Logan BIG BAND SN 533 // Only around 1000 units produced until 1982

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Logan Vocalist Analog Choir Synthesizer (1979) The Hierophant

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The Hierophant

Logan Vocalist - 37-note (F-F) monophonic and polyphonic analog choir synthesizer from the year 1979
Rare like stardust and maybe one of the most interesting human voice synths ever. Made in Italia.

The sound is a bit like the Roland VP-330 human voice section but you have a lot more possiblities with the 3 vowel filters (aaaa----oooo----uuuuu), the envelopes and mixing the different sounds.
Unique sound and very characterful like a Mellotron or Vocoder.

analog choir sounds and solo voice: Logan Vocalist (1979)
bass: Moog Taurus (1976)
analog strings: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus (1979)
drums: Roland TR-808 (1980)
recording: multi-track, played by hand
fx: reverb and delay

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Italian Synth Jam POV - ELKA, Farfisa, Logan

Reuben Jones

"Live jam version of a planned longer track, featuring:

ELKA Synthex
Fafisa Syntorchestra 4
Logan Vocalist
MFB Tanzbär

No MIDI. No overdubs. The Synthex is clocked to the Tanzbär."

Rare LOGAN BIG BAND vintage string synthesizer

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You can find a demo of one in the archives here. You will also find a software emulation there.

"One of the few remaining Logan Big Band on the planet, always handled with love and care. Recently serviced, this impressive string synthesizer looks great and works like a charm.

The Big Band is a six-voice polyphonic string synthesizer produced by the Italian manufacturer Logan from 1980 to 1982. Released in the same period of the Vocalist, it's an extremely rare machine, only around 1000 units produced.

The Big Band features a variety of sounds including Brass, Strings, Organ, Reeds (Musette + Accordion) and Piano (Piano + Harpsichord). The sounds are organized into 3 main sections delimited by red lines. Brass + String/Organ/Reeds + Piano/Harpsichord can be played at the same time or individually.

Brass : In the Brass section the controls are: Brass 16", Brass 8", Attack, Brilliance and two controls for Vibrato: Depth and Delay. The red on/off switch activates/deactivates the Brass section. This Brass sound is absolutely one of the most impressive ever.

Strings/Organs/Reeds : Here you can select one of the 3 included sounds at once using the 3 on/off switches. In this section there are String 16" String 8" and String 4" controls that also work for the Organ. Next to String controls there are two more for the Reed section which features Musette and Accordion. String, Organ and Reeds share the same Attack and Sustain controls.

Pianos : The Piano section features Piano 16", Piano 8", Harpsichord and the Sustain control which works for all the 3 Piano sources. The red on/off switch activate/deactivate the Piano section."

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Logan Vocalist - Analogue Choir Synthesizer from 1979, Italy 🎹

Published on Mar 21, 2020 Reuben Jones

Elka Synthex, DSI/Sequential Tempest, and Octave Kitten featured as well.

"The Logan Vocalist, by Logan Electronics, 1979, Italy.

The Logan Vocalist is an analogue synthesizer designed to mimic the sound of a polyphonic choir and the solo human voice. Evocative vocal-like sounds are made using a mixture of hard-synced oscillators, analogue filtering, and ensemble and vibrato effects.

There isn't a lot of information on this rare and interesting synth, and the schematics are the only documents I can find. If anyone has more information, including the A3 folded manual that Peter Forrest mentions in his A-Z book, please let me know!

Join 'Sintetizzatori Vintage Italiani' and 'VSMIproject Vintage Synthesizers Made in Italy', both on Facebook to see more Italian synthesizers.

Also, visit https://www.museodelsynth.org/ to find out about the Italian synthesizer exhibition in Macerata, Italy.

Thanks to Keith Kniveton at Lucid Sound, and to Dani Wilson at Hideaway Studios.

All music by me, except for
02:29 - 03:17 : Non si Sevizia un Paperino by Riz Ortolani, used in the Italian giallo movie Don't Torture a Duckling, 1972;

and,

03:17 - 03:48 : L'Alba dei Morti Viventi by Goblin, used in the movie Dawn of the Dead, 1978.


Thanks for watching!

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Logan Vocalist SN 934

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"One of the rarest synths on the planet – the Logan Vocalist uses two ingeniously set up oscillators per voice to create haunting human voice-type sounds."

Curious why the keyboard was so short. You can find previous posts featuring the Logan Vocalist here, including some software emulations.

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Logan Vocalist Analogue Choir Synth SN 678

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You can find some demos of the Logan Vocalist in the archives.

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Soniccouture The Attic 2

Published on Jun 7, 2019 Soniccouture

Available at Soniccouture

"An incredible collection of 18 virtual instruments modelled on rare, quirky vintage synths. This video shows a small selection of the 450+ presets.

Featuring EMS Synthi, Crumar DP-80, Arp Omni2, Moog Minitmoog, Korg Minikorg 700s, Solina String Ensemble, Cheetah MS800, Jennings Univox, Roland RS202, Hammond Solovox, Roland SH2000, Farfisa VIP345, Korg LP10, Philips Philicorda, Suzuki Omnichord, Siel Orechestra 2, Godwin String Concert, Logan Vocalist"

Screens captured for the archives.

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Soniccouture The Attic 2: Preset Overview

Published on Jun 7, 2019 Soniccouture

"An incredible collection of 18 virtual instruments modelled on rare, quirky vintage synths. This video shows a small selection of the 450+ presets.

