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	Vintage Synth Explorer - Electronic Music Studios (EMS) VCS3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The VCS3 (nicknamed the Putney) is an analog monosynth housed in a distinctive angled wooden case, a truly classic synth.
		Instead of patch wires, the VCS3 uses a patchbay grid in which the synth components are laid out, and signal routing is accomplished by placing small pins into the appropriate slots.
		Additonally, the VCS3 was also sold in a plastic breif-case and called the Synthi A.
	www.vintagesynth.com /misc/vcs3.shtml (354 words)

	brut smog: The venerable VCS3
		The VCS3 was a standalone instrument; a keyboard was available but was not an integral part of the instrument and often seemed to get in the way of creative patching.
		Perhaps because of its keybapord unfriendliness the VCS3 has sometimes been dismissed as a sound effects or weird noise generator and even by Wendy Carlos as a toy, which misses the point that electronic music was never meant to be about interval and key and all that other well tempered nonsense.
		The matrix patch bay of the VCS3 make this an instrument for electronic composition, the patchbay is in effect the keyboard and a complex patch the score, the time variable being supplied by the rising and falling of the oscillators and envelope signals.
	stormbugblog.blogspot.com /2005/07/venerable-vcs3.html (608 words)

	EMS Synthi Range 1969 - 1979
		The same circuit modules as the VCS3 housed in a different case with a 29 note miniature keyboard, Prototype sold to Yes.
		The same technology as the VCS3, but built into a very large console patched with two 60 x 60 matrix boards, one for the signals and one for control voltages.
		A design study for a follow up to the VCS3 case containing the same boards.This was believed lost until it recently appeared in Sound on Sound Oct 97/p190.
	www.ems-synthi.demon.co.uk /emsprods.html (1133 words)

	Hollow Sun - Cynthia
		Cynthia is a re-creation of the legendary EMS VCS3 and Synthi-A analogue synthesisers.
		The VCS3 / Synthi-A were actually quite modestly spec'd with three oscillators (that could double as audio or low frequency controllers), a filter, a single envelope shaper, a ring modulator, a noise source, a spring reverb and a (sort of) stereo output section.
		What made the VCS3 / Synthi-A unique was the pin matrrix patchboard where literally anything could be connected to anything simply by inserting a pin into the appropriate co-ordinate on the pin board.
	www.hollowsun.com /reaktor/cynthia.html (484 words)

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		Because the VCS3 is modular, this is a far more powerful arrangement than the signal inputs on pre-patched monosynths, allowing you to use an external signal as an extra module, maybe as an audio source, a CV source, or even a Gate.
		The VCS3 was difficult to program but, a year before the appearance of the Minimoog and ARP2600, it brought synthesis within the reach of the public.
		Descendents Of The VCS3 Designed by David Cockerell, the Synthi A was functionally identical to the VCS3, the difference being that it was built into a Spartanite attaché case.
	www.xs4all.nl /~samzen/synth/emshistory.txt (7910 words)

	EMS Modifications
		The main change during the lifetime of the VCS3 and Synthi A was with the introduction of the KS sequencer when the power supply was uprated to provide extra power to the 8-way Keyboard socket.
		The original VCS3 (Putney) had the early power supply and the Synthi VSC3 II and the Synthi AKS had the later.
		VCS3: Mount the Sync level pots (3/8" hole) between the oscillator shape and level pots on a centre between the tops of the "5 lines".
	www.hinton-instruments.co.uk /ems/emsmods.html (3980 words)

	Electronic Musical Instrument 1870 - 1990 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The VCS3 was designed and engineered by David Cockerell, who was responsible for most of the EMS product range.
		The VCS3 had:3 Voltage Controlled Oscillators, a Noise Generator, 2 Input Amplifiers, 1 Ring Modulator,1 Voltage Controlled Low Pass Filter,1 Trapezoid Envelope Generator, a Voltage Controlled Reverberation unit, 2 Stereo Output Amplifiers and a Joystick.
		A VCS3 in a briefcase with a sequencer in the lid.(1971)
	www.obsolete.com /120_years/machines/ems/index.html (273 words)

