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Sunday, April 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Jen Syntar 1978
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Demo in the listing previously posted here.
"Italian monophonic synthesizer equipped with CV gate in perfect working conditions.
There are two VCOs with triangular, sawtooth, symmetric square and three asymmetric square waves. The octave switch is very convenient and allows the guitarist to place the synthesizer above and below the frequency produced by the string.The two oscillators have separate volume controls. An LFO (low frequency oscillator) has a triangular wave, sawtooth, inverted sawtooth, square and two asymmetric squares. It can control VCO (vibrato), VCF (wha-wha), VCA (tremolo). It can be overridden using the supplied footswitch. The filter (VCF) is equipped with frequency, cutoff and resonance adjustment, its performance is in line with the rest of the equipment."
via this listing
Demo in the listing previously posted here.
"Italian monophonic synthesizer equipped with CV gate in perfect working conditions.
There are two VCOs with triangular, sawtooth, symmetric square and three asymmetric square waves. The octave switch is very convenient and allows the guitarist to place the synthesizer above and below the frequency produced by the string.The two oscillators have separate volume controls. An LFO (low frequency oscillator) has a triangular wave, sawtooth, inverted sawtooth, square and two asymmetric squares. It can control VCO (vibrato), VCF (wha-wha), VCA (tremolo). It can be overridden using the supplied footswitch. The filter (VCF) is equipped with frequency, cutoff and resonance adjustment, its performance is in line with the rest of the equipment."
Sunday, January 07, 2024
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Synthex Syntar Syntex - The Euclidean Sequences
video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy
"Elka Synthex - Jen Syntar - Welson Syntex and Davoli Drum Synth plays with Music Pattern Generator
MPG is a fantastic Euclidean online Midi Pattern Generator plays on Chrome
Elka Synthex is a Midi retrofit official version
Welson Syntex and Jen Syntar are custom retrofit handmade by Mirko Trentin
Davoli Drum Synth play with a Midi to Trigger module by Elby Designs - Laurie Biddulph (Australia)
Sunday, September 17, 2023
LFO Random Domain LiveJam - Welson Syntex/WelsOne/Jen SX1000/Jen SX2000
video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy
"3 LFO oscillators and 1 random knob for Italian Synthesizers:
Welson Syntex (1974)
WelsOne (4 oscillators prototype late 70')
Jen SX1000 Synthetone (1977)
Jen SX2000 Synthetone (1978)" https://vsmi.bandcamp.com
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
Jen Carousel C-450 with built in CX-2000 Monophonic Synthesiser
video upload by Vintage Keys Studio
What am I seeing? What am I hearing?
"Steve Christie demonstrates the rare Jen Carousel C-450 synthetone; a crazy late 70s dual manual organ with a built in mono synth.
Written by Steve Christie and Freddie Phillips
Filmed and Edited by Louisa Revolta
Recorded and Mixed by Steve Christie at Vintage Keys Studio"
Saturday, August 05, 2023
1978 Jen Synthetone Sx-2000
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"A Rare and powerfull Jen Synthetone sx-2000 with Cv gate mod.
Some scratch and surface sign due the age,one preset button missing.
KENTON CV Mod recenty mounted and carefully checked from tech service, works and sound perfectly."
via this auction
"A Rare and powerfull Jen Synthetone sx-2000 with Cv gate mod.
Some scratch and surface sign due the age,one preset button missing.
KENTON CV Mod recenty mounted and carefully checked from tech service, works and sound perfectly."
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Jen Sx-1000 Synthesizer
Monday, May 29, 2023
Jen Sx 2000
Monday, May 22, 2023
Jen SM 2007 italian string machine 1979
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video upload by ohm_studi_ohm
Update: now listed on Reverb.
"Here is a demo of a quite rare Jen SM 2007 string machine. Unit was fully serviced and is for sale. Get in touch if interested.
The SM 2007 is a very nice stringer for whomever like these classic sounds. Very compact and lightweight and still gifted with quite a number of features.
There are 3 strings sounds (cello, viola and violin) that can be individually mixed, variable attack and sustain, a tone control and of course a triple BBD chorus.
The later has 3 presets: ensemble, solo and organ that are basically different setting of the chorus effect, 'ensemble' being the full triple chorus, 'solo' uses only 2 of the choruses for a less dense sound and "organ" is the dry sound of the string sounds, thus enabling to use external fx with more flexibility.
"Auto sustain" switch makes it possible for sustain notes either to be cut when new ones are played or be left to release. And the sustain length can be massive !
