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Guess The Synthesizer Games

These are games I used to post at the synth forum at www.harmony-central.com . Only one out of five examples is always the correct synthesizer. Guess which one it is. Only factory patches were used, so it's not that difficult. Come on, test yourself!

Guess the synthesizer game number 1

Mystery synth	Choices	Answers (click and drag the cursor to highlight between the asterisks and unveil the right ANSWER)
synth A	Korg Poly-61; Roland Alpha-Juno Sequential Circuits Prophet-600; Akai AX60; Korg Poly-800	* Korg Poly-800 *
synth B	Korg M1; Kawai SX-240; Ensoniq ESQ-1 E-mu Proteus/1; Casio FZ-1	* Ensoniq ESQ-1 *
synth C	Roland JD-800; Roland D-50; Yamaha TG77; Korg T3; Yamaha TG33	* Roland D-50 *
synth D	Roland D-70; Yamaha EX5; Kurzweil K2000 V3; Roland JV-1080; E-mu PK-6	* Kurzweil K2000 V3 *
synth E	Korg Wavestation; Generalmusic S2R; Viscount/Oberheim OB-12; E-mu Orbit; Roland JD-800	* Generalmusic S2R *

Guess the synthesizer game number 2

Mystery synth	Choices	Answers (click and drag the cursor to highlight between the asterisks and unveil the right ANSWER)
synth F	Korg PolySix; Oberheim Matrix-6; SIEL Opera-6; Moog MemoryMoog; Crumar Trilogy	* Crumar Trilogy *
synth G	Novation K-Station; Roland MC-505; Propellerhead Rebirth; Roland TB-303; Yamaha AN1x	* Roland TB-303 *
synth H	Korg DW-6000; Korg Poly-61M; Kawai K-3; Clavia Nord Lead 2; Yamaha DX9	* Korg Poly-61M *
synth I	Propellerhead Reason; Yamaha DJX; Casio MT-68; Hammond Aurora; Casio CTK-611	* Casio MT-68 *
synth J	E-mu XK-6; Roland Fantom; Roland MC-303; Yamaha AN200; Propellerhead Reason	* Yamaha AN200 *

Guess the synthesizer game number 3

Mystery synth	Choices	Answers (click and drag the cursor to highlight between the asterisks and unveil the right ANSWER)
synth K	Roland SH-1000; Moog Micromoog; Roland SH-09; SIEL Mono; Korg M-500 micropreset	* Korg M-500 *
synth L	Yamaha DX7-IIFD; Oberheim Matrix-1000; Casio VZ-10M; Korg DS-8; Yamaha TX802	* Casio VZ-10M *
synth M	Roland MKS-70; Yamaha DX21; Korg Trident; Roland Juno-60; ARP Quartet	* Roland MKS-70 *
synth N	Roland JV-80; Korg M3R; Yamaha TG55; E-mu Proteus 2000; Yamaha SY77	* Yamaha TG55 *
synth O	Korg microKorg; Kawai K5; Oberheim OB-SX; ARP Omni-2; Roland Juno-60	* Roland Juno-60 *

Guess the synthesizer game number 4

Mystery synth	Choices	Answers (click and drag the cursor to highlight between the asterisks and unveil the right ANSWER)
synth P	Roland JV-1010 + Exp. Board SR-JV80-06 "Dance"; Emu XL-1 + Beat Garden sound set; Korg Trinity V3; Yamaha DJX; Generalmusic Equinox	* Yamaha DJX *
synth Q	Yamaha DX21; Oberheim Matrix-6; Roland JX-10; Yamaha DX7; Casio CZ-1	* Yamaha DX7 *
synth R	Oberheim OB-Xa; Roland Jupiter-6; Moog MemoryMoog; Korg Trident; Roland JX-3P	* Roland JX-3P *
synth S	Crumar Bit One; Korg Poly-61; Oberheim Xpander; SIEL DK 600; Casio CZ-3000	* Crumar Bit One *
synth T	Korg DSS-1; Yamaha TX16W; Roland W-30; Peavey DPM-3; Ensoniq ASR-10	* Roland W-30 *

Guess the synthesizer game number 5

Mystery synth	Choices	Answers (click and drag the cursor to highlight between the asterisks and unveil the right ANSWER)
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12

Guess the synthesizer game number 6

Mystery synth	Choices	Answers (click and drag the cursor to highlight between the asterisks and unveil the right ANSWER)
Clip 1	All seven clips to the left come from the same synth: which one is it among the following? Roland JV-90 Yamaha SY77 Korg 05R/W Roland JV-880 Ensoniq TS-10
Clip 2
Clip 3
Clip 4
Clip 5
Clip 6
Clip 7

Guess the synthesizer game number 7

Mystery synth	Choices	Answers (click and drag the cursor to highlight between the asterisks and unveil the right ANSWER)
1	Listen to the nine audio clips to the left. Three each come from these three noted synths: Korg Triton Extreme 61 Roland Fantom-XR Yamaha Motif Rack ES match three clips to each of the synths you think they come from.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Guess the synthesizer game number 8

Mystery synth

Choices

Answers (click and drag the cursor to highlight between the asterisks and unveil the right ANSWER)

synth_8

All five clips to the left come from the same synth: which one is it among the following?

