VCS3 - Revision history

Martinwguy at 14:50, 15 May 2020

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	=Papers=		=Papers=
	Her sheets of VCS3 settings are in the [[:Category:VCS3 dope sheet]]		Her sheets of VCS3 settings are in the [[:Category:VCS3 dope sheet]]

			=Tapes=
			* [[DD153]] contains some of Delia's VCS3 improvisations

	=Availability=		=Availability=

Martinwguy at 10:57, 4 November 2018

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	{{Thumb\|VCS3 Mark 1}}		{{Thumb\|VCS3 Mark 1}}
			{{Thumb\|Forever Alien album cover\|A VCS3 on the cover of Pete Kember's album ''Forever Alien''}}
	{{Thumb\|EMS LP 1 cover\|VCS3 Synthi}}		{{Thumb\|EMS LP 1 cover\|VCS3 Synthi}}
	{{Thumb\|Richard Yeoman-Clark programming the Delaware\|EMS Synthi 100}}		{{Thumb\|Richard Yeoman-Clark programming the Delaware\|EMS Synthi 100}}

Martinwguy at 14:17, 22 January 2016

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	The [[VCS3]] is an analogue synthesizer which Delia used at [[Unit Delta Plus]] and eventually also at the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]].		The [[VCS3]] is an analogue synthesizer which Delia used at [[Unit Delta Plus]] and eventually also at the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]].

			<BLOCKQUOTE>
			It wasn’t until 1965 that the Workshop bought its first synthesiser from Electronic Musical Instruments (London) Limited, more commonly known as EMS. This was the VCS3, an unassuming little machine consisting of a box with two sloping panels and a plug-in keyboard. Another version, the Synthi A or Suitcase, was similar to the VCS3, but as its name implies, it was built into a suitcase, making it very convenient for Radiophonic talks and demonstrations.
			<BR><BR>
			Although compact, the VCS3 contained three voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs), a ring modulator, a voltage-controlled filter (VCF) that could be made to oscillate, an envelope shaper, reverberation from an an inbuilt spring, a white noise generator and a joystick controller. External devices were accommodated by two controllable audio inputs and outputs, with filters. In addition, a 16 by 16 pin-actuated matrix provided for connections between all of the audio and voltage-control elements.<ref>[http://whitefiles.org/rws/r03.htm ''Voltage Control, 1965-1975: EMS VCS3''] on whitefiles.org</ref>
			</BLOCKQUOTE>

	Delia used at least two models:		Delia used at least two models:

Martinwguy at 03:06, 3 December 2015

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	Delia used at least two models:		Delia used at least two models:
	* she owned a [[VCS3 Synthi]], a beautiful early model with duck egg white coloured panels<ref>Personal communication, 16th March 2012.</ref> which she ultimately gave to [[Pete Kember]]. She used to take it in to the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] until they bought one.		* she owned a [[VCS3 Synthi]], a beautiful early model with duck egg white coloured panels<ref>Personal communication, 16th March 2012.</ref> which she ultimately gave to [[Pete Kember]]. She used to take it to the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] until they bought one.
	* she used the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]]'s gigantic [[EMS Synthi 100]], also known as the [[Delaware]].		* she used the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]]'s gigantic [[EMS Synthi 100]], also known as the [[Delaware]].

Martinwguy: /* Pieces using VCS3 sounds */

2015-12-03T03:04:24Z

Pieces using VCS3 sounds

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	=Pieces using VCS3 sounds=		=Pieces using VCS3 sounds=
	* [[Dance from Noah]]		* [[Dance from Noah]]
	* [[Macbeth]]
	* [[Macbeth (1971)]]		* [[Macbeth (1971)]]
	* [[Orpheus]]		* [[Orpheus]]

Martinwguy at 03:03, 3 December 2015

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	* The original VCS3 synthesizers are still manufactured and sold by [http://www.ems-synthi.demon.co.uk Electronic Music Studios (EMS)]		* The original VCS3 synthesizers are still manufactured and sold by [http://www.ems-synthi.demon.co.uk Electronic Music Studios (EMS)]
	* The EMS Synthi-A VCS3 is emulated by the free VST plugin ''[http://ninecows.dk/cynthia/ Cynthia]''.		* The EMS Synthi-A VCS3 is emulated by the free VST plugin ''[http://ninecows.dk/cynthia/ Cynthia]''.