Soundwise it is silky and lush, the closest I can think of is the Logan/Hohner string melody. A bit like Elka rhapsody too but denser since it has triple chorus, not a double one.
Recorded dry with no treatment."
And some pics. Note the stand is not original. Perfect fit though.
video upload by ohm_studi_ohm
Update: now listed on Reverb.
"Here is a demo of a quite rare Jen SM 2007 string machine. Unit was fully serviced and is for sale. Get in touch if interested.
The SM 2007 is a very nice stringer for whomever like these classic sounds. Very compact and lightweight and still gifted with quite a number of features.
There are 3 strings sounds (cello, viola and violin) that can be individually mixed, variable attack and sustain, a tone control and of course a triple BBD chorus.
The later has 3 presets: ensemble, solo and organ that are basically different setting of the chorus effect, 'ensemble' being the full triple chorus, 'solo' uses only 2 of the choruses for a less dense sound and "organ" is the dry sound of the string sounds, thus enabling to use external fx with more flexibility.
"Auto sustain" switch makes it possible for sustain notes either to be cut when new ones are played or be left to release. And the sustain length can be massive !
Soundwise it is silky and lush, the closest I can think of is the Logan/Hohner string melody. A bit like Elka rhapsody too but denser since it has triple chorus, not a double one.
Recorded dry with no treatment."
And some pics. Note the stand is not original. Perfect fit though.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
DEMO of GM.LAB X1000
video upload by Genuine Soundware
"GM.LAB X1000 is a digital virtual anlog monophonic synthesizer inspired by the Jen SX1000. It's basically a nice experiment that uses one single Raspberry Pi Pico board (RP2040 CPU) and a I2S DAC. The CPU is capable of scanning the panel using multiplexers and generate the whole synthesizer algorithm at the cost of a lower sampling rate. Can be bought pre-assembled or as a do-it-yourself kit.
Visit www.gmlab.it for more details."
You might remember X1000 from this previous post.
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Jen Sx-1000 Synthesizer
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via this auction
Pic of the inside below.
"It’s an old lady and has signs of age which can be seen in the images supplied, amazingly it comes with fascia preset template cards for capturing your favourite sounds, (Try and find more of these) Need to take care as these old synths like killing modern monitors with their Rich bass tones (similar to a Roland SH101 ) it has solid tuning which for a Vintage of this age is amazing and has impressive performance and control, (for £250 a midi retro kit can be installed )"
via this auction
Pic of the inside below.
"It’s an old lady and has signs of age which can be seen in the images supplied, amazingly it comes with fascia preset template cards for capturing your favourite sounds, (Try and find more of these) Need to take care as these old synths like killing modern monitors with their Rich bass tones (similar to a Roland SH101 ) it has solid tuning which for a Vintage of this age is amazing and has impressive performance and control, (for £250 a midi retro kit can be installed )"
Monday, March 27, 2023
FilterAct - Solton Project100/Jen Synx-508/Gem Equinox/Gem S2 - Live Jam
video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy
"Live Jam as is with Solton Project 100, Jen Synx-508, Gem Equinox & Gem S2 italian synthesizers"
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Jen Synthetone SX-2000
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video upload by ohm_studi_ohm
"FOR SALE HERE
Quick demo of a recently serviced and modded Jen Synthetone SX2000 italian mono synth.
CV/Gate and Fiter inputs were added, see the other video where I showcase the synth with external control. (
• Jen Synthetone SX... )
Recorded straight with no FX nor treatment.
The SX2000 is one of my favorite mono synth, I always had at least one in my setup. Just one oscillator but thaks to a ladder filter inspired by the EMS VCS3 it sounds very nice, it can be beasty and funky. Very simple architecture but some nice features like both VCF and VCA enveloppes can be set either in Attack Decay mode, Attack Sustain Release mode or repeat mode, rate being set by the LFO. This alone broadens the sonic range. The added CV/Gate kit (based on the Kentron one) enables this one to be interfaced by sequencers and/or modular synthesizers."
Jen Synthetone SX-2000 externally controlled demo
video upload by ohm_studi_ohm
via this auction
"Synth was serviced:
- fully recapped
- busbar and key contact were cleaned
- faders were cleaned and lubbed
- CV/GATE/Filter kit was added
- full calibration
It is in perfect working condition.
I have to point that the faders are not great on those synths, and though they were serviced they can be sometimes be hard to move. It's because the have a little play on the lever so when you engaged the move sometimes this play brakes them. Nothing dramatic but I just prefer to point it out, it's not Roland SH smooth faders. You just have to get how to grab them and then it's easy.
