Синтезатор АНС / ANS Synthesizer (1960)

Dmitry Bystrov

Excerpt from the newsreel "Наука и техника" 1960 №12 https://www.net-film.ru/film-75521
Синтезатор «АНС» — фотоэлектронный оптический музыкальный инструмент, сконструированный советским инженером Евгением Мурзиным, один из первых в мире многоголосных музыкальных синтезаторов. Рабочая модель АНСа была закончена в 1958 году, в 1959 Мурзин получил на своё изобретение авторское свидетельство. Он обозначил синтезатор аббревиатурой «АНС» — в честь композитора Александра Николаевича Скрябина.
The ANS synthesizer is a photoelectronic optical musical instrument designed by the Soviet engineer Yevgeny Murzin, one of the world's first polyphonic musical synthesizers. The working model of ANS was completed in 1958, in 1959 Murzin received an inventor's certificate for his invention. He designated the synthesizer with the abbreviation "ANS" - in honor of the composer Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin.

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Excerpt from the newsreel "Наука и техника" 1960 №12 https://www.net-film.ru/film-75521
Синтезатор "АНС" - фотоэлектронный оптический музыкальный инструмент, сконструированный советским инженером Евгением Мурзиным, один из первых в мире многоголосных музыкальных синтезаторов. Рабочая модель АНСа была закончена в 1958 году, в 1959 Мурзин получил на своё изобретение авторскеое свистое. Он обозначил синтезатор аббревиатурой «АНС» - в честь композитора Александра Николаевича Скрябина.
The ANS synthesizer is a photoelectronic optical musical instrument designed by the Soviet engineer Yevgeny Murzin, one of the world's first polyphonic musical synthesizers. The working model of ANS was completed in 1958, in 1959 Murzin received an inventor's certificate for his invention. He designated the synthesizer with the abbreviation "ANS" - in honor of the composer Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin.

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Jam with Polyend Poly2 and DIY Analog Modular-System

Andreas Remshagen

"I broke my rules and connected my DIY-Analog-Modular System
with the Digital world. I bought a Polyend Poly-2 Midi to Multiple Gate/CV
converter and experimented with different ways driving my Modular-System.
Each Midi-Channel can drive one Synth in its Gate and CV so i could program
a polyphonic example including different analog-Drums, analog groove-Synths,
a String-Synth and a Bass-Synth. I took my old Asus Eee-PC and worked with
the good old Voyetra-Dos Sequencer in a DOS-Box under Windows7 32bit
(DOS only wouldnt work with the Polyend over USB)"

Korg ARP 2600 FS SN 000610

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Roland System 100

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"Synthesizer 101 A monophonic synthesizer with built-in keyboard, oscillator, filter, ADSR envelope generator and attenuator.

Expander 102 The same synthesizer again, without the keyboard, to be stood up behind the 101 and patched into it in order to double its features. In addition, a ring modulator and sample and hold are included.

Mixer 103 A four-channel stereo mixer with built-in spring reverb, stereo panning, and mono FX send/return.

Sequencer 104 A two-channel, 12-step sequencer to automate playing looped bars of notes.

Monitor speaker 109 A pair of 16cm speakers."

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Roland System 100M 112/121/130/140/150/191-J

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SNs:

191 092215
112 132427
121 122112
130 111985
140 132924
150 001404

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Wersi CX1 Wersimatic

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Service:
Recap of PSU
Voltage regulators (7815/7915) are replaced by new ones.
The keyboard contacts were serviced.
Push switches were serviced with IPA.
Several suspicious looking solder joints were reflown.
A better power cable was installed.
220V/50 Hz.

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1979 MTI Auto Orchestra AO-1 Analog Synthesizer / Drum Machine

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"The unit is fully functional and works as it should.

This is the very rare MTI Auto Orchestra AO-1 drum machine / bass synth / strings / chords accompaniment unit + bass pedals and cover for the front of the box.

This thing is pretty insane. The Drum machine sound is off the hook!

The MTI AO-1 has many different drum presets and each preset button has 2 variations. Each drum voice has its own cancel button (!) so you can choose whatever elements of the beat you want (say just kick drum, kick + snare, cancel the cymbal, cancel conga, etc.) so the combinations are pretty much endless.

Very powerful bass sound. reminiscent of the TB 303. Strings section and chords section.

When no drum preset is chosen, you can play the bass and strings manually using the pedals. When a preset is chosen, the pedals will determine the chord.

The volume knobs of the different sections can be pulled for constant signal. When these knobs are pulled, they control the volume for its assigned section."

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KORG ELECTRIBE EA-1 Analog Modeling Synthesizer SN 001375

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Roland Phrase Lab MC-09 SN ZP71189

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Stylophone Gen X-1 : A true small and fun synthesizer

SynthedMind

"The new stylophone Gen X-1 is like the old and original, but with lots of new and great features.
The original sound can also be achieved by setting all controls to OFF position.
But when you start rotating or switching these, a new sonic world opens !
It's a handy small and affordable little synthesizer and has following features :
- Attack - Decay controls : these set the rise and fall of the pitch or filter cutoff.
- LFO : this is a low frequency oscillator to modulate the pitch of the tone. You can select between square or triangle. The speed and modulation depth can be set.
- Delay effect : this is an effect to "echo" the sound output. You can control delay time, repeat time and balance between dry or effect.
- Low pass filter with cutoff and resonance.
- Pulse width modulation : this creates more harmonics to the sound.
- 1-Octave and 2-Octave sub oscillators. These add depth and lower sounding notes.
These can be freely mixed with the Pulse width modulation.

- A very good build in amplifier and speaker which produce deep and warm sounds.
- It's handy and very compact. The stylus is a new way of playing music. You can slide over the notes.
- A ribbon controller : this can also be used for adding extra notes when playing with the stylus.

By tweaking the knobs many normal or strange sounds can be achieved, just like a real synthesizer.
I found a warm and synthed sound and demonstrate it in this video.
I also demonstrate the pulse width modulation and sub oscillators."