	Pink Floyd
		We had a VCS3 doing those bass notes, and all that clicking comes off a Fender Precision bass I played, that click clock click clock." The Rototoms - shallow tom toms which are tuned to a distinct note - were difficult to record because they had to be retuned for each chord change.
		This was added by Nick Mason playing along with his bass drum." Waters made a late lyric change when he introduced the phrase "Tired of lying in the sunshine" at the start of the second verse,replacing the earlier live version's "Lying supine in the sun".
		The lead instrument is a VCS3 synthesizer with a very long tape echo, backed by a tremolo guitar, bass, drums, Uni-Vibed guitar, organ and scat guitar.
	pfloyd.51.net /pinkfloyd/oversea_article/article003-5.htm (2655 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Notes for Csound VCS3 / Synthi A Emulator by Steven Cook : stevencook@appleonline.net http://www.appleonline.net/stevencook/csound.html * This is my attempt at a realistic emulation of an EMS VCS3 (or Synthi A, which is the same instrument except fitted into a briefcase).
		Inverting the Trapezoid output is a common modification to the VCS3.
		If I could have done this, it would have been possible to produce a Patch Matrix consisting of a single Patch Pin (which could be duplicated as many times as necessary) with selectable input and output destinations, which would have been simpler and run faster.
	www.csounds.com /cook/csound/VCS3.txt (548 words)

	Keyboard Magazine - EMS VCS3 & Synthi A/AKS
		It didn’t fold over or anything.” By 1971, Cockerell had squeezed his VCS3 electronics into an oversized briefcase, and the Synthi A was born.
		VCS3 comes in an L-shaped hardwood cabinet for tabletop use; Synthi A is in a fl ABS briefcase for portability.
		The VCS3 is better known in the States as the Putney.
	www.keyboardmag.com /story.asp?storyCode=7824 (808 words)

	Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage - In-depth analysis - part TWO
		Intrigued by the new machine, the Floyd went on to procure a scaled down version known as the EMS Synthi A, also known as the "The Portabella," a portable VCS3 in a briefcase.
		Roger explains the creative process: "The VCS3 was a synth that was invented and manufactured by a man named Peter Zinovieff.
		It was just a bank of three or four oscillators that generated sine waves, square waves and saw-tooth wave signals, which you could program through a ring modulator or a series of filters, or an envelope generator in different combinations.
	www.brain-damage.co.uk /live-at-pompeii/in-depth-analysis-part-two.html (1928 words)

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		Subject: Re: EML VCS3 "Putney" I remember an EML synth,it was in an e-music"lab"at the university in Moorhead Minnesota.
		Subject: Re: EML VCS3 "Putney" Bannana plugs are a style of patch cord that are not used too much any more, at least in my experience.
		The Putney was the nickname for the model VCS3 made by EMS not EML another synth manufactuer.
	www.ibiblio.org /emusic-l/back-issues/vol066/issue08.txt (3071 words)

	spare bricks :: pink floyd webzine
		The VCS3 was a portable synthesizer with 3 voltage-controlled oscillators, a noise generator, a ring modulator, and other modules interconnected by means of a matrix patchboard.
		EMS VCS3 Synthesizer Model A Keyboard Sequencer (VCS3 Synthi AKS) (1972-present) A late 'suitcase' version of the VCS3 with attached sequencer and keyboard, the Synthi AKS had the same specifications as the Synthi A, but it also included a blue capacitive touch-sensitive miniature keyboard and an integrated sequencer.
		It is believed that the parts that were originally recorded with a VCS3 for the studio version of "Welcome to the Machine" were recreated with the Minimoog on the '77 tour, and that Rick did not actually carry a VCS3 on tour in 1977.
	sparebricks.fika.org /sbzine28/features.html (9452 words)

