Made in england by sound for industry release promoting electronic music studios range of synthi synthesizers. Synthi vs comes with an extensive library of leads, basses, textures, sound effects and more. This is the same synthesizer engine as the ems vcs3 and synthi aks. Gif 204k synthi a with original k and sequencer32 the first 30 synthi aks featured a black and silver touch pad, spinandtouch random note selector and an unplayable resistive touch sensitive keyboard. Most notable for its patch pin matrix, its functions and internal design are similar to the vcs 3 synthesiser, also made by ems. Synthi aks inspired analogue synth with digitally controlled patch matrix that we believe will inspire users to explore the space and travel to previously undiscovered audible realms and have lots. Jh synthi clone ive built a clone of the ems synthi a. Jack sees and son complete auto service home facebook. Welshs synthesizer cookbook patches for ems synthi aks vcs3. Like the vcs3, the synthi a and aks feature three oscillators and a unique patch system. Ems electronic music studios was created in england back in 1969. Pictured is another unit with the small woodcased dk2 voltagecontrol keyboard.
This is a quad midicv interface designed to be used with a synthi aks. Early ems synthi aks for sale meticulously refurbished. Functionally it is modelled on the clavia nord lead 2 red synth. Synth1 is a software synthesizer for computer music use. The flipside was culled from the patches album and is annotated there. May 03, 2017 this video, via kovalmoog, captures some iconic sounds of the electronic music studios ems synthi aks video summary. This synthi aks has a really interesting and genuine provenance as it was purchased new by the royal northern college of music in manchester uk from ems back in the 1970s. First patch ems vcs3 red bull music academy youtube. Synthi v is a software version of another classic british instrument, the ems synthi aks. Dc outputs for voltage controlling external equipment. Sysex patches and synth sounds for download producer loops. Starting on a transistor based eminent organ, cor has played electronic keyboards for most of his life.
Differences in the panel between the synthi a and the aks were minimal and largely cosmetic the keyboard k and sequencer s of the aks were in the lid. Other knobs that are indicated wired backwards according to the wiring diagram in other words the 1 is on the wrong side are. Ems synthi a clone diy synth other we love diy synthesizer. The on and off pot wiring is corrected as so so basically youre just switching the on and off pots. We will be frequently as possible updating this list. The 1972 instrument inspired jean michel jarre and pink floyd. This synthi aks has a full compliment of matrix pins and operates on eu 220v. Synthi js is a javascript emulation of the legendary ems synthi a analog synthesizer.
Instead of routing signals using patch cables, like moog products, it uses a patch matrix with resistive pins. Englands ems synthi aks is simply one of the greatestever standalone designs for experimentation. How to get started making music on the vcs3 putney, an instrument by ems electronic music studios used by the likes of brian eno, pink floyd and jeanmichel jarre. The space port interfaces to the synthi aks via male and female jones plugs and to the matrix via the presto patch socket. It is possible to use the synthi by itself, but you will probably want to use it as the basic unit of a more complex system. This video, via kovalmoog, captures some iconic sounds of the electronic music studios ems synthi aks video summary. Please be aware that the synthi a is still manufactured by robin wood at ems in cornwall, and by sending a cheque to robin for. The synthi aks proved very popular and aks units owned by eno, pink floyd and jeanmichel jarre featured prominently in music by these artists in the early 1970s. Overwhelmed are we by these magnificent creatures and their many knobs, buttons, sliders and switches, vying for our attention all at once. This synthi aks modular synthesizer by electronic music studios london ltd. The ems synthi a, first available in may 1971, and then in march 1972 a version of it with a builtin keyboard and sequencer, the ems synthi aks, is a portable modular analog synthesiser made by ems of england. Soniccouture has released synthi aks for kontakt 2, a 1gb library with 146 advanced kontakt 2 instruments with original synthi spring reverb convolution processing. Welcoming back royalty once again this week as our goto vintage synth sensei king unique joins us for an indepth look at how to use arturia synthi v yet again arturia has painstakingly emulated a legendary piece of hardware loved by the likes of brian eno, pink floyd, and hawkwind by combining the synthi aks and vcs3 into one fullfeatured software instrument. The 2700 ohm resistors soldered inside each pin vary in tolerance, indicated by different colours.
