At 8:26 PM -0800 11/27/2001, Graham Hunter wrote:
>A few years ago I was able to spend an afternoon with a VCS3 and was
>amazed at the huge variety of sounds I could coax from it. Since then
>I've heard them used in various places and the fascination remains.
>
>Then, I heard that EMS is still active and manufacturing both the VCS3
>and Synthi A. Hmmmm, now that I'm no longer a starving student these
>are now within reach... but then my MOTM addiction took hold and I
>realized that I could probably get pretty close with some more modules.
>
>So I'd like to ask the other list members that may have had exposure to
>the VCS3 about the "special" characteristics of this beast. I don't
>think it will be as easier as putting a spring reverb beside a few
>oscillators and filters.
>
>How close do you think an MOTM system can get? Paul will be glad to
>hear that I'd rather send the $2500-$3000 to him to expand my MOTM than
>wait a year for a VCS3 :^)
I've been thinking about the same thing, I saw a performance recently
by Konk Pack, a German/English free improv trio. Their synth player,
Thomas Lehn, used just a Synthi, and did some amazing stuff. I've
thought about putting together a similar portable system.
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