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A collection of DK Synergy examples found on SoundCloud

DK Synergy Compilation

A series live improvs by D.A.Wilson recorded during major overhauls and restorations of several examples and variants of this amazing family of early FM/Additive 32 oscillator digital synthesizers recently returned to working order at Hideaway Studio. 

Easily one of my all-time favourite vintage digital synths, the DK Synergy was a ground breaking all digital 16-bit 32 oscillator FM / Additive synthesizer and was a direct outgrowth of the 1979 Crumar GDS (sharing the same High Speed Digital Oscillator and Factory Sound Library) both based on the Bell Labs Alles Machine from the late 1970s developed by Hal Alles and sharing some of the original design team members.

1982 Digital Keyboards Synergy II+ Demos

A series of live improvisations by D.A.Wilson recorded in front of some of the myriad of cherished and rare vintage synths returned to life over the past few years in The Lab at Hideaway Studio.

All Recordings are Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio.

The Secret World of Vintage Synths

my現実から逃れる私の世界の楽園

A quick live improvisation marking the first test recording on the reawakening of a rare 1982 DK Synergy II+ (number 1205) additive digital synthesizer following major repairs.   The Synergy was a direct derivative of the famous Alles Machine (aka Alice) developed at Bell Labs, Murray Hill NJ in the late 1970's under license and was very much ahead of its time.

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio, 2014.

Synergy 1205 Awakens

These strings were recorded directly from a 32 year old all digital DK Synergy synth using a 100% synthesis which was recently returned to working order - not a sample in sight!

The DK Synergy was miles ahead of it's time!

DK Synergy Strings - 32 Year Old Digital Synth in Action!

A digital landscape from a 32 year old all digital DK Synergy made with one of the patches from the original factory library... SOT23...  

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio.

DAWilson_Synergenesis_SOT2

A live improv featuring two solo string patches played in unison recorded directly from a 1983 DK Synergy II+, an early additive 32 oscillator digital synthesizer recently returned to working order at Hideaway Studio.  The Synergy is a direct relative of the Crumar GDS and the Bell Labs Synthesizer known as Alles Machine.

These strings are 100% synthesized.. not a sample in sight here - and all the more amazing considering the age of this all-digital beast!

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2014.

1982 DK Synergy II+: SoLo Strings

A test recording made with one of the world's rarest groundbreaking vintage digital synthesizers as it wakes for the first time in many years during major restoration.   The Crumar GDS was built in 1979 and was one of the first commercial all digital polyphonic synthesizers boasting 32 digital oscillators combining FM and Additive Synthesis.  This example was owned by a very famous German electronic musician and one of less than 10 ever built.

The restoration can be followed on my blog at VSE:

http://www.vintagesynth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=77037

1979 General Development System: First Awakenings

A brief live improvisation I recorded using the first voice patch I managed to program into the 1979 Crumar GDS shortly after I undertook the major restoration (previously owned by the late Klaus Schulze) of this extremely rare groundbreaking early digital synthesizer.   It is named in memory of the late Max Mathews who played a major role in developing the software routines and concepts behind key parts of the GDS as well as in many other areas of pioneering computer based music technology.

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson 2014.

1979 General Development System: The Max Factor

A live improvisation by D.A.Wilson shortly following restoration of 1982 Digital Keyboards Synergy number 1032 at Hideaway Studio running in conjunction with the SynHCS host editor on a Kaypro II CP/M computer under HxC disk emulation.  

In this recording you can hear the Synergy's unusual continuously variable random vibrato in action.  The Synergy is an all digital synthesizer with 32 oscillators featuring both FM and additive synthesis.  It is a direct relative of the 1979 Crumar GDS.

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson 2015.

1982 DK Synergy 1032 Awakens: Evolutions

Another test recording from 1982 Synergy II+ number 1032 running under the SynHCS voice editor shortly following a major overhaul and return to operation.   This live improvisation is a demonstration of the potential fluidity of evolving timbres with up to 16 stage loopable envelopes per oscillator.

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2015.

1982 DK Synergy 1032 Awakens: Sloworms

A live improv test recording from 1982 Synclavier II number 880C just after initial wakeup during a major overhaul and conversion to HxC based solid state floppy drive.  This is a 16-voice FM only model which produces 100% synthesized sound ie. it does not rely on sample playback.

