MATRIXSYNTH: Maplin 5600 vintage analogue synth


Thursday, October 13, 2011

Maplin 5600 vintage analogue synth



via this auction

"If you have found this auction then you probably know what the 5600 is, what it is capable of and why many people love them ( and its smaller brother the Maplin 3800, and its cousin, the ETI4600 )... Every now and then during lunchtimes I would plug the 5600 into my test bench at work and wonder how the hell it worked. What is this patch board thing ? What kind of a computer can I connect it to ? Why are my work mates laughing at me scratching my head with this thing whilst they brag on about their Korg M1 and its wonderful on-board sequencer ?

After many lunchtimes spent cursing it started to make some interesting noises. The cones on my bench loudspeakers would wobble furiously while the ports chuffed like a steam trains chimney!"

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