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Saturday, August 12, 2006

The VCS4


This one is in via Frédéric.

"A design study for a follow up to the VCS3 case containing the same boards.This was believed lost until it recently appeared in Sound on Sound Oct 97/p190. When this was being considered some engineers from the EMS factory arrived carrying a briefcase which turned out to be the prototype Synthi A. There was no contest."

See http://www.ems-synthi.demon.co.uk/emsprods.html for more.

Update 5/29/21: unfortunately the link no longer works. I'm no longer sure if this design was ever designated as a VCS4. You can find two known models of the VCS4 in additional posts here. If anyone does know, feel free to leave a comment below.
Posted by matrix at 8/12/2006 02:34:00 AM
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous8/12/06, 1:33 AM

    Now THAT's a synthesizer. Some people like synths that seem crafted by Bosendorfer - walnut end-cheeks indeed! I like synths that look to have escaped from the telemetry labs of Yoyodyne Inc. Essential features are: metal carrying handles, analogue meters, Vernier dials. This one just lacks a big red button with a locking cover to prevent accidental activation.

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  2. Anonymous8/12/06, 9:10 AM

    There really should have been more synths with VU meters.

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  3. Doktor Future8/12/06, 9:29 AM

    So hot hot hot. oww. shizzle my nizzle.

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