Featuring EMS Synthi, Crumar DP-80, Arp Omni2, Moog Minitmoog, Korg Minikorg 700s, Solina String Ensemble, Cheetah MS800, Jennings Univox, Roland RS202, Hammond Solovox, Roland SH2000, Farfisa VIP345, Korg LP10, Philips Philicorda, Suzuki Omnichord, Siel Orechestra 2, Godwin String Concert, Logan Vocalist


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UVI String Machines 2 - 62 legendary analog stringmachines from the 70s and 80s - RetroSound

Published on Jul 8, 2018 RetroSound

"(c) 2018 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound

I have sampled my old analog string machines for UVI String Machines 2, including ARP Quadra, Logan/Hohner String Melody 2, Crumar Performer, KORG EPS-1, Solton Programmer 24, Elektronika EM-26 and the rare Logan Vocalist choir synthesizer...

UVI String Machines 2
Over 60 string synthesizers spanning 50+ years of design innovation from around the globe have been carefully collected, restored and recorded to create one remarkable instrument: String Machines 2. A multi-year effort, String Machines 2 greatly expands on the original, including many rare sounds and machines exclusive to this collection as well as a completely updated architecture and interface. Now you can create stunning keys, pads, brass, bass, voices, piano sounds and more with the warm analog tones of vintage string synths. 355 hand-crafted presets have been designed to get you started, built on a foundation of 46,000 samples, while a versatile dual-layer architecture lets you easily combine the sounds of multiple machines together to create new hybrids with creative freedom.

direct link: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi"

UVI String Machines 2 | Trailer & Overview

Logan Vocalist (1979) and friends - 70s french "special" movie soundtrack music

Published on Apr 18, 2018 RetroSound

"(c) 2018 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound

Logan Vocalist - 37-note (F-F) monophonic and polyphonic analog choir synthesizer from the year 1979

Rare like stardust and maybe one of the most interesting human voice synths ever.

Made in Italia.

The sound is a bit like the Roland VP-330 human voice section but you have a lot more possiblities with the 3 vowel filters (aaaa----oooo----uuuuu), the envelopes and mixing the different sounds.
Unique sound and very characterful like a Mellotron or Vocoder.

The demo track shows the human voice sounds together with other instruments from the golden age of synthesizers.

analog choir sounds: Logan Vocalist (1979)
bass, sample/hold and theremin sound: Moog Source (1981)
analog strings: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus (1979)
drums: Korg KR-55B (1982)

recording: multi-track, played by hand
fx: reverb and delay"

Moog Source, Roland VP-330 & Logan Vocalist "Air In The Hair" 70s sci fi soundtrack style

Published on Dec 27, 2016 RetroSound

"(c) 2016 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound
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The last video in 2016. Thank you for watching, for the feedback and for the support. Especially UVI and Matrixsynth.

I wish all my followers a fantastic 2017. :)

bass, fx and theremin sound: Moog Source Analog Synthesizer (1981)
vocal sounds: Logan Vocalist Analog Choir Synthesizer (1979)
analog strings: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus (1979)
drums: KORG KR-55B (1982)
recording: multi-tracking without midi
fx: reverb and delay

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Thanks for the mention RetroSound! Looking forward to your videos in 2017."

Logan Vocalist Analog Choir Synthesizer (1979)

Published on Jul 13, 2016 RetroSound

"(c) 2016 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound

Logan Vocalist analog choir synthesizer from the year 1979

Rare like stardust and maybe one of the most interesting human voice synths ever. Made in Italia.

The sound is a bit like the Roland VP-330 human voice section but you have a lot more possiblities with the 3 vowel filters, the envelopes and mixing the different sounds.

The demo video shows the 3 different human voice sound sections (Tenore, Soprano and Solo)

6 voice polyphonic, Vibrato speed and depth and a lot more"

Synth Magic logan Vocalist for Kontakt 5.2.1 and higher

Published on Oct 13, 2015 SPFXsynthesisers

"New demo for the new and improved Logan Vocalist."

"LOGAN ELECTRONICS VOCALIST

This Kontakt instrument is based on the extremely rare 1970s Logan Vocalist Synthesiser. It has taken many years to source this very reclusive synthesise. Being so rare, there is not even much information on the web about it, so we really were very lucky to find one.

This instrument has an intuitive user interface based on a real Logan Vocalist front panel. Once loaded into your Kontakt sampler you have the full sounds of the Logan to use in your productions.

Fully programmable from the front panel, just like a real Logan Vocalist, this is really simple to use.

Create beautiful analogue choir sounds from the 1970s, vocal effects plus lots of ethereal choir pads and sounds.
We also have added lots of extra features, such as filters, LFO’s, filter envelopes and a full effects section. The reverbs supplied are not stock Kontakt reverbs and come from high- end classic effects units which really add something special to the sound of the Logan. There is even a handy chord generator which allows for big chords to be played by pressing one key."

Logan Vocalist Video Demo

Published on Sep 21, 2015 SPFXsynthesisers

"Some sounds and tracks made using Synth Magic Logan Vocalist with new Vocalist update which includes Cassette deck Vocalist."

logan vocalist for Kontakt 4

YouTube Uploaded by SPFXsynthesisers on Sep 29, 2011

"Quick demo of Synth Magics Logan Vocalist software.
Recreation of 1970's choir synth the vocalist.
GUI by Anders Hedstrom(Flavours of Lime)
available from www.synthmagic.co.uk"