Jim james tribute to 2, chris stapleton from a room. Group for discussion of ems products and the recordings they appear on. Arturia synthi v with king unique tutorial 04 basic patch. The vcs3 was one of their first synths and it is still a great, unique, funky little unit. Ems synthi 100 looking at our list of fave gear its heartening to see at least one instrument and company from the uk. Create promotional products, custom business cards, custom stampers, flyers and posters to strengthen your brand. Its a struggle that we synthesists must toil with til the end of our days. This ones one of the more desirable older white faced units and the front panels are beautiful. The synthi a, along with the vcs 3 that it was based on, used a highly idiosyncratic design.
He may have got it wrong on a few occasions and ultimately paid a high price for it but can you imagine if, when he stared out making synthesizer addon items such as the music modulator, he went to moog and said look, i want to make a synthesizer module but youve. This book and its patches are not limited to any one model or manufacturer, but are in fact intended for use with all dualoscillator synths. Cookies help us improve performance, enhance user experience and deliver our services. Anyway you can read all about it on most of the synthi sites. Not a keyboard synth like what moog was doing at the time, this was a generative music machine with a matrix patch panel. Jack sees and son complete auto service 5400 torresdale ave, philadelphia, pennsylvania 19124 rated 4. Ems synthi aks with rare cv input, ems synthi aksstunning synthi aks for sale fullyserviced and in superb condition. Behringer drops the first picture of its synthi vcs3 clone. Ems synthi aks by electronic music studios of england. He has played synths, organs, clavinets, pianets, samplers, cheap toys, etc. Buy, sell and share loops, samples and synth presets.
Synthijs, a javascript emulation of the ems synthi a. It shares many of the features found in our three channel synthi aks poly midicv interface but with these additional features. Dont bother me, a ferocious strut with some billy prestonesque synth hooks. The vcs3 nicknamed the putney is an analog monosynth housed in a distinctive angled wooden case, a truly classic synth. This is the same synthesizer engine as the vcs3 the putney and synthi a.
The ems synthi a has the same electronics as the vcs 3, but was rehoused in a spartanite briefcase. Its even more heartening when you consider that while many other classic brands such as arp and oberheim are historic trademarks under new ownership, electronic music studios are still in business under the stewardship of. Synth presets of all shapes and sizes, from the deepest, darkest bass for ni massive and the most ethereal, uplifting synth leads for xfer serum, to soaring pads, arps, chords, textures, sfx and beyond this is what the modeaudio collection of custom, royaltyfree synth patches makes instantly available to you. These are a few photos of the 3rd ems aks i have owned, good synth bye far. Being a pretty rebel synthesizer and with its own philosophy, we try to generate sound.
Nov 14, 2006 soniccouture has released synthi aks for kontakt 2, a 1gb library with 146 advanced kontakt 2 instruments with original synthi spring reverb convolution processing the e. Even so, for the purist i present here a patch sheet for. Released in 1972, the synthi aks was the successor to the synthi a, with the additional k standing for keyboard and the s standing for sequencer. Manufactured by electronic music studios in 1971, this portable modular synthesizer was extremely flexible.
Just showing the pin patch matrix from the ems synthi aks was enough. It uses pins rather than patchcords to route signals and voltages. You will be importing refill patches into your vsynth via the internal project mechanism. Synthi aks a synthi a with additional ks keyboard is a legendary instrument that has been used by many experimental musicians i. Armed with countless vintage synths including the ems synthi aks, for which they are named and hardwired effects, secret synthi draw on elements as diverse as the innocence of abba to the melancholy ambience of joy division.
