I've been designing a music synthesizer.

I'm amazed at how good the open source tools for this have become. KiCad and FreeCAD have been a joy to use for this project.

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Classic Gear: Kawai K1 - The budget D-50 that was surprisingly popular

In the late-‘80s, D-50-style sample synthesis was too expensive for most. Enter the Kawai K1. Is this 8-bit oddity still relevant today?

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Classic Gear: Kawai K1 - The budget D-50 that was surprisingly popular

In the late-‘80s, D-50-style sample synthesis was too expensive for most. Enter the Kawai K1. Is this 8-bit oddity still relevant today?

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Classic Gear: Kawai K1 - The budget D-50 that was surprisingly popular

In the late-‘80s, D-50-style sample synthesis was too expensive for most. Enter the Kawai K1. Is this 8-bit oddity still relevant today?

gearnews.com
Classic Gear: Kawai K1 - The budget D-50 that was surprisingly popular

In the late-‘80s, D-50-style sample synthesis was too expensive for most. Enter the Kawai K1. Is this 8-bit oddity still relevant today?

gearnews.com
I got this in trade for some other gear, so I’m only just learning it. We will see if it earns its keep. So far, the presets are terrible. I think the universe has had enough Hoover patches for a millennia.
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