Giorgio Sancristoforo's Compusynth for Windows Now Available

You can find it at giorgiosancristoforo.net. You cand find demo videos in previous posts here.

"AN ALTERNATE REALITY
Compusynth is a modular synthesizer that takes inspiration from the west coast paradigm and the mighty Altair8800, one of the first personal microcomputers available to the hobbyists in the mid 70s.

With its peculiar 128 bit sequencer, oscillators, filters, efxs and processors, Compusynth is a powerful sonic laboratory thanks to its generous resources and flexible routing with 1596 patch points!

DREAM SYNTH
Compusynth has everything I ever dreamt about west coast modulars: enough resources to create tons of sounds with the addition of a large memory sequencer and a fantastic tape echo.

Compusynth can make weird experimental sounds as well as traditional fat synth sequences that will serve any music genere with its warm and deep tone.

RECORD ON TAPE
A cute tape recorder with many tape simulations is at hand to record your sound and gigs

Compusynth is made for experimentation, free from cliché and formulas, it is a magnificent tool for live improvisation, drones, strange bongos and extremely flexible for sound design.

You can use any virtual audio driver to connect Compusynth with your DAW, just in case…"

https://www.giorgiosancristoforo.net

Compusynth 7 presets

video upload by Todd Barton

"Loving this virtual synth! So very deep with a fun user-interface. Here are just the first 7 presets that come with it. Of course the real fun is in tweaking these in real time or creating your own presets. You can purchase this for 19.50 euros here:
https://www.giorgiosancristoforo.net
While you're there you can download 2 free sets of ten presets that I created for this synth.
And here is a complete tutorial and demo by Giorgio Sancristoforo:" [posted here]

Forbidden Compusynth

video upload by Todd Barton

"Having a lot of sonic fun with Giorgio Sancristoforo's Compusynth. Just made a set of 10 presets, here's a peek at the first 3. Compusynth can be found here: https://www.giorgiosancristoforo.net"

Compusynth Demo and Tutorial

video upload by Giorgio Sancristoforo

Follow-up to this post.

"Compusynth is a modular synthesizer that takes inspiration from the west coast paradigm and the mighty Altair8800, one of the first personal microcomputers available to the hobbyists in the mid 70s.

With its peculiar 128 bit sequencer, oscillators, filters, efxs and processors, Compusynth is a powerful sonic laboratory thanks to its generous resources and flexible routing with 1596 patch points!

Available at giorgiosancristoforo.net
(Windows version planned for January 2023)"

Giorgio Sancristoforo's Compusynth 400 Released for Mac - Windows Version Coming in January

via Giorgio Sancristoforo

"Compusynth is a modular synthesiser that takes inspiration from the west coast paradigm and the mighty Altair8800, one of the first personal microcomputers available to the hobbyists in the mid 70s.

With its peculiar 128 bit sequencer, oscillators, filters, efxs and processors, Compusynth is a powerful sonic laboratory thanks to its generous resources and flexible routing with 1596 patch points!

Compusynth has everything I ever dreamt about west coast modulars: enough resources to create tons of sounds with the addition of a large memory sequencer and a fantastic tape echo.

Compusynth can make weird experimental sounds as well as traditional fat synth sequences that will serve any music genere with its warm and deep tone.

Out now for Mac OSX at giorgiosancristoforo.net. Windows version is scheduled for January 2023."

Roland DG CMU-810 CompuSynth SN 411034

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"Up for sale is extremely rare Roland CMU-810 CompuSynth, one of Roland's first Expander type modules made under the name of Roland DG Corporation (previously called Amdek).

CMU-810 has same kind of sounds and layouts as SH-101 and MS-202, but some people regard this has fatter and more aggressive sounds than those.

The unit appears to be fully functional, all the sliders and switches worked as I tested with CV/GATE connection. No noticeable noise on the sliders and switches."

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Roland DG CMU-810 CompuSynth Vintage Analog Synthesizer SN 410989

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"Up for sale is extremely rare Roland CMU-810 CompuSynth, one of Roland's first Expander type modules made under the name of Roland DG Corporation (previously called Amdek).

