Gakken SX-150

[rickenmetal]

It seems like something people here would be into, the Stylophone nerds too, there's lots of mods,MIDI even:
http://note.monoanimal.com/sx150.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://technabob.com/blog/2008/09/27/ga ... s-delight/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[dain]

i got mine for Xmas and it was broken! so now instead of a 30$ synth its gonna be like 100$

the book that it comes with is in japanese but its a synth nerd's DREAM! its like a synth museum book

[rickenmetal]

Yeah, I have a couple of Japanese guitar mooks and they're awesome for just the pictures.

Anyways, was the PC board already assembled? It looks like it has SMDs.

I've seen a couple of interesting mods like depth for the LFO and a resonance knob, but it's kind of hard to decipher the Japanese pages even with a translator.

[dain]

yea, the board's all ready there, you just have to screw a couple things together and snap in a little cable...my board lit up but didn't produce any sound. bummed me out because i was so excited! and the store on ebay won't do refunds!

[FooperSuzz]

I've SERIOUSLY considered getting one of these... Haven't yet though.

[mongoose]

Where did you find one for $30? I see them for sale here and there online, but not as cheap.

[dain]

my bad, i forgot about shipping...here's the one i got

http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Gakken-An ... 53df067403" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

just beware, this dude doesn't do returns and he wont even respond if there's a problem! W E A K

[rickenmetal]

I don't think I'm getting one. To run MIDI you need a 9V source and the thing runs on 6V. Too much of a pain and I'm not knowledgeable enough to make them both run on a single power supply.