monosynth
Articles about monosynth:
This video, Telemark Machinedrum, demos the semi-modular Analogue Solutions Telemark Synthesizer.
The Telemark is a rack mount version of Analogue Solutions’ Semblance monosynth, with the addition of signal patch points. It will run from MIDI or can be sequenced the analogue way.
UK price is £599 exc. tax and VAT.
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The Steelphon S900 Synthesizer
This is a demo of the Steelphon S900 synthesizer, a rare Italian monosynthesizer from the early seventies. If you have any info on the Steelphon S900 synth, leave a comment!
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Filed under: Free Music Software, Software Synthesizers & Samplers, User Reviews, Virtual Instruments, iPods & Portable Media Players
mobilesynth (App Store link) is an open source classic monophonic synthesizer for the iPhone, designed for live performance.
Developers are encouraged to visit the project website and contribute.
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Filed under: Electronic Instruments, Keyboard Synthesizers, Music VideosThe Yamaha CS-05 is a single oscillator monophonic synthesizer, released in 1979, that has been described as “an unremarkable synth”:
It was a one oscillator job with a single ADSR envelope that controlled both the filter and the final amplifier. A simple LFO was provided for modulation and it also had a noise generator for sound effects.
Its saving grace was the multi-mode filter that offered low, band and high pass options which was unusual on a budget synth of the time.
Features:
- 1 VCO with pulse or sawtooth waveforms and noise-gen
- LFO with sine, sawtooth, sample and hold
- 12dB/oct High pass or Low pass; 6dB/oct band-pass
Resources:
- Yamaha CS-05 user manual
- Yamaha CS-05 at Fantasy Jack Palance
- Vintage Synth entry

Analogue Solutions‘ new Leipzig monosynth is new old-school style analog synthesiser, with a fairly classic layout and sound.
You can preview the Leipzig sound below.
Features:
- Pure analogue voice circuitry.
- Fat Moog style filter.
- 2 VCOs with Glide and Sub-VCOs.
- Plenty of modulation routing possibilities.
- Extra tone controls and circuits for more sound variety e.g. LFO, CrossMod.
- Rugged steel construction and ‘vintage’ wood design.
- MIDI In for software sequencer control.
The Leipzig is priced at 549 Pounds (Euro 700) excl. VAT and Delivery.
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