ELEKTRONIKA EM-25 RARE SOVIET USSR ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction
"Electronica EM - 25 is a synthesizer-strings that has 3 timbre sections: stringed - contrabasses, violoncellos, violins, organ-registers ("16'","8'","4'","2'"), wind-trombones, trumpets.

Stringed and organ sections:
polyphonic attack and release of sound with duration control
switching decay mode

Wind instruments section:
generator of curved with controls: ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN.
modulator with controls: RATE, DELAY, VIBRATO
controlled filter with controls: ENVELOPE, MODULATOR, CUTOFF, ACCENT
filter run mode -mono or polyphonic

There is also a possibility to split the keyboard to 2 section (with setting up different timbres of sounding)

Specifications:
— Number of octaves in a keyboard, 4 1/12
— In audible range, 9 1/12
— Number of programmed timbres, 12
—Power consumption max, 30V*A
— Dimensions, 890x355x102 mm (35'x14'x4')
— Weight without soft case, 15 kg (approx. 33 Pounds)
— Also contains 1.126 gramms GOLD materials, 6.143 SILVER materials"

Treating the Korg Mono Poly through the Polivoks filter.mp4

YouTube via RothHandle
"Here is a basic recipe for Beer Butt Chicken:
1 12 oz. can beer (half full)
1 whole chicken (small size)
1 cup melted butter
1 T. garlic salt
1 tsp. pepper
Place chicken over half full can of beer. Melt butter with seasonings and brush over outside to chicken. Place upright on grill with indirect heat on a charcoal grill or a gas grill. A barbecue smoker is even easier for this recipe if you have a smoker. Cover and cook 1 ½ to 3 plus hours. Check and add butter as needed during cooking.


Use other seasonings in the can of beer, inside the chicken cavity or mixed with the butter for different taste options. This is a fun recipe to play around with."

grafity

flickr by klazki
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Looks like a Russian Maestro synth mixed with an MPC controller.

formanta uds

YouTube via mikeonop. "Formanta Electronic Drum Set"

JUNOST-21 - soviet guitar-like poly synth rare!

via this auction

"Here description from the "A-Z of Analogue Synthesizers" book by Peter Forrest:
JUNOST'21: Polyphonic 48-note (F-E) strap-on velocity-sensitive synth with mod grip.
- Fairly unique, since most synths of this type are mainly monophonic.
- The mod grip has volume and pitch-bend wheels, and unison/chorus switch.
- Sliders on the main synth body for LFO depth, speed, delay, routing to filter or VCO. VCF and VCA each with AD envelope.
- Presets: three banks of four. Two-digit LED. Din connectors for mains and audio out. External PSU; very long lead. The keyboard itself weighs 6.5 kg."

Check out the manual cover. Samples at the auction and ruskeys.net.

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ELEKTRONIKA EM-25 Soviet Vintage Analog Synthesizer

YouTube via syrk76
"young boy and very old Soviet Vintage Analog Synthesizer ELEKTRONIKA EM-25 - wyciągnięty z piwnicy"

Ritm-2 Analog Synthesizer Beige Face

via this auction

Polyvox Polivoks Vintage Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

ALTAIR 231 SOVIET SYNTH

via this auction

"I SELL SUPER LEGENDARY AND VERY RARE SOVIET ANALOG SYNTHESIZER, MADE IN CCCP BY "ESTRADIN" MILITARY PLANT AT 1985 YEAR - CALLED
ALTAIR-231

You can NOT find this synthesizer even in Russia now! It is a "Russian Minimoog", no comments! However this synth is better than classical Minimoog or Oberheim, it has a more aggressived Russian devil filters!!! Plus the additional unique synthesis architecture include the best of USSR synth's era quality military engineering! Throw out yours Polivoks or any famous keys and enjoy this mega synth!

ALTAIR-231 is a monophonic 3'osc synth, it has 4-oct keyboard (F-C) with velocity sensitivity assign to vibrato effect. Sound control is performed with round knobs and switchers. For live performance there is a wheel which provides pitch shift (called glissando).

Synthesizer is based on 3 VCO (any can work as the modulator), 1 VCF (lowpass 24dB/oct) with ADSR, 1 VCA, 3 LFO, noise generator (white/pink), portamento. Consist of 5 main sections - MODULATION, OSC'S, MIXER, FILTER and AMP (called Contour).

MOD section:
- portamento on/off, rate;
- mod mixer knob: balance between modulated by OSC3 and noise, depth amount;
- vibrato on/off, octave shift to 1/2
- pitch wheel (glissando)

OSCILLATORS section:
- osc 1,2,3 registers - 2", 4", 8", 16", 32", LF
- osc 1,2,3 waveshape select - triangle, saw, square, pulse, sine
- osc frequency - freq 1..3, freq 2, freq 3 -linked to keyboard pitch on/off
- modulation on/off switch

MIXER:
- osc 1,2,3 on/off, level
- ext input level, on/off
- noise generator level, on/off
- noise mode switch: white/pink

FILTER:
- mod on/off
- cutoff, resonance, brightness
- attack, decay, sustain
- keytrack on/off

AMPLIFIER:
- attack, decay, sustain
- key hold memory on/off

Next - global section: main volume, phones volume, phones out (5din), A-440Hz tone on/off, power.

