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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Welson Syntex (1977) restoration


video upload by M&M

"Hello everybody my Hobby it's restore the old Combo organ and Synth.
In this video i show you the restoration and test of Welson Syntex."

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

ELKA EK-44 + Full Expansion Set (5 Cards)

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"Superb ELKA EK-44 in near mint conditions. The synth comes with all the 5 expansion cartridge featuring 32 patches each, for a total of 224 sounds (including the 64 internal ones). Here you will get 5 ROM card (expansions 1->4) and 1 RAM card (expansion 5). The machine is in perfect working conditions and just looks great. Professional packing and UPS Express Saver shipping guarantee.

History

The 80s saw Yamaha dominate the synthesizer industry with its groundbreaking FM synthesis. The release of the DX7 in 1983 caused a deep crisis for manufacturers specialized in analog synthesizers. Yamaha not only patented the new synthesis model but also produced cost-effective and reliable chips for digital sound generation making these new keyboards more powerful and reliable, more cost-effective and easily industrialized. The blow to Italian companies was severe, even for those that had long invested and innovated by introducing digital systems into their projects. They faced significant challenges because the 'core' of their equipment remained anchored to traditional analog generation, which was no longer competitive.

Italian FM

But some companies, despite suffering a setback, managed to reorganize and respond with some interesting proposals after a few years of hardship. Specifically, ELKA, the company that designed and marketed the glorious ELKA SYNTEX just a few years earlier, successfully acquired a series of ICs capable of generating sounds and waveforms using FM technology. With these components, ELKA created a range of highly interesting products for that era. Although the chips used (the YM2203) were manufactured by Yamaha and primarily intended for the video game and arcade console sector, ELKA's creative engineers successfully integrated them into their musical instruments, creating a new FM product line.

EK-44 : The flagship FM Synth

The top-of-the-line synthesizer created with these new chips was the EK-44, a multi-timbral 4-OP FM synthesizer with 18 voices of polyphony and 8 oscillators. Inside, it houses two identical sound generators named DCG1 and DCG2, each employing 6 YM2203 chips (4 operators with 8 different FM algorithms), making it capable of generating multiple sounds simultaneously — a remarkable feat for its time. The 2 voice processors can be split, layered or played as 8 independent parts with own Midi channels and mix volume.

Usability

The EK-44 operates in a similar manner to the Yamaha DX7, except that the its LCD display is a little more informative, although some information (the equivalent of the DX7's algorithm charts) is hidden from the user so you don't have to worry about it. So, when we go through the basic parameters, keep in mind that most of them are represented in the LCD display by an eight-section bar chart. Whether we're talking about oscillator volumes, frequencies, envelope levels or whatever, eight little columns in the display give you a good visual indication of the current state of affairs, while the first eight of the sixteen Performance Registration buttons directly beneath the display allow you to choose which of the available levels you're editing.


Monday, January 08, 2024

The Welson Brothers - late '70 Welson Syntex & WelsOne 4 oscillators prototype LiveJam as is


video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy

"Welson Syntex with midi retrofit by Mirco Trentin play a sequence from Step Seq on Ipad
Free play on WelsOne 4 oscillators prototype (it's like 2 Syntex with more feutures)
Linn Drum sample on Ipad
Montarbo DRev 128"

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Welson Syntex SN 152776

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"This is a favorite - of all the Italian mono synths we got in the studio it stands out as a extremely versatile and powerful instrument with some really cool features.
It sports dual oscillators with 4 footages each, Moog ladder filter as well as white and pink noise. Watch the video of this very unit in action.
The Random Music button triggers random notes but can also be routed to control the LFO of the noise and filter sections to create rhythmic, drum-like patterns - here that snappy filter comes to good use.

The LFO triggering is stable so dialing in the tempo to an existing track is a breeze

This was serviced a few years back and still works great."

