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TC Electronic 1210

Spatial Expander & Stereo Chorus/Flanger (Retro)

Although still available to buy new, TC Electronic's 1210 is actually older than much of the gear featured in Retrozone. However, it's not a synth, but an effects processor. Norman Fay explains his deep-seated love of this grizzled veteran among effects.

Published February 1997
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Korg MS20

Monosynth (Retro)

Long before the M1, Korg tried to win the hearts of synth fans with the diminutive MS20. Norman Fay steps back in time.

Published November 1996
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NORMAN FAY: Dance-specific Sound Modules Are Bad

Sounding Off

The latest crop of dance-specific sound modules are a bad thing, both for pop in general and dance music in particular, says SOS Contributor and self-confessed 'cynical old hippy' Norman Fay.

Published August 1996
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Moog Memorymoog

Analogue Polysynth (Retro)

As a child, Norman Fay was cruelly cheated of the thing he wanted most — a Memorymoog. Never one to bear a grudge, he reviews Moog's most unruly synth with the benefit of hindsight.

Published June 1996
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Rhodes Chroma

Analogue Polysynth (Retro)

Norman Fay takes a relro look at the Rhodes Chroma, the last and most obscure of ARP's long line of analogue synthesizers.

Published October 1995