Vintage 1977 POLLARD SYNDRUM QUAD MODEL 478 4-PAD Analog Drum Synth SN 208

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"This amazing analog drum synthesizer comes with the following components;

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Syndrum vintage 80's analog drum synthesizer

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"Here is the Grand Daddy of all electronic drums, the Syndrum. I love the syndrum because of its quality of sound and it looks like a real drum. It has a great "real" feel that will fit right in with your acoustic drum set and can easily be attached to existing drum hardware.

This vintage made in the USA analog drum synthesizer will rattle your windows with its sub sonic lows, make the famous laser sound that you heard on many disco songs in the 70's, plus much more. These are hard to come across and were used by open minded musicians in the 70's like Frank Zappa, Keith Moon, Queen, etc. I am including a pair of drum sticks so you can get started right out of the box. Everything functions as it should. The syndrum includes its original power supply, box, and a syndrum catalog. THe syndrum catalog has a rip in the front cover, but all pages are intact and it shows all the cool gear that was available from syndrum at the time and the artist that were using it. The original box looks like a thirty year old box but works. And the syndrum is in great condition with a small amount of wear on the drum head from normal use."

Pollard Syndrum Model 178 Analog Drum Synth, Drum Pad, and CV Pedal

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This is the one featured in the demos posted here.

"The "Snare 1" preset setting in the "Snare" section does not seem to work. This is not a problem as you can create the same "Snare 1" preset sound with a low Snare "Sustain" setting. The "Snare 1" setting is a preset short sustain, whereas the "Snare 2" setting allows you to set a custom snare/noise length. Please see the YouTube links to see how the Snare section and Snare Sustain control work.

The Syndrum Model 178 is a single voice analog drum synth that is triggered by hitting the Syndrum mesh drumhead trigger. The drum synth sound/tone and modulation is adjusted manually to create different types of drum synth sounds. The Syndrum is capable of creating kick, tom, special effects, and best known for its decending “Dooooooooooo” sound (think disco toms or space drums). The Vibrato/Modulation section can be used to created vibrato effects as well as ring-modulation when the rate is set to higher values.

Here is what is included with this auction:

Syndrum Model 178 Drum Synth
8” Mesh Syndrum Drum Head Trigger
Syndrum Drum Head Trigger Key (plastic padel)
Syndrum CV & On/Off Footswitch
22VDC Power Adapter (included)
1/4" Output Cable
1/4" CV Footswitch Cable"

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Pollard Syndrum 178 demonstration, electronic drum, analog synth

Published on Jan 12, 2016 Carl Wiedemann

"A demonstration of some of the sound capabilities of the Pollard Syndrum 178 electronic drum module, analog synthesizer. This also presents some of the slider and switch issues with this particular unit. The full array of sounds are accessible, but some of the sliders and switches are a bit glitchy. These were manufactured by Pollard in the late '70s. I'm selling this particular unit on Ebay (January 2016). These units were used by many pop/rock musicians in the early '80s. The Cars drummer David Robinson had two Syndrum Quads and eight Syndrum pads can be seen (along with the self-contained Synare pads) in his drum array in videos of live performances."

Classic Pac-Man at 4:18.

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"Vintage Pollard Syndrum (circa 1978) analog synthesizer, electronic drum module with original pad and (non-original) 22 volt power supply. The unit is generating the full array of sounds (as compared to the two others that I have). The switch for the snare (noise generator) is a bit ornery and it sometimes takes several tries to turn it on or off. The sustain slider for the noise generator is not adjustable (it generates one short burst). This seems to be an issue with these units (I have another Syndrum with the same slider issue and another that won’t generate sound in the #1 position). The sustain slider seems a bit ornery in the low position and it’s difficult to adjust shorter duration sounds. Also: the tune switch audibly crackles when positions are changed. That being said: it is generating the full array of expected sounds. Given the slider issues it may be best used for sampling and recording rather than live performance. The module can be triggered with most drum pads or other external sound device via a quarter inch audio cable. There is quite a bit of cosmetic distress on the exterior of the module, including spots of rust. Most of the slider caps are missing. I’ve posted a video on YouTube which demonstrates the great array of sounds this unit can generate as well as presenting some of the slider and switch issues."

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Syndrum Quad with the WORKS

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"Syndrum Quad with original power supply. 4 Syndrum drum pads with rare blue drum heads and the original cable. 2 clear plastic Syndrum drum pad attachments. Syndrum original expression pedal with cable. Original manual and pad of blank settings sheets for you to fill out and remember your settings. 1 Road case on wheels. 2 stands to hold 2 pads each..." Be sure to read the full listing.

