Published by apeSoft on 2024-07-14
What is iVCS3? The iVCS3 app is the official EMS VCS3 emulator that recreates the iconic portable synthesizer created in 1969 by Peter Zinovieff's EMS company. The VCS3 was popular among progressive rock bands and was used on recordings by Pink Floyd, The Who, Jean Michel Jarre, and many others. The app features three oscillators, a noise generator, two input amplifiers, a ring modulator, a voltage controlled low pass filter, a trapezoid envelope generator, a joy-stick controller, a voltage controlled spring reverb unit, and two stereo output amplifiers. The VCS3 uses a patch board matrix to connect its components together.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. The DK1 in 1969 was an early velocity sensitive monophonic keyboard for VCS3 with an extra VCO and VCA.
10. The VCS3 was created in 1969 by Peter Zinovieff's EMS company.
11. 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.
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- Official EMS VCS3 emulator
- Recreates the iconic portable synthesizer created in 1969
- Used on recordings by Pink Floyd, The Who, Jean Michel Jarre, and many others
- Features three oscillators, a noise generator, two input amplifiers, a ring modulator, a voltage controlled low pass filter, a trapezoid envelope generator, a joy-stick controller, a voltage controlled spring reverb unit, and two stereo output amplifiers
- Uses a patch board matrix to connect its components together
- External keyboard controllers for melodic play, including the DK1 and DK2
- Digital sequencer with a touch-sensitive flat keyboard, KS sequencer, and its mechanical keyboard version, DKS, were also released.
- The iVCS3 is a faithful recreation of the VCS3 synth, which is great for those who want to experiment with vintage sounds.
- The app offers a lot of variety and programmability, making it a top contender among other synth apps for iOS.
- The sound quality is impressive and can create amazing sounds.
- The UI/UX can be confusing, and some users may prefer to see some modern improvements to the interface.
- There may be issues when using the app as an AUv3 plugin in Cubasis 2, such as no presets showing up and limited controls.
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