Unique Percussion UP5 vintage analog synthesizer

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"This weird thing is a vintage drum module. Made in England. It has 5 input trigger jacks and one output jack. There are 5 channels: Snare, Tom 1, Tom 2, Tom 3, Bass. I tested this using the CV outs from a Beatstep Pro and everything works. It can be triggered by drum pads as well. The sounds are very Kraftwerk-y. On the front there are level controls for each drum, and some additional settings for the snare: decay, noise, pitch. Output is mono or stereo through a quarter inch TRS jack."

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Vintage 1984 Unique DBE Analog DCO Rackmount Synthesizer SN 00175

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"This is a rare, hybrid, 6 voice synth dating back to 1984. Lived its life in a studio where it was called upon occasionally to make some "Unique" sounds and Synth soundscapes. It sounds a lot like a Oberheim Matrix and you really need to be synth savvy to use it to its full potential."

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VINTAGE UNIQUE DBK SYNTHESIZER KEYBOARD

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VINTAGE UNIQUE DBK SYNTHESIZER

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Unique Systems DBE synthesizer Crumar Bit01

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"Midi program banks & editors are directly interchangeable with the Crumar Bit01, since this is the same design, but with rare Unique Systems cosmetics. Collectible AND sounds very cool and, well, unique, with digital multi-waveshape oscillators with their own sound, and real analog filters and VCAs."

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Main board for Crumar Bit01 or Unique DBE

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"Replacement or spare main board for a Crumar Bit01 or Unique DBE rack synthesizer. Excellent shape, works like new, from a mint Unique DBE with no issues whatsoever."

inside a Crumar Bit One

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Rare, 80's Unique Systems DBE analog synthesizer

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"It is essentially an updated Bit01 with new cosmetics, which afaik was released by LEM shortly after their acquisition of Crumar... Programs are also directly interchangeable with the Bit01, which used an identical voice architecture."

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Vintage Unique DBK Synthesizer

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"DBK Unique Synthesizer is USA imported version, of bit 99-1984, made in Italy."

Crumar Bit99

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UNIQUE DBE (CRUMAR BIT 01) Rackmount Synthesizer SN 00229

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"Analog/digital synthesizer rack unit with 6 voice polyphony. Produced in the 80's. The DBE is the same thing as the Crumar Bit 01 rackmount synth. The only difference between the two are the front panel layout & presets.
Serial # EP 00229 MADE IN ITALY
Waves: SAW, TRI, NOISE
2 DCO's
2 LFO's
1 VCA
1 VCF
2 1/4" OUTPUTS
1 RELEASE PEDAL 1/4" INPUT
1 TAPE IN & 1 TAPE OUT
MIDI IN & THRU
MEMORY PROTECT ON/OFF SWITCH"

Sold For: US $430.00

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Unique DBE/Crumar Bit 01 Rack Analog Synthesizer

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"The Unique DBE was an American released version of Crumar's revered Bit 01 rack. Everything is exactly the same. 6 voice polyphonic analog synthesizer, stereo outs. So warm and such crazy, crisp fast envelopes. It is way warmer and phatter, and easier to program then let's say a Matrix 6. Lots of MIDI treats can affect many parameters with velocity and aftertouch like LFO, Pulse wave modulations and of course envelopes. Anything you see on the little matrix that has an extra frame around it is velocity sensitive. S/N is 0017. There can't be more than a few hundred of these. Much more rare than the Bit 01. These were available like for a few months back in the 80s."

UNIQUE DBE Synthesizer Control Rackmount CRUMAR BIT 01

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"According to our research, this Made In Italy piece was named the Crumar Bit 1 overseas."

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"The Unique DBE was an American released version of Crumar's revered Bit 01 rack. Everything is exactly the same. 6 voice polyphonic analog synthesizer, stereo outs. So warm and such crazy, crisp fast envelopes. It is way warmer and phatter, and easier to program then let's say a Matrix 6. Lots of MIDI treats can affect many parameters with velocity and aftertouch like LFO, Pulse wave modulations and of course envelopes. Anything you see on the little matrix that has an extra frame around it is velocity sensitive. S/N is 0017. There can't be more than a few hundred of these. Much more rare than the Bit 01. These were available like for a few months back in the 80s."

Update via Urge in the comments: "Actual serial # is 00179"

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DBK Unique rebadged LEM Bit 99

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LEM Bit 99? Anyone know the relation between LEM and Crumar?

Update via urge in the comments:
"From your own site Matrix:knows his synths): [yep... stuff oozes in and out all the time.. It's why I created this blog, I just forget to actually use it sometimes. :)
that said...]

"It's a rebadged LEM Bit 99:
http://www.synrise.de/history/advertises/advert_005.jpg

...which itself is a rebadged Crumar BIT 99.

some insider info:

LEM is/was a subsidiary of General Electro Music, Italy (more known as GEM) and I'm pretty sure they bought the rights from Crumar to re-release the BIT 99 (under the LEM brand) when the Crumar company ceased to exist around the mid-to-late '80's.

Around the same time as this, Gem would buy the ELKA company (another well-known Italian manufacturer of musical instruments) which was owned by the other Crucianelli brother, namely Piero Crucianelli.
(Piero was brother to Mario Crucianelli who owned Crumar). '"