Korg MPK-130 MIDI Foot Pedal Keyboard for controlling synthesizers and other MIDI instruments.
Great KORG MIDI foot pedal keyboard can be used for Bass, Strings, Piano, Brass.
It can control any synthesizer module or keyboard that has MIDI.
Like all MIDI controlers, there are no built in sounds so use a synth module like the Yamaha FB-01 or synth kybd for sound generation.
* Complete with Power supply.
* Very rare and hard to find
* Power pack included
* Owners manual can be downloaded:
* Condition is used. Works perfectly. Light scratches.
Yamaha FB01 FM sound generator
This is a 4 operator, 8 algorithm FM tone generator. It can produce up to 8 notes simultaneously. Its not a DX7 but same concept, just a smaller engine.
Features
The sounds of a DX 7 in a desktop package! Very good used condition, rarely used. Used only in a non-smoking environment.
Yamaha FB-01 Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer incorporates state-of-the—art digital FM tone generation technology, providing extraordinarily vibrant, rich voices and outstanding play-ability in a portable half-rack module.
Digital FM (Frequency Modulation) Synthesis
Four operators, each comprising a digital sine wave generator and a five-paramater envelope generator, are utilized in the arrangement of "algorithms" producing a broad array of sound.
* Preset ROM Voices
* 240 preset ROM voices accessible through two separate play modes.
* Multi-Timbral
* MIDI Functions
Online Review:
The Yamaha FB-01 is a small half rack sized sound module. At first glance, it honestly looks boring! But inside the FB-01 lies a 4 OP FM synth similar to the DX21/27/100. I believe the main differences are no pitch envelope on the FB-01 and no front panel editing, but there are both free and paid options for editing patches using a PC or even iPad (free PC editor is very good). But the FB-01 is better in some ways that its DX siblings, it is 8 note polyphonic and 8 note multitimbral, with anything from 8 monophonic independant parts, or two patches stacked for 4 note poly 8 OP FM synthesis, so very flexible. I love the small size (Sold the DX27 as it took up too much space) and classic sounds like Solid Bass (called Solbas). It can sound similar to six OP synths too. The FB-01 is underated, but getting a following in the Industrial synth Genre and slowly getting cult status. There are people who even mod these little guys! Prices are the lowest of all the Yamaha FM synths, I was fortunate enough to get one cheap. But really its value should be higher as rack mounted modules often are, why a DX keyboards go for four times as much is beyond me! Values will rise, just like all the other classic modules have.
