INTERFACE MODULES & SPARE PARTS FOR THE
EMS SYNTHI AKS AND VCS3 SYNTHESIZERS
On this website
you can find a
variety of new and interesting modules specially developed to
interface external effects units, control sources, modular
synthesizers, midi sequencers and many others to the classic
EMS
VCS3 (mk1 and mk2), the Synthi A and Synthi AKS synthesizers.
All
units have been developed by myself (though the midi-cv units
use
Marc Bareille's superb midi-cv
boards) and
thoroughly tested on my own VCS3(mk2). I have
20+ years of electronics design and development. I have
access to
several cnc machines for complete high quality front panel
production. All units are hand made to order, built to a high
standard and employ original synthi style control
knobs, jack sockets and panel layouts as well as
carefully
chosen case designs (including the use of afrormosia
hardwood to match the VCS3), to complement a users
existing
Synthi A(KS) or VCS3.
In addition I offer
a spare parts service to owners of EMS gear (mainly Synthi
AKS and VCS3). In the main I can offer custom made cables (keyboard
cables for the Synthi AKS or to connect a DK1/2 keyboard to a VCS3 )
and mains cables. Also I have supplies of the very rare and obselete
semiconductors used in the Synthi, particularly the TAB101 Mullard Ring
Modulator chips, Motorola MFC6070 Reverb tank drivers, GEC PA234
ultra-rare audio power amp IC used in VCS3 mk1 and PMOS memory chips
MM5056 used in the AKS and TKS touch sequencers. Also I can supply all
the obselete transistors, some old Mullard 'tropical fish' capacitors
used in the Filter circuit, germanium power transitors and
various other power transistors used in the main PSU and the KS PSU.
Many of these parts have been
obtained over a period of years scouring the worlds surplus and
obselete electronic part suppliers...some even from the military!
Disclaimer
This website is not affiliated to EMS(Cornwall) which is run
by
Robin Wood. Neither is it related to the website 'www.digitana.co.uk'
'Digitana' was the name given by Peter Zinovieff (one of the
founders of EMS) to the
Synthi 100 prototype.