I think there was some relationship between Ionic and EMS. I read somewhere that
Ionic distributed or purchased most of the EMS synths in the US for awhile. The
Performer certainly had a resemblance to the Synthi's. I think it had 4 oscillators
with the same verner dials and variable waveshapes as EMS. I believe it even had
"trapezoid" controls on the EGs. I ∗do∗ recall the Performer had tuning stability
that was about as good as an EMS synth! [Shudder.]
Eric
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davevosh@... wrote:
> In a message dated 00-02-29 18:56:29 EST, you write:
>
> << ctually, the first synth I ever played had matrix "pushbuttons"; anybody
> ever
> played an Ionic Performer? >>
>
>
>
> eric,
> i never actually saw one of those but i remember their literature from my
> earlier days of synthing. wasn`t it a copy of a vcs3 with buttons instead of
> pin matrix ? i remember thinking it was some sort of "rip off" or clone.
> as for notating patches, i use my faulty memory to try and recall setups that
> i liked. the patches are never the same way twice, it seems, but new ideas
> always seem to develop.
> best,
> dave
>
>
>
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