"Completely overhauled Crumar DS-2 synthesizer with its original owner's (in German) and service manual available! All potentiometers are been replaced by new ones, the volumes of the monophonic and polyphonic part are matched, it's recapped and serviced...
The DS2 is a fantastic synth to work with. It can be played polyphonic and/or monophonic, it has two LFOs which can be used at the same time, I like the modulation options where you can choose which LFO you use, it has two glide modes, a great filter, two ENVs and so on."
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"This vintage synth is in mint condition from what I can tell! All keys work well and the effects seem to also. There’s some noise but I know that is to be expected of these vintages synths.
It is speculated that only 100 of these were made, and that they were made by the legendary Bob Moog Himself."
"The Crumar Multiman S (Orchestrator) is one of those classic multi instruments of the 70s. 4 sections: bass / brass / piano / strings Each section (except for the bass) can be assigned left or right of the keyboard with dedicated volume faders and mute switchs. Brass has a Moog inspired ladder filter with simple AD enveloppe and cutoff and resonance control (resonance can get wild if you want to). Strings are composed of Viola and Violins, with timbre adjust. It uses a triple chorus based on the TCA350Y BBD chipsets, basically the same as the Eminent String Ensemble. You have control over the release of the strings (called "sustain" on the panel). This also control the release of the Brass sound. Piano section consists of Piano and Harpsichord sound. You can control the sustain (again it's the release actually) with a pedal only. Without a pedal plugged in the release is always at its maximum. And the release is common to the bass sound, which by the way sound huge. And to finish you have a vibrato that affects all the section."
"Ultrarare Crumar Multiman S3. This is a wonderful machine with a more than inimitable sound. String section, synth section, bass section, piano section, effects section, pipe section, a real pleasure. String and polysynth to be the envy of arp solina !! very good conditions, perfect functional condition. State-of-the-art synthetic stringmachine
beautifully fat sound.
Just overhauled and fully functional.
Original leather semirigid bag in overall good conditions included."
This is demo mainly to show how easy it is to program this synth thanks to the amazing work Bob Grieb (Tauntek) did by rewritting the firmware and enabling Midi Control Changes messages on this synth.
The only drawback (due to the hardware) is you have to retrigger a note for every change you make on a parameter, except for a few ones that a real time (resonance, DCO and LFO waveshape for instance). Just a minor annoyance compare to the original programming method (which is actually not the worse of that kind).
The BIT99 and BIT01 are very nice sounding and quite comprehensive 6 voice analog synth. They feature 2 DCOs with triangle, sawtooth and pulse waveform, in octave from 32 to 4 and you can combine the 3 waveforms on each oscillator. Dedicate ADSR enveloppes for filter and amp with velocity control, 2 LFOs, noise generator, split or stack possibilities etc
IMO they only lack a mixer for the 2 oscillators, LFO PWM (though you can control the PW with velocity) and a hi pass filter.
But the sound is very nice, I favore it over the Oberheim Matrix 6 for instance. It sits very easily in the mix.
Build quality and keyboard are also of upper level."
"The power supply and analog voice board has been recapped and it has been loaded with the Tauntek firmware allowing for external MIDI CC control of the synth's parameters. It also has brand-new slide pots for the front panel volume controls."
Note the seller made a video for another one posted here.
"The unit for sale works, plays and sounds exactly the same. (The Wersi Wersivoice unit in the demo can be added for an extra 200 euros)
6 voice analog polysynth from italy and the mid 80s.
The Crumar BIT99 was serviced: - power supply electrolytic capacitors replaced - firmware upgraded with Tauntek one: you can now easily control and program the synth with any midi controller using Control Change messages - meticulously calibrated - panel board and case fully dismantled, cleaned and polished - loaded with factory set VOL 1 (Vol 2 sysex can be provided too)
It sounds, plays and looks awesome. It does has some light wear and scuffs but all in all it is in excellent condition. I warranty the instrument at least for a year. Should there be a problem no need to ship the whole instrument back but only the board(s) needing repair. These synths are actually extremelly well built, by far the best italian synth i've seen (maybe safe for the Elka Synthex I never had a chance to lay my hands on). Quality and thickness of the metal and PCB are of japanese standards. Far better quality for instance than Moog from the 80s (Prodigy, Opus 3 etc) and by no comparison to the other (great sounding) italian Siel Opera 6."
"Back by popular demand, another filmscore breakown. This time we look at Wendy Carlos' 1982 score to Tron.
0:00 Intro
0:49 Wendy Carlos
2:04 Tron - The Instruments
4:44 The Recording Rig
6:39 Cue Breakdown - Tron Theme
9:10 Cue Breakdown - Tron Scherzo
10:22 Cue Breakdown - We've Got Company
11:40 Use of Choir
12:49 Other Music
13:46 Summary & Thanks
"The Roland MSQ-700 in a live performance where three tracks is being sequenced while I play on top.
This is a cover of the movie theme from The Beyond by Lucio Fulci. Music by Fabio Frizzi.
Drums: Casio RZ-1
Bass: Yamaha TX802
Poly synth: Crumar BIT01
Lead synth: Yamaha D-550
Roland Alpha Juno 2 as a master keyboard."