	EMS Synthesisers
		The VCS3 was designed and engineered by David Cockerell, who was responsible for most of the EMS product range.
		The VCS3 had:3 Voltage Controlled Oscillators, a Noise Generator, 2 Input Amplifiers, 1 Ring Modulator,1 Voltage Controlled Low Pass Filter,1 Trapezoid Envelope Generator, a Voltage Controlled Reverberation unit, 2 Stereo Output Amplifiers and a Joystick.
		A VCS3 in a briefcase with a sequencer in the lid.(1971)
	www.keyboardmuseum.org /pre60/1960/ems.html (273 words)

	EMS VCS 3 Information
		The VCS 3 has three Oscillators, a Noise Generator, two Input Amplifiers, a Ring Modulator, an 18db Voltage Controlled Low Pass Filter (VCF), a Trapezoid Envelope Generator, Joy-Stick Controller, Voltage Controlled Spring Reverb unit and 2 Stereo Output Amplifiers.
		Unlike most modular synthesiser systems which use cables to link components together, the VCS3 uses a distinctive patch board matrix into which pins are inserted in order to connect its components together.
		The VCS 3 was quite popular among the progressive rock bands of the day and was used on recordings by Hawkwind, Brian Eno (when he was with Roxy Music), The Who, and Todd Rundgren, among many others.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/EMS_VCS_3 (329 words)

	Synthesizer Image Gallery - Moogulatorium - EMS VCS3 the putney modular synthesizer
		Damage to the VCS3 will almost certainly result unless the fault is only momentary.
		This socket is connected to Row A, and therefore sees any output connected to the Meter.
		I should not talk about the Synthi 100, that had 12 OSCs like the VCS3 had, 8 filters and a very biiig matrix..
	www.sequencer.de /moogulatorium/ems_synthi.html (1495 words)

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		The AKS is a plastic briefcase unit (sometimes called the Porabella) and the VCS3 is a teak wood trimmed l-shaped desk unit (sometimes called a Putney after the factory location at the time).
		The Synthi A and VCS3 are electronically identical, but housed in different ways to suit different applications.
		Older models of VCS3 or Synthi A (no PrestoPatch, no etched white lines on patchboard, and other details) are suitable for immediate operation with DK1, but must be modified for the KS.
	machines.hyperreal.org /manufacturers/EMS/info/ems.info.txt (3525 words)

	Ladytron (song) Information
		The English band Ladytron took their name from this song.
		The song has distinctive instrumentation, including an oboe solo, liberal use of the mellotron's famous "three violins" tape set, and much processing of the other instruments by Brian Eno via his EMS VCS3 synthesizer and tape echo.
		The sound in the start of the song was created by Brian Eno, after Bryan Ferry asked him to produce something reminiscant of the Lunar Landing.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Ladytron_(song) (136 words)

	MUSICAL MATRICES
		As you will have gathered, you can't treat a VCS3 like a conventional synthesizer, and you certainly can't sit down at a DK1 keyboard and just start to play.
		Of these, I would urge anybody with a VCS3 to pay for the stabilisation modification for all three oscillators.
		its because the VCS3 has four quarter inch inputs on the rear panel -- two for microphones, two for line level signals -- routed to the Channel one and Channel two rows on the patch matrix.
	www.soundonsound.com /sos/nov00/articles/retrozone.htm (4294 words)

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		The wooden case on the VCS3 is really pretty to look at..and gives the synth its unique styling.
		On the VCS3 there are three main circuit boards (labelled A-C) which contain all the circuits corresponding to the various modules.
		I had some experience in the oscillator design on the VCS3 as I had already built them in my synthi A clone.
	monopole.ph.qmw.ac.uk /~thomas/synthdiy/vcs3project.htm (2308 words)

	M.E.M.E. Gathering 050998
		We ended the music making section of the meeting by performing a rhythmic jam, clocking all three synthesizer setups with a Roland 606 (previously programmed by Darwin).
		Complementing the Serge equipment, Grant brought along some of his Wiard modules and a VCS3.
		We ended the festivities by experimenting with an EMS pitch follower to see if we could get the VCS3 to track the shakuhachi and a soprano saxophone.
	mlswebworks.com /meme/gatherings/g050998.html (264 words)