All the different SX-2000 I own had this issue and no cleaning or lube will ever make them perfect.
Cosmetic wise the synth has some wear but still looks more than decent."
video upload by ohm_studi_ohm
"FOR SALE HERE
Quick demo of a recently serviced and modded Jen Synthetone SX2000 italian mono synth.
CV/Gate and Fiter inputs were added, see the other video where I showcase the synth with external control. (
• Jen Synthetone SX... )
Recorded straight with no FX nor treatment.
The SX2000 is one of my favorite mono synth, I always had at least one in my setup. Just one oscillator but thaks to a ladder filter inspired by the EMS VCS3 it sounds very nice, it can be beasty and funky. Very simple architecture but some nice features like both VCF and VCA enveloppes can be set either in Attack Decay mode, Attack Sustain Release mode or repeat mode, rate being set by the LFO. This alone broadens the sonic range. The added CV/Gate kit (based on the Kentron one) enables this one to be interfaced by sequencers and/or modular synthesizers."
Jen Synthetone SX-2000 externally controlled demo
video upload by ohm_studi_ohm
via this auction
"Synth was serviced:
- fully recapped
- busbar and key contact were cleaned
- faders were cleaned and lubbed
- CV/GATE/Filter kit was added
- full calibration
It is in perfect working condition.
I have to point that the faders are not great on those synths, and though they were serviced they can be sometimes be hard to move. It's because the have a little play on the lever so when you engaged the move sometimes this play brakes them. Nothing dramatic but I just prefer to point it out, it's not Roland SH smooth faders. You just have to get how to grab them and then it's easy.
All the different SX-2000 I own had this issue and no cleaning or lube will ever make them perfect.
Cosmetic wise the synth has some wear but still looks more than decent."
Saturday, October 29, 2022
JEN SM-2007 rare italian string machine (1976)
video upload by sergioavia
"JEN SM-2007 RARE ITALIAN ANALOG STRING MACHINE (1976)
🎼🛠🎹💥
Очень редкая, практически одна из первых в мире электронных стринг- машин. Создана итальянской синтезатороной фирмой JEN в 1976 году и производилась только один год. Волшебный звук и качественное исполнение апарата, сделано на века- аппарату, на минуточку, 45 лет- а пришлось только очистить от пыли, пофиксить клавиатуру и смазать потенциометры.. Линии задержки там TDA1022 и делители на орган TDA1008 (все из серии "хрен найдешь", благо, все исправно- делали на совесть).. и как же без музыки из "Трех мушкетеров", прямо само просилось))
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Слава Україні, путін х&йло, смерть ворогам, BAVOVNA_time."
Googlish:
"Very rare, almost one of the world's first electronic string machines. It was created by the Italian synthesizer company JEN in 1976 and was produced for only one year. The magical sound and high-quality performance of the device, made for centuries - the device, for a minute, 45 years - and I only had to clean it of dust, fix the keyboard and lubricate the potentiometers .. The delay lines are there TDA1022 and dividers for the TDA1008 organ (all from the "you will find horseradish" series , fortunately, everything was done properly - they did it conscientiously) .. and how could it be without the music from the "Three Musketeers", it just asked for it))
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Glory to Ukraine, putin h&ylo, death to enemies, BAVOVNA_time."
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
Jen Synthetone SX1000 Vintage Analogue Italian Mono Synthesizer w/ Music Stand & Patch Sheets
Friday, July 08, 2022
Jen SM-2007 Ultra Rare Vintage Italian String Synthesizer SN 1147
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via this auction
You can find a demo of one here.
"This JEN it is an incredible unique sounding string synthesizer.
An absolute Rarity
Amazing Conditions
All originals pot caps
serial n.1147"
via this auction
You can find a demo of one here.
"This JEN it is an incredible unique sounding string synthesizer.
An absolute Rarity
Amazing Conditions
All originals pot caps
serial n.1147"
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Jen SX-2000 Synthetone
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Unisono#1 - Music for 1 note & 7 Synths
video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy
"Music for 1 Note & 7 Synths Made in Italy playing in Unisono
/ CRB Vocostrings - Welson Syntex - Jen Synx-508 - Crumar Composer - Jen SX1000 - Elka Synthex - Keytek CTS2000"
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
Vintage Jen Piano 73
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via this auction
You can find a demo of one here, and a DT model here.
via this auction
You can find a demo of one here, and a DT model here.
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