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Analogue music synthesizer, 1970. Front three quarter view. Graduated grey to black background. From a colour
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Analogue music synthesizer, 1970. Front three quarter detail view. Grey background. From a colour transparency in the
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V.C.S. 3 music synthesizer made by Electronic Music Studios, London Limited, London, England, 1970
V.C.S. 3 music synthesizer made by Electronic Music Studios, London Ltd.
Music synthesisers became commercially available in the mid-1960s. Early models were very large and very expensive. The VCS3 - a modular analogue synthesiser made by the British company Electronic Music Studios - was practically portable and much more affordable. Many pioneers of electronic music in the 1970s used the VCS3, including Pink Floyd and Roxy Music.
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V.C.S. 3 music synthesizerDetails
- Category:
- Acoustics
- Object Number:
- 1970-318/1
- Materials:
- electronic components, metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified) and wood (unidentified)
- type:
- music synthesizers
- credit:
- Electronic Music Studios (London) Ltd.
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