Best of Crumar Performer String Synthesizer ~ RetroSound Demo

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Best of Crumar Performer String Synthesizer
all synthesizer sounds: Crumar Performer B (with SSM filter) String Synthesizer (1979)
drums: Boss DR-55, Korg KR-55B, Keio Minipops Junior

Setlist
0:06 Intro
0:40 Late 70s Performance
1:17 Big Wave https://retrosound.bandcamp.com/track...
2:16 Sweet Symphony
3:15 Sleepless
4:09 On The Road
4:32 The Year 1979
5:08 SSM
5:44 Cinematic
6:10 Outro

Classic Analog Stringmachines from the 70s.
The full playlist:"

CRUMAR DS2 w/ MIDI in Case

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You can find a video of this unit posted here.

"excellent example of CRUMAR DS2. TOP vintage synthesizer with an unique awesome dco's and filter warm sound, recently Midified (mono parts) and professionally debugged / serviced by expert techicians. Included in the sale are the original transport lid and manuals: Owner and patches book."

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TNT Jam @Home

video upload by Jörg Schaaf

"German text below
After many years of abstinence from the stage, I had the chance to present my music live and in front of an audience on November 17, 2023. This was a big challenge and involved a lot of effort, but it was great fun. With this video I would like to thank everyone who attended my concert. To all my friends who unfortunately couldn't make it for various reasons, I would like to present a small excerpt of what they could hear and see this Friday in the 'Theater neben dem Turm'' in Marburg.

My rig was of course equipped with many Radikal Technologies instruments. In addition to the obligatory Spectralis 2, you can hear the Accelerator and two Delta CEP A2s. I would particularly like to mention Crumar's Mojo 61 as additional instruments. I love this Rhodes emulation. A Roland JD-08 and a Behringer K2 are also used, which can throw in a few bad sounds here and there.

The whole session was recorded with 24 tracks directly into the Allen & Heath CQ20B stage mixer, which I recently integrated into my setup for live events.

The main camera is a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC4K) with an MFT sensor. I especially love this sensor format because there are an incredible number of inexpensive vintage lenses that inspire creativity. You can see a TTArtisan 17mm, F1.4 in this video. It produces a great image with the camera and only cost 100 euros."

https://joergschaaf.bandcamp.com

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Crumar DS2 stargate studio short midi test

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Crumar DS-2 synthesizer monophonic / polyphonic + manuals (serviced)

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"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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RARE 1983 Crumar Spirit Synth SN 00065

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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."

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Crumar Multiman S / Orchestrator

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"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."

Crumar Multiman S3 1982 State of the art lush full featured string machine SN 00056

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"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."

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Crumar DS2 with MIDI

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Programming Crumar BIT99 with MIDI Controller

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"This synth is for sale. You can buy it directly (sales.ohmstudiohm@gmx.fr) for 1450 euros or buy it on eBay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/305202255093) or Reverb https://reverb.com/item/74807341) [pics captured here]



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."

1980's Jam #1

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"A 1980's style funky instrumental. Track Name: Refraction. Enjoy!

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Crumar bit 01 SN 00076

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"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."

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Crumar BIT99 6 Voice Analog Polysynth

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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."

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Crumar (Chase) Bit 99

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"Italian designed and built mid 80s synth from Crumar (rebadged for the UK market as Chase)."

Pics of the inside below.

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How the TRON Music was made

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"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

Wendy Carlos official page: https://www.wendycarlos.com/+tron.html

D.A Wilson: https://hideawaystudio.net/
Synergenesis: https://hideawaystudio.net/2014/09/26..."

White Crumar Bit 99 w/ Original Case

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"Mint Condition fully functional, with included Original Leather case, Original Manuals and Original Preset Tapes to Load the Presets."

Roland MSQ-700 | The blood splattered beyond

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"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."

Crumar BIT 01 SN 00747 / Serviced and Upgraded w/ Tauntek Firmware

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"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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Crumar Bit99 + Wersi Wersivoice

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"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 :-)"

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"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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Crumar Spirit (1983 NAMM Show / Time Capsule!) Fully Recapped w/ Original Packaging SN 00011

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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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