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Farfisa Soundmaker

Classic analog keyboard (1979)

Farfisa soundmaker

"Bulky huge Italian synth with mono and poly section with special string machine part " 

 Main Data 

synth

Company: Farfisa
Model: soundmaker
Class: synthesizer
Keyboard: 61 keys with aftertouch
Dates: 1979    
Country: Italy
Weight: 28  Kg
Dimensions: / mm
Price: 600€

Display: none
Technology: analog
Multitimbric: 2 part 
Oscillator: 2 VCO Saw and Square with hardsync
Filter: 20-20.000 LPF resonant classic MOOG    
Envelope: 2 EGS ADSR type
Effect: glide, sustain, vibrato
Midi: none
CV: none
Memory: 16 songs  / 256 patterns / 3580 measure
PSU: internal
IC: SN 74221 / AY-1-0212  / SGS M110 / 

Rear panel connectors:
- 5 din pedal input
- mono/poli output
- poli outputs
- external line input with gain trimmer




none yet

- No official VST plugin




- No service manual yet / No user manual yet

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 Soundmaker in details 

synth

VOICE Soundmaker can be set to either Mono or poly mode with fixed  split mode:
-Mono section is based on a IC SGS M110 which generates 12 preset sounds and a Freemode which lets you use some basic controls on VCF, LFO and Envelope .
- polymode counts piano/brass presets plus a special string mode (switch 8' 4'' feet octaves)  with volume, cutoff filter and attack segment

MONO

Preset Tuba, Trombone, Trumpet, Sax, Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Piccolo, Violin, Accordion, El Bass, El Guitar)
Polyphonic Preset: Piano, Electric Piano, Honkey Tonk, Brass

Poly

Presets: Piano, Electric Piano, Honkey Tonk, Brass plus special STRING section         

Envelope

Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release for mono section.
 Aftertouch that can be routed to: 
-Mono brilliance
- Mono VCO pitch
- MonoGlide 
-Brass Brilliance 

Fiter

resonante low pass

brochure

Our Verdict 

"Rare machine with very vintage sounds. Strings are not the best compared to a classic Solina. Collectable, but now pricey and may need a big overhaul" 

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CONS

- pricey
- limited 
- heavy
-unrealiable

PROS

-vintage
- aftertouch
- rare

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