via this auction
"One Italian synth from 1984/85 with midi and touch response, 2 dco's / 1 vcf / 1 vca / 2 eg's / 2 lfo's per voice, 6 note polyphonic, oscillator stack mode (2 voice poly), detune slider, designed by the guy who designed the Elka Synthex and it has a warm, silky sound. The notes are output to left and right so you get this quirky stereo effect with oscillators being routed to either left or right! However the white noise option does not work and sometimes there is a very faint white noise coming through on some notes. While it is warming up for the first 30 minutes there are the occasional faint crackly noises, the synth was serviced by a technician who replaced the capacitors in the power supply, but it could probably do with some more caps replacing on the sound board but not really necessary. I don't think the guy specialised in analog synths. Having said this, once it warms up, the synth is mostly free of any popping noises (check out the demo) and is very stable due to it's digitally controlled oscillators. All the buttons and controls work fine (apart from the white noise)."Note the parameter mapping compared to this one. Anyone know more about this alternate panel?
I can assure you that the BitOne was NOT designed by the same designer of the Elka Synthex (Mario Maggi).
ReplyDeleteI think the guy was Luciano Jura, among others at Crumar.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the alternate panel, it's a home made sticker, like the faux wood on the cheeks!
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