Description: Rare, 1978 vintage, classic analog mono synth famously used by Joy Division, New Order, Thomas Dolby et al. These don't come up for sale often and I know I'll regret selling it but need to slim down the studio. Used very sparingly in my smoke-free / pet-free home studio only. Nothing sounds exactly like this synth, it has a very peculiar analog, powerful sound - but it can also be shaped to sound gentle. This one was very well built and all the functions work perfectly on it. Cosmetically in excellent shape too. (the plastic "skirt" of one knob (the tuning / pitch knob) has a little dent -see one of the photos - it's virtually unnoticeable as the whole surface of the synth is same black color.) (Note on the keyboard mechanics: these old types of synths' keyboard use the old method where there is a bus bar with two contact strips, one for CV and one for Gate. All 37 cv & gate key contacts are working perfectly. However it is possible that during shipment, if the synth gets moved abruptly a CV or gate wire might end out of line and not touch the contact bar. IF this happens, all you need to do is simply open the case, and gently pull the wire back on to touch the bar. I WILL pack the synth extremely well, inside its flight case, and then into a thick carboard box with plenty of packing so it shouldn't move. But I wanted to mention this in case you receive it and one of the keys doesn't play or is stuck it is extremely easy to fix.) ------- Some historical info on this synth that I can remember: The Powertran Transcendent 2000 was a British D.I.Y. synth. The schematics to build it came in a few issues of a British electronics magazine - called "Electronics Today International" - in the late '70s. The kit was designed by Tim Orr, who worked at the famous "EMS" company - that made the super famous VCS3 used by many people including Pink Floyd, Eno etc. Many music lovers built it back then because it was much cheaper to obtain the parts and assemble it, than buy an expensive synth from the store. Bernard Sumner (Joy Division's guitarist) put together a Transcendent 2000 and used it in Joy Division and New Order songs. Some of its features are a bit similar to other monos of the era, but the sound is quite different. The filter in particular is wicked, very, very powerful. Powertran also offered other kits, notably a digital sequencer, and even an early digital sampler.
Price: 4999 USD
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
End Time: 2025-01-01T20:25:12.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Powertran
Number of Keys: 37
Type: Keyboard Synthesizer
Type of Keys: Synth
Model: Transcendent 2000
