You are looking at a custom modular built by Dave, consisting of eight E-MU boards. Links: gallery 2, gallery 3, E-MU demo board scans. Via Dave:
"Each board had 2 ea. SSM 2030 VCO, 2 ea. SSM 2050 EG, 1 ea. SSM 2040 VCF, and 1 ea. SSM 2020 dual VCA. It was basically equivalent to a Rev 1 Prophet voice, but without the extra VCAs necessary for computer control."
Via the site:
"Polyphony became possible (though expensive) when E-MU released their 4060 microprocessor keyboard. I bought the 14th one ever made. It had 16 channels and a 2000 note sequencer built in. I built an 8 voice synth using E-MU's voice demo boards, which used the legendary SSM chips. This thing sounded like an 8 voice rev 1 Prophet. It was also gigged on the road for several years. It was sold to the Audities museum to finance my latest modular system."
Make sure to check out the rest of the site for more modular goodness. I previously posted SuperMoe which is another one of Dave's projects.
Update: More on the board and a link to the Polymonster on The Emulator Archive.
Update via Phil in the comments:
"any more info on the developers?
I've always thought my poly modular may have been a prototype for this board.
although it's four SSM 20X0 boards,
all 3xVCO, VCF, 3xVCTG(ADSR). stereo VCA.
this thing
best,
phil"
any more info on the developers?
ReplyDeleteI've always thought my poly modular may have been a prototype for this board.
although it's four SSM 20X0 boards,
all 3xVCO, VCF, 3xVCTG(ADSR). stereo VCA.
this thing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/97877027@N00/?saved=1
best,
phil
Hey Phil! I remember your flickr set. I put up a post on it back on July 24. : )
ReplyDeleteBTW, I updated the post with your comments.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if these boards have anything to do with the boards that E-mu designed for the stillborn Audity. I know that they sold a set of them to Peter Baumann. (He had someone else build a computer interface for them.) Then I assume that there were some built for the Audity prototype. But as far as I know, that was all that was built.
ReplyDelete14! Hmmm,At last one of the keyboards was sold to a certain Etienne Verheagen,he had one (sold it meanwhile)This guy also had an Oberheim 12 Voice.
ReplyDeleteIndeed i would like to know if its the same boards of the audity.
BTW how manny audities where build?
3 or only 1?
Cheers,S
As far as I know, only one complete Audity was built. It wouldn't surprise me if there were some additional voice boards; generally you'd want some spares for lab use, software development, etc.
ReplyDeleteNice job. What did Audities pay for it? Do they still have it or did they resell it?
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