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iVCS3
Official EMS VCS3 emulator
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iVCS3
Official EMS VCS3 emulator
The VCS3 was created in 1969 by Peter Zinovieff's EMS company. The electronics were largely designed by David Cockerell and the machine's distinctive visual appearance was the work of electronic composer Tristram Cary. The VCS3 was more or less the first portable commercially available synthesizer—portable in the sense that the VCS 3 was housed entirely in a small, wooden case.
The VCS3 was quite popular among progressive rock bands and was used on recordings by The Alan Parsons Project, Jean Michel Jarre, Hawkwind, Brian Eno (with Roxy Music), King Crimson, The Who, Gong, and Pink Floyd, among many others. Well-known examples of its use are on The Who track "Won't Get Fooled Again" (as an external sound processor, in this case with Pete Townshend running the signal of a Lowrey Organ through the VCS3's filter and low frequency oscillators) on Who's Next. Pink Floyd's "On the Run" (from The Dark Side of the Moon) made use of its oscillators, filter and noise generator, as well as the sequencer. Their song Welcome to the Machine also used the VCS3. The bassy throb at the beginning of the recording formed the foundation of the song, with the other parts being recorded in response. The VCS3 was also a staple at the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop, and was a regular (and most frightening) sound generator for the Dr Who TV series. Many fo the monsters and atmoshere;s created for the show came directly from the VCS3.
Description
The VCS3 has three oscillators (in reality, the first 2 oscillators are normal oscillators and the 3rd an LFO or Low Frequency Oscillator), a noise generator, two input amplifiers, a ring modulator, a 18dB/octave (pre-1974) or 24dB/octave (after 1974) voltage controlled low pass filter (VCF), a trapezoid envelope generator, joy-stick controller, voltage controlled spring reverb unit and 2 stereo output amplifiers. Unlike most modular synthesizer systems which use cables to link components together, the VCS3 uses a distinctive patch board matrix into which pins are inserted in order to connect its components together.
Keyboards controller
DK1 keyboard controller
Although the VCS3 is often used for generating sound effects due to lack of built-in keyboard, there were external keyboard controllers for melodic play. The DK1 in 1969 was an early velocity sensitive monophonic keyboard for VCS3 with an extra VCO and VCA. Later it was extended for duophonic play, as DK2, in 1972. Also in 1972, Synthi AKS was released, and its digital sequencer with a touch-sensitive flat keyboard, KS sequencer, and its mechanical keyboard version, DKS, were also released.
(See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCS3)
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Official EMS VCS3 emulator
The VCS3 was created in 1969 by Peter Zinovieff's EMS company. The electronics were largely designed by David Cockerell and the machine's distinctive visual appearance was the work of electronic composer Tristram Cary. The VCS3 was more or less the first portable commercially available synthesizer—portable in the sense that the VCS 3 was housed entirely in a small, wooden case.
The VCS3 was quite popular among progressive rock bands and was used on recordings by The Alan Parsons Project, Jean Michel Jarre, Hawkwind, Brian Eno (with Roxy Music), King Crimson, The Who, Gong, and Pink Floyd, among many others. Well-known examples of its use are on The Who track "Won't Get Fooled Again" (as an external sound processor, in this case with Pete Townshend running the signal of a Lowrey Organ through the VCS3's filter and low frequency oscillators) on Who's Next. Pink Floyd's "On the Run" (from The Dark Side of the Moon) made use of its oscillators, filter and noise generator, as well as the sequencer. Their song Welcome to the Machine also used the VCS3. The bassy throb at the beginning of the recording formed the foundation of the song, with the other parts being recorded in response. The VCS3 was also a staple at the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop, and was a regular (and most frightening) sound generator for the Dr Who TV series. Many fo the monsters and atmoshere;s created for the show came directly from the VCS3.