CMU-810 has same kind of sounds and layouts as SH-101 and MS-202, but some people regard this has fatter and more aggressive sounds than those.

The unit appears to be fully functional, all the sliders and switches worked as I tested with CV/GATE connection. No noticeable noise on the sliders and switches.

Cosmetically, the unit is in beautiful condition as you can see. There may be some very minor wear and marks here and there, but nothing major at all and obviously have been looked after very well. I'm including plenty of pictures so you can see exactly how it looks.

Comes with very rare Original Amdek ACP-100 AC Adapter that works on 100V."

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Roland DG CMU-810 CompuSynth Vintage Analog Synthesizer SN 380699

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"Up for sale is super rare Roland CMU-810 CompuSynth, one of Roland's first Expander type modules made under the name of Roland DG Corporation (previously called Amdek).

It is said that this has same kind of sounds and layouts as SH-101 and MS-202, but some people regard this has fatter and more aggressive sounds than those synths.

The unit appears to be working fine, all the sliders and switches worked as I tested with CV/GATE connection to my SH-101..."

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Roland CMU-810 Compusynth Modded Analog Modular Synth

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"Up for auction is an extremely rare Roland CMU-810 synth module which has been turned into a modular synth by Dean Batute of Kyron Modular in Toronto, Ontario. I've owned two of these over the years and have A/B'd them with an SH-101 and MC-202 triggered from various sources. The CMU-810 sounds much bigger than either the SH-101 or MC-202. It sounds more like the late 70's era Rolands like the SH-2 or SH-09. Some sites on the Internet indicate that it's basically an MC-202 in a metal box but this is simply not the case. The CMU-810 has a sound all its own, and this one is even more powerful since it's been modularized.

Features:
* CV/GATE input jacks
* Headphone jack
* Built in mixer with Mix output (you can patch a TB-303 or TR-606 through it and listen to them both through headphones)
* External VCF input
* CV input to control VCA
* Envelope output
* VCF CV input
* Noise output
* LFO Outputs (square/triangle/sine(delay))
* VCO Output (sub/triangle/pulse/saw)
* Pulse Width Modulation input
* Sync input
* Linear FM input"
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Roland CMU-810

Click here for shots via this auction. Details: "This is the Roland CMU-810 Compusynth, one of the rarest synths ever made by Roland DG Group, an obscure offshoot of the Roland Corporation that remains to this day. In the old dealer price sheets from the 80's it was listed as an expander for the CMU-800 Compu Music, a small mixer/synth/drum machine in a similar housing that you hooked up to a computer. If you look online or read Peter Forrest's A-Z book, a false rumor has perpetuated that this is simply an SH-101 or an MC-202 in a metal box without a sequencer. They reference the schematics but the schematics are nowhere to be found. I've been looking for years for them without any luck. I've compared all three synths side by side, and have triggered the CMU from both an SH-101 and MC-202 sequencer as well as the Roland MC-4. The sound out of this box is entirely different than it's younger cousins, more aggressive, with a faster attack, and much nicer filter. The SH-101 and MC-202 sound very plasticky and thin compared to the CMU. The CMU-810 sounds more like the SH series of synths and soundwise it's probably closer to the SH-09. It excels at bass sounds and percussive effects. It also differs from the MC-202 and SH-101 in that it has a delay slider on the LFO, an input to control the VCA for tremolo effects, and removes the trigger control over the envelope. It also has a built in miniature mixer so you can merge the sound of two additional synths or drum machines (MC_202/TR-606?) with the output of the CMU. It sports sliders from the era of the Jupiter-8 indicating that it probably predated the MC-202 and SH-101 by at least a year or so. One European reviewer on SonicState wrote, "They say it is like the 101/202 but I have not heard any of them (101/202) as aggressive as my new baby (cmu). Very clear, very warm, loads of rumbling and as stated before it can be a very aggressive basspump. If you want to get rid of yours give me a shout cause I would not mind linking a few together." I agree 100%. I would buy one over an MC-202 or SH-101 anyday. But the CMU makes a good partner for either of these synths because it takes up such a small footprint and can act as a second voice when hooked up via CV/GATE. You can watch a video of a CMU-810 on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eof7hVqBsw0"



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