Maker
Electronic Music Studios
British synthesizer company
Electronic Music Studios (EMS) is a British synthesizer company founded in 1969, known for the portable VCS3 and Synthi A used widely in experimental and progressive music.
Models
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EMS Synthi A
Synthesizer · United Kingdom
The EMS Synthi A, released in 1971, packages the VCS 3's synthesizer and pin-matrix patching into a portable briefcase. Famous for its unpredictable, characterful sound, it became a favorite for experimental electronic music.
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EMS Synthi
United Kingdom
The Synthi family is EMS's line of British synthesizers built around the company's distinctive pin-matrix patching. It includes the portable, briefcase-housed Synthi A and Synthi AKS and the large studio Synthi 100.
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EMS VCS 3
Synthesizer · United Kingdom
The EMS VCS 3, released in 1969, is a compact British modular analog synthesizer that routes signals through a distinctive pin-matrix patch board instead of cords. Portable and idiosyncratic, it was embraced by experimental and progressive musicians and is one of the most iconic early synthesizers.
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EMS Synthi AKS
Synthesizer · United Kingdom
The EMS Synthi AKS is a briefcase synthesizer that adds a built-in touch-sensitive keyboard and a simple sequencer to the Synthi A, combining EMS's pin-matrix synthesis with self-contained performance control.
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EMS Synthi 100
Synthesizer · United Kingdom
The EMS Synthi 100, introduced in 1971, is a very large studio synthesizer that scaled up EMS's matrix-patching design with multiple oscillators, filters, and a digital sequencer. Only a small number were built, mostly for institutional electronic-music studios.
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Synthesizers
Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.
Representative model
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EMS VCS 3
Synthesizer · United Kingdom
The EMS VCS 3, released in 1969, is a compact British modular analog synthesizer that routes signals through a distinctive pin-matrix patch board instead of cords. Portable and idiosyncratic, it was embraced by experimental and progressive musicians and is one of the most iconic early synthesizers.