EML Syn-Key SynKey 2001 Programmable Synthesizer

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EML Synkey Syn-key vintage analog synth

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808 STATE-NIMBUS-GRANADA TONIGHT-1992.

Uploaded on Oct 22, 2011 sunsetz777·235 videos

"One of Manchester's finest 808 state perform Nimbus.I think this was from Liverpool's Albert Dock."

Major synth spotting: Oberheim Four Voice System (FVS), ARP 2600, Odyssey & Sequencer, Moog Memorymoog, Minimoog, Prodigy & Opus 3, Roland JD-800.  I can't place the synth under the Minimoog.  I know I've seen it before.  It's not a Steiner Parker Synthacon and it's not the PPG mono synth.  You can see the front panel knobbage at 3:03 (303?). It looks like a Powertran but hinged up. I thought it might be an EML Synkey but it has more knobs. I know that synth. What is it?

Update: answer via Colin f in the comments below.  I was going to add it to the post but didn't want to spoil it for anyone trying to guess.  The answer didn't come to until I was finally drifting off to sleep last night.

EML Synkey

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Some nice synth spotting in the background including a GRP A8, EMS VC3S, EML Electrocomp 400, KORG PS3200.

Pete Cannon in Synth City (UK's Largest Collection of Synths)

Pete Cannon in Synth City (UK's Largest Collection of Synths) from Behind Closed Doors DVD Magazine on Vimeo.

Don't miss the elusive Thunderchild SZ3540 at 2:28. Apparently only two in existence. Followed by the MIMIC, E-Mu modular, EML Synkey patchcard synth, giant educational KORG MS20, Polysynthi, CLEF and more.

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"Here's Pete Cannon's full section from #BCD2!

Watch this video as Behind Closed Doors Vol.2 take Pete Cannon on a secret and surprise trip to the UK's largest collection of Synthesizers in Bristol. Synth-Nut Pete get's a tour from collection owner Andy Horrell and can hardly contain himself. Andy's collection has over 400 synths pre-dating 1984! This is what we call Synth City.

For more info and to purchase Behind Closed Doors Vol.2 (2010), please visit: www.louisden.com/bcd2

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Behind Closed Doors Vol.3 DVD (2012) is now available and features: !llmind, Khrysis, Househoes, Samiyam, Rhettmatic, J.Bizness, Aspect One, Kelakovski, Mr Thing, Myke Forte and more! www.louisden.com/bcd to find all the details, watch the trailer and order!"`

One Of The STRANGEST Synth's Of The 1970's - EML SYNKEY

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"Today we went to Studio 2 At Willem Twee Studio's
Download the Sounds from this video to be used as samples here :-
https://www.patreon.com/posts/1016424..."

See the Willem Twee Studio label below for more.

1976 EML SYNKEY SYNTHESIZER PRINT AD

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"Ad measures approx. 8"X 10.5" inches."

Rare Working Vintage EML Syn-Key 1500 Analog Synthesizer

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Published on Mar 1, 2017 Hailstone Entertainment

This is about as rare as it gets. I believe this is the first Syn-Key 1500 out of well over 155,000 posts on the site. You might remember the Synkey 2001 with punch card reader and blue accents from previous posts. This is the little brother version minus the punchcard reader. To come across one, let alone working, is a rare treat.

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"Up for auction we have a very rare EML Syn-Key 1500 analog synthesizer. They did no make many of these! The 1500 is the little brother of the 2000 and does not use memory cards. It has some unique features and sounds great. This unit is in working condition, although there is the odd scratchy potentiometer, so it may need a light servicing if you want it to be 100%."

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EML Synkey 2001

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UVI Introduces Synth Anthology 4

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Note the above is a playlist featuring 4 videos. You can use the player controls to skip through them or just watch them all in order.

Details on Synth Anthology 4 follow:

The authentic sound of 200 synthesizers, from vintage to modern
4,000+ presets and layers deliver incredible sound with hardware soul
Feature-packed dual-layer engine with fx, arpeggiator and more

Synth Anthology 4 - A Synthesizer Tour de Force
https://www.uvi.net/synth-anthology-4

Rebuilt from the ground-up, Synth Anthology 4 now features the authentic hardware sound of 200 vintage and modern synthesizers, a fully redesigned engine with powerful features, fx, arpeggiator, smart sound suggestion engine, native MPE support, and more.
A dreamlike collection!