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Synthex Syntar Syntex - The Euclidean Sequences


video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy

"Elka Synthex - Jen Syntar - Welson Syntex and Davoli Drum Synth plays with Music Pattern Generator
MPG is a fantastic Euclidean online Midi Pattern Generator plays on Chrome
Elka Synthex is a Midi retrofit official version
Welson Syntex and Jen Syntar are custom retrofit handmade by Mirko Trentin
Davoli Drum Synth play with a Midi to Trigger module by Elby Designs - Laurie Biddulph (Australia)

Sunday, September 17, 2023

LFO Random Domain LiveJam - Welson Syntex/WelsOne/Jen SX1000/Jen SX2000


video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy

"3 LFO oscillators and 1 random knob for Italian Synthesizers:
Welson Syntex (1974)
WelsOne (4 oscillators prototype late 70')
Jen SX1000 Synthetone (1977)
Jen SX2000 Synthetone (1978)" https://vsmi.bandcamp.com

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

A visit to the Marche Synth Museum


video upload by Guido Scognamiglio

"A visit to the Marche Synth Museum
Museo Del Synth Marchigiano (e Italiano)
July 2023
https://www.museodelsynth.org/"

Some of the synths featured on their site:

Eko Computerrythm
Elka Synthex
CRB Oberon
Crumar Spirit
Farfisa Compact Duo
Welson Symphony
Crumar Compac Synth
CRB Uranus 2
Elka Rhapsody
Farfisa Syntorchestra
Milton Gemichord
Logan String Melody

I also spotted a Welson Syntex recently featured in Hainbach's Blast of Sirens promo video. Solton RSC Polyvox at 1:59.

Vintage Italian synths.

You can find additional posts mentioning Marche Synth Museum here.

Friday, June 23, 2023

Ah! Kosmos & Hainbach - Blast of Sirens


video upload by HAINBACH

What's that at :20?

"This is the title track of my upcoming album with @ahkosmos - I am very happy to finally share this with you! You can stream and buy the full track everywhere now https://orcd.co/blastofsirens
We want to put out the album on vinyl - pre-order now and help us make it happen: https://hainbach.bandcamp.com/album/b..."

--
Welson Syntex at :21.

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

WELSON SYNTEX / VERMONA ER-9


video upload by Vintage Audio Institute Italia

"Welson Syntex - our favorite Italian monophonic dual oscillators with 4 footages each, a Moog ladder filter and white and pink noise - you'll hear it in this video.
The Random Music button triggers random notes but can also be routed to control the LFO of the noise and filter sections to create rhythmic, drum-like patterns - here that snappy filter comes to good use.
What seems like a goofy novelty is actually pretty neat.
The LFO triggering is stable so dialing in the tempo to an existing track is a breeze - but I am thinking of putting MIDI and CV Gate in to this machine anyways - to be able to arpeggiate the Welson Syntex is the stuff of dreams.
Here I'm using some of the presets as well - they're surprisingly good - although most of them are not tweakable which is another thing I might look into.
This rather slim, elongated synthesizer growls and howls - it distorts on its own internally so no need to add distortion - but can also generate gentle and sweet flute and whistle sounds - summing it up its a versatile synthesizer.

Sitting in on second drums we got a German 'Ostie' - East German - machine - the Vermona ER-9.
It's thin but harsh sounding - very electronic - and quite a looker as well.
Just the way we prefer them - it's got separate volume controls for each sound."

You can find additional posts featuring the WELSON SYNTEX here.

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

WELSON SYNTEX


video upload by Vintage Audio Institute Italia

"It doesn’t beg for your attention - it demands it.
Welson Syntex is a great Italian monophonic synth - it’s kind of our favorite Italian monophonic machine.
It’s got dual oscillators with 4 footages each, a Moog ladder filter and white and pink noise - it can really sound huge. You’d think it has a third oscillator since it says oscillator 3 on the panel but it’s actually the LFO section.
This thing growls and howls - it distorts internally - but can also generate gentle and sweet flute and whistle sounds - summing it up its a versatile synthesizer.
On drums we got a German "Ostie" - East German - machine - the Vermona ER-9.
It's thin but harsh sounding - very electronic - and quite a looker as well.
Just the way we prefer them - it's got separate volume controls for each sound."

Thursday, September 01, 2022

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"

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Welson Syntex - Random Radio Activity


video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy

"the Welson Syntex is an italian Synthesizer Made in Italy (1977)
has a wonderful knob called !Random Music" that create some incredible and unique random VCO and VCF sound lines. 2 VCO, ADRS, 1 LFO Oscillator, Ladder VCF, VCA, Presets Sounds,
this synth is Midi version mod by Mirco Trentin
No Midi used in this performance!"

