Phase 4 Daze - Voltage Controlled Phaser by Blue Lantern Modules

video upload by Robots Are Red

"In this video we take a look at the new phaser module from Blue Lantern Modules, Phase 4 Daze. This is a 16hp voltage controlled 6 stage phaser based on the phaser section of the 1978 Farfisa Polychrome.

00:00 - Opening
01:08 - Introduction
02:31 - What is a Phaser?
04:33 - Module Rundown
14:49 - Piano
17:59 - Drums
20:06 - Vocals
22:26 - Guitar"

A Visit the Italian Synth Museum

video upload by Alex Ball

You can find additional posts featuring the museum here.

"Whilst taking a holiday in Italy we stopped off at Museo del Synth Marchigiano for a couple of days and this is the account of what I experienced there.

Enormous thanks to everyone at the museum, particularly Riccardo and Paolo.

https://www.museodelsynth.org/

0:00 Intro
1:19 Synket
4:40 EKO Computerhythm
8:01 Chilton Talentmaker
12:07 Crumar Compac Synth
13:41 Crumar DP-50
15:07 Elkatwin 61
16:29 Elka Synthex
19:38 CRB Oberon
21:29 CRB Voco Strings
22:53 CRB Uranus 2.0
24:34 Farfisa Polychrome
25:24 Logan Piano Strings Synthesizer
27:10 Welson Syntex
28:28 Keytek CTS-2000
29:47 Baleani Solista"

TWO Polychrome Phasers! Stereo FTW Eurorack Effect Demo #2

video upload by gstormelectro

"Audio + Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2022

Continuing phaser adventures, this time with TWO Polychrome Phasers.Having two phasers opens a new world of stereo possibilities.
Using 2 phasers is not unlike a Mutron Bi-phase dual phaser.
A 4HP analog circuit adaptation of the 6-stage phaser section from the Italian stallion - Farfisa Polychrome. Recorded direct, no other mastering or effects.

0:00 | Intro and patch explanation
0:53 | VCO: Pittsburgh Primary Oscillator
1:28 | VCO: DNA Symbiotic Waves
2:37 | Yamaha SK203:44 | Juno-60

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1979 Farfisa Polychrome

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Eurorack phasers - two new additions

video upload by John Schussler

"Two new phasers have arrived. The G-Storm Electro Polychrome is from the Italian Farfisa synth/organ from the 1970s. The Nonlinear Circuits Encephalo Adjuster is from, near as I can tell, a wide orbit outside Jupiter.

Very different in character, but both with lots of great sounds.

Envelope is Zadar, sequence is from Stochastic IG, and VCO is a Patching Panda Operat (saw wave).

00:00 Intro
00:20 Polychrome
08:20 Encephalo Adjuster"

You can find additional details on the G-Storm Electro Polychrome here. This is the first post to feature the Nonlinear Circuits Encephalo Adjuster. Details and pics follow.

"This module is a 24 stage phase shifter using LDRs in a black box. It is a little more complex to build than usual but most of the build is repetitious and not so difficult. I have added plenty of pics in this guide to help with the build.

Probably the unusual feature is the positive and negative feedback path. Feedback is 0 when the Regen pot is in the middle, turn it to the left for negative feedback, to the right for positive, or use CV to do the job for you. It will self-oscillate at the extremes.

It is probably obvious at this point that I have a thing for phasers. 24 stages are somewhat ridiculous but I wanted to try it and the result is a very nice smooth phaser with some angry bits when you push it. The name comes from a mind control device that appears in a few AE Van Vogt novels, I have been itching to use it for years.

The trimpot on the top PCB sets the operating range for the Phase pot. Set it to remove any dead zones at the extremes.

Black/gold panels are available for this module.

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Polychrome Phaser Eurorack Effect Demo [Farfisa]

video upload by gstormelectro

"Audio + Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2022

Introducing the Polychrome Phaser.
A 4HP analog circuit adaptation of the 6-stage phaser section from the Italian stallion - Farfisa Polychrome.
Recorded direct, no other mastering or effects.

0:00 | Intro
0:27 | G-Storm 101-VCO and Functions
2:22 | Erica Sample Drum
2:57 | Pittsburgh DNA Symbiotic Waves
4:00 | Juno-106

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Re-live the psychedelic 70s w/ the throwback Polychrome Phaser. 4HP analog circuit adaptation of the 6-stage phaser section from the Italian stallion - Farfisa Polychrome.