Also included in SonicPass ➡️ https://www.uvi.net/sonicpass

Video credits: Anthony Hak
Music Credits: Théo & Thomas

"The Best Keeps Getting Better

What's new in version 4?

Almost everything!
We've rebuilt the engine from the ground-up, added more synths, more presets, more effects, more filters, more modulation, a dedicated browser, a second fully-customizable layer for creating hybrid and blended timbres, an all-new smart suggestion engine that helps you quickly find similar sounds, a more powerful arpeggiator/phraser, bus effects, native MPE support, and more!

Real Hardware Sounds There is something unmistakable about the sound of a real hardware synth, from subtle differences between voice circuits and drift to the varied way filters bite into the sound; there's a distinct character and energy. Synth Anthology 4 delivers the authentic and uncompromising hardware sound with all the conveniences of a modern software instrument.

Every piece of hardware represents a unique creative vision, sonic character, innovations, and strengths. Whatever you're looking for, from analog to digital, vintage classic to future classic, you will find it here. Synth Anthology 4 delivers an incredible collection of hardware, every major manufacturer, every type of synthesis, every era, 200 synthesizers in all.

You won't find a more complete collection anywhere else."

The list:

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EML Synkey 2001 Vintage Synthesizer

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SN 10750

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The PPG 1003 "Sonic Carrier" - World's First Programmable Synth?

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Be sure to see the video below.

"This was the first programmable synthesizer (1977)."

Programmable as in patch memory. The 1003 was a programmable monophonic synth with two oscillators, digitally controlled keyboard, and it was duophonic.

But was it the first?

Excerpts via Part 4 of the PPG Story:

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1978 EML SynKey Ad

via Retro Synth Ads, where you'll find the write-up.

UVI Synth Anthology 3

Playlist:
UVI Synth Anthology 3 | Trailer
UVI Synth Anthology 3 | Overview
UVI Synth Anthology 3 | Preset Showcase

Full details: https://www.uvi.net/synth-anthology-3

"An incredible collection of hardware synthesizer sounds, expertly programmed, individually sculpted with outboard processors, multisampled and mastered to perfection. Synth Anthology 3 delivers the pure and powerful sounds of 132 hardware synthesizers, gently processed to taste with the best hardware processors on the market. You'll find everything from classic analogs like the Oberheim SEM and ARP 2600 to digital powerhouses like the Synclavier and FS1R, to modern classics like the OB-6, Prophet 6 and Minilogue, all expertly programmed and sampled, delivering the authentic and unmistakable sound of hardware.

WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3
-55 new hardware synths featuring classics and rarities
Includes Arp 2600, Behringer DeepMind 12, Casio HZ-600 and VZ1, Cavagnolo Exagone, Clavia NordLead 3, Crumar Spirit, Davoli Davolisint, Dotcom Modular, EML ElectroComp 101, SynKey and Synthi AKS, JEN SX1000, Kawai Synthesizer-100F, Korg PS3100, MS-50, 01RW, M3, Prologue, Polysix, 800DV and X3R, M-Liberation, M-One, M-Subsequent 37, M-Modular 3p and M-Sonic Six, Novation Peak, Oberheim Matrix-12 and SEM, Powertran Transcendent 2000, PPG 1020 and Modular, RLD D-110, RLD Fantom-G6, RLD J-6, RLD SH-5, RLD JD-990, RLD System-100 and RLD System-700, RSF BlackBox and Modular, Sequential Circuits Six-trak, Studiologic Sledge, Teenage Engineering OP-1, OP-Z, PO-14 and PO-16, Vermona Synthesizer, Waldorf Pulse 2, Wave and Quantum, Yamaha SY-2 and V50, and Yusynth. -542 Waveforms created from 50+ hardware
-Updated UI
-Updated FX section with EQ
-Updated arpeggiator section with Chord and Phrase modes
-1,000+ all new factory presets

https://www.uvi.net/synth-anthology-3

EML ELECTROCOMP 101 MODULAR SYNTHESIZER

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".... Sorry for the poor video and sound quality. The growls sound much better standing in front of the mini Paia Pygmy amp. I know, its not that good... Not even breaking the surface. I just had to upload something. This setting reminded me of an EML Synkey my old roommate use to own. I hope to have time for a full demonstration soon. Waiting to get a better camera first. I haven't found to many videos that even begin to dissect the capabilities of this beast. More to come...."

1976 EML SYNKEY SYNTHESIZER PRINT AD

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"Ad measures approx. 8"X 10.5" inches."

The Only Synthesizer You Can Program

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1976 EML SynKey
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