1984 Akai AX-80: 17 more great sounds

One of the great thing with the AX80 is the stability brought by the DCOs. More than being stable, it's also really in tune... too much in tune maybe x) It's nice to know this synth has a double-mode crossmod section, an ADSR to DCO routing and an additional sub waveform. On 8 voices so it goes big! I especially like the crossmod. It's not as versatile as a Prophet 600, but it does have a sonic difference. The filters are a question of taste, I'm into the 2044 and those CEMs don't sound quite the same, they have a more aggressive resonance... They're just different (in a CEM way by definition :p) And well that look, with astonishing neon VFDs, and this fantastic keyboard feel! Oyy we don't speak enough about it, but it's amazing, it's perfectly balanced and nice to play with. As usual, bits of chorus, verb sometimes :) 0:00 - matt's jupiter 0:22 - bbd like 0:38 - edged era 0:54 - chillaxattitudzer 1:16 - nyx 1:40 - parallels 1:59 - pouet 2:16 - rotterdam 2:37 - shattered skies 2:54 - sparkling cubes 3:21 - trapezoid bridge 3:45 - staircase 4:18 - strewed semolina 4:45 - atmos 5:12 - grasping at straws 5:35 - cubicle 5:58 - cardboard box Instagram:   / valmont_nau.  . Facebook:   / valmont.musique   Interconnections: https://linktr.ee/Valmont