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EMS Synthi

Family of EMS synthesizers

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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  • Technical line drawing of Synthesizers

    Synthesizers

    Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.

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  • Electronic Music Studios

    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.

Family models

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Technical line drawing of EMS Synthi 100

    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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