Electronic music studios tshirt 100% cotton synthi aks ems retro synth vcs3 robot rave clothing another fantastic quality premium tshirt from us, ensuring you look the bees knees. Then youll have working shape controls via the knobs and the patch bay. First, we try to synthesize those descending sweeps heard in the first part of oxygene 2 jeanmichel jarre, 1976, before the main lead part. If you would like to import patches via a pc card memory card, please read the instruction below and substitute internal with pc card. Arturias synthi v is a spoton recreation of the analog synthi aks by british manufacturer ems. Syntrx sintrex is developed from scratch all analogue synthesizer no part of schematics is cloned from synthi aks with digitally controlled patch matrix. Designed together with riga technical university, erica points out that while the interface is inspired by the synthi, the circuitry under the hood is a bespoke design. This demo was recorded on 8232015, after repairing and restoring the unit, which not belongs to me. I have used other synthi soft synths and they stink out loud, not this one, it is so sweet. The following year, ems introduced the ks, a matching 30note, touchcapacitance keyboard with a. In our opinion, those two things put it head and shoulders above the 1969 ems vcs3 and the fact that this instrument now sells for anything up to. Erica synths latest instrument is inspired by the ems. Of course, you can organize your own patches using that same elegant system.
But, despite these additions, its gui remains close to that of the aks, and when i pulled out my original synthi book of sounds which was published by ems back when a pint of old peculiar cost fourpence farthing i was able to patch synthi vs modified pin matrix and adjust all of its knobs without confusion. The ems synthi aks is a legendary instrument with an illustrious history. We have the vcs3 studio version as well which we plan to put on the market when time allows. Jan 29, 2009 a small tutorial, with a commentary in french, explaining how to program the basic functions of the ems synthi aks. Beyond the office, our wide selection of school supplies including backpacks, notebooks, pens and laptop computers to help your student excel. Nov 25, 2018 despite its name, the mod actually ads a 5th pole to what was already designed as a 4pole 24db lpf, effectively bumping it up to a 30dbs. Wee have harmonies which you have not, of quarter sounds, and lesser slides of sounds. Producer loops offers music samples and music loops including sample packs, midi files, wav loops and more. Mar 08, 2017 instead of 24 bit recording i improvised and patched some sounds amped via the internal speakers to give you a little impression of its standalone sound often used in seminars in the 70s. Instead of 24 bit recording i improvised and patched some sounds amped via the internal speakers to give you a little impression of its standalone sound often used in seminars in the 70s. Meticulously rebuilt, cleaned and tested by skilled vintage synth tech and dealer and working perfectly. The patch matrix, that grid you see in the center, is. Most notable for its patch pin matrix, builtin blue capacitive touch keyboard and integrated sequencer, many of its functions and internal design were the same as the ems vcs3 with the major difference of being all housed in a spartanite thin plastic briefcase rather than a timber case. Ems synthi aks with rare cv input, recently servic.
Both sides include informative narration explaining the ems range of synthesizers and features samples, effects and short compositions by electronic music pioneers. The aks model pictured below adds a 256step onboard monophonic digital sequencer and a 30note touchplate keyboard activated by the 50 hzhum in our fingers. The synthi a was also commonly known as the portabella. Before making a name for himself as a solo artist, clarence had waxed a handful of. The erica synths syntrx brings a 70s classic back to life. The patchboard at the center is used to connect component outputs listed on the left of the patchboard to component inputs listed on the top. Electronic music studios tshirt 100% cotton synthi aks ems.
Diverse instruments of musick likewise to you unknowne, some sweeter than any you have. That picture, of course, looks rather a lot like the unmistakable 16x16 pinboard modulation matrix of the synthi vcs3. A unique patch collection from one of the finest musicians in gospel music. Synthmob digital sound marketplace and sound design community. Synthi aks for sale in uk 20 secondhand synthi aks. Behringer posted an image on its facebook account over the weekend with the title. This page contains patches and sound banks for synth1 by ichiro toda.
The additional pole, aka the mod, was standard on synthi s manufactured after 1974. Prestopatch for instant patching of a pre programmed sound can be made to. The incredible ems synthi aks from 1971 24bit record. For example, if you scale a cv to control oscillator 1 and you then want to patch the same cv source to oscillator 2, normally oscillator 1 will go out of tune when you insert the pin into the row. You can still buy new ones from the factory, used ones are highly sought after, people usually complain about high prices on the used market and building one yourself will not save you any money.
