Akai • AX-60

The AX-60 is among some of the last true analog polysynths of the mid-eighties. It was Akai's answer to the hugely successful Roland Juno series and Yamaha's new digital DX-series. The AX-60 is a programmable six-voice synth with a nice LFO, lowpass VCF filter, envelope sections, and more. An eight-voice version, the AX-80, was already available.
Programming this synth is easy using dedicated sliders, knobs and/or buttons for its parameters. It also has a useful noise generator and some other cool functions that include auto-tuning, chorus, a multi-mode arpeggiator and a keyboard that can be split into two key-zones, making it somewhat bi-timbral. All six voices can be stacked in unison mode for a powerful and thick lead sound. Its features and sound make the AX-60 a worthy alternative to Roland's Juno 106. The AX-60 may have been used by Bjork.
anybody know what the story is behind the two diagrams? different years? different features?
Some weird features that I didn't see mentioned are the RND waveshape on the filter LFO, giving you that "sample and hold" kind of flavor. Also, you can add pulse width to a sawtooth? Strange.
Great brass, filter sweep, unison lead and funky bass sounds make this board stand out from the Roland easily. Plus the split mode is very useful.
The only gripe is the auto-tune. It will drift out of tune and the auto tune may not kick it back in on the first go, but that's what you get for having VCAs on a synth like this.
If I had the cash and found one in good condition I would probably pick it up. Been years since I sold the one I had, and after listening to older tracks recorded with it I really kick myself for getting rid of this board.