Description
The VCS3 has three oscillators (in reality, the first 2 oscillators are normal oscillators and the 3rd an LFO or Low Frequency Oscillator), a noise generator, two input amplifiers, a ring modulator, a 18dB/octave (pre-1974) or 24dB/octave (after 1974) voltage controlled low pass filter (VCF), a trapezoid envelope generator, joy-stick controller, voltage controlled spring reverb unit and 2 stereo output amplifiers. Unlike most modular synthesizer systems which use cables to link components together, the VCS3 uses a distinctive patch board matrix into which pins are inserted in order to connect its components together.
Keyboards controller
DK1 keyboard controller
Although the VCS3 is often used for generating sound effects due to lack of built-in keyboard, there were external keyboard controllers for melodic play. The DK1 in 1969 was an early velocity sensitive monophonic keyboard for VCS3 with an extra VCO and VCA. Later it was extended for duophonic play, as DK2, in 1972. Also in 1972, Synthi AKS was released, and its digital sequencer with a touch-sensitive flat keyboard, KS sequencer, and its mechanical keyboard version, DKS, were also released.
(See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCS3)
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Best sounding synth on iOS
Beautiful. 100% kudos to the coder and some of the sound designer like JEC. Recommended.
Good
Great app Delia Derbyshire not getting a mention in the description , not so great .....
The Best iOS Synth
Simply the best iOS synth. Would love an original but who has that kind of dosh? Still the soft synth version has features the original hasn’t.
A worthy homage to the original
I’ve used a vcs3 - of course they have a unique quality that will never be modelled digitally - but this is a truly marvellous synth in its own right. Great to see someone creating an app in the spirit of the analog pioneers and not lazily bashing out yet another pre-set clone. This is synth designed to inspire experimentation and invention. A really splendid bit of coding. The makers are to be complimented. Highly recommended!
I Am Become Jarre
After a lifetime of listening to the bleeps n squeaks this amazing piece of electronic music history has made on numerous records in my collection I can now finally male my own, albeit badly. Genius app worth every penny.....
Incredible app!
This synth is worth every penny spent. It presents a very enjoyable and usable emulation of this analogue synth of the 70's and goes far beyond that with extra modulations which provide the icing on the cake. In my opinion, it is more of a synth lover's dream come true, rather than a musician's instrument, although I am sure there would be many other musicians who would dispute that. However, I can fully recommend this to the sonic dabbler who loves creating wild and raw sounds, using the near infinite possibilities of this classic synth.
Different by definition
iVCS3 has the ability to make noises unlike anything else. It is quite complex, which may put off some, and Link can be flaky. But, if you want different, this is well worth buying. Nic
A good example of bad Skeuomorphism
Unfortunately this appears to be a very good example of skeumorphism gone bonkers. The original EMS Synthi was designed with ergonomics in mind, with controls being laid out in a logical ergonomic fashion on the front panel. iVCS3 has taken those ergonomics and shrunk them down to a size that only a mouse could use, if only mice were intelligent enough to know how to use a synthi. So while it's nice to have a free version of iVCS3 in my pocket so I can be the BBC radiophonic workshop in any unsuspecting designed-for-Doctor-Who near you soon, this app is just a gimmick. Try using the joystick and the attack button at the same time, or repinning that patchbay.... well you get my drift. Just buy an iPad. Forget this iPhone version.
Every nun under the sun should have one.
I have only scratched the surface of that powerful synth but I'm hooked already. Greed is a sin but make it transmit audio over Bluetooth and I'll be in heaven...
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App Info
- Category
- Music
- Publisher
- Alessandro Petrolati
- Languages
- English
- Recent version
- 3.5.1 (1 week ago )
- Released on
- Mar 6, 2014 (10 years ago )
- Also available in
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Japan, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Poland, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, China, Turkey, Denmark, Greece, Chile, Finland, Ukraine, Colombia, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Portugal, Thailand, Czechia, Hungary, Hong Kong, Romania, South Africa, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Taiwan, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Indonesia, Pakistan, Israel, Peru, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Kuwait, Nigeria, Kazakhstan
- Last updated
- 1 month ago