No title link. Just the shots and details pulled via this auction. This is the E-mu modular referenced in this previous post.Details:
"You are bidding on an E-mu Systems analog synthesizer main cabinet. It contains 11 filters, three oscillators, 6 VCAs, four transient generators, two preamps and a filter controller. This sale is contingent on sale of the whole system as that sale takes precedence over the items listed separately. If someone buys the whole system, and you win the bid on this piece, you don't get this piece, it goes with the whole system.
I bought this E-mu in 1976. If you don't know about these, they are the finest analog synthesizer components ever made, except for the keyboard (sorry Dave and Scott). NASA buys these oscillators for use in the space program. I have never had to re-tune the oscillators ever, as they are rock solid. By comparison, I had to re-tune my minimoog about every 6 months. There are a couple of modifications to this. I replaced the output op-amps in the VCAs with 5534 types to lower the noise level. At one time, this cabinet powered the keyboard (see other listing) but I moved the keyboard power supply to the Oberheim main cabinet.
There's not much else to say, I replaced one of the little switches on one of the VCAs. It's all stock otherwise. At 80 lbs, you will have to get this shipped by DHL, and you can calculate those charges yourself by going to DHL online and get the quote from Albany CA. You might be better off picking up the cabinet between the end of the auction and Feb 19. After that I am leaving the country, so this sale has to be AS IS.
I hate to part with my baby (I named this keyboard 'Sarah' after an old girlfriend), but I have accepted a call from the lord to go to teach music for a church school in the Kingdom of Tonga. I have taught there before and I really like it down there, so I am looking forward to this experience, but I have to fund this myself as the church has very little money to pay me. So please bid generously! Malo e lelei!"
Nothing does gritty audio-rate filter modulation like an Emu, but the output is really, really hot, like plus 10 or something. The sweepable resonant filters are a real treat as well, kind of like a PS-3300 mixed with lighter fluid. The whole system has a SEM-like ability to cut through any mix with a vengeance.
ReplyDeleteMy friend & I each bought half of a giant system Wes "Analogics" Taggart had in the early 1990's. We each sold them about 10 years later (mine at a loss), but neither of us moved to Tonga.
Incidentally, traditional Tongan music features a flute played using the nostrils.
Brave man moving to Tonga!~ C'mon someone with deep pockets give this gentleman a fair price.
ReplyDeleteI'll be moving to Chaing Mai, Thailand in the fall of 2008 so I'll be in the same position as yourself.
Good luck and many blessings!