Solton Project100 - Welson Syntex - Elka EK22 - Jen Synx508 - Crumar Composer / Ambient LFO Jam

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"Some of the best synthesizers Made in Italy play in Ambient LFO Jam as is
Viscount EFX1000 reverb
Montarbo REV128 delay"

Solton Programmer 24 with 32 vintage drums expansion

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"Solton Programmer 24 with 32 vintage drums expansion, the Italo Disco machine!"

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"Rare Solton Programmer 24, well known as the Italo Disco Machine, equipped with a cool 32 vintage drums expansion, very performing with all the iconic drum machines like Linndrum, roland TR-808 / 909, EMU models etc with also some experimental banks ..so great for elektro / techno music productions.

Here is a video test of this P24 for sale, just as example.. sorry about my bad camera capture audio mic

It has been recently serviced with a new backup battery inside"

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Solton Programmer 24 with 32 vintage drums expansion

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"Solton Programmer 24 with 32 vintage drums expansion, the Italo Disco machine!"

SOLTON POLYVOX & POLYVOX KEYBOARD

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Video in the listing previously posted here.

"Complete set including the uber-rare Polyvox K (keyboard), original manual, connector cable and foot switch (not in photo)

Just back from an extensive service by top technician - everything works and sounds fantastic - please have a look at the video of this very unit for sale.

Condition is Very Good - some general wear as seen in the photos.

The two case lids are included as well, the latches close tightly and they still get the job done."

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The desert island Groove box to rule them all : SOLTON POLYVOX

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"Chapters
..................
00:00 video begins
00:27 introduction and specs
02:13 drum machine
05:25 musical interlude 1
06:51 auto accompaniment section
10:10 musical interlude 2
10:56 monophonic synthesizer
14:02 musical interlude 3
16:07 musical interlude 4
17:45 organ section
18:39 percussive effects (piano section)
19:45 brass / polyphonic synthesizer
20:29 musical interlude 5
21:14 outro

SOLTON POLYVOX K - 1983

This is the first comprehensive demonstration of the SOLTON POLYVOX ever made.
The reason this hasn't been done previously by anyone else is the insane rarity of the controller keyboard that unlocks all sections - SOLTON POLYVOX K.

We've only seen the controller keyboard in the wild twice and we managed to buy them both.
Are there any other ones out there?
Please light up the comment section if you have physically encountered another one - we'd love to hear about it.

Since this unicorn doesn't get captured very often we thought we owed the internet quality photos and an in-depth, technical video demonstration of its functions.

Before we start we'd like to say that one complete unit is up for sale - if you're interested please contact us via the email on our website - link below.

There are a lot of features here so we actually missed a few, so stay tuned for a Part II this fall or winter.

The video probably has the information you need but let's dive in to a basic rundown here just in case:

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Solton PROGRAMMER 24 S

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"The definitive Italo-Disco groovebox. 15 crunchy 8-bit PCM drums, analog bass & lead synths running SSM 2044/CEM 3350 filters, and that lush triple-BBD string chorus that melts in stereo.

Arranger & sequencer in one box. 24 preset rhythms + 24 fill-ins, 64 fully-programmable patterns, chord memory and arpeggiator let you write entire tracks without a DAW.

Pro I/O that rivals modern gear. Individual outs for eight drum voices plus separate bass & ensemble outs; full MIDI in/out and tape interface for old-school backup.

'S' upgrades over standard 24. Extra crash-cymbal EPROMs, expanded 8 kB RAM, and—most important—factory 110 V transformer for hassle-free US use.

Undervalued sleeper. Boutique sample libraries (UVI Program 24, ClusterSound, etc.) try to clone this exact box—own the real silicon instead."

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SOLTON PROGRAMMER 24 (1985)

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SM100 Sound Editor for Solton Project100 - Live Sequencing Editing

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"The Solton Project 100 is a 6 voice polyphonic analog-digital synthesizer produced in the 1985 by Solton, an Italian brand known for its keyboards and sound modules, later get Ketron.
It has an analog chorus based on a BBD (Bucket Brigade Device) circuit, very similar to those used in Roland synthesizers of the time, such as the Juno-6/60.
Here is controlled by SM100 Sound Editor for Win XP (Copyright (c) 2002, 2005 Mark R. Strijbos)
run on Mac OS by Wine Stable, pattern play by Full Bucked Air Sequencer.
Add Echo effect in final mastering audio."

