MATRIXSYNTH: Rare Vangelis Zyklus MPS (Midi Performance System) with OLED Display Upgrade


Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Rare Vangelis Zyklus MPS (Midi Performance System) with OLED Display Upgrade


via Syn-Fi

"Zyklus MPS (Midi Performance System) with OLED display upgrade (modification). There are only 40 of these in existence and I found this one on eBay, with a dim display but otherwise is very good condition. Back in 1988 this retailed for £1995 and wasn’t well understood and did not therefore enter a big production run. Its basically a ‘midi’ scratchpad in the studio and performance tool for live use. It’s famous because Vangelis hired the inventors of Zyklus, Bill Marshall and and Pete Kellock to develop a system exclusively for him - “Direct” which gave rise to the album 'Direct'.

The Manual is available [original link at Syn-Fi, mirrored here]"

Videos should be coming.

2 comments:

  1. je l ai eu je le regrette tellement mickael roland vincent

    ReplyDelete
  2. Despite its name, the “Direct” album was created on the MPS, as the Direct wasn’t finished. (Multiple sources including: https://www.harmonycentral.com/forum/forum/Keyboards/acapella-18/319930-?p=3295014#post3295014 )

    ReplyDelete

Note: comments that insult people will be removed. Critique on gear is allowed. Do not ask if listings are still available. Click through auction links to check yourself. Posts and pics remain for historical purposes. To reduce spam, comments for posts older than one week are not displayed until approved (usually same day).

PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGE HOME



Switched On Make Synthesizer Evolution Vintage Synthesizers Creating Sound Fundlementals of Synthesizer Programming Kraftwerk

© Matrixsynth - All posts are presented here for informative, historical and educative purposes as applicable within fair use.
MATRIXSYNTH is supported by affiliate links that use cookies to track clickthroughs and sales. See the privacy policy for details.
MATRIXSYNTH - EVERYTHING SYNTH