Additional Welson Syntex posts

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Unisono#1 - Music for 1 note & 7 Synths


video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy

"Music for 1 Note & 7 Synths Made in Italy playing in Unisono
/ CRB Vocostrings - Welson Syntex - Jen Synx-508 - Crumar Composer - Jen SX1000 - Elka Synthex - Keytek CTS2000"

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

V.A.I. 57 Böhm Solist / Welson Syntex / CRB 709


video upload by Vintage Audio Institute Italia

"Another round with these peculiar but very inspiring machines.
More info on their particularities in our previous video."

Follow-up to V.A.I. 58 - Welson Syntex / CRB 709 / Böhm Solist 78 / Emthree PFV3.

Thursday, January 06, 2022

V.A.I. 58 - Welson Syntex / CRB 709 / Böhm Solist 78 / Emthree PFV3


video upload by Vintage Audio Institute Italia

This appears to be the first post to feature the CRB 709. You can search for gear via the search box on the top right of the site.

"All great instruments that have been featured before, the Böhm Solist 78 is such a great arrangement / songwriting tool, a auto accompaniment machine with a very distinct thin sound form the early 70s, built in Germany.
The rest of the gear is Italian, the Welson Syntex is a hidden gem of Italian synths, the ultra rare CRB 709 String machine is quite like the Elka Rhapsody 49 in timbre but still a bit different, it came equipped with a 5 inch power cable - thanks for that mod, previous owner. This song will be released later this spring, so all rights are reserved."

Monday, August 16, 2021

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:

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Welson Syntex 1975 Nero SN 151551

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You can find previous posts featuring the Syntex including demos here.

"The rare 70's Italian BEAST. It produce a real blasting sound. Who knows it know what de talkin about... Recently service but: it need a cap for one fader, no lights on presets news and some parts of wood are broken and damaged (as you can see clearley from the pics ). It comes with a relic gig bag."

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Vai 32 : Solina String Ensemble, Binson Echorec B1s, Welson Syntex and Eko Rhythmaker




"Pretty self-explanatory but the Solina String Ensemble is going through the Schulte Compact Phasing and Binson Pre-Mixer and Echorec B1s, the Eko Rhythmaker is going through the Binson as well for tube saturation purposes.

The Welson Syntex is an Italian synth from the mid 70s, a great dual oscillator, analog, monophonic synthesizer with white and pink (!) noise, four footages per oscillator and lots of modulation capabilities.
That Moog ladder filter is on board as well, together with all the footages engaged it can really sound huge and sometimes terrifying.

We make these videos as a showcase for our studio and for curious vintage heads - and for fun.

We don't dilly-dally too much with production and mixing but it can sound pretty good with headphones on."

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Vintage Syn-Cordian Music Brochure w/ Insane Synth Prices - Elka Synthex, Orla OP-61, Elka X25, etc..

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On first look I thought this was a brochure for the Orla OP-61, Elka X25, Elkatwin 61, etc.. Then I took a look at the back. It appears to be a brochure for a music shop called Syn-Cordian. Check out the prices: :)

Multivox MX-65 on sale for $195, down from $795.

Korg Poly-800 for $395, down from $695.

ARP Pro-Solist D6X Like New for $75

Elka "Syntex" (Synthex) for $495 down from $6000

Cat Synthesizer Used for $49 down from $795

Kitten Synthesizer for $95 down from 695

Take a look at the back. You'll see the Korg

Auction Description:

"IORIO Accorgan

Two Black & White Brochure Flyers

Elka X25 2 Rank Synthesizer Keyboard w/ Stereophonic sound & Polyphonic Presets
Side A: Top of Keyboard photo and close-up of rhythm section, Harmonic Coupler and Chord Programmer Controls. Text explains features
Side B Syncordian Sales Items , map and directions to store.

Orla OP-61 Single Rank Organ Synthesizer Keyboard
Side A: Photo of top of Keyboard with a double column of features
Side B: Sales Brochure for Elkatwin 61 Photo of Instrument w/stand and specs and features"

An Elka Synthex for $495, down from $6000. Man! Curious what year this was.

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Drone Live Act - Welson Syntex 1974 & Armon SuperPiano 1978 (direct ambient wrong sound as is...)


Published on Apr 23, 2020 VSMI

"Welson Syntex 1974 & Armon SuperPiano 1978 - Vintage Synthesizers Made in Italy. Live recording as is with free birds! ;)"
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