This is a troubleshooting tutorial and repair guide for key and button issues for the antiquated yet venerable Casio CZ-101 (aka Cosmo, Cosmosynth, and CZ101). The information contained within this guide is not guaranteed to be gospel or even accurate to any degree. Any action taken or not taken in … Continue reading
Released in 1988, the TX16W was Yamaha’s first and (for a very long while) last entry into the affordable (yet still pricey) rack sampler market. With its specs topping out at 12-bits and 6MB of RAM, there are plenty of modern choices for samplers with much higher-fidelity and infinitely more … Continue reading
The factory library for the Emu Emulator 2 sampler contains many classic sounds used in a plethora of ’80s New Wave / Synth Pop hits (and beyond), yet the complete collection is hard to find. There are various versions floating around on the Internet, but none of them have the … Continue reading
Here is an archive of hard-to-find user manuals for legacy and vintage analog cassette recorders, specifically focused on the Tascam (TEAC) Portastudio/MIDIstudio 4-track, 8-track, and multi-track series. Tascam (like most hardware and technology vendors, it seems) has omitted end-user support for a fair portion of their legacy systems, which can … Continue reading
If you have been looking on the Internet for sounds for your E-mu Emax, you probably have found the one major repository of factory sound banks at http://www.hermannseib.com/english/synths/emax/banks.htm, but have also likely noticed that it is incomplete and has not been maintained for quite some time. You may have also … Continue reading
