Title link takes you to a post on sequencer.de which alludes to this 360 Systems Spectre module as being an Oberheim SEM in disguise. If you know anything about this unit, feel free to comment.BTW, check out sequencer.de for a few other tasty synth posts including the Akai AX60 and Roland S330 editing interface.
Update via retrosynth in the comments:
"It's an SEM along with some really poor pitch to CV tracking and an envelope follower thrown in. There's normally a cable for a hex pickup on the far left but on this unit the cable had been cut. This unit had the CV/gate output jacks switched to CV/gate inputs. Unfortunately the amplitude envelope is modified for input from the envelope follower so it only has an attack control, no decay or sustain. It could easily be fixed though. Pictures of the internals here.
Update via Sequenberheim in the comments:
"I worked there.
It tracked even worse than you say.
It was the SEM module. They had a deal with Oberheim to buy and use them.
They didn't have much for gear archives but they did have the very rare 6 SEM guitar synth there too. It was 6 separate SEM modules with 6 of the pitch glitchers as I called them.
They also made a programable parametric EQ that is very rare. The 360 frequency shifter is a rare one too."
It's an SEM along with some really poor pitch to CV tracking and an envelope follower thrown in. There's normally a cable for a hex pickup on the far left but on this unit the cable had been cut. This unit had the CV/gate output jacks switched to CV/gate inputs. Unfortunately the amplitude envelope is modified for input from the envelope follower so it only has an attack control, no decay or sustain. It could easily be fixed though. Pictures of the internals here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.retrosynth.com/gear/spectre/
BTW: google's blog service is a piece of @#$@#$# - I suggest going back to allowing posts without a blogger account. I shouldn't have to deal with google just to post useful information. Your loss, not mine.
I worked there.
ReplyDeleteIt tracked even worse than you say.
It was the SEM module. They had a deal with Oberheim to buy and use them.
They didn't have much for gear archives but they did have the very rare 6 SEM guitar synth there too. It was 6 separate SEM modules with 6 of the pitch glitchers as I called them.
They also made a programable parametric EQ that is very rare. The 360 frequency shifter is a rare one too.