The cloney project by matthias armstroff, maybe your answer, please visit his facebook page here. We are brokering this vcs3 mk1 the putney for and on their behalf of our uk customer. It is possible to find schematics of ems like vcf using diode ladder, they work pretty well but are not the original stuff. The sussex vcs building a synth based on the classsic vcs3.
The vcs3 and the synthi a are very similar electrically, most of the differences being in the external design. Ems software is the industrys most powerful enterpriseclass workplace and campus management platform. The synthi a and synthi aks models are virtually the same electronic instrument as the ems vcs3, except that the synthi models are housed in a thin plastic briefcase for easy portability. Digitana electronics custom interface modules for ems. Our interfaces and expansion units are specially developed to interface external effects units, control sources, modular synthesisers, midi sequencers and more to the synthi a, aks and vcs3 mk1 and mk2 synthesisers. View and download ems vcs3 putney user manual online. Jarre rarely miss to use it on a track, he used also the aks model, a version more reliable, more compact with a light keyboard and a sequencer. Download scientific diagram schematic of the ems vcs3 vcf circuitry. There was one made that was suppose to be a replica. A design study for a follow up to the vcs3 case containing the same boards.
They started production in 1971, and you can still order a new one, but the waiting list is many years long. The vcs 3 is a portable analog synthesiser with a flexible semimodular voice architecture. Synthesizer image gallery moogulatorium ems vcs3 the. The same circuit modules as the vcs3 housed in a different case with a. Check out synth designer tatsuya takehashis walkthrough of the ems vcs 3 in this video. Pictured is another unit with the small woodcased dk2 voltagecontrol keyboard. The synthi a was also commonly known as the portabella. The vcs 3 is an analog synth that comes in a wooden case.
The vcs3 was the worlds first integrated, portable synthesizer, predating the minimoog and the arp 2600 by a year. The ems1 ems scheduling software product category is a collection of products and information for researching software, staff management and scheduling tools. It was developed with synthedit, so its for windows 32 bit hosts. During 1971 ems released a portable version of the vcs3, the ems synthi a, originally called the portabella, a pun on londons portobello road. This was believed lost until it recently appeared in sound on sound oct 97p190. It was conceived as an affordable modular synthesizer in miniature and was the first portable synthesizer offered on the open market, beating the minimoog by a year. Ems electronic music studios was created in england back in 1969.
Ring modulator, filter, envelope shaper and input amplifiers. A nonlinear digital model of the ems vcs3 voltagecontrolled filter. Electronic music studios first commercial product the vcs3 also known as the putney is a portable synthesizer introduced in 1969. We develop custom interface modules for classic synthesisers made by electronic music studios ems. Ems synthi a, aks modular synthesizer simple sequencer. Commercial exploitation of the schematics, circuits, front panels and software shown on this site, is not permitted without a formal agreement with myself. Synthi v brings you all the experimental excitement of ems legendary. To reset your password, enter the site code, user name and email address associated with your account. 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. Dont forget to read the manual its clear and instructive.
Then, still in pc, there is the mono kxsynthx16 ans polyphonic kxsynth v2x16. The ems synthi a has the same electronics as the vcs 3, but was rehoused in a spartanite briefcase. Your working space is no longer defined by its walls. It was an arcane, unstable, unmanageable and unreliable piece of junk that. Jh synthi clone ive built a clone of the ems synthi a.
Obviously ludwig rehberg preferred to sell his ems clones. More advanced synth diyers design and build their own synthesizers. My aim is to buil an augmented version of the famous ems vcs3, thats why it is called xvcs3 which stands for xtended vcs3. The dk keyboard has a similar finish to the vcs3 and the synthi keyboard is housed in a case matching the synthi a for convenient transporta tion. Ems vcs3 emulation updated buying choices xilslab has announced availability of xils 3 v2. Synthi v completely captures the spirit of the unique analog synth that burst out of. The first ems product was the voltage controlled studio3, better known as the vcs3 or the putney. Electronic music studios ems synthi a vintage synth. Both are excellent, they sound very well and want to emulate the basis of vcs3 but with new features. There arent half as many software emulations of the vcs3 as there are virtual minimoogs, but there. Peter zinovieff founded the ems which first started as an early studio for electronic music, the vcs4 was part of it and later the putney vcs3 was the first product to sell, designed by david cockerell in 1969. A classic analog synth album extensive use of vcs3 synthesizer and some very cool diagrams of vcs3 and synthi on album sleeve.
