"Here's something you don't see every day. If you're a fan of Vince Clarke, Octopus-era Human League, love analog(ue) sequencers, or if you're one of the lucky few in the world that owns an Exclusively Analogue Aviator synth, this auction is for you.
Here is a pair of 16 step Exclusively Analogue sequencers. According to the designer/builder (Tony Wride) there were between 11 and 13 of these made. See the accompanying letter for the breakdown of who had them.
I don't ever recall seeing one up for sale/auction before, so this may be your only opportunity to own one (actually a pair of them).
The EA sequencer takes the familiar analogue step sequencer popularized by Moog, ARP, and Roland and adds some unique twists.
The quantizer section gives you a full 5 octave range (0 to 5 volts) and in addition provides 7 other preset quantization schemes such as a pentatonic and C minor quantizations. A further refinement is the two position switch below the scale knob - you can have the new scale switch in immediately, or only when you push the small reset button! Neat for controlling when the change takes place. Best of all - they are stored on an EPROM and you can burn your own unique quantizations.
In addition, there is a clock input divide control. You can set each sequencer to run on it's internal clock, slaved exactly to an external clock, or run at some division of the incoming clock like 1/2 time or 1/4 time.
Other features include 16 steps, each with an on/off/reset switch and LED, gate pulse width knob, manual start/stop, step, and reset buttons, a cv input for transposing the sequence and various clock, cv, and reset jacks.
There are two 16 step sequencers built into one panel. They can run independently or can be tied together via cabling or by adding a jumper wire internally. The power supply can be set for 120 or 240 volts (currently running at 120). The sequencer panel will fit in a standard rack case."
Update:
Interesting bit from Mark Glinsky via AH:
"Tony Wride made these, along with the Exclusively Analog Aviator Synths,
described in Peter Forrest's books.
Good stuff, very few made.
Tony flew for British Airways (I believe) in the late 80's / early 90's.
Scored a lot of analog stuff, took it over to the UK as baggage, kept
some and sold some at very profitable prices.
After the Exclusively Analog pieces were designed and made,
his wife got tired of all the modular and analog synths littering
the kitchen, dining room, etc., and cut him loose.
Hasn't been heard from since...."
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