CRUMAR MULTIMAN String Machine 1975 + Gerd Schulte Compact Phasing A | HD DEMO
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(c) 2012 by AnalogAudio1
In the first half of the video I played the Crumar Multiman dry, in the second half with a COMPACT PHASING "A" from Gerd Schulte Audio Elektronik. The Compact Phasing A is a German phaser, which was well known in the seventies (at least in Germany). It was used by Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk and others.
This Crumar Multiman is the first version (later came the Multiman S versions which are larger). It was produced in Italy. It has a string section, a brass section (with VCF controls and resonance) and a piano section. It is capable of nice layer sounds. A monophonic bass preset can be added.
Excuse the crackling noises, my Multiman is not 100% intact. Indeed, it is in horrible shape. Most slider caps are missing, there are many scratches, noisy sliders, bumps and so on... Some of the keys don't play notes, instead they produce some crackling noises. Little illumination on this vid, it conceals the real shape of this instrument ;-)
But I got it for free, so I can't complain... The sound is fantastic!
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I think every Italian Giallo horror movie from the 70's through to the mid 80's had a Crumar string synth on it's soundtrack.
Love 70's string machines, what a gorgeous sound, nothing like it today !!
One of the greatest phasers ever! Also a lovely sounding stringer
What a lovely sounding string machine!
This was an underrated instrument that ever existed
I'm crying tears, Should have bought one of these years ago, but only a child when these came out. my piggy bank was too small then. Love it. Captain Nemo, eat your heart out. wonderful.
The string machines are realy 70's sounding synth (I own a Korg Lamda and had once a Solina) but still very attrictive now. Each stringer has its own character. I love the sounds of them all. I know they are not so versitile like a polysynth but dispite that......don't forget that a lot of synth and other music was made with stringers. Well done Anologica
Finally a video that demos the Gerd Schulte Compact Phasing on synth, thank you! Also, I can't help but hear the start of "I Feel Love" with that combo.
@ashfaq1999
Жыл бұрын
Yes does sound like the intro to I feel love, especially at the end !! Also reminds me of the intro to Divine’s shoot your shot & shake it up.
It really reminds me of my Elka Rhapsody 610 MK I !
That phaser is massive! great video!
so magical sounding. italian string synths have a very particular sound when compared to others. i need to get this or a farfisa synthorchestra for film scoring.
@AnalogAudio1
8 жыл бұрын
+brisby777 yes, the Italians in contructing these string machines. The most string machines were from Italy (Crumar, Elka, Logan, Farfisa, Jen, Siel) followed by Japanese Products (Korg, Yamaha, Roland).
Beautiful playing.
Wonderfull sound.... What a phasing sound ! Better than a small stone for me....
Mexican Regional band "Bronco" (Known some time as "El Gigante de América") has this since debut in 1979-1980.
I bought mine for the strings but I think the brass sounds might be even more magical. Luckily they can be combined, too. Great channel btw!
@AnalogAudio1
6 жыл бұрын
thanks!
Beautiful
Great Sounds
I have an orchestrator and roadrunner and the I wish I could put outside instruments through the phasor on the roadrunner, it's such a cool/weird phaser sound!
Yes ! The sounds like Jarre in 1972 to 1979 !...
DAMN it sounds both sad, scary and BIZARRE !!
Nice performance
look at the multiman!
Life!
3:20 this reminds me of the Sega Genesis especially the way how it sounds ! 🤯
I have a Farfisa Soundmaker, which dates from 1979 I think. The string section on that is very reminiscent of this machine, although this one sounds way better.
How is this still working? Mine literally fell apart. Great sounds, this served me well at my residency in the band at the Ritz in Manchester.
@RoomAtTheTopStudio
5 жыл бұрын
How long ago were you gigging at the Ritz? I did there some 25 years ago when Manchester was dodgy lol
@Casio61
5 жыл бұрын
I was in Vic Lazel's band 1982-83. It was well dodgy, my transport to the gig was bicycle and after the gig we'd ride round town finding after hours places. It was full of gangsters and all sorts of shady people, I think I was naïve - I wouldn't dream of doing it now.