E-mu Vintage Keys (original)

E-mu Classic Keys

Roland M-VS1

AKAI SG01v

Ensoniq SQ-R

Guess the synthesizer game number 9

Mystery synth
(all 10 examples from the same synth)

Choices

Answers (click and drag the cursor to highlight between the asterisks and unveil the ANSWER)

Roland JD-800
Kurzweil K2500
Roland D-70
Korg Wavestation
Yamaha SY99

***Wavestation ***

Guess the synthesizer game number 10

Mystery synth
(all 14 examples from the same synth)

Choices

Answers (click and drag the cursor to highlight between the asterisks and unveil the ANSWER)

Clip 01

E-mu Emulator II
Native Instruments Absynth 3
Roland V-Synth
Korg Trinity V3
Yamaha EX5
Native Instruments Kontakt 2
Korg Wavestation
Roland JV-2080
E-mu Emulator IV
Roland Fantom XR

*** Roland JV-2080 ***

117 Night Shade

119 Dissimilate

120 Dunes

124 Variable Run

Guess the synthesizer game number 11

The 16 demos below all come from the same synth:

Mystery synth (all 14 examples from the same synth)	Choices	Answers (click and drag the cursor to highlight between the asterisks and unveil the ANSWER)
01 a twirly digipad	Choices: - Roland Fantom XR with SRX-07 Ultimate Keys board - Korg 01/Wfd - Roland D-70 - Roland S-760 with Sound + Vision Gigapack 2 samples and t.c. electronic effects - Korg TR-Rack - Yamaha SY77 - Generalmusic S2 - Kurzweil K2500 - Korg Triton classic - Roland S-760 with official Roland library and t.c. electronic effects	*Korg TR-Rack*
02 a majestic, evolving resopad
03 a gentle bell pad
04 an old, funky Hammond with Leslie
05 a mysterious, soundtrack-like background
06 a delicate fluffy digisynth
07 a screaming old-school Hammond
08 a breathy pad
09 a contemporary drum set
10 a classic hoover-type rave sound
11 a classic analog pad
12 a Jaco-style bass
13 a distorted lead
14 another classic analog synth/pad
15 an early-sampler-style vox
16 an evolving digipad

Guess the synthesizer game number 12

Who's for a challenge? I recorded the ditty below using only one synthesizer for all parts - multitracked obviously - and a drum loop. The choices are:

Roland Jupiter-8

Novation xioSynth

Korg MS2000

Oberheim OB-8

Kawai SX-240

Listen carefully and take a guess: AETUEA

Mystery Drum Machine	Choices	Answer
Clip 01	Casio RZ-1 Casio VL-1 E-mu SP-12 Linndrum 1 Roland TR-606 Alesis HR-16 Korg DDD-1 Roland TR-626 Yamaha RX-21 Oberheim DMX Roland R-8 E-mu Drumulator Roland TR-505 Korg KPR-77 Alesis SR-16
Clip 02
Clip 03
Clip 04
Clip 05

Date	Page(s) added
April 4, 2005	Kawai K1m page added, with examples
March 28, 2005	Roland SC-50 page added, with examples
March 26, 2005	Casio MT-68 page added, with examples
March 14, 2005 - One year anniversary	Farfisa Syntorchestra page added, with examples
March 12, 2005	Yamaha DJX page added, with examples
March 6, 2005	E-mu PK-6 page added, with examples
March 2, 2005	Alesis airSynth page added, with examples
March 1, 2005	Yamaha AN200 page added, with examples
February 28, 2005	Roland D2 page added, with examples
February 22, 2005	Yamaha DJX-IIB page added, with examples
February 20, 2005	Ensoniq ESQ-1 page added, with examples
January 18, 2005	Funky Ass Guitars page added, with examples
January 17, 2005	E-mu Orbit V2 page added, with examples
January 15, 2005	Novation K-Station page added, with examples
January 9, 2005	Casio VZ-10M page added, with examples
January 2, 2005	Roland MKS-70 page added, with examples
December 30, 2004	E-mu Proteus/1 page added, with examples
December 26, 2004	Roland EM-10 page added, with examples
December 23, 2004	Yamaha PSR-550 page added, with examples
December 19, 2004	MPC Hip Hop to R&B waves sample cd page added, with examples
December 11, 2004	Vocal Bytes 2 sample cd page added, with examples
October 24, 2004	Korg Polysix page added, with examples
October 23, 2004	Roland JX-3P page added, with examples
October 17, 2004	Crumar Trilogy page added, with examples
October 3, 2004	Roland Juno-106 page added, with examples
September 6, 2004	Crumar Bit One page added, with examples
August 7, 2004	Casio CTK-601 page added, with examples
July 31, 2004	Roland R-8 page and Guess the synthesizer game section added, with examples
July 25, 2004	Korg Poly-61M page added, with examples
July 21, 2004	Kawai SX-240 page added, with examples
July 18, 2004	Easy Listening and Roland Juno-60 pages added, with examples
July 17, 2004	HouseMaster and NY Dance sample CDs page added, with examples
July 14, 2004	Korg Poly-800 page added, with and video examples
July 10, 2004	Korg M-500 micro-preset page added, with and video examples
April 18, 2004	Casio CSM-1 page added, with examples
March 20, 2004	Boss DR-220A page added, with & .wav examples
March 16, 2004	Added several entries to the "Famous Sounds" section - with examples
March 14, 2004	Yamaha TG55 and Famous Sounds pages added - with examples
March 14, 2004	SynthMania.com is published to the World Wide Web for the first time