A3
EMS Synthi- 100
Year of manufacture
1971
Production period
12(1971 – 82)
Polyphony
4
Oscillators
12(VCO)
Waveforms
4+1(Variable Sine, -Saw, -Triangle, -Pulse + Noise)
Modulation
3(LFO)
Filters
8(4 Low-pass -12dB/octave + 4 High-pass 18dB/octave)
Keys
122(2 x 61)
Features
12(2 Spring Reverb, 3 Ringmodulators, Sequencer, 2 Joysticks, 2 Patch Matrix, Semi-Modular, Oscilloscope, 3 Slew Limiters, Microtuning, Velocity)
Sound-Memory
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EMS Synthi- 100
The legendary EMS Synthi-100 has become one of the rarest synthesizers. Only 30-40 were produced from the huge device. Most of them are now in private studios, in museums or for quite a lot (!) of money on ebay if you are extremely lucky.
The EMS Synthi-100 is the combination of three VCS3 systems into one massive synthesizer. This results in 12 oscillators and 8 filters. Therefore, the synth in the quartet is virtually the super joker! Even if you are not the lucky owner of an EMS Synthi-100, you win the round if you hold this card in your hand.