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EMS Synthi A

Synthesizer model

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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Category

  • Technical line drawing of Synthesizers

    Synthesizers

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

Made by

  • 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.

Part of family

  • 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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