their first gear put out but happy with my akai miniak. Half sized but it can emulate the Elka synthex pretty much. The miniak needs a guest appearance on Doctor mix. ❤️
Oh, yeah. It`s really beautiful synth. I very like that flat surfaces and strong rectangular shape a-la legendary Yamaha DX-series keys.
First time I saw it in the video for the song "Loreen" by incredible SANDRA and was impressed by this beautiful white/light-grey machine =)
Awesome I didnt know or remember this synth, however..I was drawn to this with the photo, as I had the MX73 which was the Mother keyboard controller 😳
I used the AX-73 for a long time as a master controller and it worked great for that back in the day. Sonically it was nothing special and the editing is obviously rudimentary. At that time it was the cheapest controller/synth available with 73 keys which made it a bargain. I also used it in conjunction with my Akai S-900 sampler to filter samples. I eventually traded it and never regretted doing so.
How was is used in conjunction with S900? Thinking of trying it with my mate's AX60.
couple that with a tube amp and it would probably make you cry. Technology went of the rails with transistors, crystals were infinitely more capable in many many areas.
Claudio, what did you end up doing with the one that arrived broken?
Sent back!
Felicidades por el vídeo!!!!!
The day this man will run out of energy will be the end of the world
Beautiful, i recently downloaded the uvi emulation
Imo the Juno has more separation between the highs and lows creating more dynamic range, this is more mid focused.
I'll have the broken one to go with the other one I got for £50 not working a few years ago.
Whoa!! Awesome synth!! ...Hey... A-HA!!! That's who you remind me of!!! That little guy from "The Fifth Element" that sticks up Bruce Willis with a weird gun and goes, "c'mon!! Gimme the CASHHHHHHs-s-s-s!!!" 🤣
Only thing to do now is to get a S700 / S7000 and use the special audio link cable :-)
I had a Alesia QS7 someone gave me. Had a lot of fun with it until CPU died. They had a lot of display problems but the LCD was replaceable.
The tea cup on the console gives me anxiety......lol