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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Mizuno Supersizer-μ Demos & Pics





MATRIXSYNTH reader, Kevin, sent the following pics, and two videos above of his Mizuno Supersizer-μ. See the Mizuno label for additional posts including additional details on the Supersizer-μ, pics of the inside, and another demo. It's like an abrasive "noise siren" vs. dub siren.


Thursday, July 21, 2022

Vintage Rare Japanese MIZUNO SUPER SIZER U ANALOG SYNTHESIZER w/ Original Box

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via this auction

This one was spotted by TenTen in the comments of this post featuring a demo of one by Hiromichi Oohashi who recently published a book on rare and strange Japanese synthesizers. See the previuos post from earlier today for the demo and some updated info.

Additonal pics of the inside below.

MIZUNO Supersizer-μ (1970s)


video upload by kotoelectro

The MIZUNO SuperSizerμ featured in Hiromichi Oohashi's Strange Synthesizers of Japan by Hiromichi Oohashi - Synth Book w/ CD

According to Hiromichi Oohashi:

'It's one of the most mysterious synth in Japan.
made by MIZUNO (famous sportswear manufacturer)
I don't know why MIZUNO made such a futuristic noise synthesizer...

MIZUNO Supersizer-μ is introduced in my synth book."

Update: I asked Hiromichi Oohashi if he knew of any other gear they made and he said it was the only musical instrumeht they made. He reached out to MIZUNO and they said based on the logo it was likely manufacturered in the late 1970s to 1980s. They didn't mention any other useful information. 

Update2: TenTen in the comments noted the fonts used in the logo appear to be either Twobit or Bitwise which "were invented in 2011 and 1999, respectfully." However, according to https://www.dafont.com/twobit.font, "This familiar typeface is based on the ‘retro-futuristic’ of computer and technology advertising of the 1960s and early 1970s. Includes full alphabet, punctuation, euro. Includes regular, bold, italic, and bold-italic versions. (Version 1.10)". And Bitwise, "A typeface based on machine readable characters from the 1960s."

Update3: and one spotted for sale by TenTen captured here.

And the YouTube descripton:

"Supersizer-μ (1970s) made by MIZUNO(famous sports company)
Exclusive video of most mysterious synth of Japan.
from 「Strange Synthesizers of Japan」book
「珍電子楽器LOVE」(リットーミュージック刊)"


Update3: An image of the oribinal box via Hiromichi Oohashi:

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