ARP Pro Soloist - VEMIA

"If you need any convincing that the Pro-Soloist is one of the great-sounding monosynths of all time, buy this example! Stunning, brilliant presets, which are just mind-boggling - how on earth did they get such quality and realism in such a lightweight synth with the technology of the early-mid 70s? And although the presets are only presets, there are 30 of them, with wide variety, and most of them sound good throughout the five possible octaves. More important, pressure sensitivity gives wonderful expression possibilities. This is simply one of the great solo-ing synths. Manufacture is a bit tacky - the switches are flimsy, the keys are by now a little clacky - but you have to forgive it everything when it produces sounds like this. All presets seem in perfect calibration; all keys function perfectly; sliders are good; switches (for a Pro-Soloist) are nothing short of a miracle. Pressure needs a bit of a push, but not so much as to make an un-natural or difficult playing style. This instrument works beautifully, and looks very good too. Forget any prejudice, this instrument (and especially this example) is absolutely FANTASTIC!"
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Yamaha CS5 - VEMIA

"Not sure you'd ever find a better example of this classic little analogue monosynth. Condition is genuinely near mint. Absolutely standard, no modifications, all original even down to the screws! Working condition is perfect. Tuning calibrated. One of the great things about this synth is the External Trigger function, which allows you to trigger it from any external audio source. Great for unusual guitar effects. 240V. pdf of user manual available on request."
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ARP Quadra - VEMIA

"Despite some initial appearances, this is a very nice example of a rare and characterful ARP. How can it be called 'good' cosmetically when it has two keys snapped off? Because apart from that, and a little paint damage around the 'polyphonic waveform generators' graphic, it is in practically near-mint condition. It comes with a new-looking case, not heavy-duty enough in our opinion to be a flightcase but excellent for storage without dust, or for taking in a car. When the Quadra arrived at VEMIA it seemed to have major working issues, but once we opened up the lid and re-seated some inter-board connectors, it sprung to life in a very un-Quadra-like way (they're not usually well-looked-after or very reliable in my experience). There are a couple of issues we found: the resonance control on the monosynth section doesn't seem to work (and the LED doesn't come on); the monosynth tuning has to be quite high on its range to be in tune with the rest; and the aftertouch is almost un-noticeable - quite subtle and musical on the detune setting, though. But compared with most Quadras, it is a gem. It is also pretty unique in its concept, and in the sounds that can come out of it once you get your head around the four sections, and how to play them, and decide which ones should go through the superb phaser. The arpeggiator is nice too. Lots of individual outs for further effecting; and loads of inputs and outputs for CV, gate, pedals etc etc. Looking at how bright the socket metalwork is tells you how well this has been looked after. All slider tops have a white colour-coding - not sure if that is original - but are all good. Some sliders are fairly resistant, but very smooth, not jerky or in bad condition. We didn't notice anywhere where any of the legend is worn. This is a very very nice synth, but you may need to do what we did and reseat connectors after transit. (We would also not recommend shipping it in its smart but lightweight case, because it would be safer in well-planned cardboard packaging. Extra packing here would be £10.) We discovered that there is a switch for 115 or 230V, and swapped it to 230V - but it also worked on 115V using our transformer. Uses a standard IEC mains lead. Best to provide your own (I bet that the paint damage mentioned above was caused by a carelessly place mains plug.)"
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Studio Electronics Rare MIDImoog - VEMIA

"studio electronics midimoog (rare approx 500 made). this one is a 1973 minimoog dated on the filter board. condition 9/10 - has chinagraph marks on it in the picture, will clean off before sending. scaled and ready to play. this also has the high tune mod by studio electronics on the oscillator board,which makes it very stable."
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Spectral Audio ProTone 2 - VEMIA

"Very nice condition, pretty rare, and with a distinctive sound. Seems to work very well, although not tested completely exhaustively. In our test set-up there was slight mains hum, which could probably be eliminated by lifting the ground. One knob is incorrect, but otherwise it is in very pleasing cosmetic condition indeed. Uses IEC socket, so supplying your own mains lead is easy."
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Spectral Audio ProTone - VEMIA