Connection 1/4 jacks: input, output, pedal input (5din), ground.
Power supply: 220V/50Hz, fuze 0,125A"

You can find audio demos on Ruskeys.

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RITM-2

YouTube via ProfessorKeys

polik

YouTube via mikeonop. Polivoks.

Aelita - classic Soviet synth

via this auction

"Aside the Polivoks and Estradin, Aelita belong to the 'great three' of Soviet synths. Boasting 3 oscillators, fat filter, it's also full of unusual features, like unison, absolutely unique on monosynths, that delivers a fat, vicious tone. The look of the instrument is absolutely unusual, too. All in all, it's one of the USSR greatest."

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EDS 5 - SOVIET ANALOG DRUM SYNTH

via this auction (samples there while up)
"very interesting handmade drum module that was made for personal use in Soviet Union in 80`s. Device has 5 channels of analog drum synthesis, any channel devide on TONE and NOISE sections and has balance between them. It has 5 Inputs for triggers and 5 line Outputs from channels. You can trigger it from drum pads(trigers) or from any audio output - drum machine, analog out of soundcard etc. All connectors are on standart 1/4 monojacks. It runs from 220-240V, for use it with 110V you will need power adapter from 110V to 220V.

EDS-5 has it`s own original sound, it can produce - fat analog bass drums, varied electro snares, claps, toms, hats, weird analog fx`s etc. that will be great for any freaky sonic experiments!

EDS-5 drum module in good working condition and is fully checked before this auction. Cosmetically it has some marks of time on metal body but overall looks good for such old equipment see actual pictures.

Controls for each channel Drum section: input level, start, stop, glide, tone, decay. Balance Tone/Noise. Noise section: dry(filter), decay. Main volume."

VINTAGE USSR SOVIET ANALOG SYNTH KVINTET

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"KVINTET is a transistor portable polyphonic electromusic instrument produced by Katchkanar radio equipment factory "Formanta", which is the manufacturer of such well-known makes of synthesizers as Polivoks, Formanta, Manual, Maestro etc. It bears the same logo on the package and retains some of its most impressive capabilities.

KVINTET HAS A GREAT FAT AND WARM ANALOG SOUNDS LIKE JUNO-TYPE SYNTHS AND MUCH MORE, BASICALLY IT IS A SYN-STRING-BRASS-PIANO KEYBOARD, VERY GOOD TO USE FOR THE PAD TEXTURES, PUNCHED BRASS FILLS, LONG DECAY POLY SOUNDS, SOLOS AND PIANO... IT HAS AN AWESOME ANALOG CHORUS, VIBRATO FUNCTIONS, POWER FILTER, IT IS FULLY POLYPHONIC WITH THE SAME KEYBOARD AS ON THE POLIVOKS! MODERN NOW SILVER DESIGN!

Specifications:
— 5 Octave Keyboard
— Controls on the front panel:
Volume control, Sustain, Brass timbre, Vibrato frequency, Vibrato depth, Detune
— Section of effects (ON): brass, organ, piano, clavesin, chorus, vibrato delay
— Voltage 220 V, 50 Hz
— Weight with case, kg

Abandoned Military Object

via Dropular via English Russia

ELEKTRONIKA EM-25 RARE SOVIET USSR ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction
"Electronica EM - 25 is a synthesizer-strings that has 3 timbre sections: stringed - contrabasses, violoncellos, violins, organ-registers ("16'","8'","4'","2'"), wind-trombones, trumpets.

Stringed and organ sections:
polyphonic attack and release of sound with duration control
switching decay mode

Wind instruments section:
generator of curved with controls: ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN.
modulator with controls: RATE, DELAY, VIBRATO
controlled filter with controls: ENVELOPE, MODULATOR, CUTOFF, ACCENT
filter run mode -mono or polyphonic

There is also a possibility to split the keyboard to 2 section (with setting up different timbres of sounding)

Specifications:
— Number of octaves in a keyboard, 4 1/12
— In audible range, 9 1/12
— Number of programmed timbres, 12
—Power consumption max, 30V*A
— Dimensions, 890x355x102 mm (35'x14'x4')
— Weight without soft case, 15 kg (approx. 33 Pounds)
— Also contains 1.126 gramms GOLD materials, 6.143 SILVER materials"

lel psr

YouTube via mikeonop

What is a Vocoder? / V2

YouTube via VoiceEncoder

dual lfo take001

YouTube via bluelantern320. bluelantern on Ebay
"This is to show you that the LFO outs are audible. There is a range selection switch: Hyper, normal, slow.
(2) outputs can be morphed with the shape knob. You can make a double saw or trapezoidal shape with those."

dual lfo take002

"This demo shows you the dual lfo being used to control a polivoks filter. The filter is put into self rezonance. The lfo is making it twirp chaotic."

Au Revoir Simone

Clavia Nord Electro 2 and Roland Juno-60. via Fanny + Alexander via Cyana Trend Land.
Anyone ID the little silver keyboard and the drum box? The silver looks a bit like the Soviet Maestro.

Update via Sean in the comments: Here's a really good interview with Au Revoir Simone where they talk about their gear.
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