jimmarchi1's Synth Setup
Dies anyone have a service manual or schematics for this half century old beauty?
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unique enough for Devo
It looks like an Odyssey with a familiar, though less powerful signal flow. But under the hood this thing was made by total nonmusicians from a pure engineering perspective using the then-new IC opamps of the day for EVERYTHING and this gives it a unique sound. Its hard to describe but its hon the inharmonic side of the spectrum with a metallic, bell like quality even when setup to make traditional moog/arp type patches. One of these is in the collection of my best friend at our studio space. I think it would benefit from servicing. One we get around to it I have no doubt I will use the heck out of it because no other subtractive sounds like it. Its completely itself. Built like a tank, I'm sure with regular maintenance you will never have an issue with this synth. Quality 70s USA craftsmanship. You see EML gear working all the time because it was made to survive a war.
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Amazing. What's that big red knob do?
Its external input which has a 2 transistor unbalanced, hi Z microphone preamp so I doubt itll handle a +4 pro level line input stock. I'll probably modify it a bit. I have to try it out but there's bigger issues to solve and it may be too hard for me to fix myself. Theres broken slide pots and they're oddballs.
When I was a kid this was how everything was going to be styled in 2025. You know a device means business when it has a big red panic button in the middle 🔴