According to the listing: "A SUPER RARE VINTAGE SOVIET-MADE ANALOGUE SYNTH ECHO BOX SPRING REVERB FOR POLYVOX (POLIVOKS). IT WAS MANUFACTURED BY 'FORMANTA', A SOVIET MILITARY RADIO PLANT AT KACHKANAR, NEAR SVERDLOVSK IN 1980’S. SPECIAL MAGIC ECHO BOX FOR POLIVOKS SYNTH!"
Anyone confirm this was specifically made for the Polivoks?
"Chinese 70s analog ribbon control string synthesizer.
invent secretly by Tian Jin Qin / 田进勤 during the cultural revolution, The first prototype was completed in 1978.
clip from documentary movie "Dian Zi Qin / 电子琴" (1980)."
New England Analog Archives
Published on Aug 31, 2017
"The Pyxis was originally designed to be an aftertouch controller for the ARP Odyssey. It can modulate pitch, filter cutoff, and volume using a linear CV or the internal Pyxis LFO. The unit can also be used with any MIDI to CV converter that generates an aftertouch CV, mod wheel CV, or other MIDI CC CV. This allows for modulation data to be sequenced with MIDI, which is a useful feature when sequencing any analog synth.
The unit shown in this video ha a MIDI jack in the rear, which is how the MIDI controller keyboard is playing notes. The mod wheel on the MIDI keyboard is generating a 0-10V CV by means of a MIDI to CV converter. This signal is fed to the odyssey via an 1/8th inch jack on the rear of the unit. This Odyssey also has aftertouch built into the keyboard, which is not demonstrated in this video."
You can find previous posts featuring the Pyxis including the Oberheim OB-8 here.
Gear:
Upper. Roland Promars MRS-2 (noise with LFO at a really hi speed)
Mid: Roland JP8000 (five different patches)
Lower: Access Virus TI & Kurzweil PC1x
Backtrack recorded on Pro Tools
An approximation to the album version with some variations. It is not easy to recreate the original atmosphere without sampling.
Recorded at the first shot, so there are a couple of wrong notes here and there.
Composed by Martin L. Gore.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara
"Need some snap and crack added to your drum rack?
Don't want a lot of complicated controls?
Then this module is for you.
The module contains two independent percussion sound generating circuits.
Circuits are turned to produce sounds similar to a clap sound and snare drum.
Based on a self excited Bridged-T Filter, with digital white noise.
Takes 5 millisecond trigger pulse and outputs a drum sound."
"A version of the Minitmoog for budding synthesists from the early seventies. The Satellite is shaped after the organ-type synthesizers from its era. Although cased in a nice looking wood case the Satellite boasts little features. It's a single-vco monophonic preset synthesizer. Preset sounds include brass, reeds, strings, bell, and the far-out new lunar sound. The 37-note keyboard is slim and presets are selected from the clunky flip-switches just below the keyboard. Left hand performance controls offer modulation, pitch bend and filter sweeps. Great collector's item. It has been used by Vangelis."
"Some examples of using the CV and gate outputs of the Expander module to an Erica Synths Black VC EG, including a 4-step sequencer with constantly variable gate lengths between steps. Feel free to ask questions!"