"Synthesiser module Listed in Peter Forrest's Analogue Synthesiser book. Good for metallic percussion sounds, monophonic leads and sound effects. Dual VCO. Snappy envelope. Noise PWM, noise and ring mod. Filter Accent switchable over midi."
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MOOG Minitmoog - VEMIA

"The rarest of all the later Moog synths (limited to 2500 and many have not survived well). Cosmetically very good – only issues are: slight hairline cracks on reverse of sliders; small piece missing from underside on E3; minor scratches to panel. In good working order, too, with the exception of a slightly erratic touch response sensor (should have better touch system fitted to all higher serial numbers, though): sync sweep appears to sometimes be the wah-sound intended and sometime affects pitch instead; filter response is (in my opinion) a little quiet and tremolo is almost inaudible via touch controls. Tremolo and vibrato modulation otherwise work fine when applied with touch sensor disengaged! Pitch and vibrato modulation respond well to touch sensor. Attack / Decay work on some of the presets but not others – not sure if this is intended or not? More positively, all presets respond as they should; glide and sustain are working well, so too are brilliance, modulation depth / rate, and glide amount. Despite requiring some minor attention to get this back to 100%, it is a little beauty: bring in the 2 VCOs via the A/B mix knob, slight detune, add a little vibrato and, hey presto, the MinitMoog can produce some instantaneously gorgeous sounds: lunar and Taurus are interesting. Buyer pays postage costs. Fitted with standard US plug (110V) but will supply suitable Maplin voltage converter free of charge for UK and EU buyers."
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ARP Solina String Synthesizer - VEMIA

"Extremely rare expanded version of the famous ARP / Solina String Ensemble, the String Synthesizer. In very good working and cosmetic condition; this has been brought to VEMIA by its Belgian owner to ensure good packing to its eventual destination. Probably 100 or less were made; this seems to be the 35th to leave the factory. Some small scratches on the top; one or two of the light-coloured knob tops are more faded than the others; and there is a small piece of damage to the underside rear edge - but compared with most examples of this notoriously easily damaged synth, it is very good. Classic string ensemble sounds plus a little extra from the ARP Explorer-type monosynth; various methods of interacting between them; and altogether a great chance to buy one of the rarest production musical instruments of all time. With very rare original user manual (scribbled on on pages 1 and 3, but the rest almost unused); extra sound sheet (one side scribbled on); original invoice and guarantee certificate; and copy service documentation for the Solina String Ensemble and the ARP Explorer."
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PPG Wave 360 Wavecomputer - VEMIA

"An enigma, in more ways than one: it clearly isn't working 100% - more like about 50 to 60%. There's quite a loud hum (more a background noise than just a mains hum, not so bad as to be unusable, but still probably needing a noise-gate when you're not playing a note), most of the editing facilities are not working exactly right, as far as I can tell; and several keys for a start need their contacts servicing - but there are some great sounds in it. And although it looks a bit tatty cosmetically (because of the scrapes to the metal sides and edges I decided it was just 6/10 and not 7/10), I think a competent restorer could very easily re-spray those parts of the metalwork, replace some of the missing screws, and turn it into a very good 8/10 machine. And the serial number is very cool, if I'm reading the hand-written felt-tip correctly: 007. Plus CV and gate in and out are an interesting bonus. The keyboard moves downwards when you press a key fairly hard (ah, just been informed by a 360 expert that it's supposed to move, for aftertouch - but I didn't notice differences in the sound when I pushed down) ; and there seem to be a couple of extra knobs at the left of the keyboard (one for simle volume?, a bit noisy). All slider tops and buttons seem present and correct. And those sounds are really interesting....(at least as good as a Wave 2.2, it seems to me). For something this rare, if you are at all competent at fixing early digital keyboards, or even if you just want a source of very usable sounds, warts and all, this would be a real bargain."
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Elka Synthex - VEMIA

"this is an elka synthex the panel is in great condition the wood on the bottom side has scratches. this one is a late one with MIDI. the portamento on it is working but not properly. nothing a tech cant fix, otherwise fully working."
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