FREQ | the initial frequency of the phaser

RES | the depth of the phaser effect

RATE | the speed of the internal LFO, range from X hz to X Khz

MOD AMT | how much the internal LFO will affect the frequency. If an external signal is plugged into the CV input, this knob will instead control how much that external signal will affect the frequency.

MOD AMT LED | red/green bi-polar activity indicator of internal LFO or external CV

IN JACK | your audio goes in here

CV JACK | use an external signal to control the frequency, thus bypassing the internal LFO

OUT JACK | the audio output of the phaser

TR1 | trimmer for initial Frequency adjustment

TR2 | trimmer for LED adjustment


Includes a 10-pin to 16-pin Eurorack ribbon connector

4HP Module width
47 mm Module depth
33 mA on +12V
34 mA on -12V
0ma on 5V (not used)

The Polychrome Phaser pairs well with:

G-Storm Electro 101-VCO
Digital oscillators like Pittsburgh DNA Symbiotic Waves and SE Grainy Clampit
GSE 2xADSR – use envelope CV for some deep bass modulation
Sample Player module like Erica Synths Sample Drum

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The Forgotten Synthesizers Of Marche Region

video upload by HAINBACH

Update: you can find additional posts featuring The Museo Del Synth Marchigiano here.

"The Marche Region in Italy was home to a thriving industry of music instrument production from the 1950s to the mid-90s. Tens of thousands of people made organs, accordions and small runs of synthesizers that were like nothing else in the world. Much production closed in the 90s, leaving only a few companies around, and many people lost their jobs. The history of Marche synths was not talked about, too bitter were the memories. The Museo Del Synth Marchigiano aims to change that - a motley crew of synth lovers work together to get the story about this special time in music instrument history out.

I was invited to play a show at Acusmatic Festival in Ancona and visit the collection before. I was overwhelmed by the amazing sounds these machines made, so I captured them on tape and for use in my performance. I also just had to film every synth I could get my hand for you to enjoy. You will find instruments by Siel, Elka, Elgan, Farfisa, Crumar, CRB and more here.

https://www.museodelsynth.org"

Timeline:

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70s Synth Strings from Italy - The Crumar Multiman-S

Alex Ball synth vids

0:00 - Opening demo
0:35 - The String Synthesizer
2:44 - Paraphony
4:11 - The Crumar Multiman-S
4:32 - Basic Strings Demo
5:42 - Low Strings Ensemble Demo
6:07 - Phased Strings Demo
6:34 - Brass
7:46 - Piano
8:17 - Clavichord
8:31 - Bass
9:01 - The Multiman
10:11 - Outro Disco Bonanza

"Today we take a look at the Crumar Multiman-S, an Italian string synthesizer from 1977.

We also look at the concept of a string synthesizer in general; an instrument that served as a stop gap, but that forged its own identity due the distinctive sound and the records they were used in.

Originally conceived by Ken Freeman, others saw the impending gold rush and got their instruments out. When I say there was a 'string synth heyday', I'm not exaggerating. Here's a list of just some of them:

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Farfisa Polychrome - Italian Vintage Synth

Published on Mar 30, 2020 Riccardo Pietroni

"All sounds come from Farfisa and have been recorded in the 4 tracks of Op1. Mod Duo was used for the effects"

Farfisa Polychrome

Italian Vintage Synth - Analog Strings

Published on Jan 19, 2018 Riccardo Pietroni

This is the first post to feature the CRB Voco Strings, Uranus 2 below, and the Milton Gemichord 961

"Five Italian Vintage Synth Strings recorded live with Flat Eq, reverberation and very little Phaser.

Crb Voco Strings
Logan Piano Strings Sintesizer
Milton Gemichord 961
Welson Symphony Stereo
Farfisa Polychrome"

Italian Vintage Synth Crb Uranus 2

Published on May 11, 2018 Riccardo Pietroni

"A test of the polyphonic synth Crb Uranus 2 after the long restoration carried out by Marco Molendi."