"Italian 6 voice analog polysynth. This is the CEM 3328 version, not the SSM 2044 one, in the rare white colour.
This unit was serviced and upgraded and is in perfect working condition.
Tauntek new firmware eproms were installed. You can now control the unit directly over MIDI with CC with any hardware or software controller"
Demo in the listing for another unit, SN 00522, posted here.
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video upload by ohm_studi_ohm
"Quick demo of the Crumar BIT99 i fully serviced. In the frst part i flip through a few patches to let you hear how this one can sound, mainly for bass/lead/keyboards sounds. And in the second part I focus on pads and i run the synth through a custom built Wersi Wersivoice analog triple chorus. As you can hear i can turn the BIT99 into a great string machine and more.
Record with no other FX or treatment.
Pardon my playing, I'm better at servicing these instruments than playing them :-)"
"Here is your chance to grab a unique combo in the form of 6 voice analog polysynth and a custom made BBD triple chorus ensemble effect.
The Crumar BIT99 was fully serviced: - power supply electrolytic capacitors replaced - voice board electrolytic capacitors replaced - firmware upgraded with Tauntek one: you can now easily control and program the synth with any midi controller - keyboard dismantled and contacts and bus bar cleaned - meticulously calibrated - panel board and case fully dismantled, cleaned and polished - custom made real wood side end cheeks
It sounds, plays and looks awesome. It does has some wear and scuffs but it is in great condition. STAND IS NOT INCLUDED.
The Wersivoice was custom built and is a great addition to any synth, analog or digital. It simply can turn anything into a great string machine, and more. Very simple, no control: sound in sound out. There is a 3 positions switch with ON / MUTE / (true) BYPASS positions. It runs directly from 230v. Since it's DIY it doesn't look perfect."
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Curious if that's MOOGSPIRIT printed on the box below. It was designed by Bob Moog but the synth does not have his name on it, so it would be interesting if it was on the box. It could be MONO but what's left doesn't look like an N to me. If it is MOOG there's no space between it and SPIRIT. I believe this is the first post to feature the box.
Details from the listing:
"Not only is this a super rare synth (Serial number: 011) designed by Bob Moog, this particular unit was purchased new directly from the Crumar booth at the 1983 NAMM Show here in Chicago. The original buyer has kept it safely stored for the last 40 years, never used! Guaranteed you will NEVER find a cleaner example of this rare synthesizer.
Our service department have performed a fresh recap on this as the originals dried out after years of sitting in storage. The synth functions wonderfully, like new as you would imagine.
Includes the original box with evidence of being express shipped from Italy to the NAMM show. In addition to the original manual, warranty paperwork, cables and carrying case and pouch."
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"Here is a demo of this italian 6 voice analog polysynth i'm selling (via this auction)
Unit was upgraded with the great Tauntek firmware and can now be controlled remotely over midi by Control Change with any controller.
In the demo I basically flip through the unit presets and edit some of them on the fly just to show how easy it is now to program this otherwise austere synth.
I didn't demo the bi-timbral feature of the rack. You can have 2 different presets, lower and upper, either layered ("double") or split. Lower and Upper parts can have their own audio output.
Preset from 76 to 99 are allocated for the performance presets and need to be dialed in (you can't use the + and - value switch to select those like I did on the video)."
"Italian 6 voice analog polysynth. This is the CEM 3328 version, not the SSM 2044 one, in the rare white colour.
This unit was serviced and upgraded and is in perfect working condition, see video. What was done: - power supply capacitors were replaced - new battery was installed - Tauntek new firmware eproms were installed. You can now control the unit directly over MIDI with CC with any hardware or software controller - Midi thru socket was modified so that you can export your preset by sysex dump over midi (original could only export presets through the "tape" function)
It also comes with some goodies (well especially for french speaking person) - original owner's manual + preset lists (in french) - original schematics diagram - original Crumar Bit range advertissement (in french) - original inspection card from factory (this unit came out from factory in November 1985)
Condition is very good with only minor scuffs to the nice white metal paint."
I will put up a follow-up post when this goes live, and/or you can bookmark this post and check back as well. The Crumar Spirit is back.
"My friends from @museodelsynthmarchigiano1717, the Italian synthesizer museum, invited me again to visit them in Italy. This time, they had something new and old to show me: a faithful re-creation of the rare Bob Moog designed Crumar Spirit mono synthesizer. They teamed up with Crumar to bring this little known instrument back to life, staying as close to the original as possible. In this video I demo the synth and tell the story of how it came about."
According to Crumar in the video, the new Crumar Spirit will be limited to 100 units, but polyphonic and desktop versions might be coming.
"Functionally and cosmetically mint, this orchestrator is in synth museum-condition and looks about exactly as it did the day it was made. It's one of our favorites around the shop and can create lush pads and strings with the flip of a few switches. Lots of character and vibe here.
Extras:
Very rare, this Orchestrator actually includes the original organ-style pedalboard, brass filter cutoff expression pedal, sustain pedal, and the original stand. Using these together you can create incredibly expressive, epic string-synth sounds."