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio, 2015.

1982 Synclavier II: Four-Three SoundScape

A live improvisation recorded during the restoration of a 1977 Polymoog 203A at The Lab demonstrating the fluidity of the triple resonator and paraphonic filter sections.

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2015.

1977 Polymoog 203A: Horizon-PM203A

A live improvisation by D.A.Wilson on an extremely rare 1982 Buchla 400-T computer controlled 6-voice hybrid synth (digital "arbitrary" oscillators into analog filters) running MIDAS-III complete with flat pressure sensitive Touch Controller housed in a custom Teak solid wood cabinet awakens during return to operation and overhaul and Lotharek Rev.F HxC virtual floppy disk retrofit at Hideaway Studio.

The touch keyboard was a nightmare to get used and it took a great deal of my concentration to perform this as the pressure-to-pitch modulation was pretty intense on the patch I'd dialled in that day but it certainly resulted in something from the heart.  The highly responsive playing surface opens up some interesting possibilites for expressive patch design and playing!

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2015.

1982 Buchla 400 Awakens: Haute Tension

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A live test improvisation recorded in front of a 1982 Rhodes Chroma analog polysynth after finally springing into life during a particularly arduous debug session to determine the root cause of a failed auto-tuning system during major overhaul at Hideaway Studio. 

Easily one of my favourite vintage polysynths (even over Prophet 5 and OB-X) and one I consider to be extremely underrated - a complex and remarkably flexible 16 oscillator beast with a warm but biting character all of its own!!

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson 2017.

1982 Rhodes (ARP) Chroma: Autotune-ONE

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A supremely rare 1985 Mulogix Slave 32 awakens on the bench in The Lab at Hideaway Studio during repairs to her High Speed Digital Oscillator board. The Slave 32 was the rare rackmount version of the Synergy II+ by Digital Keyboards and was the last incarnation of the 1979 Crumar G.D.S. which utilised the identical High Speed Digital OSC pcb assembly. All of the variants featured pure digital synthesis in 16-bit digital audio which was pretty impressive for mid 1970s technology!

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2018

1985 Mulogix Slave 32: Layered Patch Test

An improvised montage of sounds recorded live from 1938 Hammond Novachord No.346 shortly after partial restoration to working order by vintage synth specialist D.A.Wilson in the UK in 2009.  It is very rare to hear a direct modern recording (non-acoustic through chorus/delay/reverb directly from the generator chassis)of one of these instruments in action as less than 50 remain in known working order.

The Novachord is generally accepted to be world's first commercial all electronic polyphonic instrument featuring dynamics control and specifically designed to emulate timbres beyond those of an organ such as strings, harpsichord and piano.

See more on this extremely rare beast at www.novachord.co.uk

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2009.

1938 Novachord #346: Creepy Montage (87 Year Old Tube Polysynth!)

A live improv by D.A.Wilson played using a composite of two of the original factory patches on a 1982 DK Synergy...

The DK Synergy (and its predecessor, the 1979 Crumar GDS) remains one of my all time favourite vintage digital synths and was many years ahead of its time.

The two patches used in this recording were almost certainly originally developed on the Crumar GDS.

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2020.

1982 DK Synergy: Mysterium Cosmographicum

D.A.Wilson is an Electronic Engineer, Sound Designer & Vintage Synth Specialist with a particular interest in combining vintage tube, classic analog and modern digital technologies working as a synth engineer looking after a very considerable amount of vintage studio equipment for Will Gregory (Goldfrapp / Moog Ensemble) and a number of other internationally celebrated electronic musicians and producers.  Having undertaken several major restorations and produced custom electronic designs for a number of major artists including Jean-Michel Jarre, Dani is also known for fully restoring two out of the world's four remaining 1979 Crumar GDS and partially restoring 1938 Novachord 346 (the only known operational Novachord in the UK) to playable order along with developing and producing the new Elfin family of 8-bit polysynths and the popular MIDI Front Panel Animator (FPA), Filter Defeat Module (FDM) and XD-280 Drive Emulator upgrades for the AKAI S612 sampler.

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