MULTIVOX STRING & BRASS SN 838371

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"MULTIVOX STRING & BRASS ANALOG KEYBOARD SYNTHESIZER MX-440 MX-202"

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MULTIVOX MX-202 String & Brass Analog Synthesizer SN 837278

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"Multivox Vintage Keyboard MX-202 Strings & Brass Synthesizer (70s era). Two strings settings, one brass setting, ensemble effects and vibrato - very similar in almost all respects to the Roland RS-202. Has rich warm swirling analog string and brass sounds. Very rare - Good working /cosmetic condition."

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Vintage MULTIVOX MX-202 String Brass Analog Synth SN 230235

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"This is the extremely hard to find 1977 Multivox MX-202 which is very similar in layout and sound to the Roland RS-202 but much rarer!..." You can find an extensive write-up on Sound on Sound here.

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MULTIVOX String & Bass Synth

YouTube Uploaded by Coolbreeze431 on Apr 26, 2011
via tspit74 in the comments of the video:
"This was also available as the Multivox MX-202, which is a copy of the Roland RS-202 as used by Tony Banks. I have an MX-202 and love it. This is one of the great analogue string machines. It fills the same sonic territory as the great ARP Solina, but sounds just unique enough to justify owning on it's own, or side by side with an ARP. Think, "All in a Mouse's Night" by Genesis. Awesome."

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Elka Rhapsody 610 and Multivox String and Bass

YouTube Uploaded by sounddoctorin on Jul 16, 2011

"Bob Weigel of http://www.sounddoctorin.com does two minute or so demos of these 70's string/bass machine in the case of the Multivox String and Bass MX-202... or String and Keyboard in case of the Elka Rhapsody 610. The smaller 490 is apparently a scaled down to string only version..I haven't played one but they are highly regarded also I hear."

Rare Multivox MX-202 String & Brass Synth Synthesizer

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Update via Cinema Verite in the comments: "Same circuitry as the Roland RS-202"

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Multivox MX-202 String Synthesizer

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"Here's a simple audio clip of the Multivox MX-202 string synthesizer we're about to put up for sale. This is quite a rich sounding synth, thanks to the onboard ensemble effect. We feel it's a nice alternative to the ARP String Ensemble IV / Solina keyboard. Enjoy! Email us anytime at minime123@onebox.com"

Another SH-3 Shot & Early Synth Clones

The SH-3 with Moog filter, not the SH-3a. Roland Polyphonic - 505 and Yamaha CS01.

It's interesting, I never knew the original SH-3 had a Moog filter. Now I'm wondering what the SH-1000 had before it. I also wonder how many synths had cloned features from other manufacturers in the early days.

So far I am aware of the following:

- Ionic Performer - clone of the EMS Synthi
- ARP 2600 with Moog Ladder filter clone
- Octave CAT - said to be an Arp Oddyssey clone
- SH3 with Moog Ladder filter clone

I'm sure I've heard of others, but I don't remember. : ) If you know of any, feel free to share and I'll put them up.

Update via the comments:

Almost everything Multivox put out for several years was a complete Roland ripoff. I had the MX-202 string synth for a while, and it was a part-for-part copy...it sounded very good, too.

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