The Unreleased Quasimidi Polymorph Demo CD

via Zon Pyles on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"In the late 90s, I was hired by Quasimidi – a synthesizer manufacturer from Germany – to produce a demonstration CD they would use to promote their new synthesizer called the Polymorph.
At this time – at least for the US market - Quasimidi had decided to switch to a direct-marketing approach where musicians would buy these synthesizers direct from the US distributor rather than buying them from music stores.
With this change in marketing, since musicians could no longer go down to the local music store to check out the synth, Quasimidi needed a way for musicians to hear what their new synthesizer, the Polymorph, sounded like.
This is where I come in.
I programmed a new bank of sounds and composed new sequences for the purpose of producing a Polymorph Demo CD so potential customers could hear how this synthesizer sounds and understand how the built-in analog-style step-sequencers worked and fit into the overall design concept of the instrument.
But, the plot thickens.
Right about the time when the Demo CD was finished and about to go to duplication and to whomever requested it from Quasimidi US, I get word that Quasimidi is no longer around.
They are kaput – closed –no longer a synthesizer company.
So, this Quasimidi Polymorph Demo CD was never released.
There is continued interest in this unique synthesizer/sequencer combination so I decided that putting the Demo CD tracks up would help those understand a bit more about the Polymorph and hear how it sounds.
Plus, it’s a nice little bit of synthesizer history that adds another chapter to the long-discontinued Quasimidi Polymorph.
On the first two tracks, my narration explains the features of the instrument and all consecutive tracks are original compositions I played live – with no overdubs – on one Polymorph.
I hope you enjoy them!
Cheers!
Zon Vern Pyles"