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Summary

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:E-mu_Modular_System" class="extiw" title="w:en:E-mu Modular System">E-mu Modular System</a> (mid 1970s)

This modular synthesizer is one of world first modern polyphonic synthesizer (after historical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Harald_Bode" class="extiw" title="w:en:Harald Bode">Warbo Formant Organ</a> (1937) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Novachord" class="extiw" title="w:en:Novachord">Hammond Novachord</a> (1939-1942)). In 1973, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:E-mu_Systems" class="extiw" title="w:en:E-mu Systems">E-mu Systems</a> independently developed polyphonic synthesizer technology (i.e. note assignment using microprocessor), and it was applied on their E-mu Modular System. In afterwards, this technology was also licensed to other manufacturers, and the results are well known <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Oberheim_polyphonic" class="extiw" title="w:en:Oberheim polyphonic">Oberheim 2/4/8-voices</a> (1975,1977), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Sequential_Circuits_Prophet-5" class="extiw" title="w:en:Sequential Circuits Prophet-5">Sequential Circuits Prophet-5</a> (1977). <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?category=237&subcategory=258&product=11081&nav=introduction">[1]</a>

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Cantos_Music_Foundation" class="extiw" title="w:en:Cantos Music Foundation">Cantos Keyboard and synthesizer museum</a>. Calgary AB.

February 2010.

References

  • <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.matrixsynth.com/2007/07/formula-filter-array-24.html">Formula Filter Array 24</a>. MATRIXSYNTH (July 16, 2007). "Brandon7/16/07, 2:25 PM - That thing looks hot! We have Patrick Gleeson's old E-mu modular here in Calgary AB which is undergoing an overhaul by our technitian right now."

See also category: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Formula_Sound_Multiple_Resonance_Filter_Array_24" title="Category:Formula Sound Multiple Resonance Filter Array 24">Formula Sound Multiple Resonance Filter Array 24‎</a>.

Licensing

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current15:39, 13 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 15:39, 13 January 20171,024 × 768 (904 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:E-mu_Modular_System" class="extiw" title="w:en:E-mu Modular System">E-mu Modular System</a></b> (mid 1970s) </p> <p>This modular synthesizer is one of world first <i>modern polyphonic synthesizer</i> (after historical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Harald_Bode" class="extiw" title="w:en:Harald Bode">Warbo Formant Organ</a> (1937) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Novachord" class="extiw" title="w:en:Novachord">Hammond Novachord</a> (1939-1942)). In 1973, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:E-mu_Systems" class="extiw" title="w:en:E-mu Systems">E-mu Systems</a> independently developed polyphonic synthesizer technology (i.e. note assignment using microprocessor), and it was applied on their E-mu Modular System. In afterwards, this technology was also licensed to other manufacturers, and the results are well known <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Oberheim_polyphonic" class="extiw" title="w:en:Oberheim polyphonic">Oberheim 2/4/8-voices</a> (1975,1977), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Sequential_Circuits_Prophet-5" class="extiw" title="w:en:Sequential Circuits Prophet-5">Sequential Circuits Prophet-5</a> (1977). <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?category=237&subcategory=258&product=11081&nav=introduction">[1]</a> </p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Cantos_Music_Foundation" class="extiw" title="w:en:Cantos Music Foundation">Cantos Keyboard and synthesizer museum</a>. Calgary AB. </p> <p>February 2010. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span></h3> <ul><li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.matrixsynth.com/2007/07/formula-filter-array-24.html">Formula Filter Array 24</a>. <i>MATRIXSYNTH</i> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2007-07-16">July 16, 2007</span>). "<i>Brandon7/16/07, 2:25 PM - That thing looks hot! We have </i>Patrick Gleeson'<i>s old E-mu modular here in Calgary AB which is undergoing an overhaul by our technitian right now.</i>"</li></ul> <p>See also category: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Formula_Sound_Multiple_Resonance_Filter_Array_24" title="Category:Formula Sound Multiple Resonance Filter Array 24">Formula Sound Multiple Resonance Filter Array 24‎</a>. </p>
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