@RoomAtTheTopStudio
5 жыл бұрын
@@Casio61 Lol. You had to have lived it to know it. Those who haven't wouldn't understand lol. These old String Machines are hard to come by nowadays but if you can get one in good working order at a good price for me it's a better purchase than the brand new synths that everyone else is getting then getting bored of within 6 months because everyone else has the same thing and now there is another new one to get then sell the nearly new one.
Tangerine Dream definitely used one of these
@AnalogAudio1
5 жыл бұрын
They used Elka Rhapsody and Solina String Ensemble - similar sound
Do you know which year the Crumar Multiman S/2 is from? I searched around the internet, but I haven't found it yet.
I just recently got a Bit 99 and just going through the presets was amazing! :) It has DCOs though, so why would you need to wait 20 minutes?
Streicht „es“ auch im Jahre 2020 noch so schön? Meine div. Stringmaschinen sind überraschend haltbar, verlassen aber auch kaum das Haus. Alle fünf Jahre höchstens mal verabschiedet sich ein Chipchen, aber der gute Rat lautet ja „Vorrat“...Billigorgeln von Sperrmüll oder E-Bay enthalten fast alles, was man brauchen kann.😅
OMG ..where can i get it..or get an emulation?
Used on *La Bionda* 's "One for you One for me" (1977) maybe?
А клавесин в этом "Крумаре" весьма неплох... Особенно в пару с Strings-секцией
In your opinion, how does this compare to a Hohner String Performer and Elka Rhapsody 610 ? I really like the harpsichord on the Hohner.
@AnalogAudio1
8 жыл бұрын
well, the Elka Rhapsody is iconic (Tangerine Dream, Jean-Michel Jarre), the other two are not... I like the Elka and Crumar better than the Hohner.
I think they are best than Synth of those days !!!!!
Used by Rick Wakeman in Kropsy movie (The burning)?
Maybe Klaus Schulze Use Crumar Multiman too !...
@erebousde
7 жыл бұрын
I think he did on Timewind
@jackgreentheweirdonce-ler969
5 жыл бұрын
Agreed
Schöner Klang. Habe die russische Kopie, den Мелодия Том 1501, der einen sehr eigenen Charakter hat und dann doch etwas anders klingt. Aber dafür habe ich ja den Elka Rhapsody!
Hello, is anyone can compare with the multiman-S version? what are the main difference?
@AnalogAudio1
2 жыл бұрын
The optical design for the most part. The S is the newer version and has a horizontal TONE slider for the strings when I remember correctly.
@xinjoy6236
2 жыл бұрын
@@AnalogAudio1 ok, so basically it’s just the design.
How would you compare this to the Preformer?
@AnalogAudio1
5 жыл бұрын
The Multiman has sawtooth waveforms and the Performer is more cheaply made, it has squarewave waveforms and it's clearly a scaled down version. But the Performer is not bad though, it has a very effective 3 band EQ. The Multiman is a big, heavy beast, but not the Performer.
Does the brass of this one sound the same than Multiman S? If yes, then this is the one I want (the other one is too heavy).
@AnalogAudio1
3 ай бұрын
I also had the Multiman S3, but years ago. I believe the brass sound on both is quite similar or identical.
@Donetur
3 ай бұрын
@@AnalogAudio1 thanks! :)
Had one replaced it with Poly 6 and Mirage sampler
@AnalogAudio1
3 жыл бұрын
You replaced apples with oranges :-)
@bigfreak58
3 жыл бұрын
@@AnalogAudio1 I wished I could have kept all the old rig Crumar String, Poly6, Mirage, DW6000.CZ3000, Moog Prodigy, D6 and Rodhodes 73 key stage
SCARFACE!!!
Estonian pop in 1980s. And Soviet movies in 1980s too. Check put "Õnnelind flamingo", "Küljetuul".
how do you manage to get something like that for free
@AnalogAudio1
8 ай бұрын
I placed an ad in the newspaper and a nice older woman called me and offered it for free if I pick it up. And I did... :-)
That's strange - maybe there's something wrong with it...
Sounds like Jarre.
pretty awesome but i wouldnt buy it