Yamaha's 1977 single-VCO monosynth, and a proper sleeper. One oscillator, a gloriously gloopy multimode filter that switches between low, high and band-pass, an LFO that hits volume, pitch, cutoff or the oscillator itself, and a one-octave portamento. No presets, no menus, just knobs and attitude, with fat bass and piercing leads that have turned up everywhere from Depeche Mode to Astral Projection.

FEATURES & PROS:

• Multimode filter: low, high and band-pass in one switchable circuit, rare on a mono this small.
• External input: run any sound through that filter and watch it come alive.
• LFO routing: modulate volume, cutoff, pitch or the VCO for instant movement.
• CV/Gate: happy to talk to the rest of your vintage or modular rig.
• Gig-friendly: 37 keys, light and compact enough to actually carry.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Year: 1977
• Polyphony: monophonic
• Oscillator: 1 VCO, saw and variable pulse
• Filter: multimode resonant, low / high / band-pass
• Keys: 37
• Control: CV/Gate
• Condition: used