Great vintage synths as software
Some of you may not want to know about this, because with Vintage Synthesizers, only the originals are the real deal. But it is interesting to see that Cherry Audio …
Elektor Formant – Dirk Vanden Berghe
We met Dirk (from Belgium) on Facebook as a serious and enthousiast Formant user. On his facebook page he writes: “Back in the nineteen seventies, my brother Jan and I …
William Vermette on EML
One of our friends William (Bill) Vermette sent us some pictures and explanations. This because he uploaded a short video of him playing keys on his old EML 101 (over …
Elektor Programmable Sequencer (October 1979)
This article, about a DIY project to build a programmable sequencer, was published in Elektor magazine, october 1979. Written by C. Voss. Below the text you will find the original …
EMS Sound synthesis
This tiny article on the EMS polysynthi was published in the International Musician magazine (USA) february 1980, as an announcement for the Frankfurter Messe, where the synths would be demonstrated …
Erica Syntrx – another AKS clone?
SYNTRX [sintrex] is developed from scratch, all analogue synthesizer with digitally controlled analogue patch/mixer matrix. Features 3 highly accurate VCOs that track great over 8 octaves Octave switch for the …
Pink Floyd and EMS synthi’s
Rick Wright and Dave Gilmour of PINK FLOYD with EMS VCS3 and Synthi-A during the recording of “Obscured By Clouds”, France 1972. Photo taken from “Their Mortal Remains”- Book. The …
EMS Vocoder 2000 – Manual
We found this Vocoder 2000 Operators manual. British synth maker EMS are known not only for their classic VCS3, but also for their unique retro vocoders. Designed by Tim Orr, …
Synthi AKS – educational handbook
We found this handbook about operating the EMS Synthi AKS.
Quest: Elektor formant users
We want to establish a list of users/owners of the Formant synthesizer Synthforbreakfast quest: do you own a Formant synthesizer, have you played it or have you ever build (parts …