			=References=
			<references/>

	[[Category:Equipment]]		[[Category:Equipment]]

Martinwguy at 03:02, 3 December 2015

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	Delia used at least two models:		Delia used at least two models:
	* she owned a [[VCS3 Synthi]], which she used to take to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop until they bought one~~, and which she ultimately gave to [[Pete Kember]]~~.		* she owned a [[VCS3 Synthi]], a beautiful early model with duck egg white coloured panels<ref>Personal communication, 16th March 2012.</ref> which she ultimately gave to [[Pete Kember]]. She used to take it in to the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] until they bought one.
	* she used the BBC Radiophonic Workshop's gigantic [[EMS Synthi 100]], also known as the [[Delaware]].		* she used the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]]'s gigantic [[EMS Synthi 100]], also known as the [[Delaware]].

	=Pieces using VCS3 sounds=		=Pieces using VCS3 sounds=

Martinwguy at 02:59, 3 December 2015

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	Delia used at least two models:		Delia used at least two models:
	* she owned a [[VCS3 Synthi]], which she used to take to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop until they bought one, and which she ultimately gave to [[Pete Kember]].		* she owned a [[VCS3 Synthi]], which she used to take to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop until they bought one, and which she ultimately gave to [[Pete Kember]].
	* she used the BBC Radiophonic Workshop's [[EMS Synthi 100]], also known as the [[Delaware]].		* she used the BBC Radiophonic Workshop's gigantic [[EMS Synthi 100]], also known as the [[Delaware]].

	=Pieces using VCS3 sounds=		=Pieces using VCS3 sounds=

Martinwguy at 02:58, 3 December 2015

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	Delia used at least two models:		Delia used at least two models:
	* she owned a [[VCS3 Synthi]], which she used to take to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop until they bought one, and which she ultimately gave ~~as a present~~ to [[Pete Kember]].		* she owned a [[VCS3 Synthi]], which she used to take to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop until they bought one, and which she ultimately gave to [[Pete Kember]].
	* she used the BBC Radiophonic Workshop's [[EMS Synthi 100]], also known as the [[Delaware]].		* she used the BBC Radiophonic Workshop's [[EMS Synthi 100]], also known as the [[Delaware]].

Martinwguy: /* Availability */

2015-05-27T07:51:19Z

Availability

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{{Thumb|VCS3 Mark 1}}
{{Thumb|EMS LP 1 cover|VCS3 Synthi}}
{{Thumb|Richard Yeoman-Clark programming the Delaware|EMS Synthi 100}}

The [[VCS3]] is an analogue synthesizer which Delia used at [[Unit Delta Plus]] and eventually also at the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]].

Delia used at least two models:
* she owned a [[VCS3 Synthi]], which she used to take to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop until they bought one, and which she ultimately gave as a present to [[Pete Kember]].
* she used the BBC Radiophonic Workshop's [[EMS Synthi 100]], also known as the [[Delaware]].

=Pieces using VCS3 sounds=
* [[Dance from Noah]]
* [[Macbeth]]
* [[Macbeth (1971)]]
* [[Orpheus]]
* [[Poets in Prison]]
* All the pieces on the album [[Electrosonic]]
* many more...

=Papers=
Her sheets of VCS3 settings are in the [[:Category:VCS3 dope sheet]]

=Availability=
* The original VCS3 synthesizers are still manufactured and sold by [http://www.ems-synthi.demon.co.uk Electronic Music Studios (EMS)]
* The EMS Synthi-A VCS3 is emulated by the free VST plugin ''[http://ninecows.dk/cynthia/ Cynthia]''.

[[Category:Equipment]]