To Attend:
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Meeting Details:
Join us as we take a tour through the world of early 80s hybrid synthesisers, during the period when the industry was steadily advancing towards all-digital synthesizers, and the line between digital and analog was not always very well defined.
We’ll be nerding out on some of the well-known hybrids like the PPG Wave and Prophet VS, and lesser-known hybrids like the Kawai (not Korg!) M3 and Korg DWGS, and many others from Ensoniq to Fairlight. We’ll discuss what made these instruments valuable and unique, what keeps them relevant, and why companies like Groove Synthesis are still making them today.
Our Presenter:
Joe Grisso
Joe Grisso is an electrical engineer with over 30 years of experience designing music and audio products for companies including DOD/DigiTech, E-Mu Systems, and PreSonus. He is currently working on projects for his own brands Detachment 3 and Rain City Modular.
