Steiner-Parker Synthacon
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The Steiner-Parker Synthacon is a monophonic analog synthesizer that was built between 1975 and 1979 by Steiner-Parker, a Salt Lake City-based synthesizer manufacturer. It was introduced as a competitor to other analog synthesizers, like the Minimoog and ARP Odyssey.
Synthacon | |
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Manufacturer | Steiner-Parker |
Dates | 1975–1979 |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | monophonic |
Timbrality | monotimbral |
Oscillator | 3 VCO |
Synthesis type | analog subtractive |
Filter | 2-pole resonant low-pass high-pass band-pass |
Attenuator | 2 ADSR envelope generators |
Effects | sample and hold, portamento |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 49 keys |
External control | CV/Gate |
The Synthacon includes three voltage-controlled oscillators, a two-pole resonant Sallen Key filter, two attack, decay, sustain and release envelope generators, a pink and white noise generator, and a 49-key keyboard. While the Synthacon was not a modular system, signal routing could be achieved through a series of switches. Although Steiner-Parker only sold a few hundred units, the filter of the Synthacon is still in use in modern modular synthesizers and a modern analog mono synthesizer, the Arturia MiniBrute.