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Vintage 70s Pollard Syndrum Quad

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YouTube Published on Jul 18, 2012 by cityexplodesbeef


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"Up for sale is a very rare Pollard Syndrum Quad w/ Original Pedal and Drum Pads. The Synthesizer and pads both work great. All channels are working great except the "Snare 1" setting on each channel is inaudible. The "Snare 1" is supposed to be a quieter, shorter snare than "Snare 2." "Snare 2" works great on each channel and is controlled by the sustain slider underneath of it. The Quad is also in great cosmetic condition, with only minor paint chips here and there. See pics for details. The slider caps have all been replaced with Arp-style rubber ones. (the original slider caps fell off a long time ago.) Included in this auction is:

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Pollard Syndrum

YouTube Uploaded by drivemyrocket on Aug 19, 2011

"Pollard Syndrum being triggered from an external source."

Pollard Syndrum - 2

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"Pollard Syndrum being triggered by drum head."

Syndrum CM Analog Drum Synth SN 02683 with Original Box & Original Price Sticker

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"This is a super rare Syndrum CM drum synthesizer. Serial #2685. Comes with the original Syndrum box and original adapter!
A drum synth with sustain, sweep, tune and volume control.
The Syndrum is in good working condition. A couple of the pots can be just a little bit scratchy sometimes. (nothing major, I'm sure it can be solved with some cleaning if it bothers you)

Cosmetically, there are signs of wear here and there. The mesh has some stains(see photo).
The box itself has wear. ( it is 35 years old...). It still holds the 1980 price tag...
Overall in nice vintage condition."

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Syndrum: The Electronic Drum

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"A short documentary about the history of the Syndrum, the world's first commercially produced electronic drum, commemorating the release the release of the MRB Syndrum and poly Syndrum modules for the Cherry Audio Voltage Modular platform"

Syndrum CM

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"The Syndrum analog drum synthesizer was developed by Joe Pollard and Mark Barton back in the 1970's. Eventually their company Pollard Inc. gave way to Research Development Systems, Inc. who manufactured the Syndrum CM.

Although the Syndrum is capable of many different sounds, the one that caught on was that descending "dooooooom" as heard on "Poor Pitiful Me" by Linda Rondstat and "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty. I used it to create my own custom Kick and Tom drum samples which I used separately or mixed in to augment the sound of real drums."

Vintage SYNDRUM CM MESH HEAD

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"SYNDRUM CM Analog Drum Synthesizer, these were developed by Joe Pollard(a drummer for the Beach Boys and Grass Roots) and Mark Barton back in 1976. This single drum Mesh Head is capable of many different sounds, very popular with many professional drummers of that era. I've owned this drum head back in the late 70's and it's been in storage for about 30+ years, it's time for me to let it go. The SYNDRUM CM was working fine back then so i'm sure it's still working. I would test it but i can't find the power supply / cords so this is being sold without. These are rare, you don't see many of these for sale..."

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#onedrumcomputeraday Drum Synth Videos

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Playlist:
1. toyo gakki ult sound ds-2

quirky little 70's drum synth made in japan

2. pollard syndrum twin

the pollard syndrum was one of the first commercially available electronic drums. this is the syndrum twin, sometimes called the twindrum - a beautiful drum synthesizer (brain) from 1976 which was part of an electronic drum kit. joe pollard was a session drummer working for the beach boys and other bands.

3. honky tonk music klone kit

sound demo of the quirky klone kit control module. made in the uk 1983 it was a cheap 5 voice alternative to other popular but expensive e-drum solutions of that time. all channels are identical except the snare channel which offers noise. the sound is very limited - followed up by the more flexible klone kit 2. since there's no demo of version 1 I decided to shoot a quick video with proper audio. retail was 299 ukp.

4. elka drumstar 64 (no talking hq audio)

quick demo of all preset patterns from this funky little Italian 80s drum machine.

5. electro harmonix rhythm 12

a short video about the lovely little electro harmonix rhythm 12 vintage analog drum machine from 1976. made in the uk by soundtech and licensed to electro harmonix.

6. rsf sd140 sampling drum machine

I finally managed to shoot a quick video on this super rare french sampling drum machine from 1986 - one of my absolute favorite drum machine of all times :)

7. böhm digital drums m. "digi-rocky" drummachine (no talking hq audio)

audio demo (hq) of all preset patterns (+fills) on this tiny forgotten digital 80s böhm drumbox.

8. electro harmonix drm16 drummachine (no talking hq audio)

short (hq) audio demo of this funky little drumbox from the late 70's

9. soundmaster sd-3 "disco beat" drummachine (no talking hq audio)

quick audio demo of this funky little japanese "stomp box" style disco drum machine from the late 70s.

10. pearl dr-x1

from time to time i have to sell something to make a little room for new stuff ;) so I decided to let this beautiful pearl dr-x 1 go and had to do a quick video before it left my dungeon - I hope you like it, had fun to re-listen and doing a few samples - best, steve

11. lel psr and radel electronic tabla

#onedrumcomputeraday is having a look at the worst digital drum machine ever (?) the russian lel psr in a double feature with the odd indian radel electronic tabla - also featured in a little deconstruction of the arctic sunrise song "forever yours".

