The AX60 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 AX60 is a programmable six-voice synth with a nice LFO, lowpass (VCF) filter, envelope sections, and more. An eight-voice version, the AX80, 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 AX60 a worthy alternative to Roland's Juno 106. The AX60 may have been used by Bjork.

kevin

October 26, 2011 @ 4:29 pm

thanks Mutant1...the factory patch file is here...http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/experimental_akai/.....yes some of my banks are blank are loading a different patch file from here http://homepage.mac.com/synth_seal/html/ar_ax60.html.i just thought it was possible to create a new patch on one of the blank ones but cant get any sound to appear...so i tohught youd have to initialize the path or something....nothing in the manual about it

mutant1

October 25, 2011 @ 7:11 pm

Kevin, are you referring missing patches in the 8x8 bank of patches? There is a data cassette that contains the factory presets. I might still have mine.

kevin

October 24, 2011 @ 2:06 pm

how do you initialize a patch on it? some of my patches are blank and i want to create sounds for them...

mutant1

October 22, 2011 @ 11:12 pm

As a mutant, I have kept mine since new back in '86. But I'm the engineering type and have totally modified it into a product that goes well beyond anything reasonable. Partial list of modifications include: direct 2 channel analog sampling inputs, external bypass with feedback taps, voice processor, analog rotary telephone system, extra gain amplifiers, secondary pitch control, FM receiver, and a Mackie VLZ4 built in mixer. It's now called "the Insanitron" because it's totally frankenstein!! But, I kept the original sound intact with a simple switch.

Vintage

August 17, 2011 @ 6:21 pm

I am very interested in a fully working condition AX-60. Contact me at pablojaekwon1985@hotmail.com

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