Mint. (includes upgrade Eric Synths Synthrx case)

• Closest SYNTRX generation to classic EMS / Synthi / VCS3-style character. MKI keeps the simpler 3-VCO + resonant VCF + ring mod + REAL spring reverb + matrix recipe.
• Only 1,056 MKI units produced. First generation. Finite run. Stronger collector proposition than simply buying the later redesign.
• 16×16 routing matrix = 256 possible intersections. Any source can attack multiple destinations. Audio becomes modulation. Modulation becomes audio-rate chaos. Feedback is part of the instrument.
• Not fake “matrix graphics.” Routing uses dedicated analog-switch hardware. Digital control chooses the route; the core synth remains analog.
• 3 matrix signal levels: 1.0 / 0.6 / 0.3. Connections are not just ON/OFF. Route hard. Route softer. Build mixes directly inside the matrix.
• 256 matrix memories. EMS-style free routing without losing the patch every time you move on.
• 3 analog VCOs. Wide-range pitch tracking. Oscillator = sound source OR modulation source. Matrix decides.
• Resonant analog VCF. No menu maze. Oscillator → filter → VCA → spring → feedback. Immediate.
• Dedicated ring modulator. Metallic sidebands. Bells. Clang. Drones. Brutal oscillator interaction. Built in.
• REAL SPRING REVERB. Physical spring tank. Not DSP pretending to behave like one. Massive difference for dirty feedback and unstable vintage-style space.
• Noise generator with COLOR control. Shape it. Filter it. Modulate with it. Feed it through the whole machine.
• Looping envelope generator. Envelope when needed. Repeating modulation when abused.
• Sample & Hold + independent clock. Random stepped voltage movement already inside the box.
• 3 VCAs. More parallel amplitude control than the basic one-VCA monosynth formula.
• Joystick = live X/Y modulation. One hand controls two voltages. Route them anywhere through the matrix.
• External audio inputs. SYNTRX is also an analog processor: external signal → filter → ring mod → spring → VCA → feedback.
• CV + Gate + MIDI. Old-school experimental architecture without forcing an old-school studio around it.
• Built-in speakers + mechanical level meter. Self-contained electronic laboratory. Very EMS in philosophy.

WHY MKI OVER MKII

• MKII is not simply “MKI but better.” It is a redesign with a different goal.
• MKII = more modern. MKI = more original SYNTRX.
• MKII adds new oscillator functions, waveshaping, expanded filtering, DSP effects, sequencing and recordable joystick movement.
• MKI keeps the simpler old-school analog recipe that makes the original SYNTRX feel closer to the EMS idea.
• MKI has REAL spring reverb. MKII uses digital effects. For vintage-style feedback character, that is a fundamental design difference.
• MKI = 3-VCO / resonant-filter / spring / ring-mod sound laboratory.
• MKII = expanded modern performance synthesizer.
• More features ≠ more VCS3-like.
• For classic EMS/Synthi character: MKI is the stronger SYNTRX choice.
• For collectors chasing the original SYNTRX concept: MKI is the version to own. First generation. Limited 1,056-unit production. Original architecture. Physical spring. Original panel philosophy.

ULTRA-CONDENSED MONEY BULLETS

• Limited edition of only 1,056 original MKIs produced
• 16×16 matrix. 256 routing intersections.
• 256 patch memories.
• 3 analog VCOs.
• Resonant analog VCF.
• Ring modulator.
• REAL spring reverb.
• Looping envelope.
• Sample & Hold.
• 3 VCAs.
• X/Y joystick modulation.
• External audio processing.
• CV + Gate + MIDI.
• Built-in speakers.
• Original EMS/Synthi-inspired generation.
• MKI = closer to classic VCS3/Synthi philosophy.
• MKII = modernization. MKI = character.
• Nothing else in the SYNTRX line preserves this exact first-generation combination.