Product Description
Lowrey Micro Genie
Complete with Case
This Micro Genie is in excellent condition both cosmetically and functionally. It includes the case and 120v power cord. It can also be run with an optional DC adapter or batteries.
Made by the Victor Company of Japan, i.e. JVC, the Lowrey Micro Genie V-101 is a modified version of the JVC KB-500, and was introduced in 1982 and produced until 1987. It is capable of many unique sounds, thanks to its custom JVC digitally-controlled tone generator chip, extensive analog tone-modifying circuitry, as well as analog rhythm generation circuitry. Differences between the V-101 and the KB-500 include changes to the wording of the applied text, and possibly some changes to the way the accompaniment recognizes chord fingerings. It also has black plastic side pieces of the top case instead of the white of the KB-500.
Features
- 49 full-sized keys (C to C / 4 octaves + semitone)
- 8-note polyphony
- 5 preset selection buttons, with two preset voices each (by an additional button):
- String Ensemble / Brass Ensemble
- Piano / Organ
- Hawaiian Guitar / Jazz Organ
- Harpsichord / Clarinet
- Vibraphone / Jazz Flute
- 5 rhythm selection buttons, with two rhythms each (by an additional button):
- Waltz / Tango
- Samba / Rhumba
- Bosa Nova / Slow Rock
- Rock / Disco
- Swing / March Polka
- 4 effect selection buttons:
- AOC (Automatic Organ Computer) - automatically adds notes to a melody played in Genie or Music Chord mode, based on the chord being played
- Ensemble - Adds fast phase modulation, has priority over Stereo Phaze; also adds medium sustain to right-hand presets
- Stereo Phaze - Adds slow phase modulation
- Sustain - adds long sustain to right-hand presets
- 4 "Magic Genie" buttons, for controlling the function of the C1 through F#2 keys:
- Full Keyboard - keys in this range function the same as the rest of the keyboard
- Genie - up to four notes can be played in the noted range, with lowest note played corresponding to the bass note; staccato
- Music Chord - plays a three-note chord of type major, minor, seventh, or minor seventh; plays arpeggio when rhythm is playing
- Chord Memory - continues to play the last chord played after the keys are released
- sliding potentiometers for
- Genie volume
- Bass volume
- Arpeggio volume (only applicable in Music Chord mode with the rhythm playing)
- Rhythm volume
- Rhythm speed
- Master volume
- two relatively small speakers in a stereo arrangement
- three methods of being powered:
- 120V AC input, using a two-pin "radio" cord
- 12V DC power adapter, plug tip negative
- eight "D" cells