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Subject: Re: [emlsynth] FA (ebay) EML-100

From: "Mike B (digiboy)" <digiboy@...>
Date: 2002-11-09

>
>Maybe. Though in looking at pictures of this Matrix Pump, I truly wonder if
>it was built at the EML factory or if it was rather something which someone
>with access to EML parts whipped up on their own. If I remember (the pics
>arent available now for some reason), the lettering kind of curved around?
>It did NOT look like something a serious company like EML could be
>responsible for as it simply looked goofy. :) Plus, I wonder why it was
>unfinished. Could it possibly be a hoax? Does it really look like it was
>completed in the 70s?


About 3/4 of it is fully functional and creates some very interesting
sounds, especailly when you send output from another EML piece through it.
I suppose it could be a hoax, but to what end?
The front piece is from a blank 101 panel that's been drilled out to fit
the layout of it's controls.
The logo is a little odd looking but the other labeling and design do have
an EML look. Whoever did it, had more than a passing knowledge of EML gear.
According to the fellow I traced it back to, it was an experimental piece
made by an EML employee, possibly to evolve into some specific product.
There's no way to know really, just speculate. Regardless, I enjoy having
it in my arsenal and those sections that do work are downright nifty.

Mike Berman
digiboy@...