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Originally Posted by flat earth  Hey! thanks for the info Paolo. Much appreciated!
So am I right in thinking the Opera 6 is a 2 VCO Poly?
If so, think I would be very much interested in trying one of these out for myself!  |
Anytime, Flat
Reading from our "bible" - Peter Forrest's A-Z, there were three versions of the Opera 6: the first two versions were 2-VCO, the third version was 2-DCO. So you will have to look for the two early versions if you want the VCOs
How to recognize it? From Peter's bible:
"Version 1 had an Oberheim-style pin-stripe control panel, with just one modulation wheel. Program selection was by a matrix of tiny push buttons. [...]"
"Version 2 had dark blue casing, with solid blocks of light blue for the sections of the control panel. It also had a very different arrangement of all of the controls, now with two wheels. Even the little program buttons are re-positioned. [...]"
"Version 3 had yet another colour scheme, a cross between versions 1 and 2, with re-arranged wheels, this time next to each other, not separated by switches. [...]"
I think the one I played was a Ver.2 then.
So to recap for your search:
Ver.1 = Oberheim-style stripes, only one wheel, 2-VCOs
Ver.2 = Dark blue case, lighter blue control panel, two wheels separated by buttons, 2-VCOs
Ver.3 = Mixed color, two wheels not separated by buttons, 2-DCOs
Unfortunately, it looks like Ver.3 is the easiest to find, these days.
Good luck hunting!
