Demo and comparisons of gear and synths I own or used to own

CoolColJ's Demos

Korg Wavestation SR vs the Korg Legacy VSTi

Hardware wins again..... I made the VSTi clip 1 db louder and it stills sounds weak, where's the bottom and "warmth"?

Some patches sound totally different. I was going to sell my Wavestation SR, now I'm not so sure.... I also have a Wavestation keyboard that I bought brand new.


WavestationSR vs LegacyVSTi 2

Showing the joys of Polyphonic or Key Aftetouch on the Ensoniq SQ-80 synth. 
It really does make it so much better

Gotta love them analog filters :)

Ensoniq SQ-80 poly aftertouch demo

Just trying this free VST out on my Roland MKS-80 rev 5.
Mutine is apparently modelled on a Mutronics Mutator
http://mokafix.chez-alice.fr/vst/Mutine_gb.html

Even though it only has 2 filters and 2 LFOs, it sounds quite a bit like the vactrol triple resonator on the old Korg PS 3100

MKS-80 processed by Mutine1 VST

A Roland SH2 sequenced via CV/Gate from a modified x0xb0x TB-303 clone, and then run through it's filters and VCA

Roland acid squelch 70s style  :)

Roland SH-2 x0x'ed

I haven't tried the dual/split modes on  the Jupiter 8 much in the 10 years I've owned it! :)
So I decided to try it out today, and man does it sound silky, rich and lush!

Hard to believe it's vintage analog sometimes, it's so refined sounding.

I'm guessing this is what Roland is going for in the Jupiter 80....

Jupiter 8 Dual mode layer noodling

First test of my newly purchased Technics WSA-1

Sound is dry. Using a seashore sound as a driver for the resonator.
Love what I hear so far :)

It's been a long search for one, but I finally got one locally, and the owner didn't even mention it has the rare digital I/O and output expander, plus Dance expansion board....

Sound on Sound review
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_articles/dec95/technicswsa1.html
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1996_articles/dec96/technicssxwsa1r.html

SOS PM article
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug98/articles/synthschool.html

Technics WSA-1 Test

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