YAMAHA SK30 String Machine 1979 | HD DEMO

Published on Apr 2, 2018 AnalogAudio1

"(c) 2018 by AnalogAudio1

Synthesizer Demo of the analog synthesizer/string machine YAMAHA SK-30. I played it along with Lexicon MPX500 (reverb) and Korg SDD-3000 (delay).

Yamaha's SK-series are string machines with additional sections (poly-synth, mono-synth, brass, organ, depending on the model). The SK30 was the flagship (the SK50 was just a double manual version of the SK30). It has "ORGAN", "STRING", "POLY-SYNTH" and "MONO-SYNTH" sections, they all are mixable. The Poly-Synth section has a nice analog filter (but only one for all voices - finally it's a string synth, not 100% a synthesizer). In a certain footage/waveform, it even has a highpass filter engaged. The keyboard has aftertouch, which is assignable to LFO intensity or filter cutoff (similar to Yamaha SY-1/2 or Roland SH-2000).

A nice layer-string machine! It's a big beast, it competed with ARP Quadra, Korg Trident, Crumar Multiman, Farfisa Soundmaker and Farfisa Polychrome."

FARFISA POLYCHROME Vintage '70s Analog Italian Polyphonic Synth

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You can find videos of the Farfixa Polychrome in the archives here on MATRIXSYNTH.

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Farfisa Polychrome (as played by the Sequential Prelude. Really).

Published on Apr 16, 2016 chris962x

Roland Jupiter 8+4+VP330+CR78 Sequential Prophet 5 Moog Memorymoog Polymoog Farfisa Polychrome

Published on Nov 20, 2015 boogie-boutique

"analog chill out session
also used: Roland MSQ700, Elektron Analog Rytm, Oberheim DX, Behringer x32"

FARFISA Polychrome Ensemble Synthesizer

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"To be given to good hands with a heavy heart: FARFISA Polychrome, ultra rare ensemble synth with legendary analogue vocal chorus section. The unit needs indeed some love and care (fader crackle etc.), but apart from that all sections work fine and sound great! 220V."

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FARFISA POLYCHROME SN 262

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Cool buttons on this one. It looks like they light up. Unfortunately this one appears to need some work.

"FOR PARTS OR REPAIR.
IT SEEMS COMPLETE INSIDE.
IT POWERS UP BUT ONLY NOISE COMES OUT.
ONE OF THE BEST SOUNDING VOCAL/CHORUS STRING SYNTH OF ALL TIMES.
SOME SIGNS OF RUST ON THE PANEL."

Pics of the inside below.

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Farfisa Polychrome check demo

Published on Nov 18, 2013 scienceforce·40 videos

"Rare Farfisa Polychrome demo, this exemplar come in perfect working conditions and excellent shape, really near mint!"

Gem S2 Ambient Textures Pads

Published on Jun 11, 2013 Polynominaldotcom·53 videos

"demo number 3 contains imported samples from Farfisa Polychrome processed by S2 digital filter. For more information about Farfisa polychrome:

http://www.polynominal.com/site/studi...

for more info about Gem s2

http://www.polynominal.com/site/studi..."

Note the video states demo number 3, but I'm not seeing previous demos on Polynominaldotcom's YouTube channel. Perhaps they are coming up. You don't see demos of the GEM synths often, so these are appreciated.

FARFISA SOUNDMAKER

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"Up for sale is a very cool Farfisa Soundmaker analog Synthesizer. Fully analog. A very nice and organic sound ..
Sound is somewhere in between the Syntorchestra and the Polychrome. It's a performer synthesizer with mono and poly section. To me it's way more interesting than the Synthorchestra due to all possibilities.
It works let's say for about 60% and needs a fix but it's more than worth it!!
Contacts need a good cleaning. Service manual/schematics are to be found on the Net. It's +30 years old..
Unfortunately also a very heavy machine ..
So shipping will be a bit more expensive..
Collection is always preferred (coffee is ready ;)"

"lacrima di Rei" soundtrack from "AGUIRRE" - FARFISA POLYCHROME

"lacrima di Rei" soundtrack from "AGUIRRE" - made with FARFISA POLYCHROME

YouTube Published on May 30, 2012 by Polynominaldotcom

"for more demo, info or pictures about FARFISA POLYCHROME, visit my dedicated webpage:
http://www.polynominal.com/site/studio/gear/synth/farfisa_polychrome/index.html"