We love the oberheim instruments because, once again, they are testament to founder tom oberheim doing what he believed in. But its not a modular all that sonic possibility is designed into a single unit and it doesnt use patch cords. The 1gb library was sampled from soniccoutures own synthi aks, and listening to the raw 24bit, 44. The standalone analogue design takes heavy cues from 1972s ems synthi aks, particularly its signature pin patch matrix. Perhaps im biased, since the synthi aks is my alltime favourite synthesizer, but i couldnt resist starting with the three synthi based instruments. The syntrx is inspired by the ems synthi aks from the early 70s.
Preparations to reestablish production of the original synthi a and vcs3 mk2 have been proceeding through the summer and we are now expecting the first completed units to be ready in january 2011. The keyboards are similar in concept but differ slightly in their controls. Unlike most of patch matrixes around, that mechanically connect signals, our 16x16 matrix utilizes 32 16 channel analogue switch ics as16m1 made in latvia, alfa rpar and is a mixer. A small tutorial, with a commentary in french, explaining how to program the basic functions of the ems synthi aks. So i have been doing a lot of research on the inner workings of the ems synthi vcs3 as i was building a vcv version of this awesome.
Particular highlights include the digitally controlled 16 x 16 patch matrix, with up to 256 storable patches and a joystick controller, all housed in an suitably industrialchic aluminium enclosure with timber side panels. Join synth expert rishabh rajan in this course, and learn the infinite sound design possibilities of this inspiring and unique instrument. Patch matrix buffering from the factory, the matrix is not buffered. Instead of patch wires, they use a patchbay grid wherein the synth. Yet, its always easy to find the sound youre looking for because of our universal system of categories and tags. When i heard the recent news that much of keith emersons collection of old keyboard instruments was to be sold at auction, it got me thinking about the phenomenon of celebrity owned instruments. Oct 25, 2004 well, i guess it time to sell my synthi aks. Like the vcs3, the synthi a and aks feature three oscillators and a unique patch. Synthi js is a modular synthesizer that is made up of 11 components. The major difference was the addition of the prestopatch socket, but this also appeared on later synthi as. Synthi v, synthi v plugin, buy synthi v, download synthi v. The synthi aks, was a portable modular analog synthesiser made by ems in 1972.
Electronic music studios ems synthi a vintage synth explorer. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Electronic music studios ems vcs3 vintage synth explorer. Michael bereal signature sound bank includes pianos, layers, synth leads. The synthi educational handbook wee also have soundhouses, where wee practise and demonstrate all sounds, and their generation. Behringer just dropped the ultimate of all teasers. The ems synthi a putney synthesiser is a modular synthesizer made by electronic music studios london ltd. The case is made from textured black abs and is a great match to the original spartanite case of the synthi aks. Mitchells suggested patch for the sound works great, and i love it as a.
The spirit of synthi is back, in the new erica syntrx. These days, edgar uses a roland vsynth xt module for the lead sound, and. Launched in 1971, the synthi a was the successor to the functionally similar vcs3. A rare opportunity to own your ems synthi aks in excellent prorestored condition, and has some great modifications to extend its functionality. First manufactured in 1972 by ems in putney, southwest london, the synthi a was basically a portable version of emss famous vcs3 synthesizer, and the ks keyboard an unplayable thirtynote touchplate was added to make the synthi aks. Electronic music studios ems synthi a vintage synth. The brute factor knob is basically just feedback you can patch your own feedback from the headphone out into the aux in, and you can put other effects in. Supplementing the base instruments, six further folders of presets are provided, each brimming with example patches, some of which are very good indeed. It is powered by its own external supply and thus makes no demand on the synthi psu.
Arturia synthi v patches, presets and sound design. The synthi aks live pack is a surprisingly versatile product, giving you horror klangs and snappy zaps, snarling ringmod leads and basses, and fat, rubbery mellow textures ready to slot into your productions. Synthwizards collection of manuals, service documents, schematics service manuals and modifications for a selection of analogdigital synthesisers and various sound gear. The synthi a was a portable analog synthesizer made by ems electronic music studios, london. Connecting gate out to gate in is another way to sustain notes without holding down a key.