Crumar Bit01/Solton Project100/Elka EK22/Solton M160/Orla DSE24 - Atari ST Pulsar Sequencing

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"3 lines sequencing for 5 Vintage Synthesizers Made in Italy
Crumar Bit01, Solton Project100, Elka EK22, Solton M160, Orla DSE24.
Atari ST Pulsar Sequencer by Neil Wakeling"

Tony Esposito Kalimba de Luna ~ Vintage Synthesizer Recreation ~ RetroSound

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One of my favorite tracks from the 80s.
Kalimba de Luna by Tony Esposito from the album Il grande esploratore (1982)
Written by T. Esposito and Remo Licastro

Featured the Solton/Ketron Programmer 24 and the E-MU Emulator II sampler

This cover song series contains my own recreations of my favourite songs from the last 50 years. The original music from which I take inspiration belong to their respective owners. I recreate tracks only for personal passion and to pay homage to these tracks."

SOLTON KETRON PROGRAMMER 24S

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32 VINTAGE DRUM KITS ON YOUR SOLTON PROGRAMMER 24

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"We were asked to beta test a new modification for the Solton Programmer 24 - expanding the drum section from a single kit to 32 vintage drum machines.
It adds the classics like the three Linn Drum machines, the Roland TR-808, TR-909, Roland CR78, Korg Mini Pops 7 as well as lesser known machines like the Elka Drummer One, Elka Drum Star 80, EKO Ritmo 20, Siel MDP40, Wersimatic 24, CRB Computer drums and many more 🤩
The additional 31 drum kits will perform just like the original Solton Programmer 24 drum section.

This is a total game changer for more than the obvious reasons - the Solton Programmer 24 has a sequencer, 8 separate drum volume sliders and 8 audio outputs as well as trigger capabilities for the individual drum sounds. It also sends clock and has Midi in/out/thru so it can be easily incorporated to whatever you got cooking with other machines.

It’s a non-invasive modification and fully reversible - no soldering - no drilling holes anywhere - it's installed by simply removing the four original drums eproms inside and hooking up a small additional board in place of two of them.

The modificationis divided in 4 memory banks of 4 drum kits each - you program the banks to your preference - this way you can quickly switch between the drum kits you use the most - or you can of course toggle through all the 32 drum kits sequentially.
Programming the memory banks is easy and sll the instructions you need are provided on Reverb :

https://reverb.com/item/79089448-spec...

The Solton Programmers drum section can accomodate 13 drum sounds per kit.
Some of the drum machines included featured have considerably less sounds and in those cases Andrea, the inventor and seller of the drum chip, has added more drum sounds in the same realm as the drum machine in question.
Due to the architecture of the Solton Programmer 24 the sample rate is 8 bit PCM 22500 Hz which sounds low but is definitely sufficient to maintain character and punchiness - I think it sounds damn good.
This video was made a few months ago and features a trial version that's now been upgraded - clips and smaller issues sometimes heard in the video have been ironed out and fixed on the version that's available for purchase.

Here's the complete list of featured drum machines

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THE SOLTON DISCO 64

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"On a sunny afternoon a few years ago we hooked up the Solton Disco 64 to make a co-hesive demonstration of its capabilities just to see the machine literally start smoking due to burned transistors.

The attempt was aborted and it's not until now that we've managed to get the machine fixed so we can give it a second try.

Boy this thing is as rare as it is cool - complete with SSM filters it's the predecessor to the more famous and common Solton Programmer 24.

This is not really a disco machine per se - it has 4 Disco rhythm patterns on board indeed but Waltz, Bossa Nova and all the standard rhythm patterns of most drum machines of the era.

Quite a few machines featured Disco in their names for no other reason than the hype and coolness of the genre at the time of production.

The Disco 64 has more features than most auto-accompaniment units: there's the chords section, a string machine, a monophonic bass synth with individual volumes for each section, mute options, 4 bass line variations, cut-off and resonance filter, different chord sounds and of course an analog drum machine with individual sound mute options. You can play the string machine and bass synth like a keyboard, independently from the auto comp section so it's a monophonic and polyphonic synth as well as an auto accompaniment unit.

Apart from separate outputs for the drums and auto comp section, this one came modded with a separate output for the string machine, very useful for running it through effects."

Additonal SOLTON DISCO 64 posts

Solton Disco 64 - SR 161/82

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"A quick demo with the wonderful Solton Disco 64
Strings separate out through a phaser, some light compression on drums and main mix."

