--- In AN1x-list@y..., terryfunken@a... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 24/7/02 9:14:14 am, sidstation@h... writes:
>
> >hi,
> >i like the droid. i thought about droid to make my litlle friend;)
> >what is the ems vcs3? never heard of it. is there a webpage of it ?
> >
> >-phonophobie
> >
> NEVER HEARD OF THE VCS3?!?!?!?!- Christ- the kids of today LOL!!
> Well it was designed in 1965 by David Cockrell (The man behind
Akai's most
> sucessful Sampler range- S-900/950/1000/1100). Electronic Music
Studios- or
> EMS for short- were (and still are) Britain's most sucessful
synthesiser
> manufacturers. It was that synth which was resposible for pretty
much all the
> BBC's Radiophonic material all the way through the 60's, 70's and
80's.
>
> Basically the EMS VCS3 is a small modular synthesiser, but instead
of
> patchcords, it had a 16x16 pinboard matrix- meaning you could do
totally
> crazy patches- making sounds that would literally take your head
right off!
> The basic machine had NO KEYBOARD, but a Joystick instead- Past
masters
> include; Pierre Henry, Brian Eno, Pink Floyd, Delia Derbyshire/
David
> Vorhaus- White Noise, Faust, Kraftwerk, Jean Michel Jarre, Tangerine
Dream,
> and later, Sonic Boom, Howie B, Coldcut, Stereolab, Aphex Twin, Atom
Heart
> and hundreds more!
>
> check out;
>
> http://www.vintagesynth.org/misc/vcs3.shtml
>
> Alternatively just put EMS VCS3 into the search engine!!
>
> IMO this is how ALL synths should be made- and as soon as I have 2
grand to
> burn, I will buy one of these beauties!!
>
> Tom :-)
hi tom,
sorry i doesn´t realized ems - Electronic Music Studios UK- it was a
little bit early . and was not realy awake;) i thought you were
talking about a new synth. however i have to say that i am not realy
such a synthexpert..eheh :) i checked the vcs3 now, and even how it
looks makes me very curious! is the price still t