As stated on the Home page, our music is designed to sound as if it came from the early 1980's.  This means that not only do we use the same synthesizers as were used then, but also that the style and recording quality of the music mimics the "feel" of the era.  We do not make modern-style music with vintage synthesizers.  Our music is a meticulous reflection of the musical styles of the 1980's. 

As a point of interest, some (but not all) of the synthesizers used in our music are the Roland Jupiter 8, Sequential Circuits Multi-Trak, Crumar Bit One, Yamaha PSR-31 Keyboard, Roland TR-707 Rhythm Composer Drum Machine, Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer Drum Machine, Roland TR-606 Drumatix Drum Machine, Roland JX-305 (for MIDI control and sequencing capabilities), Casio RAP-1 Portable Keyboard, and various other electronic novelties.

There are also a number of other production machines used, such as a digital sequencer (in conjunction with the JX-305), effects, recorders, and the occasional bit of digital synthesizer.   We do our best not to let the sound of any one synthesizer dominate our songs, so we try to use each one effectively but not overly (not an easy task!).  Similarly, while the sound of a particular synthesizer may be recognizable, we try not to rely too heavily on the especially familiar sounds generated by those machines.  In fact, on occasion, a "lesser synthesizer" or drum tone will be chosen over a "heavyweight" simply because these famous synths and sounds are so commonly heard. 

One of the major problems we experience during the recording of our music is in getting the synths to "meld".  Sometimes, the sound of one synth is too powerful to mix smoothly with the other, less powerful synths in the song.  This is usually corrected by mixing out some of the more bombastic qualities of the heavyweight synth, and leaving in only the harmonics that compliment the overall tone of the song.  We know that to many analog synthophiles, this is considered a major sin.  But after much mixing, re-mixing, and painful re-evaluations, this was the solution we came up with.  And it works.

Another difficulty we have is balancing the signal-to-noise ratio.  I believe we do a pretty good job of eliminating the background "hiss and hum" that comes with the use of vintage synths, but there may be songs, or parts of songs, where a slight hiss is audible.  This is a natural characteristic of analog synthesizers, and should not be considered a flaw.