Addtional Solton Disco 64 posts

Best of Solton Programmer 24 Synthesizer ~ RetroSound Demo

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Best of Solton/ Ketron Programmer 24
all sounds: Solton Programmer 24 (1985)

Setlist
0:06 Nightshift
0:38 Mondaymood
1:09 Daydream
2:10 Sunday Afternoon
2:33 On The Way
3:04 Organ Strings Bass
4:10 Drums
4:22 Kalimba
4:36 Outro

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

Solton Disco 64 - Serviced with Midi

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"It comes with original foot pedals and the crazy-rare foot switch that unlock the drum-fills, as well as the lid for the main unit.

Since it doesn’t have the keyboard it’s been modified with Midi in.
An extra output for the string sound has been added for easy phase shifting routing.
This is a unique auto-accompaniment beast with a string machine, a monophonic bass synth with individual volumes for each section, mute options, 4 bass line variations, cut-off and resonance filter, 4 different chord sounds and of course an analog drum machine with mute option for individual drum sound and volumes for the 5 main drum sounds. You can play the string machine and bass synth like a keyboard, independently from the auto comp section so it's a monophonic synth and string machine as well!"

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FIVE SONGS ON THE SOLTON PROGRAMMER 24

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"We compiled all our Solton Programmer 24 and Solton Project 100 songs in one convenient video. Italo Disco Machines?
Not false - but these two hotties offer a bit more than that.
Launched around the same time in the mid-80s, none of them caused much stir but at least the Programmer 24 was exported widely and they pop up on the market even in the US.
Overrun by sleeker Japanese machines, most Solton units probably seemed a bit dated at the moment of their release but re-adjusting the rearview mirror a bit we think they sound pretty great.
The Solton Programmer 24 is the obvious song writing tool:
It's a drum machine, bass line generator, chord generator and arpeggiator with an added string and organ section and a filter for the arpeggiator.
A very simple thing, almost a toy, but it's fun as hell and adding some effects to the sounds it gets interesting. For effects we're using the Schulte Compact Phasing, the low-budget, digital delay unit Vermona DEG-50 and the oddball, even lower-budget, mini-rack, multi-effect LEM FX22.

Vintage Audio Institute is a gear vendor and recording facility in Florence Italy."

Three Songs with the SOLTON DISCO 64

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"Auto accompaniment unicorn galore!
Boy this thing is as rare as it is cool - the predecessor of the Solton Programmer 24.

Not really a disco machine per se - quite a few machines featured Disco in their names for no other reason than the hype and coolness of the genre at the time (late 70s / early 80s).
But this is a unique auto-accompaniment beast with a string machine, a monophonic bass synth with individual volumes for each section, mute options, 4 bass line variations, cut-off and resonance filter, different chord sounds and of course an analog drum machine with individual sound mute options.
You can play the string machine and bass synth like a keyboard, independently from the auto comp section so it's a monophonic and polyphonic synth as well as an auto accompaniment unit.
Apart from separate outputs for the drums and auto comp section, this one came modded with a separate output for the string machine, quite useful for running it through effects.

Vintage Audio Institute Italia is a music studio and gear vendor in Florence, Italy."

Additional SOLTON DISCO 64 posts.

A QUICK TEST : SOLTON DISCO 64

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"Before the Solton Programmer 24 - the by now fairly well-known Italo Disco machine - there was the Solton Disco 64.

After picking up this beautiful and mega rare species in Perugia not too long ago I filmed the first 10 minutes of trying it out and reacquainting myself with its perks.

I needed to touch up on how these work - which maybe isn’t as straight forward as it should be.

I already have another unit here but haven’t used it in a long time since it started emitting smoke a few years back. The machine has some minor scratchy pots but is otherwise working fairly well - every time something we buy isn't completely dead is kind of a miracle.

The Wah chord sound doesn’t sound right so that will be taken care of - it's in the shop for a check-up and a re-cap of the power supply and a few other minor interventions as we speak.

This is a nice, heavy chunk of a machine (main unit Is 16 kilos) in a brown faux leather suitcase with saloon style wood details, this is not really a disco machine per se - quite a few machines featured Disco in their names for no other reason than the hype and coolness of the genre at the time.

But this is a unique auto-accompaniment beast none the less - with a great sounding analog string machine, an analog, monophonic bass synth with filters, different chord sounds and of course a drum machine with individual sound mute options.

You can play the string machine and bass synth alone and independently from the auto comp section."

FilterAct - Solton Project100/Jen Synx-508/Gem Equinox/Gem S2 - Live Jam

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"Live Jam as is with Solton Project 100, Jen Synx-508, Gem Equinox & Gem S2 italian synthesizers"