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.
Filter - Lowpass analog filter