From cord@lance.colostate.eduWed Feb 15 14:26:34 1995
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 95 15:06:23 MST
From: Cord Mueller <cord@lance.colostate.edu>
To: Gus Lanzas* <Gus_Lanzas*@quickmail.apple.com>,
    Heavenly Analogue <analogue@hyperreal.com>, krs@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Siel Expander 80

>> From: krs@lysator.liu.se
>> Anyone know what an Siel Expander 80 is?
>> Is it analog?
>> Is it worth $60?
>
>I think I've seen one of these before.  There's one at a pawnshop by me. It's
>been there for years.  I don't think they knew what it was.   From looking at
>the panel, I'm pretty sure its a digital/analog hybrid, something like 2 DCO,
>VCF, VCA. The interface is ala Korg DW-6000.  No knobs, just a lot of membrane
>switches with a chart on the top of the unit.  MIDI in/out/through, HUGE
>wall-wart power supply.
>
>If anyone is interested, I'll go look at it again, and report back.
>
>Anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about the synth.

This is the Expander of a DK 80. You can programm this piece without the
mother synth. It's analog but for all 8 voices you have only ONE VCF! like
the Poly 800 from Korg. 

Cord