UK Synth Museum Elka Synthex with Factory MIDI for Sale

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Paul Wiffen & The Elka Synthex Published on Sep 17, 2013 Mark Keen

"Paul Wiffen demonstrates a 1984 Elka Synthex. Most famously used on Rendezvous as the Laserharp sound by Jean Michel Jarre. Paul also originally programmed the original presets. Also used by Geoff Downes and Stevie Wonder - a beautiful synth sorely missed. For more info and DVDs goto www.museumstudio.co.uk"
Update via Christopher Clement in the comments: "The bloke holding the pint is none other than Julian Colbeck of Keyfax fame."


via this auction

"Brief specs: 8 voice polyphonic analogue synth, 2 oscillators per voice with all the usual waveshapes. Single/ dual or 2 part split modes (split mode: 4 voices on each split with seperate outputs on the rear for upper/ lower), 4 track sequencer, fantastic filter- 24db low pass, 12db and 6db band pass and 12db high pass filter modes. Extensive modulation possibilities and routing, unique programmable glide section independant for each oscillator. Amazing 3 stage chorus ensemble. 2x LFO's, 2x ADSR envelope generators, 40 patch presets and 40 user memories...

This Synthex has factory midi installed.

Comes with some accessories- full ATA flightcase custom made for the Synthex (brand new), user manual and full (large A3) schematics, also including some spare IC's, 2x CEM 3320 filter chips and 3x BBD's for the chorus circuit.

This Synthex came from the now shut "Synth Museum" in the UK, if you check google you can find a demo video of Paul Wiffen playing this very synth at the Synth Museum, [above]

Paul Wiffen originally programmed the preset (ROM) sounds for Synthex's and this machine has an extra bank of 40 sounds programmed by Paul in the user (RAM) registers- a really good bank of additional sounds."