	Aphex Twin
		It is loosely based on 3 VCS3 systems combined into one major synth.
		However, the Synthi 100 does not have the same sort of filtering as the VCS3 and/or A/AKS.
		Additonally, the VCS3 was also sold in a plastic breif-case and called the Synthi A. The major Synthi 100 system was based on three VCS3's strung together.
	styleanddesign.tripod.com /artistinsturment/id1.html (2406 words)

	Music And Technology Message Board - VCS3 (aka The Putney) Synthesizer
		VCS3 (aka The Putney) Synthesizer (Read 260 times)
		I've recently become interested in early synthesizers dating back to the early to late 70's and am very interested in the VCS3 Synthesizer.
		I read somewhere David Bowie just got has hands on a VCS3 for a pretty hefty sum.
	www.music-tech.com /cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1036141311 (177 words)

	VCS3-cloning
		This provisional page is dedicated to the building of a clone of the famous EMS VCS3 synthesizer.
		Because I had no VCS3 at hand I had to recreate this panel completely from scratch.
		Once again, I had no VCS3 at hand, thus I had to figure out the dimensions of the cabinet.
	yusynth.net /VCS3/index.html (960 words)

	Switched on
		Equipment in the studio includes, from left to right Thorens 120D turntable, the Cardiff sequencer, EMS Synthi A, Lux tuner and amplifier, the EMS VCS3 and VCS1 in the centre, Cricklewood keyboard controller, two Revox 2 track machines and the EMS Synthi Hi-Fli (formerly Sound Freak).
		The patch matrix allows the user to determine the path of the control voltage signal through the various effects of the synthesiser.
		Other instruments in the photograph include the Cardiff sequencer under Don's left elbow, the VCS3 in the centre and Minimoog model D with the Cricklewood keyboard controller.
	archive.amol.org.au /guide/stories/switched_on/index.asp (992 words)

	Switched on
		Equipment in the studio includes, from left to right Thorens 120D turntable, the Cardiff sequencer, EMS Synthi A, Lux tuner and amplifier, the EMS VCS3 and VCS1 in the centre, Cricklewood keyboard controller, two Revox 2 track machines and the EMS Synthi Hi-Fli (formerly Sound Freak).
		The patch matrix allows the user to determine the path of the control voltage signal through the various effects of the synthesiser.
		Other instruments in the photograph include the Cardiff sequencer under Don's left elbow, the VCS3 in the centre and Minimoog model D with the Cricklewood keyboard controller.
	www.amol.org.au /guide/stories/switched_on/index.asp (992 words)

	PSW Recording Forums: Dave Hecht - Master Tech => Who can modify a VCS3 to accept CV?
		I'm blessed with an EMS VCS3 "The Putney" Mk I in great shape but can't help thinking that if I could hook it up to a MIDI->CV interface I'd be using it a whole lot more than merely for therapy.
		I understand someone has to modify the VCS3 for this to be possible, and then there's the issue with the non standard voltage to frequency ratio.
		The High level inputs can be used for CV too, just need to add a 100K resistor to the jack lead.
	recforums.prosoundweb.com /index.php/m/197979/0 (1133 words)

	VLBA Calibrator Survey 3 (VCS3)
		The positions were derived from astrometric analysis of the group delays determined at 2.3 and 8.6 GHz frequency bands using the Calc/Solve software package.
		The VCS3 catalogue of source positions, plots of correlated flux density versus the length of projected baseline, contour plots and fits files of naturally weighted CLEAN images as well as calibrated visibility function files are available at this page.
		Petrov, Y.Y. Kovalev, E. Fomalont, D. Gordon "The Third VLBA Calibrator Survey - VCS3", Astronomical Journal, vol.
	gemini.gsfc.nasa.gov /vcs3 (267 words)

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