Features vcs3 crystal oscillator vectron international. Software needs to be written to turn it into a proper sequencer, but its currently working as a 1voctave output 2 octave monophonic keyboard. Ems is best known for its vcs3synthi a synthesizers, but that was just the tip of the iceberg. The electronics were largely designed by david cockerell and the machines distinctive visual appearance was the work of electronic composer tristram cary.
I had the ems synthi aks for 15 years 1981 to 1996 and did fewer things with the ems avs. Ems vcs 3 an initialism for voltage controlled studio with 3 oscillators is a portable analog synthesiser with a flexible semimodular voice architecture, initially made in 1969 by peter zinovieffs ems company the electronics were largely designed by david cockerell and the machines distinctive visual appearance was the work of electronic composer tristram cary. Vcs3 and the synthi a and ax, the dk keyboard and the synthi keyboard. Want to own a vcs3 but dont want to wait 12 years or if you cant wait you could end up paying a five figure sum now, you may have a third choice. A lot of the ems research effort went into developing unique devices used in peter zinovieffs private studio. This includes lm337lm317 regulators and an encapsulated 30va transformer. Even before ems was formed as a company, david cockerell had produced a minicomputer controllable 60channel analogue filteroscillator bank. There are plenty of circuit diagrams around, as well as diy pcb cloner projects, but it really is the soldering hook up work that most of the time goes into.
A guide to ems vcs3 and synthi aaks modifications and servicing. Color may be used to represent different resistor values and therefore varying signal or modulation amounts. We very rarely have these in stock, and having a 45year. The vcs3 was one of their first synths and it is still a great, unique, funky little unit. Logos printed at the consoles front left see photos say v. This synth has been around for a very long time and i use to use it a lot when i was looking for older analog sounds to. View and download ems synthi vcs3 user manual online. People meet, work and study in new ways, inperson and online, and demand an open, agile and technologically smart approach to workspace design. There are three printed circuit boards inside a vcs3 or synthi a, viewed left to right. Ems synthia the synthia is a modular synthesizer, manufactured by electronic music studios in the uk. The aks model pictured below adds a 256step onboard monophonic digital sequencer and a 30note touchplate keyboard activated by the 50.
Kxsynthx16 by kx77free is inspired by the ems vcs3 the putney, close to the famous synthi a and adds some interesting features to it, like a nice modern interface, with a notepad, the ability to change the colour of the background, and especially polyphony, analogue sequencer. Restoration has been completed by our service partner ksr kent spong restorations on 22nd september 2016. Ems synthi range 1969 1979 electronic music studios. Listen to their special showcase program the space between, the. Many people with an interest in electronics and music are now discovering that a synthdiy project is feasible. The vcs3 was created in 1969 by peter zinovieffs ems company. Asc is the central software that elegantly manages all your arturia software licenses. The vcs3 nicknamed the putney is an analog monosynth housed in a distinctive angled wooden case, a truly classic synth. It is possible to find schematics of emslike vcf using diode ladder, they work pretty well but are not the original stuff.
Xils labs xils 3 is a recreation of the ems vcs3, but theres more to it than that much, much more. Mittlerweile gibt es auch einige softwaresynthesizer. But why isnt there still a proper affordable hardware ems vcs3 or ems synthi aks clonereissue. The ems synthi aks is a legendary instrument with an illustrious history. So how about owning an early 1970s mk1 putney one of the most soughtafter synthesizers in the world. The item is a diy kit replacement for the original version. Synthesizer do it yourself, synth diy or sdiy is about creativity, making, modifying, or repairing electronic musical instruments and related equipment yourself.
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