| Notes | With a background in computer peripherals, Cheetah entered the music instrument business in 1987 with their relatively affordable MK5 controller keyboard and followed this by expanding their product range into drum machines, synths and sequencers, all aimed towards the cash-strapped musician.
In the early 1990’s after a good degree of success, Cheetah released one of the quirkiest digital synths ever produced, their MS800. This affordable Digital Wave Sequencing Synthesiser had an interesting spec sheet and sound, in addition to the honour of being one of the most unfathomable instruments ever made - it was mind numbingly confusing to program, not just in terms of setting up a sound but even something as simple as changing a MIDI channel on the MS800 could cause an aneurism.
The synth is so horrible to program that nearly everyone who has ever used one has given up on it. Nobody bought it when it was introduced. And even now, at the height of retro-hardware-mania, it’s totally worthless. It’s just a super complicated and annoying machine. |
