Identifying Eu Systems Modular Synthesizer

Medulla · Post by **Medulla** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:01 am

I found this old modular synthesizer and have no idea what it is or how to obtain the parts necessary to bring it back to life. Has anyone heard of Eu Systems before? My guess is its probably 30-40 years old. Spoke with Roger over at Synthesizers.com and he says he has never seen anything like it before and it must be some DIY project. Roger and I are thinking of doing a trade since I don't know what to do but before I went ahead with the deal I wanted to check here to see what you all thought of "Big Bertha". 4 voice with all the bells and whistles.

Post by **tomorrowstops** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:12 am

that thing looks badass!

Post by **phesago** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:20 am

i feel like you shouldnt trade it away yet. Figure out what to do with it first. Possibly pay rodger at .com to analyze/fix the issues?

Post by **phesago** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:25 am

also email scott at tonetweakers, he might know what it is

Medulla · Post by **Medulla** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:27 am

Here is a link to more detailed pictures

https://imageshack.com/a/yhiq/1

Ill go email scott now. Thanks!

synthparts · Post by **synthparts** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:56 am

That's not a factory assembled E-mu Modular. They looked like this with silver panels -

What it is is someone's home-made modular using E-mu sub-modules... I have a home-made standalone module using one of their filter sub-modules -

Medulla · Post by **Medulla** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:09 am

We have found the answer! Thank you synthparts!

Medulla · Post by **Medulla** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:14 am

Maybe you can help me find the right connection parts? Specifically the odd 36pin and 12pin connections pictured here:

ppg_wavecomputer · Post by **ppg_wavecomputer** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:19 am

Medulla wrote:We have found the answer! [...]

Which is what?

Stephen

GuyaGuy · Post by **GuyaGuy** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:10 am

ppg_wavecomputer wrote:
Medulla wrote:We have found the answer! [...]
Which is what?

Stephen

synthparts wrote:
What it is is someone's home-made modular using E-mu sub-modules... I have a home-made standalone module using one of their filter sub-modules -

Tidda · Post by **Tidda** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:18 am

Eμ Systems is E-mu Systems if you translate the Greek letter.

JJQ · Post by **JJQ** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:27 pm

You should also post this on muffwiggler if you havent.

Dont trade it yet.

Post by **tomorrowstops** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 3:37 pm

There's mention of an 'Eu Oscillator 2200' on page 19 of Allen Strange's Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques and Controls.

The index lists them as: Eu Instruments, 417 Broadway, Santa Cruz, Calif., 95060

Post by **madtheory** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:04 pm

That's some find! Shame the keyboard isn't with it though- that's the part that generates CV in the right way to play it polyphonically.

Walter Ego · Post by **Walter Ego** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:39 pm

Medulla wrote:

It's a coded message from an ancient alien race written out in knobs.

Translated, it says roughly, "Hello Sweety".

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