12. uno drum - anthology drum libraries

very first & early look at the new & fresh libraries for the ik multimedia uno drum

13. icon design dsm200

last look at my the super rare 80‘s drum synth of icon design ... this one unfortunately had to go 😪 so I decided to create some footage for the world wide web before it's gone ...

14. twisted electrons deton8

checking out the little french 8bit drum machine from twisted electrons

15. dynacord percuter s

a little rough demo of the dynacord percuter s drum module (ca.1985) - including audio demos

16. bme rattlesnake

little jam on the rare bme rattlesnake analog drummachine (ca. 1982)

17. viscount r64s

Pollard Syndrum 178 Analog Drum Synthesizer With Original Trigger Pad SN 1977

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"Pollard Syndrum 178 Analog Drum Synthesizer With Syndrum Trigger in very good condition. This includes the console, original trigger pad, with the original mesh head and the power supply, which has been repaired (see pic). The unit was tested and appears to be in good working order!

Some of the plastic slider caps are missing, but the sliders appear to work fine. There are some minor surface scratches."

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Synth Quest Episode 4 | Pollard Syndrum

Published on Jan 25, 2019 madFame

"In this episode of Synth Quest we take a look at the Pollard Syndrum. This video is the most in-depth, high-quality demo of the Pollard Syndrum on the internet, I hope you enjoy it!

I rescue and repair unwanted synths and drum machines and put them back into service, making music as they were intended. In this video series I present some of the history and sounds of the various synths and drum machines here in my studio.

If you have any unwanted synths and drum machines that you would like to contribute to Synth Quest, you can email me at madfame@madfame.com

If you would like to support this channel and the production of future episodes you can consider joining my other patrons at: https://www.patreon.com/madfame"

SYNDRUM CLONE 2

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SYNDRUM CLONE

Pollard Syndrum Quad Pads

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"Syndrum Quad By Pollard Industries.

Four analog synths in one box, triggered by four drum pads. The synths have a noise generator with sustain for snare and long noise effects, like crashing, separate volume control, tone sustain, tone sweep (up, down or off), tuning (course, fine and waveform shape), and vibrato control (spread, waveform and range).

The outputs on the back include seperate outs for the four pads, mixed outs for pads 1 & 2 and 3 & 4, and a seperate mixed output for all four pads (XLR & 1/4 inch).

There is an input for the footswitch that controls some of the parameters of the pad chosen."

Syndrum Quad Vintage Analog Drum Machine

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"Syndrum Quad with custom wood sides... Included is a really long (I think it's 15 or 20 ft) breakout cable in order to trigger the 4 modules. It was wired into my patchbay so you will just need to add 1/4" connectors to the 4 ends. I had it custom made because the original trigger cable was short and always got tangled."

SN 1191

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Pollard Syndrum Quad

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"As you probably know, this is a very rare piece of kit. The Quad is king of all the Pollard Syndrums. Made famous by the Cars, Bozio, Porcaro, Queen, Little River Band. You can’t get this tone anywhere else.

This synth was owned by David Eagle who recorded and toured a lot in 80’s, 90’s, 00’s. His previous ownership of this unit is evidenced by a sticker on the bottom of the unit. It has been in a foam case for quite some years.

The Syndrum Quad was clearly of high build quality. The circuitry is fully discrete, putting it at a level that Moog and ARP were at the time."

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Retro Drum - Vintage Drum Synth Demos

Published on Aug 16, 2019 Retro Drum

"Audio output recorded directly to an audio interface without the use of EQ or Dynamics processing. Audio uploaded to YouTube 24-bit/96kHz uncompressed."

Simmons SDS, Dyncacord Percutter Crum Computer, Syndrum Model 178, Syndrum CM Analog Drum Synth & Electro Harmonix Space Drum.

SYNDRUM QUAD Analog Drum Synth

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"This is the one-of-a-kind Syndrum Quad, the hard-to-find first electronic drum made famous by the likes of David Robinson of The Cars, Terry Bozzio, Roger Taylor of Queen and many others. If you've found this, you know what this is and the unique sounds it makes that you can't find anywhere else. The Quad was the most famous of the Syndrums models.

This piece of electronic drum history has recently been tested and works perfectly. As you'll see from the photos, the pads show foam on them from being in storage the last 20 years. I chose not to clean them up after testing the rig, I will leave that to the new owner. Some of the sliders are missing their caps, but this doesn't affect their function. Because the pads use a typical 1/4-inch plug, you could use different pads if you choose, such as Roland PD-8s.

This rig also includes the Pollard Foot Pedal."

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