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This is a video demo of the very rare ETI 4600 international synthesizer.
The ETI 4600 synthesiser was the brainchild of Trevor Marshall.
Trevor Marshall’s intention was to make available to pop groups a synthesizer that would cost less than the average of around $1,400 (Australian Dollars). The magazine Electronics Today International approached Trevor and featured the design in a number of articles.
Barry Wilkinson of ETI was responsible for the packaging and kitting coordination. It was adapted for Europe by Maplin Electronic Supplies of Rayleigh, Essex who produced full construction details, and were able to supply all the components for the project including PCBs, printed panels and case.
If you’ve used a ETI 4600 International Synthesizer, leave a comment with your thoughts.
Read more about the #TI 4600 at ETI4600Synthesiser.org.uk.
via scienceforce:
This is the ETI 4600 intarnational synthesizer, structure based on Matrix patch panel like EMS VCS-3, AKS.
There are two different ETI 4600 versions: one blackface and the other extremly rare Silver face!
Sounds like Space Odyssey
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I was raised in Rayleigh, Essex and used to frequent the first Maplin shop in Westcliff, in the days when all the staff knew about electronic components and were all very relaxed and helpful. They had a 4600 in the window, but could never be persuaded to switch it on for me to have a play with it. At the time, I just assumed that they knew I wasn't a serious customer, but now I strongly suspect it was just the front panel on an empty box!
Doug, the manager, used to be really helpful and friendly to kids as he recognized a future customer when he saw one. Of course, when he retired and sold up it all changed, and now I buy all my parts from Rapid.
I still have my 4600 silver faced beast.
It has the Fairlight digital scanning keyboard modification as well as the inductors in the EQ section replaced by gyrator circuits.
It is still a great machine with quite a unique sound.