Category: Synthesizers

  • Microtonal Mathematics by Motorola

    Microtonal Mathematics by Motorola

    Isn’t this thing (pictured below) awesome looking? Part home organ, part accordion, part microtonal super-genius. In early 2018, we relocated our super-rare Motorola Scalatron from the keyboard exhibit hall into our workshop for a quick tweak in advance of our upcoming microtonal summit.  Tim Warneck, our synth tech, tested the four internal power supplies to…

  • A Partial History of the String Machine

    A Partial History of the String Machine

    We’ve been having some fun with ‘string machines’ here at EMEAPP. We recently received a pair of vintage Eminent organs that sparked a conversation about the origin of keyboards that focus on string ensemble-type sounds. Our Eminent 310U Unique and its big sister, the Eminent 310T Theater were the leaders of the pack. They include a…